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Saw IV

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{{Infobox Film
| name = Saw IV
| image = Saw4final.jpg
| caption = Final theatrical release poster
| director = [[Darren Lynn Bousman]]
| producer = Mark Burg Oren Koules
| writer = '''Screenplay:''' Patrick Melton Marcus Dunstan '''Story:''' Thomas Fenton Patrick Melton Marcus Dunstan
| starring = [[Tobin Bell]] [[Scott Patterson (actor)|Scott Patterson]] [[Shawnee Smith]] [[Lyriq Bent]] [[Costas Mandylor]] [[Betsy Russell]] Justin Louis 
| music = [[Charlie Clouser]]
| cinematography = David Armstrong
| editing = Kevin Greutert
| distributor = [[Lions Gate|Lionsgate]]
| release date = [[October 25]], [[2007 in film|2007]]
| runtime = 108 minutes<ref name="rottensummary">{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/saw_4/|title=Saw IV - Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=2007-11-06|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>
| country = {{USA}}
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget = $10 Million (Approx.)<ref name="MObousman">[http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12255.html Darren Lynn Bousman Interview, SAW 4.] Movies Online. Retrieved 2007-06-22.</ref>
| preceded_by = ''[[Saw III]]''
| followed_by = ''[[Saw IV#Sequels: Saw V & VI|Saw V]]'' <ref name="MObousman"/><ref name=HacklDirector>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9373 SAW V and SAW VI Director Already Signed!]</ref>
| website = http://www.saw4.com
| amg_id = 1:379341
| imdb_id = 0890870
}}

'''''Saw IV''''' is the fourth installment in the popular [[Saw (film series)|''Saw'' horror film series]]. The film was initially released on [[October 25]], [[2007]], and in the United States on [[October 26]], 2007. The film's North American release date follows the series' tradition that the films be released there the Friday before or on [[Halloween]] of each year. This installment continues the story of the [[Jigsaw Killer]], and his obsession with teaching people the value of their own lives. Even though Jigsaw died in the last installment (''Saw III''), this film focuses on his ability to manipulate people into continuing his work. ''Saw IV'' was directed by ''[[Saw II]]'' and ''[[Saw III]]'' director [[Darren Lynn Bousman]] alongside with co-creators [[James Wan]] and [[Leigh Whannell]] returning as executive producers.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=18996 Bousman Returns to Direct Saw IV.] ComingSoon.net, 2007-02-20. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.</ref> Unlike the previous three films, ''Saw IV'' was not written by Wan or Whannel.

==Plot==
The film opens with the [[autopsy]] of the deceased [[Jigsaw Killer]], John Kramer, who was killed in the ending climax of ''[[Saw III]]''. During the operation, a wax-coated [[microcassette]] is found in Jigsaw's stomach. Detective Hoffman is called to the scene, where he plays the tape which states that, although Jigsaw is dead, "the games have just begun." 

The scene changes to two men awakening in a [[mausoleum]], finding themselves in [[List of traps in the Saw film series#Mausoleum trap|one of Jigsaw's prearranged "games"]]. One man has been rendered blind (his eyes sewn shut), while the other is mute (his lips sewn together). They are both connected by a chain around their neck to a machine. They pull the chain in opposite directions, one after the other. This results in a key being turned, triggering the machine, which starts pulling them in slowly. In a desperate attempt to escape, the mute man kills the panicking blind man, takes a key from the blind man's neck, and frees himself. He then begins screaming in [[terror]] which causes the stitches to tear free and blood pours from his mouth. 

The police, meanwhile, have discovered the remains of Detective Kerry who was killed in [[List of traps in the Saw film series#Angel trap|the Angel Trap]], set up by [[Amanda Young]] in ''Saw III''. Lieutenant Rigg, distraught at the find, leaves the scene as [[FBI]] Agents Perez and Strahm arrive and begin investigating. They quickly deduce that Amanda needed help in placing Kerry in the trap, and that Jigsaw has another apprentice who is still alive. 

That night, Rigg is attacked in his home and left unconscious, awakening to a series of interconnected tests that have been arranged. In the first test, which takes place in his own home, Rigg struggles to free a woman named Brenda from a [[List of traps in the Saw film series#SEE WHAT I SEE|deadly device]], though his tape suggests that he leave her alone. After saving Brenda's life, she responds by attempting to kill Rigg, who is forced to subdue her. He later learns that she had a test of her own, which was to kill him with a knife that was taped under the TV should he save her, or she would be jailed for prostitution. 

Finding clues to the next phase of the game, Rigg travels to a [[hotel]] and uses a key supplied by Jigsaw to gain access to a room that contains his next instruction. Rigg opens a chest on the bed and finds a pig mask and a photo of a man inside. Rigg's objective is to capture Ivan - the clerk of the hotel. Rigg captures Ivan and moves him to another room containing [[List of traps in the Saw film series#FEEL WHAT I FEEL|a vice into which Rigg is instructed to place Ivan's head]]. Rigg also makes Ivan strap his arms and legs onto the bed. Rigg plays Ivan's tape and Ivan must either push two buttons that would gouge his eyes out or have the device rip off his arms and legs. Surrounded by photos and video evidence of Ivan's sordid past as a [[rapist]], an enraged Rigg decides to follow Jigsaw's advice and forces Ivan in the trap, who fails to complete it and has his arms and legs severed. 

We are then shown a flashback of Rigg's past before he became a member of [[SWAT]], dealing with the apparent beating of a child by her father. Unable to secure a confession from the father, Rigg, is forced to let him go; but not before Rigg assaults the man. Rigg escaped prosecution thanks to his underhanded lawyer, Art Blanc - the mute man from the first trap of the movie. 

In present time, The FBI raid Rigg's home, believing that he may be connected to Jigsaw. There they find that Brenda has died from her injuries. The evidence there leads them to suspect Rigg and also helps them to discover Jill, Jigsaw's ex-wife, as a possible source of information about the recent traps. 

Meanwhile, Rigg enters the now derelict school where the dreaded event took place, finding the deceased abusive father and his wife, [[List of traps in the Saw film series#SAVE AS I SAVE|chained together with a single spike piercing their body.]] A flashback shows the woman being instructed to escape her abusive relationship by removing the spikes from her body while simultaneously killing her husband. However, she is unable to remove the final spike due to the wounds inflicted by previous spikes. Instructed by Jigsaw that Rigg must stand aside and allow her to complete her own test, Rigg hands her a key which will unlock her from her shackles - but tells her that she must remove the final spike herself as he follows his next clue. On the way out, he pulls the fire alarm to alert the authorities. 

As the FBI and police investigate the crime scene, an accident with the now-completed trap occurs, spearing the forensic photographer through the neck and killing her. Frustrated and disgusted, Perez and Strahm search the school further, finding Jigsaw's puppet, [[Billy (Saw)|Billy]], and a tape addressed to themselves. Perez is told that Strahm is "about to kill an innocent man" and that "her next step is crucial". As Perez peers more closely to investigate a ticking sound, the puppet's face explodes, sending shrapnel into her face and revealing a camera hidden in the puppet's skull. 

Desperate, Strahm attempts to elicit information from Jill. Flashbacks reveal that Jill lost her and John's baby due to the inadvertent actions of a drug addict named Cecil. John was sitting outside the clinic where Jill worked, waiting to pick her up, when he was solicited for sex by Addison, whom he would later place in [[List of traps in the Saw film series#Nerve gas house|a trap]] in ''[[Saw II]]''. Noticing Cecil running from a scene where he had accidentally slammed a door into Jill, John investigated, finding Jill wounded, and carried her to the hospital. However, the baby is lost and John is visibly distraught. 

John became obsessed with the idea that only the victims can change themselves and began developing traps to test subjects. Jill, having healed from her assault, came to John's workshop with Art, discussing a project that they were partners in. John showed no interest, still consumed with his loss and told them both to leave. He tracked and abducted Cecil, then placed him in the [[List of traps in the Saw film series#Knife chair|first trap he constructed]]. There, John explained to Cecil that the purpose of the trap was to make Cecil "as ugly on the outside as he was on the inside". Cecil must push his face into knife trap that is placed around his face. During the test, the trap collapsed, freeing Cecil, though his face and wrists were already severely injured. John, unwaveringly stood as Cecil berated him; Cecil lunged at John, who side-stepped the attempt, causing Cecil to throw himself into a pile of razor wire. John then left Cecil to die. 

Moving back to current time, Rigg has followed his clue to the Gideon factory owned by John, with Agent Strahm close behind using information obtained from Jill. As Rigg and Strahm move through the facility, we see [[Reinhart family#Jeff Reinhart|Jeff]], the protagonist of ''Saw III'', working his way through the building. Strahm follows the noise that Jeff is making, leading him away from Rigg, while Rigg finds a door that leads him to his [[List of traps in the Saw film series#JUDGE AS I JUDGE|final test]]. 

