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When you're walking in the city and you're feeling rather small,

when the people on the sidewalk seem to form a solid wall, you're gonna

find me out in the country.

Come on and find me way out in the country.

Okay, very quiet please, there we go.

The best they can do for us, you see.

Fair, isn't it?

Love the sheep.

Jamie, collect those sheep.

It's good out there. I like it.

I've been to a lot of the cities in the north.

Not really to the countryside.

It's a bit of a culture shock.

At first, when you drive in across the moors, it's beautiful. Really

breathtaking view.

But I've since fitted in well, actually.

Bye -bye.

Well, he's PC Plod, basically.

I think he was described originally as a young idealist.

The difference being that, you know, in the 60s, policing was very much kind of

part of the community. You lived on your beat, and now it's very different.

But it's a great memory that tells the story.

Here we go.

Action!

I've just seen Gina with a bloke.

Well, that's perfectly natural, Nick.

No, not this bloke.

What do you mean?

The probation officer at Ashfordly.

That takes all sorts to get on tremendously well.

Nick's very easygoing and keeps me in my place, or tries to.

And we have a lot of fun on this series. Everybody does, actually. I think

that's... What makes this work?

I'm so beautiful.

I've never been on a show that so many people have watched.

What's quite nice is people don't properly recognise me, so I don't have

real problems, not like Nick, you know, with lots of people. He gets mobbed on a

regular basis, while I don't.

Nobody really prepares you for the success you're going to have, really.

never really believe that people will respond to you in the way that they do.

So, first, it was... At first it's very flattering, you know.

But you soon realise that there are drawbacks.

But now, obviously, it's easier as you get older.

People are very nice, as long as people are nice to you, which the majority of

them are. And, you know, you kind of have fun and games with the press every

and then, but basically it's all right if you're careful.

I'm quite private anyway, really, so I like to stay indoors.

And that suits me, and I go out with my friends, and I go to places where... I

mean, if you want to be seen out, you can go out to Stringfellows every night

out to clubs in the West End and stuff, but that's not really my thing anyway.

So are you around this evening, I think?

Nick Berry is terrific.

I mean, he's got real quality and an elusive thing called charisma.

And the relationship between himself and Niamh, I think, has made it...

Especially good.

Again, there's a danger if you have a sort of leading man who's married, it's

always difficult because it limits his activities somewhat. But I think

the secret at this time has been the relationship between Niamh and Nick.

Nick, well, he has certainly made the transition from soap star to serious

actor, I think.

I think he should go on to do something different when Heartbeat finishes. I

think he can go on and do anything he wants now.

I don't think he's a tall typecast.

I don't think he needs to be over.

Right, turn over. Hold traffic, please.

If I can make a living, then that's great. In this profession, that's one of

hardest things to do, I think, really. Just keep paying the mortgage.

I was out of work a lot.

You know, when I was a teenager, when I left school, my mum and dad were very

supportive.

They were always forever lending me money and looking after me, really. I

think...

I think most parents would be proud to see it, any of their children get any

kind of success, but when you're on the television, I suppose people still think

of it as very glamorous, don't they?

They don't really know, do they?

It's really hard work for us all.

Take them off.

What, now?

I'm only asking you to take your boots off, Claude, not your flaming pants.

I'm glad about that and all. I've heard about you coppers.

What do you want to say these for? You're getting worse than Blake, aren't

You're too old to be a dog.

You're a police dog now, Alfred.

What do you want to say these damn things for?

Have you ever washed your feet?

Not again.

I don't think my personal hygiene's got a lot to do with you, though.

And I saw Greengrass wearing a brand -new pair of boots, the same make and

number of some of them that were knit.

Then what are you waiting for, a signed confession?

Go out there and get him.

Arm rubber is not his style.

What about the boots?

Well, he said he bought them on Ashfordly Market from Duffy's store.

I checked with Duffy.

He said he's been flogging the same line for over a year.

Greengrass could well be telling the truth.

The day Greengrass tells the truth, I'm a bleeding bluebell girl.

It was such a challenge to play Blake Tennant. Underneath him, you know,

this very soft side, which I hope you'll see more of.

I think that's basically me.

I love playing.

the tough side of him, but I hope that we're going to see the other side, too.

You're all bought and paid for, Mr Blaketon.

