All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 1978-01-08
Last Air Date: 1990-11-17
Number of Seasons: 7
Number of Episodes: 87
Created By: Bill Sellars
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Robert Hardy as Siegfried Farnon
- Christopher Timothy as James Herriot
- Carol Drinkwater as Helen Herriot
- Peter Davison as Tristan Farnon
- Lynda Bellingham as Helen Herriot
- Mary Hignett as Mrs. Hall
- John McGlynn as Calum Buchanan
- Margaretta Scott as Mrs. Pumphrey
- Andrea Gibb as Deirdre McEwan
- Teddy Turner as Hodgekin
Seasons
Season 1 (1978)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: 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, turns up for the interview, James has fallen asleep!
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Ep. 2: 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 wealth.
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Ep. 3: 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 - many gruff, some eccentric - James meets the lovely Helen Alderson.
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Ep. 4: 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.
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Ep. 5: 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 his courtship skills.
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Ep. 6: 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 figure haunting Raine Abbey.
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Ep. 7: 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".
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Ep. 8: 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, and Siegfried and Tristan decide to remedy matters with their own expert advice.
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Ep. 9: 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 job at the track.
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Ep. 10: 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.
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Ep. 11: 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.
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Ep. 12: 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.
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Ep. 13: 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.
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