Inside the room are Detective Matthews, Detective Hoffman, and Art Blanc, each involved in his own test. Flashbacks reveal that Matthews has been a prisoner of Jigsaw for six months. Art has been instructed that once the time for the test is up, he can activate a switch which will free them all. Part of the test requires him to give Matthews a revolver with a single bullet. Each subject discovers however, that if someone enters the main door they will trigger another trap which will instantly kill Detective Matthews. An exhausted Rigg lunges at the door, smashing through it as Matthews shoots him in a vain attempt to stop him. Unfortunately, the trap is still activated and Detective Matthews is killed, his head crushed in between two ice blocks (each about the size of the block he stands on) angled upwards as they swing down on both sides. Rigg shoots Art, believing him to be Jigsaw's accomplice, fatally wounding him. As a final tape is played, Rigg is told that he has failed his test; his obsession to save others has inadvertently led to their deaths. Rigg had been warned by superiors on at least two occasions not to open unsecured doors, which he did once more causing Matthews death. Had he simply allowed time to run out and not saved them, they would have been safe from harm and released from their traps. 

Meanwhile, Strahm still following Jeff, approaches a fridge like door. Before he can enter it the door closes shut with him on the outside. He opens the door and steps into the room. He finds Jeff and the bodies of Lynn, Amanda, and Jigsaw. As Jeff waves his weapon in a threatening manner, demanding to know the location of his daughter, Strahm kills him in defense.

Concurrently, Rigg lies wounded on the floor, Hoffman releases himself from his trap, revealing that he is involved in the game, a new Jigsaw apprentice. He leaves Rigg to die, stating "Game Over,". Hoffman then approaches the door Strahm had entered and closes it sealing him inside. 

It is then revealed that the events of ''Saw IV'' have run concurrently to those of ''Saw III'', with Strahm intercepting Jeff just after the deaths of Jigsaw, Amanda and Doctor Lynn. The autopsy scene that occurred at the beginning of the film is shown again, revealing it to have occurred after the events of the film and not before. As the tape found in Jigsaw's stomach is played again, Detective Hoffman is told that Jigsaw's games have only just begun, and he will not walk away untested.

==Cast==

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[Tobin Bell]]
| [[Jigsaw Killer|John Kramer / Jigsaw]]
|-
| [[Costas Mandylor]]
| [[Forensic Hoffman]]
|-
| [[Lyriq Bent]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Rigg|Lieutenant Rigg]]
|-
| [[Scott Patterson (actor)|Scott Patterson]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Peter Strahm|Agent Peter Strahm]]
|-
| [[Betsy Russell]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Jill Tuck|Jill Tuck]]
|-
| [[Athena Karkanis]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Lindsey Perez|Agent Lindsey Perez]]
|-
| [[Justin Louis]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Art Blanc|Art Blanc]]
|-
| [[Donnie Wahlberg]]
| [[Detective Eric Matthews]]
|-
| Billy Otis
| [[List of Saw characters#Cecil|Cecil]]
|-
| Janet Land
| [[List of Saw characters#Morgan|Morgan]]
|-
| Ron Lea
| [[List of Saw characters#Rex|Rex]]
|-
| Sarain Boylan
| [[List of Saw characters#Brenda|Brenda]]
|-
| Marty Adams
| [[List of Saw characters#Ivan Landes|Ivan]]
|-
| Kevin Rushton
| [[List of Saw characters#Trevor|Trevor]]
|-
| [[Emmanuelle Vaugier]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Addison|Addison]]
|-
| Tony Nappo
| [[List of Saw characters#Gus|Gus]]
|-
| Ingrid Hart
| [[List of Saw characters#Tracy|Tracy]]
|-
| Kim Roberts
| [[List of Saw characters#Deborah|Nurse Deborah]]
|-
| [[Angus Macfadyen]]
| [[Reinhart family#Jeff Reinhart|Jeff Reinhart]]
|-
| [[Shawnee Smith]]
| [[Amanda Young]]
|-
| [[Dina Meyer]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Allison Kerry|Detective Allison Kerry]]
|-
| [[Bahar Soomekh]]
| [[Reinhart family#Lynn Denlon|Lynn Denlon]]
|-
| James Van Patten
| [[List of Saw characters#Dr. Heffner|Dr. Heffner]]
|-
| Mike Realba
| [[List of Saw characters#Fisk|Fisk]]
|-
| Kelly Jones
| [[List of Saw characters#Pete|SWAT Pete]]
|-
| Joanne Boland
| [[List of Saw characters#Unnamed woman|Unnamed woman]]
|-
| Noam Jenkins
| [[List of Saw characters#Michael|Michael]]
|-
| [[J. Larose]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Troy|Troy]]
|-
| Mike Butters
| [[List of Saw characters#Paul Stallberg|Paul Stallberg]]
|-
| Oren Koules
| [[List of Saw characters#Unnamed man|Unnamed man]]
|}

==Production==
There were rumors about who was writing the script for ''Saw IV'', including Patrick Melton.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/7904 Yet Another 'Saw IV' Writer Revealed!]Bloody-disgusting retrieved 2006-11-12</ref> On a news article on the same rumor site, an actual writer was revealed, Thomas Fenton.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/7904 Actual writer for ''Saw IV'' revealed]</ref> There was also a hunt for the director of ''Saw IV'' before it was officially stated that Darren Lynn Bousman should direct the fourth installment. Two of the rumored directors were David Moreau and Xavier Palud.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/7727 Rumors about who to direct ''Saw IV'']</ref> It has been stated that 90% of the crew from the [[Saw III|last movie]] will be back.<ref name="fan">[http://www.officialsaw.com/subpage.php?PG=news Saw 4 News.] The Official SAW Website and Fan Club. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.</ref>

On the official ''Saw'' fan page, director Bousman says: "Scott Patterson, the first day he shows up, he says, ‘I’m going to do something a little different here.’ And I’m like, ‘Alright.’ We yell ‘action’ and all of a sudden he started improvising and it was gold. It was like the best stuff I’d ever seen and he’s insane."<ref name="fan"/>

Production offices opened on [[February 12]] [[2007]] to begin the pre-production period. The filming of ''Saw IV'' began on [[April 16]], [[2007 in film|2007]]<ref>[http://www.canmag.com/nw/6815-saw-iv-production Date set for filming]</ref> and continued for 6 weeks.<ref>[http://www.movieweb.com/news/43/17843.php Production offices open Feb, 12th and filming set to last just 3 months]</ref> The filming location for the horror film was [[Toronto]], [[Canada]],<ref>[http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news?id=28315 Location set for the filming of ''Saw IV'']</ref> the same place both ''[[Saw II]]''<ref>[http://www.movieweb.com/news/01/9701.php/ ''Saw II'' filming location] MovieWeb retrieved 2005-27-10.</ref> and ''[[Saw III]]''<ref>[http://www.movieweb.com/news/27/12127.php/ ''Saw III'' filming location] Movieweb retrieved 2006-04-17.</ref> were filmed. Post-production period began on [[May 19]].<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0890870/combined IMDb post-production period]</ref>

Shooting for the film ended on [[May 30]], [[2007]].<ref name="fan"/> In an interview with Darren Lynn Bousman, he stated that the last work on ''Saw IV'' will happen in August to be able to have prints made.<ref name="MObousman"/>

At Comic Con 2007 it was revealed that the MPAA had given the film an NC-17 rating for extreme graphic violence, mayhem, pervasive terror, and bloody torture. They would have to figure out whether or not to cut the film to achieve an R rating or release it as an NC-17 film.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=22826 Saw IV Too Much for Comic-Con] Retrieved on 2007-08-07</ref>

Lionsgate has teamed with the American Red Cross for the annual ''Saw IV'' Blood Drive.<ref>[http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_8906.html]Saw IV Blood Drive</ref>
Since the first ''Saw'' blood drive in 2004, ''Saw'' film-goers have donated nearly 38,000 pints of blood to help save as many as 112,500 lives. Collection totals have doubled year after year resulting in tens of thousands of lifesaving blood transfusions.

On [[August 30]], [[2007]], it was announced that the film was officially rated R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture throughout, and for language. This was clarified by the new poster (which can be seen at the top of this page), www.ropeofsilicon.com, and numerous other websites.

On [[August 31]], [[2007]], the official trailer was placed on Yahoo Movies. <ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809856250/video/3915641/standardformat/]Saw IV Trailer</ref> At the same date, the official website for Saw IV was launched.

==Release dates==
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[October 25]], [[2007 in film|2007]]
*{{flagicon|Canada}}{{flagicon|UK}}{{flagicon|USA}} - [[October 26]], [[2007 in film|2007]]

==Box office performance==
The film opened [[October 26]], [[2007 in film|2007]] in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] and grossed $31,756,764 in 3,183 theaters its opening weekend, ranking #1 at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=saw4.htm |title=Saw IV (2007) - Weekend Box Office |accessdate=2007-10-28 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> As of [[November 9]], [[2007]] ''Saw IV'' has grossed $80,638,903 worldwide.

