All Creatures Great and Small S3E8 — A Dying Breed

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All Creatures Great and Small•Season 3•Episode 8

A Dying Breed

7.7/10 · 97 votesFeb 16, 1980

Ranked #14 of 14 in Season 3•−0.4 vs season avg

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The vets visit a modern dairy farm and are left to wonder who benefits from the cold efficiency. Miss Westerman returns with her dog Hamish and Tristan tries to avoid her, given that he misplaced her dog the last time she him in the vets'

Directed byRichard Bramall

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Seasons7

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Season 3 Episodes14

E1 7.9

Plenty to Grouse About

E2 8.2

Charity Begins at Home

E3 8.0

Every Dog Has His Day

E4 8.1

Hair of the Dog

E5 8.2

If Wishes Were Horses

Pig in the Middle

Be Prepared

A Dying Breed

Brink of Disaster

Home and Away

Alarms and Excursions

E12 8.2

Matters of Life and Death

E13 8.1

Will to Live

E14 8.8

Big Steps and Little 'Uns

Cast5

Robert Hardy

Siegfried Farnon

Christopher Timothy

James Herriot

Carol Drinkwater

Helen Herriot

Mary Hignett

Mrs. Hall

Peter Davison

Tristan Farnon

Crew3

Richard Bramall

Director

William Humble

Adaptation

Clive Gardener

Editor

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Episode Summary

"A Dying Breed" is episode 8 of All Creatures Great and Small season 3. It scored 7.7/10 from 97 votes, ranking #14 of 14 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Richard Bramall, it aired on February 16, 1980.

Next: E9 · Brink of Disaster Best of Season 3