Constable at the Gate

The brilliantly entertaining and heartwarming books behind the hit 90s TV series Heartbeat, one of the top ten most watched shows of the decade.

Constable Nick opens his pocketbook to bring us more madcap tales from Aidensfield.

This is village life — but not as he knows it. Scheming Greengrass has changed his ways, for one. Nowadays he’s the host of a plush new bed and breakfast, while gruff old Sergeant Blaketon is the darling of the local press.

Has the entire village gone mad?

Constable Nick can’t help but wonder. Especially when his own caseload comprises: a pet in peril, a small boy obsessed with finding mythical birds in the Dales, and an elderly lady gone wandering on the moors.

Constable at the Gate was originally published in 1997.