==Critical reception==
Critics generally gave the film negative reviews. As of [[November 6]], [[2007]] on the review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 17% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 53 reviews.<ref name="rottensummary"/> On [[Metacritic]], the film has an average score of 36 out of 100, based on 16 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/saw4 |title=Saw IV (2007): Reviews |accessdate=2007-11-06 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> [[Scott Schueller]] from the [[Los Angeles Times]] called it "a film as edgy as a rubber knife" and said that "if the terrible craft of Bousman's film doesn't turn your stomach, the borderline pornographic violence will. It's disconcerting to imagine anyone enjoying the vile filth splashing the screen." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/movie_review/movie-review-saw-iv/243237/content |title=Movie review: 'Saw IV' |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> [[Frank Scheck]] from [[The Hollywood Reporter]] said "the famously inventive torture sequences here seem depleted of imagination", but added that "it hasn't yet jumped the shark like such predecessors as the "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" movies eventually did." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=10102 |title=Saw IV |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> [[Peter Hartlaub]] from [[The San Francisco Chronicle]] called it "the Syriana of slasher films, so complicated and circuitous that your only hope of understanding everything is to eat lots of fish the night before and then watch each of the previous films, in order, right before you enter the theater." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/29/DD4OT1N6U.DTL&type=movies |title=Review: The hunt for the Jigsaw Killer continues in 'Saw IV' |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref>

Positive reviews came from [[Scott Weinberg]] from Fearnet, who said that while it "is almost certainly the weakest of the series where stuff like plot, logic, and chills are concerned... there's still more than enough here to keep the fans intrigued, entertained, and squirming in their seats" and added that the "Saw-makers are to be commended for actually putting forth this sort of effort. I grew up in an era that offered little more than quick-cash, stand-alone horror sequels like Halloween 5 and Friday the 13th Part 7 -- so the fact that these producers actually give a damn about narrative continuity (right down the smallest detail) is fairly impressive." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fearnet.com/MCReviewDetailPage.aspx?catid=31&mid=11327 |title=Saw IV |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> Horror.com said that "with Saw IV, the pieces have all come together and [it's] the best of the lot." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.horror.com/php/article-1786-1.html |title=Saw IV |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> [[Jamie Russell]] from the [[BBC]] called it "deeply unsettling; just like a horror movie should be."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/10/22/saw_iv_2007_review.shtml |title=Saw IV (2007) |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref>

==Sequels: ''Saw V'' & ''VI''==
[[Costas Mandylor]] has signed up for the next two installments in the horror franchise along with main character; Jigsaw, portrayed by [[Tobin Bell]].<ref name=CostasReturn>[http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=889 Actor Signs for more Saws]</ref>

It was confirmed through multiple sources that David Hackl, the production designer for ''[[Saw II]]'', ''[[Saw III]]'' and ''Saw IV'' and second unit director for ''Saw III'' and ''Saw IV'' has officially been attached to direct both ''Saw V'' and ''Saw VI''.<ref name=HacklDirector/>

The writers of ''Saw IV'', Marcus Dunstan and [[Patrick Melton]], will be writing ''Saw V'' and ''Saw VI''.

===External links===
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132626/ Saw V] At [[IMDb]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.saw4.com Official site]
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*{{metacritic film|id=saw4|title=Saw IV}}
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*{{amg movie|id=1:379341|title=Saw IV}}
*[http://movies.ign.com/objects/863/863596.html ''Saw IV''] at [[IGN]]
*[http://www.collectsaw.com/ Official SAW props, wardrobe and autograph auction]

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Saw IV

2007-11-11T16:11:14Z

Fantasy Entertainment: /* Sequels: Saw V & VI */

{{pp-semi-protected|small=yes}}
{{Plot|date=November 2007}}
{{Infobox Film
| name = Saw IV
| image = Saw4final.jpg
| caption = Final theatrical release poster
| director = [[Darren Lynn Bousman]]
| producer = Mark Burg Oren Koules
| writer = '''Screenplay:''' Patrick Melton Marcus Dunstan '''Story:''' Thomas Fenton Patrick Melton Marcus Dunstan
| starring = [[Tobin Bell]] [[Scott Patterson (actor)|Scott Patterson]] [[Shawnee Smith]] [[Lyriq Bent]] [[Costas Mandylor]] [[Betsy Russell]] Justin Louis 
| music = [[Charlie Clouser]]
| cinematography = David Armstrong
| editing = Kevin Greutert
| distributor = [[Lions Gate|Lionsgate]]
| release date = [[October 25]], [[2007 in film|2007]]
| runtime = 108 minutes<ref name="rottensummary">{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/saw_4/|title=Saw IV - Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=2007-11-06|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>
| country = {{USA}}
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget = $10 Million (Approx.)<ref name="MObousman">[http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12255.html Darren Lynn Bousman Interview, SAW 4.] Movies Online. Retrieved 2007-06-22.</ref>
| preceded_by = ''[[Saw III]]''
| followed_by = ''[[Saw IV#Sequels: Saw V & VI|Saw V]]'' <ref name="MObousman"/><ref name=HacklDirector>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9373 SAW V and SAW VI Director Already Signed!]</ref>
| website = http://www.saw4.com
| amg_id = 1:379341
| imdb_id = 0890870
}}

'''''Saw IV''''' is the fourth installment in the popular [[Saw (film series)|''Saw'' horror film series]]. The film was initially released on [[October 25]], [[2007]], and in the United States on [[October 26]], 2007. The film's North American release date follows the series' tradition that the films be released there the Friday before or on [[Halloween]] of each year. This installment continues the story of the [[Jigsaw Killer]], and his obsession with teaching people the value of their own lives. Even though Jigsaw died in the last installment (''Saw III''), this film focuses on his ability to manipulate people into continuing his work. ''Saw IV'' was directed by ''[[Saw II]]'' and ''[[Saw III]]'' director [[Darren Lynn Bousman]] alongside with co-creators [[James Wan]] and [[Leigh Whannell]] returning as executive producers.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=18996 Bousman Returns to Direct Saw IV.] ComingSoon.net, 2007-02-20. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.</ref> Unlike the previous three films, ''Saw IV'' was not written by Wan or Whannel.

==Plot==
The film opens with the [[autopsy]] of the deceased [[Jigsaw Killer]], John Kramer, who was killed in the ending climax of ''[[Saw III]]''. During the operation, a wax-coated [[microcassette]] is found in Jigsaw's stomach. Detective Hoffman is called to the scene, where he plays the tape which states that, although Jigsaw is dead, "the games have just begun." 

The scene changes to two men awakening in a [[mausoleum]], finding themselves in [[List of traps in the Saw film series#Mausoleum trap|one of Jigsaw's prearranged "games"]]. One man has been rendered blind (his eyes sewn shut), while the other is mute (his lips sewn together). They are both connected by a chain around their neck to a machine. They pull the chain in opposite directions, one after the other. This results in a key being turned, triggering the machine, which starts pulling them in slowly. In a desperate attempt to escape, the mute man kills the panicking blind man, takes a key from the blind man's neck, and frees himself. He then begins screaming in [[terror]] which causes the stitches to tear free and blood pours from his mouth. 

The police, meanwhile, have discovered the remains of Detective Kerry who was killed in [[List of traps in the Saw film series#Angel trap|the Angel Trap]], set up by [[Amanda Young]] in ''Saw III''. Lieutenant Rigg, distraught at the find, leaves the scene as [[FBI]] Agents Perez and Strahm arrive and begin investigating. They quickly deduce that Amanda needed help in placing Kerry in the trap, and that Jigsaw has another apprentice who is still alive. 

That night, Rigg is attacked in his home and left unconscious, awakening to a series of interconnected tests that have been arranged. In the first test, which takes place in his own home, Rigg struggles to free a woman named Brenda from a [[List of traps in the Saw film series#SEE WHAT I SEE|deadly device]], though his tape suggests that he leave her alone. After saving Brenda's life, she responds by attempting to kill Rigg, who is forced to subdue her. He later learns that she had a test of her own, which was to kill him with a knife that was taped under the TV should he save her, or she would be jailed for prostitution. 

Finding clues to the next phase of the game, Rigg travels to a [[hotel]] and uses a key supplied by Jigsaw to gain access to a room that contains his next instruction. Rigg opens a chest on the bed and finds a pig mask and a photo of a man inside. Rigg's objective is to capture Ivan - the clerk of the hotel. Rigg captures Ivan and moves him to another room containing [[List of traps in the Saw film series#FEEL WHAT I FEEL|a vice into which Rigg is instructed to place Ivan's head]]. Rigg also makes Ivan strap his arms and legs onto the bed. Rigg plays Ivan's tape and Ivan must either push two buttons that would gouge his eyes out or have the device rip off his arms and legs. Surrounded by photos and video evidence of Ivan's sordid past as a [[rapist]], an enraged Rigg decides to follow Jigsaw's advice and forces Ivan in the trap, who fails to complete it and has his arms and legs severed. 

We are then shown a flashback of Rigg's past before he became a member of [[SWAT]], dealing with the apparent beating of a child by her father. Unable to secure a confession from the father, Rigg, is forced to let him go; but not before Rigg assaults the man. Rigg escaped prosecution thanks to his underhanded lawyer, Art Blanc - the mute man from the first trap of the movie. 