Everyone's down on the sales slip. I like to keep things nice and regular,

know, like any honest farmer would.

Farmer?

Honest?

Two lies in one sentence?

That's a bit strong even for you, Greengrass.

I honestly don't believe it. I mean, what exactly do you think I am? We know

what you are, Greengrass.

That's the point.

He never stops, does he? Rowan, I've seen enough.

Thank you.

Well, it's not easy to get on with somebody who really tries to frame you

goes out of his way to harass you at every twist and turn, is it, really?

You know, and I mean, as far as the last episode of the last series was

concerned, I mean, there were trumped -up charges and I got found £600, which

a lot of money, you see.

Come, hey, come here. Hey, come on, Alfred, come on. I think in every

there are people who live on their wits, you know, and to a

lot of people it's been my experience that in fact they spend a lot more

trying to live by their wits than what they'd have to do if they did it

legitimately. I mean, I wouldn't say that I'm as white as driven snow, but I

mean, I'm not too slushy.

Hey, don't bother writing all this down, Constable Rowan. I tell you, them yous

belong to me.

Tell it to the magistrates, Greengrass.

You'll be left out of court again, Blaketon. And I tell you, this time I

have you for wrongful arrest.

Rowan, charge him.

He can't. He's not got his helmet on.

I mean, I love comedy. Comedy, fine. I get more laughs playing drama sometimes.

Well, I just like doing both. I mean, that's what...

I like about him because you can be laughing and then suddenly he can get

angry and steely.

And to have that kind of, those layers, I think is exciting to play, really.

Right.

Claude Jeremiah Greengrass.

Mark the name well, Rowan. He's trouble.

He's the type who believes the law is there for others.

Not for him.

And what have we got him for?

His dog was caught on rampage, killing valuable animals.

Oh, you mean sheep -wearing?

No.

Budgerigars.

Alfred did kill the bloody bird, but it was an accident, Mr Blaketon. Always is

with you, isn't it, Greengrass? You admit your dog forced its way into the

aviary?

It were only a budgie.

The owner said it was valuable breeding stock.

All right, look.

Five bob to cover any damage, eh?

He loathes Greengrass and he just wants to nail him and put him away for a very

long time.

And I'm looking forward to it.

Putting Bill Maynard behind bars.

No, he's great.

I didn't really see that much of him, and that's the truth.

It's certainly, without doubt, the most pleasant job and probably the easiest

job I've ever had in my career. I mean, most of my stuff really has been

situation comedy, which is, it's a different ballgame to this. I mean...

You know, your option comes up every ten seconds. If you don't get a laugh in

sitcom, you're dead. But this, you know, I mean, you get that wonderful luxury

of being able to do it over and over and over again, as we probably shall this

interview if I say the wrong thing.

Somebody's only got a brick wind round here and it's blame greengrass time.

But you have seen him?

Aye, only the back end of him.

Can you give me a description?

Well, not really. No, I mean, I didn't really see that much of him and that's

the truth.

I think you can only go so long nicking a few pheasants and a few rabbits.

So I think, yes, I think something a little more will come out of it. This is

the way it's been put to me. But even if it doesn't, I mean, I'm just so

delighted and thrilled to be working.

Scene 25 inside.

Could she not be out of picture when she goes out because she's out?

Please clear the shot.

Make up checks please and shoot it.

Where are you going?

Out. There wasn't much in this room because they haven't done an awful lot

yet. The wallpaper was very modern, so we came in and stripped the wallpaper

off.

The ceiling was all right because it matched part of the peaches and cream

colour in the wallpaper.

And there was nothing else in then, everything else, absolutely everything

I've fetched in, down to period magazines and the whole bit.

Mr Chapman?

The script comes just as dialogue.

You actually fill in all the background, like what sort of character he is and

how old is he and how many kids he's got and how rich they are and what sort of

class they come from and all that sort of thing.

If you're doing sort of Victorian stuff, that's really quite easy because

there's lots of Edwardian things and Georgian things because they're very

collectible. You can't find what you want if you have this image and it's

precise sometimes.

And they're the ones you can't find.

We did Greengrasses, who's a real sort of... His character's like a big pig,

really, a big slob.

He lives in pigsty.

And this woman had a really quite nice kit with a lovely auger in it.

