ITV axes police drama Heartbeat

After 17 years the 1960s-set series shot in rural Yorkshire has been dropped along with its spin-off medical drama The Royal. The news follows ITV's decision to reduce episodes of The Bill to once a week as it strives to save money

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Wednesday January 28, 2009

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