In present time, The FBI raid Rigg's home, believing that he may be connected to Jigsaw. There they find that Brenda has died from her injuries. The evidence there leads them to suspect Rigg and also helps them to discover Jill, Jigsaw's ex-wife, as a possible source of information about the recent traps. 

Meanwhile, Rigg enters the now derelict school where the dreaded event took place, finding the deceased abusive father and his wife, [[List of traps in the Saw film series#SAVE AS I SAVE|chained together with a single spike piercing their body.]] A flashback shows the woman being instructed to escape her abusive relationship by removing the spikes from her body while simultaneously killing her husband. However, she is unable to remove the final spike due to the wounds inflicted by previous spikes. Instructed by Jigsaw that Rigg must stand aside and allow her to complete her own test, Rigg hands her a key which will unlock her from her shackles - but tells her that she must remove the final spike herself as he follows his next clue. On the way out, he pulls the fire alarm to alert the authorities. 

As the FBI and police investigate the crime scene, an accident with the now-completed trap occurs, spearing the forensic photographer through the neck and killing her. Frustrated and disgusted, Perez and Strahm search the school further, finding Jigsaw's puppet, [[Billy (Saw)|Billy]], and a tape addressed to themselves. Perez is told that Strahm is "about to kill an innocent man" and that "her next step is crucial". As Perez peers more closely to investigate a ticking sound, the puppet's face explodes, sending shrapnel into her face and revealing a camera hidden in the puppet's skull. 

Desperate, Strahm attempts to elicit information from Jill. Flashbacks reveal that Jill lost her and John's baby due to the inadvertent actions of a drug addict named Cecil. John was sitting outside the clinic where Jill worked, waiting to pick her up, when he was solicited for sex by Addison, whom he would later place in [[List of traps in the Saw film series#Nerve gas house|a trap]] in ''[[Saw II]]''. Noticing Cecil running from a scene where he had accidentally slammed a door into Jill, John investigated, finding Jill wounded, and carried her to the hospital. However, the baby is lost and John is visibly distraught. 

John became obsessed with the idea that only the victims can change themselves and began developing traps to test subjects. Jill, having healed from her assault, came to John's workshop with Art, discussing a project that they were partners in. John showed no interest, still consumed with his loss and told them both to leave. He tracked and abducted Cecil, then placed him in the [[List of traps in the Saw film series#Knife chair|first trap he constructed]]. There, John explained to Cecil that the purpose of the trap was to make Cecil "as ugly on the outside as he was on the inside". Cecil must push his face into knife trap that is placed around his face. During the test, the trap collapsed, freeing Cecil, though his face and wrists were already severely injured. John, unwaveringly stood as Cecil berated him; Cecil lunged at John, who side-stepped the attempt, causing Cecil to throw himself into a pile of razor wire. John then left Cecil to die. 

Moving back to current time, Rigg has followed his clue to the Gideon factory owned by John, with Agent Strahm close behind using information obtained from Jill. As Rigg and Strahm move through the facility, we see [[Reinhart family#Jeff Reinhart|Jeff]], the protagonist of ''Saw III'', working his way through the building. Strahm follows the noise that Jeff is making, leading him away from Rigg, while Rigg finds a door that leads him to his [[List of traps in the Saw film series#JUDGE AS I JUDGE|final test]]. 

Inside the room are Detective Matthews, Detective Hoffman, and Art Blanc, each involved in his own test. Flashbacks reveal that Matthews has been a prisoner of Jigsaw for six months. Art has been instructed that once the time for the test is up, he can activate a switch which will free them all. Part of the test requires him to give Matthews a revolver with a single bullet. Each subject discovers however, that if someone enters the main door they will trigger another trap which will instantly kill Detective Matthews. An exhausted Rigg lunges at the door, smashing through it as Matthews shoots him in a vain attempt to stop him. Unfortunately, the trap is still activated and Detective Matthews is killed, his head crushed in between two ice blocks (each about the size of the block he stands on) angled upwards as they swing down on both sides. Rigg shoots Art, believing him to be Jigsaw's accomplice, fatally wounding him. As a final tape is played, Rigg is told that he has failed his test; his obsession to save others has inadvertently led to their deaths. Rigg had been warned by superiors on at least two occasions not to open unsecured doors, which he did once more causing Matthews death. Had he simply allowed time to run out and not saved them, they would have been safe from harm and released from their traps. 

Meanwhile, Strahm still following Jeff, approaches a fridge like door. Before he can enter it the door closes shut with him on the outside. He opens the door and steps into the room. He finds Jeff and the bodies of Lynn, Amanda, and Jigsaw. As Jeff waves his weapon in a threatening manner, demanding to know the location of his daughter, Strahm kills him in defense.

Concurrently, Rigg lies wounded on the floor, Hoffman releases himself from his trap, revealing that he is involved in the game, a new Jigsaw apprentice. He leaves Rigg to die, stating "Game Over,". Hoffman then approaches the door Strahm had entered and closes it sealing him inside. 

It is then revealed that the events of ''Saw IV'' have run concurrently to those of ''Saw III'', with Strahm intercepting Jeff just after the deaths of Jigsaw, Amanda and Doctor Lynn. The autopsy scene that occurred at the beginning of the film is shown again, revealing it to have occurred after the events of the film and not before. As the tape found in Jigsaw's stomach is played again, Detective Hoffman is told that Jigsaw's games have only just begun, and he will not walk away untested.

==Cast==

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
| [[Tobin Bell]]
| [[Jigsaw Killer|John Kramer / Jigsaw]]
|-
| [[Costas Mandylor]]
| [[Forensic Hoffman]]
|-
| [[Lyriq Bent]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Rigg|Lieutenant Rigg]]
|-
| [[Scott Patterson (actor)|Scott Patterson]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Peter Strahm|Agent Peter Strahm]]
|-
| [[Betsy Russell]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Jill Tuck|Jill Tuck]]
|-
| [[Athena Karkanis]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Lindsey Perez|Agent Lindsey Perez]]
|-
| [[Justin Louis]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Art Blanc|Art Blanc]]
|-
| [[Donnie Wahlberg]]
| [[Detective Eric Matthews]]
|-
| Billy Otis
| [[List of Saw characters#Cecil|Cecil]]
|-
| Janet Land
| [[List of Saw characters#Morgan|Morgan]]
|-
| Ron Lea
| [[List of Saw characters#Rex|Rex]]
|-
| Sarain Boylan
| [[List of Saw characters#Brenda|Brenda]]
|-
| Marty Adams
| [[List of Saw characters#Ivan Landes|Ivan]]
|-
| Kevin Rushton
| [[List of Saw characters#Trevor|Trevor]]
|-
| [[Emmanuelle Vaugier]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Addison|Addison]]
|-
| Tony Nappo
| [[List of Saw characters#Gus|Gus]]
|-
| Ingrid Hart
| [[List of Saw characters#Tracy|Tracy]]
|-
| Kim Roberts
| [[List of Saw characters#Deborah|Nurse Deborah]]
|-
| [[Angus Macfadyen]]
| [[Reinhart family#Jeff Reinhart|Jeff Reinhart]]
|-
| [[Shawnee Smith]]
| [[Amanda Young]]
|-
| [[Dina Meyer]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Allison Kerry|Detective Allison Kerry]]
|-
| [[Bahar Soomekh]]
| [[Reinhart family#Lynn Denlon|Lynn Denlon]]
|-
| James Van Patten
| [[List of Saw characters#Dr. Heffner|Dr. Heffner]]
|-
| Mike Realba
| [[List of Saw characters#Fisk|Fisk]]
|-
| Kelly Jones
| [[List of Saw characters#Pete|SWAT Pete]]
|-
| Joanne Boland
| [[List of Saw characters#Unnamed woman|Unnamed woman]]
|-
| Noam Jenkins
| [[List of Saw characters#Michael|Michael]]
|-
| [[J. Larose]]
| [[List of Saw characters#Troy|Troy]]
|-
| Mike Butters
| [[List of Saw characters#Paul Stallberg|Paul Stallberg]]
|-
| Oren Koules
| [[List of Saw characters#Unnamed man|Unnamed man]]
|}

==Production==
There were rumors about who was writing the script for ''Saw IV'', including Patrick Melton.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/7904 Yet Another 'Saw IV' Writer Revealed!]Bloody-disgusting retrieved 2006-11-12</ref> On a news article on the same rumor site, an actual writer was revealed, Thomas Fenton.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/7904 Actual writer for ''Saw IV'' revealed]</ref> There was also a hunt for the director of ''Saw IV'' before it was officially stated that Darren Lynn Bousman should direct the fourth installment. Two of the rumored directors were David Moreau and Xavier Palud.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/7727 Rumors about who to direct ''Saw IV'']</ref> It has been stated that 90% of the crew from the [[Saw III|last movie]] will be back.<ref name="fan">[http://www.officialsaw.com/subpage.php?PG=news Saw 4 News.] The Official SAW Website and Fan Club. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.</ref>

On the official ''Saw'' fan page, director Bousman says: "Scott Patterson, the first day he shows up, he says, ‘I’m going to do something a little different here.’ And I’m like, ‘Alright.’ We yell ‘action’ and all of a sudden he started improvising and it was gold. It was like the best stuff I’d ever seen and he’s insane."<ref name="fan"/>

