- Hartbeat
Tony Hart presented theCBBC show "Hartbeat" which was preceded byTake Hart which taught children how to design art features and use everyday objects to make objects. The show featured Hart and the animatedPlasticine character Morph.Hartbeat continued these factors but was a deliberate attempt to update the image of the show. A more modern theme tune was introduced as were several young female co-presenters, initially alternating between
Margot Wilson ,Joanna Kirk ,Gabrielle Bradshaw andLiza Brown . A storyline was featured in each episode to keep casual viewers interested revolving around a broken computer or Tony's birthday or the like, but lovers of Take Hart felt that this was upstaging the premise of the show.Colin Bennett continued playing the role of Mr Bennett the bumbling caretaker from Take Hart, but after a few years the character was replaced with dotty tea lady Elvira Muckett played by
Amanda Swift . Elvira could generally be heard calling "Te-ea!" and would annoying refer to Tony and the co-presenter of the day as Mr and Mrs Hartbeat. Her first appearance featured her humming the original Take Hart theme Left Bank Two to appeal to longer term viewers. Elvira was replaced again by a character called Alison, but Hartbeat was felt to have become a shadow of its former self and the series was discontinued in 1996.eries guide
*Series 1 - 15 editions -
14 September 1984 -21 December 1984
*Series 2 - 15 editions -11 September 1985 -18 December 1985
*Series 3 - 15 editions -10 September 1986 -17 December 1986
*Series 4 - 15 editions -16 September 1987 -23 December 1987
*Series 5 - 13 editions -14 September 1988 -07 December 1988
*Series 6 - 15 editions -13 September 1989 -20 December 1989
*Series 7 - 14 editions -12 September 1990 -19 December 1990
*Series 8 - 10 editions -11 September 1991 -13 November 1991
*Comic Relief special -12 February 1992
*Series 9 - 10 editions -15 September 1992 -17 November 1992
*Series 10 - 10 editions -15 September 1993 -17 November 1993 External Links
*imdb title|0341808
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/titles/clip12.shtml HartBeat Theme Titles]
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