One by One

Season 1

Stories about real-life international zoo vet David Taylor (in the TV programmes, he was called Donald Turner) from his early days as a newly-qualified vet in the 1950s to his international standing in the 1970s; each series of the programme was set in a different decade.

Where to Watch One by One • Season 1

10 Episodes

  • We Called in the Experts
    E1
    We Called in the ExpertsDonald Turner arrives home in Rochdale fresh from graduating as a fully qualified Veterinary Surgeon, and takes up a position with grumpy older vet Maurice Webb. He is horrified to learn that the Great Northern Zoo is a part of the practice, especially when he is called out on Maurice's day off to treat a chimpanzee who has had a thumb bitten off. The vet is needed so that they can say they 'Called In The Experts'.
  • Nature's Great Masterpiece
    E2
    Nature's Great MasterpieceDonald and Maurice are called to the zoo when a female elephant is in extreme pain in her jaw, and is getting more and more debilitated and dangerous. Donald and Maurice discover that the elephant has severe arthritis and there just aren't the drugs to deal with it, and are forced to euthanase her. Donald is left in a black mood as he doesn't consider that he can help any of the animals at the zoo, with his limited knowledge.
  • They Shoot Tigers in India
    E3
    They Shoot Tigers in IndiaMr. Webb is very displeased when the newspapers learn about the elephant's death, but Donald decides to dig in and learn all he can when Rajah the tiger is poisoned by a disgruntled ex-keeper.
  • Silver Linings
    E4
    Silver LiningsDonald goes on an interview for another job, and watches as Jenny mounts a newspaper campaign to keep the zoo open.
  • Pastures New
    E5
    Pastures NewDonald decides to take the new job, but has some misgivings about leaving the zoo animals in Webb's care and Jenny is offered a position with a London newspaper.
  • Time and Motion
    E6
    Time and MotionDonald is called in to inspect the animals at a local circus and teaches an old seal trainer some new tricks, and he helps Paddy Reilly find some missing monkeys at the zoo.
  • A Long Weekend
    E7
    A Long WeekendDonald and a local physician team up for a house call on an eccentric old woman who needs medical attention as much as her pet monkey, and he travels with Maggie to the Continent to bring back an elephant for the zoo.
  • Doctor's Orders
    E8
    Doctor's OrdersDonald treats an obstreperous macaw in the surgery, enlists Maggie as a nurse for a convalescing lion cub, and investigates suspected hoof and mouth disease at the circus.
  • The Woman's Touch
    E9
    The Woman's TouchDonald tries out his new anesthesia gun on a pack of wolves and on an orangutan who has miscarried but refuses to give up the corpse of her baby.
  • Ends and Beginnings
    E10
    Ends and BeginningsDonald joins Paddy and the police in a search for a wild cat reported to be running loose on the moor, and faces some dramatic changes in his personal life.

Cast of One by One • Season 1

  • James Ellis

 

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