Summary
As ITV announces a halt to production of Yo rkshireset series Heartbeat and its spin-off, The Royal, Steve Pratt wonders if the cost-cutting exercise spells the end of the nostalgic drama series
DRITV has seen the patient. The pulse is weak and the Heartbeat not as strong as it used to be, a condition caused by rising costs and falling ratings. The Yorkshire-set series once described as "the most successful TV drama of all time" has been put on a life supportmachine, leaving its future uncertain.See the full content of this document
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Is There Still a Pulse?
The life of this much-loved show hangs by a thread, along with that of its inferior hospitalbased spin-off, The Royal.
But the nostalgic series may never wake from its enforced sleep, leaving the residents of Aidensfield stuck in the Sixties forever, with an endless soundtr...See the full content of this document
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