Every Loser Wins: Life as a script editor on ITV’s Heartbeat

Penny Brazier
Nov 1 · 5 min read

On the face of it, this seems like an odd choice for this week’s number one single. Nick Berry wasn’t even in Heartbeat when it came out — he was still Wicksy in Eastenders. But I can’t look at his face without hearing the immortal refrain “Ooh, do you know Nick Berry?” which is what everyone used to ask me when I told them I worked on Heartbeat.

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