Production offices opened on [[February 12]] [[2007]] to begin the pre-production period. The filming of ''Saw IV'' began on [[April 16]], [[2007 in film|2007]]<ref>[http://www.canmag.com/nw/6815-saw-iv-production Date set for filming]</ref> and continued for 6 weeks.<ref>[http://www.movieweb.com/news/43/17843.php Production offices open Feb, 12th and filming set to last just 3 months]</ref> The filming location for the horror film was [[Toronto]], [[Canada]],<ref>[http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news?id=28315 Location set for the filming of ''Saw IV'']</ref> the same place both ''[[Saw II]]''<ref>[http://www.movieweb.com/news/01/9701.php/ ''Saw II'' filming location] MovieWeb retrieved 2005-27-10.</ref> and ''[[Saw III]]''<ref>[http://www.movieweb.com/news/27/12127.php/ ''Saw III'' filming location] Movieweb retrieved 2006-04-17.</ref> were filmed. Post-production period began on [[May 19]].<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0890870/combined IMDb post-production period]</ref>

Shooting for the film ended on [[May 30]], [[2007]].<ref name="fan"/> In an interview with Darren Lynn Bousman, he stated that the last work on ''Saw IV'' will happen in August to be able to have prints made.<ref name="MObousman"/>

At Comic Con 2007 it was revealed that the MPAA had given the film an NC-17 rating for extreme graphic violence, mayhem, pervasive terror, and bloody torture. They would have to figure out whether or not to cut the film to achieve an R rating or release it as an NC-17 film.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=22826 Saw IV Too Much for Comic-Con] Retrieved on 2007-08-07</ref>

Lionsgate has teamed with the American Red Cross for the annual ''Saw IV'' Blood Drive.<ref>[http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_8906.html]Saw IV Blood Drive</ref>
Since the first ''Saw'' blood drive in 2004, ''Saw'' film-goers have donated nearly 38,000 pints of blood to help save as many as 112,500 lives. Collection totals have doubled year after year resulting in tens of thousands of lifesaving blood transfusions.

On [[August 30]], [[2007]], it was announced that the film was officially rated R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture throughout, and for language. This was clarified by the new poster (which can be seen at the top of this page), www.ropeofsilicon.com, and numerous other websites.

On [[August 31]], [[2007]], the official trailer was placed on Yahoo Movies. <ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809856250/video/3915641/standardformat/]Saw IV Trailer</ref> At the same date, the official website for Saw IV was launched.

==Release dates==
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[October 25]], [[2007 in film|2007]]
*{{flagicon|Canada}}{{flagicon|UK}}{{flagicon|USA}} - [[October 26]], [[2007 in film|2007]]

==Box office performance==
The film opened [[October 26]], [[2007 in film|2007]] in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] and grossed $31,756,764 in 3,183 theaters its opening weekend, ranking #1 at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=saw4.htm |title=Saw IV (2007) - Weekend Box Office |accessdate=2007-10-28 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> As of [[November 9]], [[2007]] ''Saw IV'' has grossed $80,638,903 worldwide.

==Critical reception==
Critics generally gave the film negative reviews. As of [[November 6]], [[2007]] on the review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 17% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 53 reviews.<ref name="rottensummary"/> On [[Metacritic]], the film has an average score of 36 out of 100, based on 16 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/saw4 |title=Saw IV (2007): Reviews |accessdate=2007-11-06 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> [[Scott Schueller]] from the [[Los Angeles Times]] called it "a film as edgy as a rubber knife" and said that "if the terrible craft of Bousman's film doesn't turn your stomach, the borderline pornographic violence will. It's disconcerting to imagine anyone enjoying the vile filth splashing the screen." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/movie_review/movie-review-saw-iv/243237/content |title=Movie review: 'Saw IV' |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> [[Frank Scheck]] from [[The Hollywood Reporter]] said "the famously inventive torture sequences here seem depleted of imagination", but added that "it hasn't yet jumped the shark like such predecessors as the "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" movies eventually did." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=10102 |title=Saw IV |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> [[Peter Hartlaub]] from [[The San Francisco Chronicle]] called it "the Syriana of slasher films, so complicated and circuitous that your only hope of understanding everything is to eat lots of fish the night before and then watch each of the previous films, in order, right before you enter the theater." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/29/DD4OT1N6U.DTL&type=movies |title=Review: The hunt for the Jigsaw Killer continues in 'Saw IV' |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref>

Positive reviews came from [[Scott Weinberg]] from Fearnet, who said that while it "is almost certainly the weakest of the series where stuff like plot, logic, and chills are concerned... there's still more than enough here to keep the fans intrigued, entertained, and squirming in their seats" and added that the "Saw-makers are to be commended for actually putting forth this sort of effort. I grew up in an era that offered little more than quick-cash, stand-alone horror sequels like Halloween 5 and Friday the 13th Part 7 -- so the fact that these producers actually give a damn about narrative continuity (right down the smallest detail) is fairly impressive." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fearnet.com/MCReviewDetailPage.aspx?catid=31&mid=11327 |title=Saw IV |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> Horror.com said that "with Saw IV, the pieces have all come together and [it's] the best of the lot." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.horror.com/php/article-1786-1.html |title=Saw IV |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> [[Jamie Russell]] from the [[BBC]] called it "deeply unsettling; just like a horror movie should be."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/10/22/saw_iv_2007_review.shtml |title=Saw IV (2007) |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref>

==Sequels: ''Saw V'' & ''VI''==
[[Costas Mandylor]] has signed up for the next two installments in the horror franchise along with main character; Jigsaw, portrayed by [[Tobin Bell]].<ref name=CostasReturn>[http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=889 Actor Signs for more Saws]</ref>

It was confirmed through multiple sources that David Hackl, the production designer for ''[[Saw II]]'', ''[[Saw III]]'' and ''Saw IV'' and second unit director for ''Saw III'' and ''Saw IV'' has officially been attached to direct both ''Saw V'' and ''Saw VI''.<ref name=HacklDirector/>

The writers of ''Saw IV'', Marcus Dunstan and [[Patrick Melton]], will be writing ''Saw V'' and ''Saw VI''.

===External links===¨
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132626/ Saw V] At [[IMDb]]

==References==
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*[http://movies.ign.com/objects/863/863596.html ''Saw IV''] at [[IGN]]
*[http://www.collectsaw.com/ Official SAW props, wardrobe and autograph auction]

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This is a '''list of characters''' in the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[period piece|period]] [[police procedural|police drama]] '''''[[Heartbeat (TV series)|Heartbeat]]'''''. The show first aired in 1992 and the 16th series finished on [[5 August]] [[2007]].

Within each category, characters are listed in order of first appearance. Only regular and recurring characters are included. Each episode typically also features half a dozen or more actors whose characters appear in that episode only.

==Police==

===Aidensfield village bobbies===

*[[Nick Berry]] as '''PC Nick Rowan''', later Sgt (1992–1998). Newly arrived from London to become Police Constable for Aidensfield, Nick was good-natured and, after some initial hostility, became popular with the people of Aidensfield. Nick was very happily married to Dr. Kate Rowan, with whom he had a daughter, Katie. He was affected deeply by Kate's subsequent death from leukaemia. About two years later, Nick met school teacher Jo Weston, and they started courting and later married. Several months after his wedding with Jo, Sgt. Rowan accepted an offer to join the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] and left Aidensfield, with Jo and Katie, to go to Canada.

*[[Jason Durr]] as '''PC Michael Dunstan "Mike" Bradley''', later acting DC (1997–2003). An upstanding if somewhat wooden character, sometimes transforming into a square-jawed action hero, to be found grappling with armed villains, dragging survivors from collapsing quarry workings, jumping onto the roofs of moving trains etc. Like Nick Rowan he had previously worked for the Metropolitan Police in London. He married solicitor Jackie Lambert, but the pair later divorced as a result of her infidelity. Bradley then started dating Dr. Tricia Summerbee, and they were on the point of becoming engaged when she died tragically in a horse riding accident. Dr. Summerbee's death hit him very hard. Subsequently he was transferred to CID, and moved away from Aidensfield after promotion.

*[[James Carlton]] as '''PC Steve Crane''' (2003–2004). During an investigation into the disappearance of a six year old girl, Steve found himself alone on a bridge with the girl and her father (who had arranged for his daughter's kidnapping). During the ensuing struggle between Steve and the father, Steve fell off the bridge (presumably pushed), and, in spite of all the efforts to save him, he plummeted to his death.

*[[Jonathan Kerrigan]] as '''PC Robert Walker''', later Sgt (2004–2007). Rob was almost identical in character to his predecessor Mike Bradley. Originally local to Aidensfield, he had a tough upbringing (his father was in prison for theft), but his personality did not particularly reflect this. He began an affair with Dr Helen Trent after she separated from her husband. Subsequently Helen's divorce was finalised, and the two married in an episode first broadcast in June 2006. Helen died just weeks later, at the end of the 15th series. In series 16, Walker began a relationship with district nurse Carol Cassidy. When Walker passed his sergeant's exams he was offered a place on a fast-track training course in another part of the country. He was reluctant to leave Carol and asked her to accompany him. Carol refused, saying that their relationship could not work while he was still grieving for Helen. The two made a tearful farewell, and Walker rode off into the sunset at the end of Series 16.

