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Episodes

  • 1. Cats and Dogs

    9.0

    1978-09-23

    The waiting room is packed at the Darrowby practice, but Siegfried seems more focused on catching his hard-drinking brother asleep on the job.

  • 2. Attendant Problems

    10.0

    1978-09-30

    The return of lambing season brings a boost to Siegfried's spirits, but James, laid up in the surgery, is reminded of the harsher realities of a vet's life.

  • 3. Fair Means and Fowl

    10.0

    1978-10-07

    Nerves are frayed as Tristan's encounter with an "exploding" bullock leads to a lawsuit, and Siegfried's venture in guinea raising runs foul. Meanwhile, James is sent to assist "on of the biggest boozers in the business."

  • 4. Beauty of the Beast

    7.0

    1978-10-14

    As the tractor threatens to do away with a way of life in the Dales, James battles to save a dying shire horse.

  • 5. Judgment Day

    9.0

    1978-10-21

    The Darrowby Show is a much-anticipated event for the whole community, except for the duty vet. This mixed honor falls to James this year.

  • 6. Faint Hearts

    9.0

    1978-10-28

    While James struggles to cope with the procrastinations of the Bellerby family, Tristan succumbs to the charms of a millionaire shipbuilder's daughter with a penchant for lobster.

  • 7. Tricks of the Trade

    9.0

    1978-11-04

    James gets a taste of the high life when he comes to the aid of a city vet, Granville Bennet, while Siegfried juggles the care of Mr. Wilkinson's awesome "colt" with the fine art of debt collecting.

  • 8. Pride of Possession

    7.0

    1978-11-11

    The atmosphere is tense as James prepares to perform groundbreaking surgery. Meanwhile, Siegfried wrestles with a disinterested prize bull, and Tristan's hormones run riot over Darrowby's merry widow.

  • 9. The Name of the Game

    9.0

    1978-11-18

    James becomes suspicious when the Farnon brothers -- usually keen cricketers -- "volunteer" him in their stead for the annual cricket match between Darrowby and Rainby.

  • 10. Puppy Love

    9.0

    1978-11-25

    Tristan may have finally found the right girl in Alice McTavish. Meanwhile, James struggles to save a dog whose death could trigger the end of the owners' marriage.

  • 11. Ways and Means

    10.0

    1978-12-02

    James concludes that the drawbacks of a vet's life -- long hours, fierce dogs and a cunning sow named Prudence -- pale in comparison to the rigors of making a speech to the Darrowby Youth Club.

  • 12. Pups, Pigs and Pickles

    7.0

    1978-12-09

    Siegried turns on the charm to teach Tristan a lesson, while James, busy with calving, finds one farmer's traditional Yorkshire hospitality a bit hard to swallow.

  • 13. A Dog's Life

    7.0

    1978-12-16

    Despite Siegfried's insistence that he relax and "cultivate the inner man," James can't shrug off the irritations that often make his professions a dog's life. Siegfried's inner man is cramming for the annual quiz that pits the men of Darrowby against the fearsome Women's Institute.

  • 14. Merry Gentlemen

    8.3

    1978-12-24

    Christmas at Skeldale House can be a formidable undertaking, what with sick foals, overfed dogs and a skeleton guarding Siegfried's secret hoard of goodies.

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Cast

  • Lynda Bellingham

    Lynda Bellingham

    Helen Herriot

  • Robert Hardy

    Robert Hardy

    Siegfried Farnon

  • Christopher Timothy

    Christopher Timothy

    James Herriot

  • Carol Drinkwater

    Carol Drinkwater

    Helen Herriot

  • Peter Davison

    Peter Davison

    Tristan Farnon

  • Jean Heywood

    Jean Heywood

    Mrs Alton

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