7.7/10193 votes#1 - 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
8.0/10156 votes#2 - 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
8.1/10128 votes#3 - 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
7.9/10121 votes#4 - 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
7.9/10115 votes#5 - 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
8.0/10120 votes#6 - 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
8.2/10110 votes#7 - 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
8.2/10105 votes#8 - 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
8.1/10106 votes#9 - 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
7.9/1098 votes#10 - 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
8.0/10104 votes#11 - 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
8.2/10102 votes#12 - 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
8.5/10107 votes#13 - 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
The Best Episodes of All Creatures Great and Small Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Horse Sense" is the best rated episode of "All Creatures Great and Small" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 193 votes. Directed by Terence Dudley and written by Brian Clark, it aired on 1/8/1978. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Dog Days".