Smallholder Lionel Brough has a motley collection of stock, but when an inheritance allows him to go in for pig keeping in a big way, James diagnoses a case of swine fever.
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Series 5: 6. A New Chapter
The Herriots prepare to move to Rowangarth, and there's another emergency with Granville Bennett.
21-06-2025
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Series 5: 5. When Dreams Come True
Helen is finally up and about - only to face the morning after the chaos of Tristan's party the night before.
21-06-2025
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Series 5: 4. The Playing Field
With Siegfried in London, Tristan is left with the worst patients.
14-06-2025
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Series 5: 3. Choose A Bright Morning
James receives a cry for help from the isolated Bramley family, who last came to town in 1929.
14-06-2025
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Series 5: 2. Place Of Honour
With Helen still bedridden, James struggles manfully with both chores and children as Siegfried and Tristan look on idly.
07-06-2025
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Series 5: 1. Against The Odds
James battles through snowy dales to save a litter of piglets, and Tristan hopes Siegfried will give him a job.
07-06-2025
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Series 4: 10. For Richer, For Poorer
Young James performs at the piano recital, and Siegfried 'performs' the perfect operation.
31-05-2025
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Series 4: 9. City Slicker
City banker Andrew Bruce, an old school friend of James's, visits Darrowby to experience a few days of rural bliss, but very soon it begins to look like a rural nightmare.
31-05-2025
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Series 4: 8. The Healing Touch
James visits Granville Bennett's lavishly impressive small-animal hospital. The fruits of this veterinary surgery are evidently much richer than the hard-grafting life of James' ...
24-05-2025
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Series 4: 7. Ace, King, Queen, Jack
Calum tickles a few trout, Tricki Woo enters the dog show, and Bramble, the cow with a wink, is a success.
24-05-2025
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Series 3: 13. Will To Live
It's bad enough when a dog loses its sight, but the vets have the difficult job of breaking the news to its owner.
12-04-2025
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Series 3: 5. If Wishes Were Horses
Wesley Binks is the bane of Darrowby with petty thieving, but when his dog contracts distemper, he turns over a new leaf and resolves to work hard to pay for treatment.
22-03-2025
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Series 1: 3. 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.
26-10-2024
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Series 4: 1. One Of Nature's Little Miracles
The Herriots lead a busy family life, and Tristan is aware that he may have entered the terminal stages of his bachelor status. Siegfried engages another assistant, who brings h ...
03-05-2025
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Series 1: 11. 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?
30-11-2024
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Series 1: 8. Advice And Consent
The Dalby family fortunes dwindle even more until, almost by accident, James stumbles across the reason for the herd's illness.
09-11-2024
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Series 3: 8. A Dying Breed
James and Siegfried take a privileged look at progress, while Tristan, to his dismay, becomes regarded by Darrowby clients as the best vet in the business.
30-03-2025
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Series 1: 10. 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.
16-11-2024
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Series 4: 9. City Slicker
City banker Andrew Bruce, an old school friend of James's, visits Darrowby to experience a few days of rural bliss, but very soon it begins to look like a rural nightmare.
31-05-2025
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Series 4: 3. The Bull With The Bowler Hat
While James is concerned about possible professional incompetence, Tristan tries to convince Mr Hartley of the virtues of artificial insemination - helped by Siegfried, who only ...
10-05-2025
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