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The Best Episodes of All Creatures Great and Small Season 2

Every episode of All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of All Creatures Great and Small Season 2!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 1 - Cats and Dogs
    8.0/10(120 votes)

    #1 - Cats and Dogs

    S2:E1

    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

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  2. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 2 - Attendant Problems
    8.1/10(111 votes)

    #2 - Attendant Problems

    S2:E2

    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

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  3. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 3 - Fair Means and Fowl
    8.2/10(105 votes)

    #3 - Fair Means and Fowl

    S2:E3

    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

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  4. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 4 - Beauty of the Beast
    8.2/10(108 votes)

    #4 - Beauty of the Beast

    S2:E4

    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

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  5. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 5 - Judgment Day
    8.1/10(109 votes)

    #5 - Judgment Day

    S2:E5

    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

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  6. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 6 - Faint Hearts
    7.9/10(110 votes)

    #6 - Faint Hearts

    S2:E6

    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

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  7. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 7 - Tricks of the Trade
    8.0/10(109 votes)

    #7 - Tricks of the Trade

    S2:E7

    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

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  8. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 8 - Pride of Possession
    8.1/10(106 votes)

    #8 - Pride of Possession

    S2:E8

    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

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  9. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 9 - The Name of the Game
    7.6/10(101 votes)

    #9 - The Name of the Game

    S2:E9

    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

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  10. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 10 - Puppy Love
    8.0/10(106 votes)

    #10 - Puppy Love

    S2:E10

    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

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  11. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 11 - Ways and Means
    7.6/10(99 votes)

    #11 - Ways and Means

    S2:E11

    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

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  12. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 12 - Pups, Pigs and Pickles
    7.8/10(106 votes)

    #12 - Pups, Pigs and Pickles

    S2:E12

    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

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  13. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 13 - A Dog's Life
    7.6/10(99 votes)

    #13 - A Dog's Life

    S2:E13

    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

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  14. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 14 - Merry Gentlemen
    8.7/10(148 votes)

    #14 - Merry Gentlemen

    S2:E14

    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

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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 8/10 based on 120 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".