*[[Joseph McFadden]] as '''PC Joe Mason''' (2007–). Joe is described as a policeman "who sets his own rules, tackling crime in an idiosyncratic way that doesn't always sit well with those around him". He takes over from Rob Walker in Series 17.

===Ashfordly police sergeants===

*[[Derek Fowlds]] as '''Sgt Oscar Blaketon''', now retired (1992–). A crotchety sergeant with a particular loathing for Claude Greengrass, whom he was perpetually trying to put behind bars. Often appearing cynical, suspicious and bad-tempered, he has mellowed somewhat with age. His softer side is occasionally apparent, and at various times he has been a voice of wisdom or shoulder to cry on for younger policemen facing moral dilemmas or personal traumas. After a near-fatal heart attack forced him to retire from the police force, Blaketon became proprietor of Aidensfield Post Office and General Stores. However, the writers found this hard to tie in to the plots, and to bring him back to the fore of the stories he was made owner of the Aidensfield Arms (pub), where he is now usually to be seen serving behind the bar with landlady and licensee Gina Ward. Blaketon was once married, but divorced some years before the series began. He has a son called Graham who is rarely mentioned but has appeared in a few episodes. Blaketon is also a local councillor and, since retirement, an occasional private investigator.

*[[Philip Franks]] as '''Sgt Raymond Craddock''' (1998–2002). A decent but rather vain and pompous Welshman. Noted for his sarcasm, he delivered some of the more amusing lines in the show to date. His favourite hobby is ballroom dancing. Newly reconciled with previously estranged wife Penny, he left Ashfordly, and the series, when he gained promotion.

*[[Georgie Glen]] as '''Sgt Jennifer Nokes''' (2000–2001, 2003–2004, 2005). A female stand-in sergeant who first appeared as cover for Sgt Craddock while he was on holiday. She takes a liking to young male officers, and once propositioned PC Bellamy.

*[[Duncan Bell (actor)|Duncan Bell]] as '''Sgt Dennis Ian Merton''' (2002–2004). A strait-laced and honourable Scotsman to whom the men were loyal. Merton had previously worked for the [[Criminal Investigation Department|CID]] but was demoted to uniformed sergeant and transferred to Ashfordly after punching a fellow officer during an argument. He married the much younger pharmacist Jenny Latimer. He eventually left the series to move nearer to the hospital where Jenny was being treated after her mental breakdown.

*[[John Duttine]] as '''Sgt George Miller''' (2005–). Blunt Yorkshireman. Moved to the Ashfordly job from the York police force, and still lives in York. He has a wife and several children. His daughter Jo (played by [[Pip Ripley]]), who had walked out on the family due to disagreements, appeared in a Series 16 episode. She came face to face with her father after being arrested for anti-war activism, and the two reconciled their differences.

===Other Ashfordly police===

In one of the very first episodes, Sergeant Blaketon states that the Ashfordly police force comprises 12 officers. However, only four (or at times five) of these ever feature in the show—these being the Ashfordly sergeant and Aidensfield village constable of the day, plus Bellamy, Ventress (now in a civilian capacity), and, from time to time, another rookie PC. Occasionally other anonymous police officers are seen in the background (for example when the force is required to police a large demonstration or undertake a search of the moors), but they are never given names or any dialogue, and it is unclear whether or not they are Ashfordly police. Otherwise, the small contingent of regulars appears able to provide a continuous 24-hour service for the whole area, with someone always available to respond to any call-out at any time of the day or night.

====Alf Ventress====
[[William Simons]] as '''PC Alfred Ventress''' (1992–). Likeable, soft-spoken Yorkshireman. Famed for his encyclopedic local knowledge, his smoking habit, and his occasional lapses (sleeping on the job) and eccentricities (penchant for hard-boiled eggs). In his younger years Ventress had a gambling problem, but that is now under control. He is now retired from active police duty, but remains working in a civilian capacity at Ashfordly police station.

His wife, "Mrs Ventress", is regularly referred to by name but has never appeared in person. However, the episode "Windows of Opportunity" included a number of shots of a ladies' keep fit group which Mrs Ventress was said to have attended, so she may have appeared on screen, albeit unidentified.

====Phil Bellamy====
[[Mark Jordon]] as '''PC Philip Montgomery Bellamy''' (1992–2007). Phil is a pleasant, laid-back and somewhat goofy bloke with a good heart and a great sense of humour. He had been attracted to Gina Ward ever since she arrived in Aidensfield, but she rejected his advances for years before finally warming up to him. Phil and Gina were planning to marry, but when their baby died Gina called off the engagement and Phil was left alone again.

In series 11 Phil dated pharmacist Jenny Latimer. Some years later, in the 2006 series, he married Debbie Black, an apparently single mother of three children whom he met while investigating a burglary at her house. It was subsequently discovered that Debbie was in fact still legally married to her first husband, so her marriage to Phil was invalid. The two split up, and Debbie left for South Africa with her real husband. In Series 16 Phil's romance with Gina was restarted, but it suffered a further setback when Phil feared that he was suffering from heart disease (a condition that had killed his father and grandfather). This proved to be merely an ulcer, and after a successful operation Gina proposed to him in his hospital bed. The two were finally married in the Series 16 episode "The Dreams That You Dream" (broadcast June 2007). During the marriage ceremony it was revealed that Bellamy's middle name is Montgomery. It has been announced that he is to leave in Series 17.[http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?]

====Tom Nicholson====
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'''PC Thomas ("Tom") Nicholson''' arrives in Ashfordly from [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] on [[Probation (workplace)|probation]]. He is keen and well-intentioned, but frequently get things wrong and is initially the butt of the other policemen's jokes. Despite his gauche manner with women he briefly dates Gina Ward and then Jenny Latimer. On Sgt. Craddock's orders, he moves into the Aidensfield Police House with Bradley.

On his 21st birthday, the villagers, pretending to ignore the event, have actually arranged a surprise party in the pub in the evening. However, during the day Nicholson becomes involved in a hunt for two thieves who are attempting to flee the country in a private plane, and volunteers himself as a hostage in exchange for a seriously injured PC Bellamy. At the airfield, Nicholson is shot dead in a scuffle. At his funeral, Merton gives a moving [[eulogy]] and, as a reflection of his love of [[brass band]]s, "[[Amazing Grace]]" is played.

====Geoff Younger====
[[Steven Blakeley]] as '''PC Geoff Younger''' (2004–). Newly recruited cop, keen to learn but often makes comical mistakes. Although used as a slightly comical character he does have a heart of gold. He has a fondness for Rosie Cartwright that is not (yet) reciprocated in the way he would like, though there were signs at the end of the first part of Series 16 that this might change. His parents (Sid and Mary, played by [[Graham Fellows]] and [[Karen Henthorn]]) appeared in the Series 16 episode "The medium is the message", in which his father was hospitalised for incurable alcoholism-related dementia.
====Rachel Dawson====
[[Clare Wille]] as '''Detective Sgt Rachel Dawson''' (October 2006–). A strict [[Criminal Investigation Department|CID]] sergeant who transferred to the area from Middlesbrough, where some years previously she had had an affair with PC Rob Walker (which continues to cause some degree of tension between the two). She becomes involved from time to time in particularly serious cases that the Ashfordly police are dealing with, or when the officers are themselves being investigated for alleged misconduct. Sometimes she is portrayed as a slighly interfering character, dismissing theories put forward by her subordinates that later prove to be correct.

==Medical staff==

===Aidensfield doctors===

*[[Frank Middlemass]] as '''Dr. Alex Ferrenby''' (1992–1993). A kindly, traditional, old-fashioned country doctor. He suffered a brain haemorrhage (possibly brought on by a head injury he received when attacked during a burglary at his surgery), which led to him becoming disorientated, falling into a river and drowning while fishing.

*[[Niamh Cusack]] as '''Dr. Kate Rowan''' (1992–1995). Married to PC Nick Rowan, she moved with him from London to Aidensfield when he was made Police Constable for the area (Kate had some previous connection with the area, the nature of which was not made completely clear). A kind and caring person, tempered with occasional streaks of coyness and obstinacy, Kate expected to find a position practising medicine alongside Aidensfield's resident doctor, Dr. Ferrenby. Dr Ferrenby was not initially encouraging to Kate because he doubted that the locals would accept a female doctor. However, he later took her on as his junior partner, and gave her a brass plaque with her name on it (to be added beneath the plaque bearing Dr. Ferrenby's name at the medical practice). Kate took over the practice completely following Dr. Ferrenby's death. Although Kate and Nick were delighted when Kate found that she was pregnant, Kate was horrified to discover, during the pregnancy, that she was suffering from [[leukaemia]], and she kept the information about her illness a secret from Nick and the townspeople. Kate also refused potentially life-saving medication because she was worried about its possible adverse effect on her unborn baby. Due to her sacrifice, she died, from the leukaemia, shortly after giving birth to her and Nick's daughter Katie. (When Katie was a pre-schooler, she was taken, by her father, Sgt. Nick Rowan, and her stepmother, Jo, to [[Canada]] with them, when her father joined the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]].)

