Set in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, this beloved comedy follows the adventures of young country veterinarian James Herriot. Full of wit and warmth, it's a classic in every sense of the word.
- Drama
- Year 1978 - 1990
- 7 Seasons
Set in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, this beloved comedy follows the adventures of young country veterinarian James Herriot. Full of wit and warmth, it's a classic in every sense of the word.
- Year: 1978
E1 • Horse Sense
Life for a newly qualified vet in the Yorkshire Dales isn't at all easy, as James Herriot discovers. To begin with, you have to find employment.
E2 • Dog Days
The result of the post-mortem is known and James finds that while a vet's life is not altogether enviable, a dog's life might well be.
E3 • It Takes All Kinds...
James seems to be falling into the routine of being a country vet, but the peace is shattered when Siegfried employs a secretary and James meets Helen Alderson.
E4 • Calf Love
Siegfried has a major victory and Tristan has to deal with pigs in more ways than one. James discovers that he has a rival.
E5 • Out Of Practice
The practice in Darrowby goes from strength to strength - unlike James's private life. Tristan decides to remedy matters and arranges a double blind date.
E6 • Nothing Like Experience
James makes a date with Helen, without Tristan's help. The practice loses a customer, with Tristan's help. Siegfried stops smoking, which doesn't help anyone.
E7 • Golden Lads And Girls
James' luck changes for the better in his romance with Helen, but for the Dalby family there seems to be no turning of the tide.
E8 • Advice And Consent
The Dalby family fortunes dwindle even more until, almost by accident, James stumbles across the reason for the herd's illness.
E9 • The Last Furlong
Some farmers like to do their own vetting, but James discovers that sometimes the vet can cure the farmer.
E10 • Sleeping Partners
Richard Carmody, a superior student, accompanies James on his rounds to learn, but it becomes clear that there is very little that he doesn't know.
E11 • Bulldog Breed
What can a country vet do when a herd is struck by a disease for which there is no cure - especially when a man's life savings are at risk?
E12 • Practice Makes Perfect
James returns to Angus Grier and, to his shame and Grier's pleasure, is coerced into giving the wrong treatment. Grier's triumph is short-lived as James discovers his guilty secret.
E13 • Breath Of Life
Siegfried discovers that a gift given in good faith can deal out death. James discovers that dealing out death can accidentally be the gift to life.
- Cast
Christopher Timothy
James Herriot
Robert Hardy
Siegfried Farnon
Carol Drinkwater
Helen Alderson
Peter Davison
Tristan Farnon
Mary Hignett
Mrs Hall
Margaretta Scott
Mrs Pumphrey
George Selway
Soames
John Sharp
Biggins
George Malpas
Mr Dean
Madge Ryan
Miss Harbottle
Jessica Spencer
Sister Louisa Rose
Jack Watson
Cranford
John Collin
Mr Alderson
Janet Davies
Mrs Dalby
Rio Fanning
Joe Mulligan
Peter Schofield
Pickersgill
Andrew Crawford
Angus Grier
Chris Brown
Richard Carmody
John Ronane
Dowson
