Period police drama Heartbeat ran for 18 seasons on ITV and starred EastEnders' Nick Berry and later Strictly Come Dancing winner Joe McFadden.

After work on stage, The Mirror reported how he was set to make a TV comeback as Ray Wood in ITV drama series The Long Shadow. Derek played Sgt Oscar Blaketon for the duration of the show ...

CORONATION Street fans will be fuming as the soap is yanked from schedules yet again tonight - thanks to another ITV shake-up. The long-running drama is facing yet another disruption, leaving ...