Hartbeat: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hartbeat was a Children's BBC television arts programme presented by Tony Hart. It was broadcast between 1984 and 1993. The series was a follow on from Take Hart and taught children how to design art features and use everyday items to make objects.

Series details

• Title: Hartbeat
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Children, Family
• Premiere date: 1984-09-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-11-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4836

Cast and credited roles

• Tony Hart — Presenter
• Colin Bennett — The Caretaker

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-09-14; final listed air date 1984-12-21.
• Season 2: premiered 1985-09-11; final listed air date 1985-12-18.
• Season 3: premiered 1986-09-10; final listed air date 1986-12-17.
• Season 4: premiered 1987-09-16; final listed air date 1987-12-23.
• Season 5: premiered 1988-09-14; final listed air date 1988-12-07.
• Season 6: premiered 1989-09-13; final listed air date 1989-12-20.
• Season 7: premiered 1990-09-12; final listed air date 1990-12-12.
• Season 8: premiered 1991-09-11; final listed air date 1991-11-13.
• Season 9: premiered 1992-09-15; final listed air date 1992-11-17.
• Season 10: premiered 1993-09-15; final listed air date 1993-11-17.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hartbeat on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.