*[[David Michaels (actor)|David Michaels]] as '''Dr. Neil Bolton''' (1997–1999). Died trying to save a child from a house fire, leaving his pregnant wife Maggie to bring up their son.

*[[Clare Calbraith]] as '''Dr. Tricia Summerbee''' (2000–2002). A very caring and compassionate doctor who had suffered from a heart condition since childhood. Her relationship with PC Mike Bradley began when she showed sympathy over the break-up of his marriage. She and PC Bradley were about to become engaged when her accidental involvement in one of the cases that he was working on as a DC led her to attempt to assist him and the police on horseback. She fell off the horse and died from her injuries.

*[[Francis Matthews (actor)|Francis Matthews]] as '''Dr. James Alway''' (2002–2003; appeared in only four episodes).

*[[Aislín McGuckin]] as '''Dr. Liz Merrick''' (2003–2004). Of Aidensfield's seven doctors to date, she is one of only two to survive her time in the district. She married Lord Ashfordly's estate manager Ben Norton and moved with him to Kenya.

*[[Sophie Ward]] as '''Dr. Helen Walker''', formerly '''Helen Trent''' (2004–2006). Another in the long line of caring medical characters. Classy Helen is noted for her flowing golden tresses and her soft, posh voice. Helen moved to the area with her oily husband Matthew (Trent), but they soon separated and she embarked upon an affair with PC Rob Walker while awaiting a divorce but still in fact married. Subsequently Helen's divorce was finalised and the two were married. She was killed in an explosion at the Aidensfield police house at the end of the 15th series (July 2006). The explosion resulted from a homemade bomb planted by a disturbed schoolboy as revenge for the death of his dog during a police chase accident.

It is somewhat of a tradition that Aidensfield doctors should die in the series. To date, only two of the seven serving doctors has exited the series without meeting his or her maker. Dr. Alex Ferrenby (Frank Middlemass) died by drowning; Dr. Kate Rowan (Niamh Cusack) died of leukaemia; Dr. Neil Bolton (David Michaels) died rescuing a baby from a house fire; Dr. Tricia Summerbee (Clare Calbraith) died in a horse riding accident; and Dr. Helen Walker (Sophie Ward) died in a bomb explosion that ruined the Police house. This leaves Dr. Liz Merrick (Aislín McGuckin) and Dr. James Alway ([[Francis Matthews (actor)|Francis Matthews]]) as the only characters to date to serve as the doctor in Aidensfield and make it out alive.

===Other medical staff===

*[[Kazia Pelka]] as '''Maggie Bolton''' (1995–2001). Caring district nurse. Married to Dr Neil Bolton, with whom she had a son, Sam, born after his death. Left the series after accepting a hospital job.

*[[Sarah Tansey]] as '''Jenny Merton''', formerly '''Jenny Latimer''' (2001–2004). Pharmacist who joined the series when she moved from a hospital job to help out at Dr Summerbee's Aidensfield surgey. Shortly after arriving in Aidensfield she began dating PC Phil Bellamy, and she later married Sgt Merton. She left the series when she suffered a mental breakdown and was taken into care.

*[[Lisa Kay]] as '''Nurse Carol Cassidy''' (October 2006–). Nurse Carol was abandoned by her parents as a baby and grew up in an orphanage. She has lived in Aidensfield for the past two years, and took over the Aidensfield Surgery after the sudden death of Dr. Helen Trent. Shortly after her debut in the show she split up with her fiancé Frank, an often-absent naval officer. Like her predecessor Helen Trent, she became romantically involved with PC Rob Walker. The two parted tearfully when Walker left the show at the end of series 16, after Walker failed to persuade her to accompany him on a move away from Aidensfield linked to his promotion to sergeant.

=="Lovable rogue" lineage==
*[[Bill Maynard]] as '''Claude Jeremiah Greengrass''' (1992–2001). Dishevelled and curmudgeonly yet lovable old rogue, always getting into scrapes. He apparently had some sort of farm or smallholding, but seemed to spend little time working this, preferring instead to poach game from Lord Ashfordly's estate and engage in dubious dealings with local low-life. Although he often had troubles with the police, he did come to have a (slightly grudging) respect for Nick Rowan. He had a brother called Cyril, played by [[Stratford Johns]], who has appeared a couple of times. Bill Maynard reluctantly left the series due to poor health, with the producers unwilling to take the risk of insuring him to be on set. The producers offered to have a departing episode written for him, but he declined and so the character's exit (to join his sister[?] in the Caribbean) was explained without his appearing. Maynard went on to reprise his popular role of Greengrass in the first series of ''[[The Royal]]''.

*[[Geoffrey Hughes]] as '''Vernon Scripps''' (2001–2005; 2007). Small-time businessman and entrepreneur, and half brother to Bernie Scripps (though the two are entirely dissimilar in both appearance and nature). A rotund, colourful, larger-than-life character, he replaced Claude Greengrass as the author of the hare-brained schemes which drive the show's various sub-plots. He landed a windfall by discovering very valuable modern art, and seemed set for life. But he agreed to insure an oil tanker, which was lost at sea, and so lost all the money he had gained. He was devastated, but it didn't take long before he began with his get-rich-quick schemes again. Vernon finally left the series in dramatic style – faking his own suicide to escape the taxman (though the taxman himself was in fact a con artist). In Series 16 he made a brief reappearance in Aidensfield, hoping to claim an inheritance from the estate of his recently deceased sister. It was revealed that he had established a new life running a beach bar in Spain, and wanted David to return with him. Aunt Peggy (see below) eventually persauded David to stay.
*[[Gwen Taylor]] as '''Peggy Armstrong''' (2005–). David Stockwell's aunt (known as "Aunt Peggy"). Indomitable old battleaxe, created in the Claude Greengrass / Vernon Scripps tradition to dream up colourful wheezes and bully David Stockwell. She arrived in Aidensfield out of the blue and promptly proceeded to impose herself on David, moving in with him and ordering him about.

==Other regular characters==

*[[Stuart Golland]] as '''George Ward''', publican (1992–1996). Landlord of the Aidensfield Arms, and uncle of Gina. Now sadly deceased.

*[[Tricia Penrose]] as '''Georgina ("Gina") Ward''' (1993–). Spirited Liverpudlian, landlady of the Aidensfield Arms. The tearaway niece of publican George Ward, Gina was sent to Ashfordly by her parents to straighten her life out and to assist her ailing uncle with running the pub. Much to her own surprise, Gina found the pace of life in Ashfordly to her liking and rapidly dropped her previous rebellious ways. She became the licensee of the pub after the death of her uncle. Gina has been unlucky in love, and has had a string of failed romances. She was once engaged to PC Phil Bellamy and fell pregnant to him. She gave birth to a premature baby boy named Daniel who died in infancy, and their engagement was then broken off. Phil and Gina remained on good terms, even if sometimes a little awkward in each other's company. Bellamy went on to marry Debbie Black, and Gina found a steady boyfriend in Jack Hollins. However, neither of these relationships lasted, and Gina and Phil's romance was rekindled in Series 16. They were finally married in the Series 16 episode "The Dreams That You Dream" (broadcast June 2007). Due to police regulations she was obliged on her marriage to officially give up the licenceeship of the Aidensfield Arms to Oscar Blaketon, but in practice her role there remains unchanged.

*[[Peter Firth]] as '''Dr. James Radcliffe''' (1994). Ran a practice in Whitby with the help of Kate Rowan.

*[[Alice Jones]] as '''Katie Rowan''' (1995–1998). Daughter of PC Nick Rowan and the late Dr Kate Rowan.

*[[Anne Stallybrass]] as '''Eileen Reynolds''', Kate Rowan's aunt (1995–1998). Visited Nick and Kate Rowan in order to give Kate a legacy from her uncle (Eileen's late husband). After Kate died from leukaemia, Eileen returned to Aidensfield to assist Nick Rowan in the rearing of Katie, Nick's and Kate's daughter. Eileen then stayed on after the marriage of Nick and Jo Weston to continue to assist with Katie. Eileen left Aidensfield after rekindling a Second World War romance with a Frenchman.

*[[Peter Benson (actor)|Peter Benson]] as '''Bernard ("Bernie") Scripps''' (1995–). Proprietor of Aidensfield Garage, mechanic, taxi operator and funeral director, though he appears to be some way past retirement age. A melancholy, tall and gaunt individual, but level-headed and kind, he is often roped (reluctantly) into madcap escapades by Claude Greengrass and (later) his half-brother Vernon Scripps, and, more recently still, Aunt Peggy. The schemes inevitably go wrong, with Bernie usually left to pick up the pieces.

*[[Juliette Gruber]] as '''Jo Rowan (née Weston)''' (1995–1998). Teacher. Nick Rowan met her a while after wife Kate had died. Although still recovering from the sudden loss of Kate, the pair struck up a friendship which led to romance. They eventually got married, and shortly after left the series to go to Canada where she continued her career as a teacher.

