As indicated by its title, this made-for-TV weeper was inspired by one of author
Danielle Steel's innumerable best-sellers. The beautiful and talented Adrian (
Polly Draper) is a writer for one of America's most popular TV soap operas. She is also pregnant, and when she refuses to abort her baby, Adrian's selfish husband (
Kevin Kilner) deserts her. It falls to one of the soap opera's producers, the recently divorced Bill (
John Ritter), to convince Adrian to give romance a second chance -- and, incidentally, to give her baby a new last name. Described at the time of its release as "a yuppie love story,"
Danielle Steel's 'Heartbeat' was originally telecast by NBC on February 3, 1993. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide