The arrival of their son, Philip, brought series 17 to a heartwarming end. When her uncle, the pub's owner, died in the series, she became landlady - and went on to wed local bobby PC Phil Bellamy (Mark Jordan). PC Bellamy and his love affair with pub landlady Gail proved hugely popular, with the birth of their son at the finale of series 17 proving a ratings winner In 2019, he described a 'year of hell' after he was accused - and later cleared of - attacking a pensioner in a 'drunken row' while toasting his engagement to fianceé Laura Norton. It wasn't his first time in uniform, Jordan had previously appeared in four episodes of Coronation Street in 1988 as PC Wilson.Īnd his success as PC Bellamy in Heartbeat saw him playing the same role in spin-off show The Royal in 20.īefore landing the part of Daz Spencer in Emmerdale, which he first played in 2014, and then from 2017-2019, Johnson enjoyed a tour of British staples, starring in Casualty, Hollyoaks and Doctors. Right: As Jordan looks now - the actor stayed in Yorkshire for his other most famous role, playing Daz Spencer in Emmerdale in 2014, and from 2017 to 2019įresh-faced but still curly of hair, Mark Jordan, now 58 and most famous for playing Daz Spencer in Emmerdale, appeared in Heartbeat as PC Phil Bellamy, Sergeant Nick Rowan's younger policing sidekick. He had previously dated his EastEnders co-star Gillian Taylforth, who played Kathy Beale, but the pair eventually split in 1988.Īfter playing a policeman in four episodes of Coronation Street, Mark Jordan landed the part of PC Bellamy in Heartbeat, and quickly became a fan favourite. He married his wife, actress Rachel Robertson in 1994, and they relocated to Essex, where turned his back on acting to become a stay-at-home father to his two sons Louis, now 27, and Finley, 24. Save for filming police drama In Deep as police detective Liam Ketman alongside Stephen Tompkinson, which ran from 2001-2003, Berry disappeared from view. There was also a brief pop career during his EastEnders' heyday: in 1986 Berry released a single, Every Loser Wins, which became the second biggest-selling record in the UK that year - it helped the actor amass a fortune said to be worth £5million at the time.įollowing on from the role of Sergeant Rowan, he appeared as harbour master Mike Nicholls in Harbour Lights before apparently becoming disillusioned with the world of acting. Moving: His last acting role came back in 2012, when he briefly reprised his EastEnders character to attend the funeral of his on-screen mother Pat Butcher The policeman would later marry school teacher Jo Weston in the show. He faced tragedy along the way after marrying wife Kate (Niamh Cusack), a doctor, in the show, the couple had a daughter Katie.before Kate was diagnosed with, and eventually died from leukaemia. The handsome police officer arrived in the fictional village of Aidensfield as a young PC and left, 96 episodes later, promoted to Sergeant. Nick Berry originally sprung to fame as Simon Wicks in EastEnders in 1985, and appeared in the soap's first ever episode alongside icons Dirty Den Watts, Lofty and Kathy Beale.ĭuring his five-year stint in Albert Square, he quickly became one of the soap's most popular characters. He reached heartthrob status with hordes of screaming fans besieging the BBC studios where the soap was filmed.Īfter becoming a household name playing 'Wicksy', he decamped in 1990 to ITV and the Yorkshire Dales for a six-year stint as Heartbeat's Sergeant Nick Rowan. This week, the actor looked worlds away from his EastEnders and Heartbeat heyday while stepping out for a coffee on Sunday Sergeant Nick Rowan in Heartbeat (left) played by Nick Berry. Here, FEMAIL looks at what happened to the cast of the much-loved show, which eventually aired its final episode in 2010. This week, Berry, now 60, was spotted buying coffee close to his home, and while the star who played Heartbeat's central character has long since turned his back on acting, many of those he worked alongside are still very much on our screens. However, by 2009 it was revealed that Heartbeat had lost millions of viewers, with between just 5 million tuning into series 18, with the axe coming a year later.Ī revival was rumoured but never materialised. The small village that doubled up as fictional Aidensfield, Goathland, became a tourist attraction. The show quickly became a huge hit for people looking to escape ahead of the working week - and attracted audiences of up to 13 million at its peak. The 1960s police drama - set in North Yorkshire - put heartthrob Nick Berry back on screens after he left his role as Simon Wicks in EastEnders. With its catchy theme tune, spectacular rural scenery and all-star cast, Heartbeat dominated the Sunday night TV schedules for 18 series.
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