ITV drama series originally conceived as a vehicle for Nick Berry in 1992 (9)

I believe the answer is:

heartbeat

(Other definitions for heartbeat that I've seen before include "Animating force" , "Pulse of cardiac origin" , "Essential pulsation" , "Circulation noise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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