*[[David Lonsdale]] as '''David Stockwell''' (first appeared as an occasional character 1993–1995, regular 1996–). Comical village buffoon. Originally it was subtly suggested that David had severe learning disabilities and possibly some kind of mental disability, having to be cared for by his mother. However, as his appearances became more regular these elements were toned down, and he grew into more of a comedy character: clumsy, slow-witted, easily-led and uneducated, but with the proverbial "heart of gold". Due to his gullible nature he became a dogsbody first to Claude Greengrass, then Vernon Scripps, then Peggy Armstrong. David's signature gesture is to whip his hat off when he meets another person, or to scrunch it up in his hands when he is nervous or worried. David earns a living of sorts by doing odd jobs such as making deliveries, digging graves, gardening, and driving a taxi (originally for Vernon Scripps, though since the latter's departure from the series David is now apparently self-employed as a taxi driver, with his base being Bernie's garage). David originally "worked" for and lived with Claude Greengrass, and he took on Greengrass' house when the latter emigrated. Later Vernon Scripps moved in with David, until he too left the series. David's latest "house guest" is his aunt Peggy (Armstrong), who took it upon herself to move in with him. For many years David was accompanied by a [[lurcher]] dog called Alfred, which originally belonged to Greengrass (q.v.). Alfred's death upset David greatly, but the grief was lessened by Peggy's gift of a new dog "Deefer" (from "D for dog").

*[[Arbel Jones]] as '''Mary Ward''' (1998–1999). Gina Ward's aunt. She arrived in Aidensfield to help Gina run the Aidensfield Arms.

*[[Fiona Dolman]] as '''Jackie Bradley (née Lambert)''' (1999–2001). Smart, hard-working and successful solicitor, often acting on behalf of individuals under arrest. She met PC Mike Bradley through her work, and they married, rather in haste. Jackie always seemed slightly ambiguous about the relationship, and she felt "suffocated" in the isolated rural community. Conflicts of interest also arose from her position defending criminals arrested by her husband. She later started an affair with one of her clients, whom she had known only a matter of weeks. Following this, she and Mike Bradley divorced and she left the series.

*[[Martin Ledwith]] as '''Andy Ryan''' (1999–2000). Chunky smooth-talking itinerant Irish professional diver who worked on an oil rig and became romantically involved with Gina Ward. Gina ended the relationship when it transpired that he was also keeping a wife and family.

* [[Oliver Pyrah]] (1999–2000) and [[Jack Ferguson]] (2000–2001) as '''baby Sam Bolton''', son of Nurse Maggie Bolton and Dr Neil Bolton.

*[[Vanessa Hehir]] as '''Rosemary ("Rosie") Cartwright''' (2004&ndash). Mechanic, works for Bernie Scripps at Aidensfield Garage. Daughter of a local farmer. Implausibly young and pretty to be getting her nails dirty in Bernie's workshop. She has been unlucky in love despite her looks, with one suitor trying to hurry their physical relationship, and another, a [[vet]], having to move away to [[Birmingham]] to look after his dying father. PC Geoff Younger's keenness for Rosie is an ongoing storyline. Although she has generally not been interested and has knocked him back on occasion, there were signs towards the end of the first part of Series 16 (Jan 2007) that this might change. It is also suggested on occasion that David Stockwell has a crush on her. Rosie lives on a farm with her father and two brothers, though her family life is rarely touched upon. Bernie Scripps is the only person who calls her Rosemary; everyone else calls her Rosie.

*[[Murray Head]] as '''Jack Hollins''' (2005–2006, 2007). A liberal and somewhat intellectual artist and art teacher. After meeting Gina Ward in the Aidensfield Arms, Jack persuaded her to attend his art classes. Claiming to have recognised some talent, he continued to encourage her artistic aspirations and the two eventually became romantically involved – despite Jack being some years her senior. They fell out after he attempted to exhibit a nude portrait of her against her wishes (the painting was eventually burned by Gina and Rosie). He then left the series, but made a brief reappearance with his new fiancée in Series 16 (Sunday 24th June 2007) when he attended Gina's wedding to wish her well.

* [[Josefina Gabrielle]] as '''Debbie Black''', also known as '''Debbie Bellamy''' (2005–2006). Former "wife" of PC Phil Bellamy, and mother of Jane, Susan and PJ Black. Her marriage to Phil eventually proved to be bigamous and therefore invalid. Barry Black, her previous husband and father of her children, had moved to South Africa to escape debt, and not died in a motorcycle accident as she had claimed. At the end of the 15th series, Barry turned up in Aidensfield to take Debbie and her children with him to start a new life in South Africa. Debbie suffered from incipient alcoholism, but she left the series before this storyline could be fully developed.

*[[Lauren Drummond ]] as '''Jane Black''' (2005–2006). Teenage stepdaughter of PC Phil Bellamy.

*[[Gabriella Dixon]] as '''Susan Black''' (2005–2006). 11-year-old daughter of Debbie Bellamy, sister of Jane and Peter Black and step-daughter of PC Phil Bellamy.

*[[Jack Ferguson (British actor)|Jack Ferguson]] as '''Peter Black''' (2005–2006). Son of Debbie Bellamy and step-son of PC Phil Bellamy.

==Recurring characters==

*[[Jack Deam]] as '''Alan Maskell''' (1992). Local tearaway lad, engaged and later married to Sandra Murray. PC Nick Rowan went out of his way to help Alan – providing references for a bank loan to start a motor repair business, and then supporting him when he was falsely accused of being an accessory to car theft.

*[[Eileen O'Brien]] as '''Susan Maskell''' (credited as "Mrs Maskell") (1992). Mother of Alan Maskell. Careworn housewife, overburdened with children.

*[[Barrie Rutter]] as '''Walter Maskell''' (credited as "Mr Maskell") (1992). Boorish husband of Susan Maskell and father of Alan Maskell.

*[[Suzanne Hitchmough]] as '''Sandra Maskell''', formerly '''Sandra Murray''' (1992). Girlfriend, later wife of Alan Maskell. She became pregnant soon after the marriage, but sadly lost the baby to a miscarriage.

*[[Rupert Vansittart]] as '''Lord Ashfordly''' (1992–). Minor aristocrat. A "get off my land" character, his seat is Ashfordly Hall, an old country house surrounded by a large estate. Despite occasional complaints of lack of funds, he must have a bob or two since he employs numerous maids, housekeepers, gamekeepers, gardeners, chauffeurs etc. His first name is Charles and he appears to be a bachelor, though he has at least one son called Rupert (played by [[Marc Warren]], who appeared in one early episode as an arrogant young toff). He also has a sister called Patricia ("Patty") who has appeared a few times. His valuable assets have made him something of a magnet for crime down the years and his house and lands are more often than not the targets of poachers and burglars, perhaps the most prolific of which being Claude Greengrass who often poached game on the Ashfordly estate. Despite this he still seems to have no concept of home security. One of his most amusing incidents was when he was sold some magic mushrooms and ran around Aidensfield with a shotgun.

*Successively, "Tramp", "Rosie" and "Boots" as '''Alfred''' (1992–2005). A lurcher dog, originally belonging to Claude Greengrass and inherited by David Stockwell when Greengrass left the series. He became David's constant companion and appeared in numerous episodes. After a long and happy life, Alfred finally died of heart failure in an episode first broadcast on [[30 October]] [[2005]].

*[[Elizabeth Bennett]] as '''Joyce Jowett'''. Local councillor. A formidable and opinionated lady who likes to have her own way. She insists on being addressed as "Councillor Jowett", as she very firmly tells anyone who dares to call her "Mrs. Jowett". She is a friend of Oscar Blaketon and the two appear to have a deeper though mostly unexpressed affection for each other.

*[[Richard Lintern]] as '''Ben Norton''' (2004). Lord Ashfordly's estate manager.

*[[Simon Molloy]] as '''DI Shiner''', a keen CID boss.

*[[Emily Wright]] as '''Various'''

*[[Lisa-Marie Boucher]] – regular extra.

==Guest stars==
Over the years, a number of well-known guest stars have made one-off appearances in ''Heartbeat'', either in cameo roles or more substantial single-episode parts. These include [[David Essex]] (who played a traveller, or tinker), [[Charlotte Church]], [[Geraldine Newman]], [[Gary Barlow]], [[David Dickinson]], [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]], [[Alan Price]], [[George Cole]], [[Ray Illingworth]], [[Brian Close]], [[Roy Dotrice]], [[Ralf Little]], [[Dickie Bird]] and impressionist [[Jon Culshaw]].

==See also==

* [[Heartbeat (TV series)]]
* [[List of Heartbeat episodes]]

==External links==
*[http://nicholasrhea.co.uk/heartbeat/characters.html "Heartbeat" - the key characters of the TV series]
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~nadine.heartbeat Heartbeat Online]

[[Category:Lists of television characters]]
[[Category:Lists of fictional characters by work]]
[[Category:Lists of actors by television series]]

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