Heartbeat - Season 3 - Eps 8: Endangered Species
Mentally handicapped man - David Stockwell who lives with his elderly mother hears dogs barking in the woods at night and goes to investigate, but his mother follows him and gets injured in a hit and run when a Land Rover cuts her down in the woods. David runs to the pub for help and Nick and Kate get David's mother to the hospital. Nick asks David what happened and he tells Nick about the dogs and the Land Rover, however the next morning after David speaks to his mother his story changes and he insists she only fell. Nick suspects his mother is protecting someone and goes to the hospital to talk to her, but she also insists she fell. Nick is still suspicious and continues his investigation into the accident. Meanwhile David finds an injured badger in the wood and takes it home and with Kate's help nurses it back to good health. Nick meanwhile suspects the Land Rover was driven by badger baiter's and Claude shows him a recently dug up badger set near David's home. Nick then goes to see
About Heartbeat

Title: Heartbeat
First Air Date: 1992-04-10
Last Air Date: 2010-09-05
Status: Ended
Rating: 7/10 (from 31 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 19
Total Episodes: 372
Network: ITV1
Genres: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Production Companies: Yorkshire Television
Synopsis
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Cast

Derek Fowlds
Oscar Blaketon

William Simons
PC Alf Ventress

Tricia Penrose
Gina Bellamy

Peter Benson
Bernie Scripps

Gwen Taylor
Peggy Armstrong

Lisa Kay
Carol Cassidy

Joseph McFadden
PC Joe Mason

Nikki Sanderson
Dawn Bellamy

David Lonsdale
David Stockwell

Steven Blakeley
PC Geoff Younger