Two of Heartbeat’s best loved actors have announced that they will be quitting the show in the near future.

Mark Jordan who plays PC Phil Bellmay, has been with the TV show since it started 16 long years ago. Jonathan Kerrigan has played PC Rob Walker for the last three years and will also be leaving.

Mark tells today’s Mirror: “I will leave with brilliant memories and fantastic friends. As well as acting, I’ve been producing and directing, and feel the time is right to develop this side of my career”

Replacing Jonathan will be Joe McFadden, read more here.