8.2/10102 votes#1 - Cats and Dogs
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1978
The waiting room is packed at the Darrowby practice, but Siegfried seems more focused on catching his hard-drinking brother asleep on the job.
Director: Peter Moffatt
Writer: Brian Finch
- 8.1/1095 votes
#2 - Attendant Problems
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1978
The return of lambing season brings a boost to Siegfried's spirits, but James, laid up in the surgery, is reminded of the harsher realities of a vet's life.
Director: Christopher Barry
Writer: Johnny Byrne
- 8.2/1089 votes
#3 - Fair Means and Fowl
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1978
Nerves are frayed as Tristan's encounter with an "exploding" bullock leads to a lawsuit, and Siegfried's venture in guinea raising runs foul. Meanwhile, James is sent to assist "on of the biggest boozers in the business."
Director: Robert Tronson
Writer: Anthony Steven
8.2/1091 votes#4 - The Beauty of the Beast
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1978
As the tractor threatens to do away with a way of life in the Dales, James battles to save a dying shire horse.
Director: Peter Moffatt
Writer: Johnny Byrne
8.1/1093 votes#5 - Judgment Day
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1978
The Darrowby Show is a much-anticipated event for the whole community, except for the duty vet. This mixed honor falls to James this year.
Director: Christopher Barry
Writer: Brian Finch
7.8/1096 votes#6 - Faint Hearts
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1978
While James struggles to cope with the procrastinations of the Bellerby family, Tristan succumbs to the charms of a millionaire shipbuilder's daughter with a penchant for lobster.
Director: Robert Tronson
Writer: Anthony Steven
8.0/1094 votes#7 - Tricks of the Trade
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1978
James gets a taste of the high life when he comes to the aid of a city vet, Granville Bennet, while Siegfried juggles the care of Mr. Wilkinson's awesome "colt" with the fine art of debt collecting.
Director: Kenneth Ives
Writer: Johnny Byrne
8.0/1091 votes#8 - Pride of Possession
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1978
The atmosphere is tense as James prepares to perform groundbreaking surgery. Meanwhile, Siegfried wrestles with a disinterested prize bull, and Tristan's hormones run riot over Darrowby's merry widow.
Director: Christopher Barry
Writer: Anthony Steven
7.6/1086 votes#9 - The Name of the Game
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1978
James becomes suspicious when the Farnon brothers -- usually keen cricketers -- "volunteer" him in their stead for the annual cricket match between Darrowby and Rainby.
Director: Robert Tronson
Writer: Brian Finch
8.0/1091 votes#10 - Puppy Love
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1978
Tristan may have finally found the right girl in Alice McTavish. Meanwhile, James struggles to save a dog whose death could trigger the end of the owners' marriage.
Director: Kenneth Ives
Writer: Brian Finch
7.6/1083 votes#11 - Ways and Means
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1978
James concludes that the drawbacks of a vet's life -- long hours, fierce dogs and a cunning sow named Prudence -- pale in comparison to the rigors of making a speech to the Darrowby Youth Club.
Director: Christopher Barry
Writer: Brian Finch
7.8/1091 votes#12 - Pups, Pigs and Pickles
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/1978
Siegried turns on the charm to teach Tristan a lesson, while James, busy with calving, finds one farmer's traditional Yorkshire hospitality a bit hard to swallow.
Director: Robert Tronson
Writer: Terence Dudley
7.6/1086 votes#13 - A Dog's Life
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1978
Despite Siegfried's insistence that he relax and "cultivate the inner man," James can't shrug off the irritations that often make his professions a dog's life. Siegfried's inner man is cramming for the annual quiz that pits the men of Darrowby against the fearsome Women's Institute.
Director: Kenneth Ives
Writer: Johnny Byrne
8.6/10130 votes#14 - Merry Gentlemen
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/24/1978
Christmas at Skeldale House can be a formidable undertaking, what with sick foals, overfed dogs and a skeleton guarding Siegfried's secret hoard of goodies.
Director: Christopher Barry
Writer: Anthony Steven
The Best Episodes of All Creatures Great and Small Season 2
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Cats and Dogs" is the best rated episode of "All Creatures Great and Small" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 102 votes. Directed by Peter Moffatt and written by Brian Finch, it aired on 9/23/1978. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Attendant Problems".