Heartbeat Season 2 Episode 4 Bitter Harvest 1993
Local farmer, Reg Manston notices one of his cows looks very ill and asks Nick to visit him. On Nick's arrival, Manston tells Nick that he suspects the animal may infected with the highly contagious disease known as Foot and Mouth. The local vet - Martin Thomas is called in performs test on Manston's herd. He phones the ministry of Agriculture while and sends the his tests away for confirmation of the disease. Meanwhile Nick as part of the regulations of the disease has to guard the farm entrance to check no one enters or leave the farm. The whole area becomes affected by the outbreak when it means that no social events can happen at the risk of the disease spreading, which annoys George whose bar is totally empty of customers. Meanwhile another farmer (and Manston's neighbour), Sam Carver is breaking the disease outbreak regulations by transporting his infected dead sheep to another area. In the meantime Manston's herd are shot and burned to prevent the disease from spreading. After
- Released: 1993-05-09
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Comedy
- Stars: Derek Fowlds, Tricia Penrose, William Simons, Peter Benson, Gwen Taylor
- Director: Martyn Auty, Kathleen Beedles, Nicholas Rhea
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1. Secrets 1993-04-18
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2. End of the Line 1993-04-25
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3. Manhunt 1993-05-02
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4. Bitter Harvest 1993-05-09
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5. Over the Hill 1993-05-16
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6. Bang to Rights 1993-05-23
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7. A Talent for Deception 1993-05-30
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8. Baby Blues 1993-06-06
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9. Wall of Silence 1993-06-13
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10. Missing 1993-06-20
