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.
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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.
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James meets Basil Courtney, a cowhand for a local farmer. Basil has worked in a circus, been a teacher, has knowledge of art and a nose for good wine! James is intrigued until he discovers that Basil has not been giving the farmer's calves their treatment and, as a result, they are showing no signs of improvement.
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Directed by Bob BlagdenWritten by Brian FinchGuest stars John McGlynn, Andrea Gibb, Brian Glover, Andrew Seear, Edward Phillips, Randal Herley, Steve Collins, Frank Harling
The romance between Calum Buchanan and Deidre McEwan flourishes. Siegfried has been hoping that the love affair would quiet down but instead it seems to be going full blast. However, the course of true love never runs smoothly, and it is left to Siegfried to help solve the young couple's problems.
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Directed by Bob BlagdenWritten by Alfred ShaughnessyGuest stars John McGlynn, Andrea Gibb, Charles Rea, Gabrielle Blunt, Alex Robinson
Deidre and Calum are busy planning their wedding. Deidre discusses her future with Helen, who hopes the couple will stay in Darrowby. However, Calum gets offered a job in Nova Scotia. Siegfried, believing he has forced Calum into applying for the job, hopes he can now persuade him to reconsider.
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Directed by Bob BlagdenWritten by Anthony StevenGuest stars Peter Davison, John McGlynn, Sonia Graham, Andrea Gibb, Christine Kavanagh, Tony Melody, Anthony Wise
Siegfried visits a farm to treat a sick cat and pulls off a brilliant piece of human diagnosis at the same time. He also gets an unexpected visit from the puritan Mr. Hopps -- who does not have an animal with him.
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Directed by Bob BlagdenWritten by Roger DavenportGuest stars David Cook, James Garbutt, Terry Gunn, Tubby Andrews, John Atkinson, Sheila Mitchell, Kate Kitovitz, Ray Boot
James meets a pair of elderly twins. Oliver and Roland Strong, rabbit breeder and prize cabbage-grower respectively, have divided the cottage left to them by their mother and have not spoken to each other for 50 years. Now Oliver is convinced that Roland has poisoned one of his rabbits.
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Directed by Michael BrayshawWritten by Brian FinchGuest stars Bryan Pringle, John Sharp, Gordon Gostelow, Walter Sparrow, Barry Jackson, Derek Hicks, Peter Martin, Colette Stevenson
When James treats a sick cat, he finds himself in an awkward position with Mrs. Pumphrey and Mrs.Tibbett. These two formidable and mutually ferocious Darrowby matrons compete both in presents for the invalid and in hounding James for information of the patient's progress.
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Directed by Michael BrayshawWritten by Michael RussellGuest stars Margaretta Scott, Teddy Turner, Geoffrey Bayldon, Ian Bleasdale, Annie Leon, Steve Delaney, Jill McCullough, Gordon Duffy
When Lady Hulton's cat falls ill, Siegfried embarks, with typical zeal, on updating the practice to cater for such refined clients. Lady Hulton, however, catches him out at every turn. James' problems lie with an affable but lazy farmer, Vernon Harker, whose plans to save himself from work even extend to marrying a tower of strength with a grown son to match.
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Directed by Michael BrayshawWritten by Roger DavenportGuest stars Ashley Barker, Joanna McCallum, Irene Sutcliffe, John Turtle, June Ellis, Rod Arthur, Anne Jameson, Judy Brooke
Jenny Garston and David Rayner, individually charming farmer and horse-breeder, have been sworn enemies since their earliest school days. When a triple birthday is marred by tragedy it falls to Siegfried to negotiate with the stony-faced neighbors.
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Directed by Michael BrayshawWritten by Christopher PenfoldGuest stars Dorothy Tutin, Frank Windsor, Amanda Waring, Howard Ward, Marlene Sidaway, David Hargreaves, Charles Pemberton, Steve Halliwell
Siegfried once again gets James to play cricket in a charity match for the village against the county team. The tables are turned however when James is injured and Siegfried is pressed into service. Bob and Rachel Taylor are worried about their lame horse, Maggie. Siegfried operated on the animal, but she seems to going down hill. Siegfried is accompanied oh his rounds by young Colin Appleby, who has sick goldfish.
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Directed by Tony VirgoWritten by Michael RussellGuest stars Bert Parnaby, John Gill, Tracy Jane White, Mark Botham, James Mason, Duggie Brown, Dinah Handley, Bill Cashmore
An old friend of James and Siegfried, an itinerant raveler called Roddy Travers, arrives in Darrowby. He appears to be stealing instruments from the practice but Siegfried and James are relieved to discover that Roddy's recently acquired lurcher dog, Murphy, is the culprit. However, the situation turns serious when an elderly local farmer accuses Murphy of sheep killing.
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Directed by Tony VirgoWritten by Johnny ByrneGuest stars James Ellis, Preston Lockwood, Angela Walsh, William Ilkley, Tony Capstick, Aimee Jackson
Siegfried insists on singing the praises of his new time- management system, a personal diary, much to the annoyance of James. James is particularly put out by Siegfried's successful demonstration to his bete-noir, the redoubtable Mr. Ripley. However, Siegfried's morning is spoiled when he has to deal with Humphrey, an exuberant Great Dane.
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Directed by Tony VirgoWritten by Johnny ByrneGuest stars Annette Badland, Helen Lindsay, Graham Rigby, Elizabeth Glennon, Sam Davies
Siegfried is perplexed when the usually-caring Grandma Clarke snubs her neighbor, Franco Pedretti, who is the new shepherd on the estate where she is a tenant farmer. It soon becomes apparent that she blames Franco for the untimely death of her son in Italy during the war and the subsequent death of his wife in childbirth.
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Directed by Tony VirgoWritten by Johnny ByrneGuest stars Margaretta Scott, Fred Feast, Thora Hird, Ray Mangion, Dave Hill, Jessica Sewell
Johnny Byrne, Brian Finch, Anthony Steven, Roger Davenport, Michael Russell, Alfred Shaughnessy, Terry Hodgkinson, Terence Dudley, Christopher Penfold, Sam Snape, Brian Clark, William Humble, Joan Salter
Production details
Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
87
Original language
English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
Themes
based on memoir or autobiographycountry lifeveterinarianyorkshire
