
All Episodes of All Creatures Great and Small
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All Episodes of All Creatures Great and Small
Browse all episodes of All Creatures Great and Small
Season 1
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Horse Sense
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/1978
Life 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!
Director: Terence Dudley
Writer: Brian Clark
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Dog Days
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/1978
James 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.
Director: Peter Moffatt
Writer: Brian Finch
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It Takes All Kinds
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/1978
Sigfried 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.
Director: Christopher Baker
Writer: Johnny Byrne
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Calf Love
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/1978
Siegfried 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.
Director: Terence Dudley
Writer: Anthony Steven
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Out of Practice
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/1978
The 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.
Director: Peter Moffatt
Writer: Johnny Byrne
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Nothing Like Experience
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/1978
James 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.
Director: Christopher Baker
Writer: Johnny Byrne
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Golden Lads and Girls
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/1978
James' 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".
Director: Terence Dudley
Writer: Brian Finch
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Advice and Consent
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/1978
The 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.
Director: Peter Moffatt
Writer: Brian Finch
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The Last Furlong
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/1978
The 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.
Director: Christopher Baker
Writer: Anthony Steven
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Sleeping Partners
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/12/1978
James 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.
Director: Terence Dudley
Writer: Johnny Byrne
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Bulldog Breed
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/19/1978
As James struggles to save the dairy herd in which a friend has sunk all his savings, he discovers a colleague's guilty secret.
Director: Peter Moffatt
Writer: Brian Finch
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Practice Makes Perfect
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/7/1978
Having 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.
Director: Christopher Baker
Writer: Johnny Byrne
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Breath of Life
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/14/1978
Siegfried 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.
Director: Terence Dudley
Writer: Anthony Steven