Heartbeat - Season 6 - Eps 4: A Long Shot
The father of a young boy had dreams of his son playing cricket professionally, but unfortunately he doesn't make the local team, Maggie realises it is because he can't see the ball so he needs glasses. The same boy is caught stealing and the next day he arrives at school with bruises. Jo suspects the worse but it turns out he got the bruises playing cricket. The boy feels he's let his dad down and runs away but ends up having an accident. Claude has ""borrowed"" one of Lord Ashfordly's prize horses to breed from, but as they're taking it back Claude spots the little boy lying on the road and takes him to hospital. Nick who has been looking for the missing horse suddenly twigs what's happened when he sees Claude in a horse box. - He says he'll forget it ever went missing if the horse is returned within two hours!
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