S01E01 Horse Sense
Life for a newly qualified vet like James Herriot is not at all easy. He travels all the way to Darrowby, Yorkshire to secure a job, but by the time his prospective employer, Siegfried Farnon,...
All Creatures Great and Small
S01E11: Bulldog Breed
As James struggles to save the dairy herd in which a friend has sunk all his savings, he discovers a colleague's guilty secret.
Overview
The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.
Episodes
S01E02 Dog Days
James finds that long hours and rough conditions can make a veterinary work a dog's life, but for some dogs, like Mrs. Pumphrey's Tricki-Wu, have it so well that they can afford to spread the...
S01E03 It Takes All Kinds
Sigfried declares that the business is in shambles financially, and his solution is Miss Harbottle, a meticulous secretary who rules the cash box with an iron hand. Amid a relentless succession of new faces -...
S01E04 Calf Love
Siegfried has a major victory, and his brother Tristan has to deal with pigs in more ways than one. James discovers he has a rival for Helen's affections.
S01E05 Out of Practice
The veterinary practice goes from strength to strength, but James fears he has wrecked his chances with Helen after a disastrous first date. Tristan decides that a blind date is all James needs to hone...
S01E06 Nothing Like Experience
James musters the courage to visit Helen after she's seen him at his worst. Siegfried resorts to sorcery to aid a gypsy's ailing pony, and a wild ghost chase solves the mystery of the shrouded...
S01E07 Golden Lads and Girls
James' temper is fraying fast -- what with two car accidents in the space of a week, an inauspicious meeting with Helen's family and his rival still lurking around Helen like a "big glossy spider".
S01E08 Advice and Consent
The fortunes of the hard-working Dalby family look set to dwindle even further until almost by accident James discovers the cause of their herd's illness. However, James still needs a push start on other fronts,...
S01E09 The Last Furlong
The sport of kings beckons James and Siegfried to the Broughton Races — James in search of a dead cert to raise forty pounds for a Mediterranean honeymoon, and Siegfried in pursuit of a dream...
S01E10 Sleeping Partners
James and Helen's wedding day has finally arrived, though their honeymoon destination couldn't have been further from the Mediterranean. Finally, Siegfried bestows the best wedding present of all.
S01E11 Bulldog Breed
As James struggles to save the dairy herd in which a friend has sunk all his savings, he discovers a colleague's guilty secret.
S01E12 Practice Makes Perfect
Having failed his exams, Tristan fears his brother's wrath. In a desperate effort to reform, Tristan shuns cigarettes, alcohol and women and adopts a rigorous routine of dawn runs and hard work.
S01E13 Breath of Life
Siegfried discovers that a gift given in good faith has brought the deadly foot-and-mouth disease to the dales, and James accidentally hits upon a "sleep cure" for Mrs. Flaxton's poodle.
Cast
Lynda Bellingham
Helen Herriot
Robert Hardy
Siegfried Farnon
Christopher Timothy
James Herriot
Peter Davison
Tristan Farnon
Jean Heywood
Mrs Alton
