All Creatures Great and Small

Season 1

TV-PG
James Herriot is a vet in Yorkshire, England, during the late 1930s and 1940's. He gets a job at the practice of Siegfried Farnon, who (together with his mischievous brother Tristan) already have a successful business. James undergoes a variety of adventures during his work, which are just as often caused by the characters of the county (including the Farnon brothers) as the animals in his care.

13 Episodes

  • Horse Sense
    E1
    Horse SenseLife 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!
  • Dog Days
    E2
    Dog DaysJames 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.
  • It Takes All Kinds
    E3
    It Takes All KindsSigfried 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.
  • Calf Love
    E4
    Calf LoveSiegfried 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.
  • Out of Practice
    E5
    Out of PracticeThe 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.
  • Nothing Like Experience
    E6
    Nothing Like ExperienceJames 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.
  • Golden Lads and Girls
    E7
    Golden Lads and GirlsJames' 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".
  • Advice and Consent
    E8
    Advice and ConsentThe 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.
  • The Last Furlong
    E9
    The Last FurlongThe 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.
  • Sleeping Partners
    E10
    Sleeping PartnersJames 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.
  • Bulldog Breed
    E11
    Bulldog BreedAs James struggles to save the dairy herd in which a friend has sunk all his savings, he discovers a colleague's guilty secret.
  • Practice Makes Perfect
    E12
    Practice Makes PerfectHaving 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.
  • Breath of Life
    E13
    Breath of LifeSiegfried 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 of Season 1

  • Robert HardySiegfried Farnon
  • Christopher TimothyJames Herriot
  • Carol DrinkwaterHelen Herriot
  • Mary HignettMrs. Hall
  • Peter DavisonTristan Farnon
  • Bill SellarsProducer

 

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