All Creatures Great and Small S2E4 — Beauty of the Beast

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All Creatures Great and Small•Season 2•Episode 4

Beauty of the Beast

8.2/10 · 111 votesOct 14, 1978

Ranked #3 of 14 in Season 2•+0.2 vs season avg

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As the tractor threatens to do away with a way of life in the Dales, James battles to save a dying shire horse.

Directed byPeter Moffatt

Written byJohnny Byrne

Previous episodeE3 · Fair Means and Fowl Next episodeE5 · Judgment Day

Seasons7

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Season 2 Episodes14

Cats and Dogs

Attendant Problems

Fair Means and Fowl

Beauty of the Beast

Judgment Day

Faint Hearts

Tricks of the Trade

Pride of Possession

The Name of the Game

Puppy Love

Ways and Means

Pups, Pigs and Pickles

E13 7.6

A Dog's Life

E14 8.7

Merry Gentlemen

Cast5

Robert Hardy

Siegfried Farnon

Christopher Timothy

James Herriot

Carol Drinkwater

Helen Herriot

Mary Hignett

Mrs. Hall

Peter Davison

Tristan Farnon

Crew3

Johnny Byrne

Writer

Peter Moffatt

Director

Henry Fowler

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Beauty of the Beast" is episode 4 of All Creatures Great and Small season 2. It scored 8.2/10 from 111 votes, ranking #3 of 14 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Peter Moffatt and written by Johnny Byrne, it aired on October 14, 1978.

Next: E5 · Judgment Day Best of Season 2