Peter Benson. Actor: Albion Market. Peter Benson played the funeral director Bernie Scripps in most of the 18 series of Heartbeat (1992), from 1995 to 2009, a role perhaps which he is most likely to be remembered for. His character also ran a garage in the fictional town of Aidensfield and often got involved in disastrous money-making schemes with Claude Greengrass (Bill Maynard) and half-brother Vernon Scripps (Geoffrey Hughes). Benson also appeared...