It's all nicely painted cream and tidy, but it was all the right shape. It had

lots of nuts and crannies all round it.

So we went in and just dirtied it down. It was filthy.

Did the ceiling and the whole bit.

Grease marks up the back and all that.

Put a load of junk in. She nearly died when she came back. Because we did it in

a day, you see.

She came back and nearly died.

It was funny because our granddaughter had just been up to Beamish and the

thing she said, you know, after she came in, you know, just like Beamish Museum,

she said. And I said, yes, I'd said the same thing.

It was really amazing how much stuff they'd put in.

Just generally filled it up with museum pieces.

Come here.

They brought their own fixture in, which was a

collapsible one, which when they hit the fella and they fell onto it, it

collapsed automatically.

I was out with a pencil and a piece of paper. I didn't want to damage it. It

happened. A file here, a fixture there, a bit of pot there.

I made sure that the crew didn't get away without knowing it.

I wanted compensation for it all. Hey, come on, leave it.

That's enough.

Hey!

Look at that!

You little devil!

The dog!

Look at that bloody dog!

Would you let a film crew loose on your hand?

Never in a million years.

No, no, I wouldn't really. Because they're very good, most of the time, we

to do, but... No, I find it too much of an intrusion. It's too much like...

There's a curious thing about it being period, which I think means that it's

-threatening. I mean, people say, oh, it's very gentle.

In fact, it's not that gentle.

Shotguns are in use, and there have been stories about, quite violent stories,

some of them. But because it's set in the past and set in a time when we

respected the police, it seems to work in people's minds.

I think the music's played a huge part.

I'm not content to be with you in the daytime.

I'm not worried about that. I'm not. Girl, I want to be with you all the

The only time I feel all right.

some of the stuff please yeah that's fine

all right nick thank you and

action

You took over my old patch, you did.

That's right. How's it going?

All right, thanks. Excellent.

I think you've been taking some shots round about, but everybody says, well,

what do they all do?

Honestly, everybody has a real function, but it's been a particularly happy

experience, I think.

A huge number of people who've all worked very hard together.

There's been no egos, none of the traditional film problems.

It's been great fun.

Thank you.

Just listen to this level and tell me if you're happy with it.

On the top, please.

There we go.

Shh. Nick, could you turn into that reaction and fade the line? Thank you.

I was just telling your Nick here about the finest moment of my career, the

night I finally nailed non -stick telly.

All right.

Swimming in, is it?

Good. All be printed.

Yes, onwards.

Very nice.

They're all obnoxious and horrible and very difficult to work with.

Lots of egos.

And that's all I can say, really.

I hate to say all those things about happy families and all those things, but

no, it's not like going to work, really.

And it's not like... There are no egos, and I think with these things...

There seems to be a lot in our profession, but I know everybody seems

very well.

They're good people.

I think if we didn't get on, we probably wouldn't come across as well. So it's

very natural, very friendly, and we use an awful lot of ourselves in it, really.

She's a wonderful balance for a policeman, and she loves her husband

That's life, I'm afraid.

There'll always be some smooth -talking bloke around to break a girl's heart.

Lucky you found me, then.

Aidan's called police.

There's a what?

On Elston B. Moore?

No, no, of course I'm not doubting your word, Miss Heggersley. I'll be right

there. Yeah.

A flasher.

Back to work.

A flasher?

You don't have a coat like that on, do you? Get off the bike.

You got anything in yet, Mark?

Nothing.

He had no clothes on.

Not that!

To believe he was as naked as the day he was born.

I'll tell you this, I have never pedalled so fast in all my life.

Showing everything he's got you on.

I think people are quite glad of seeing a series that

is beautiful to look at and is not too confrontational or difficult

and they can sit down and drink their cocoa and enjoy it. I'm very confident

we'll have a good second series and I hope we'll have a good third, fourth and

fifth.

I hope this will keep us working for a long time to come. This is the one.

Action.

Oh, I'm so glad you're all right, Mr Rowan. I was cycling down this road, you

see, and suddenly he jumped out and he started yelling and waving. He was like

maniac. Hey, missus, he said.

Stop, missus.

And he had no clothes on?

No, he was naked as the day he was born.

I'll tell you, constable, I've never peddled so fast in my life.

Showing everything he's got, he was.

That's a wrap for tonight. We'll be back at nine in the morning.

Okay,

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