Heartbeat

A farm labourer dies from strychnine poisoning and the Ashfordly constabulary urgently tries to locate the source.

A series of tractor thefts across the region has the police puzzled. Meanwhile Vernon thinks he's struck gold with his latest landscaping venture.

A concerned teacher make a request for Nick to talk to the children about road safety; Dorothy's partner is arrested; Greengrass gets a job at the local school.

Norman comes back with a new business partner; Nick finally asks Jo Weston out on a date; Lord Ashfordly doubles the rent at the pub; Greengrass' nephew turns up with a business proposition for Claude.

Ventress displays some unusual behaviour; Auntie Eileen gets a part-time job; a truant schoolboy gets caught stealing; Greengrass devises a devious plan to borrow Lord Ashfordly's racehorse.

Nick finally discovers the cause of Ventress' unusual behaviour; masked men steal vintage wines from a warehouse; Greengrass becomes a gatekeeper.