Home / Series / Heartbeat / Aired Order / Season 3 / Episode 3

Dead Ringer

Phil goes to meet a girl while he should be on his beat, at the same time a pawn brokers in Ashfordly is broken into. Following a tip-off, Nick learns that the stolen goods are hidden in a lock up rented in Phil's name. Nick realises that someone is trying to frame Phil, but Blaketon suspends him pending further inquiries. Meanwhile Greengrass gets involved in a betting scam, which involves substituting one greyhound with another. A local man called Scarman is the instigator of this plan, and Nick discovers that Scarman's girlfriend is in fact the girl that Phil is seeing. Nick cannot prove that Scarman set Phil up, but there is enough evidence to let Phil off the hook and arrest Scarman. The woman confirms that Phil was with her on the night of the burglary.

English
  • Originally Aired October 17, 1993
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network ITV1
  • Created February 25, 2015 by
    Administrator admin
  • Modified June 7, 2025 by
    royaltiger
Name Type Role
Johnny Byrne Writer
Freddie Jones Guest Star Mr Parrish
Philip Martin Brown Guest Star Jack Scarman
Tim Dowd Director
Niamh Cusack Actor Dr Kate Rowan
Jim Whelan Actor Race Track Clerk
Mark Jordon Actor PC Bellamy
Seamus O'Neill Actor Eddie Mooney
Derek Fowlds Actor Sergeant Blaketon
Dave Law Actor Mechanic
Stuart Golland Actor George Ward
Duggie Brown Actor Wilfred
Frank Middlemass Actor Dr Alex Ferrenby
Tricia Penrose Actor Gina Ward
Ken Kitson Actor Mr Williams
Bill Maynard Actor Claude Jeremiah Greengrass
John Gully Actor David Parrish
Nick Berry Actor PC Nick Rowan
Danny Davies Actor Mr Harris
William Simons Actor PC Ventress
Elizabeth Banks Actor Debbie Chapman