Blood and Water

8.1/10 · 78 votesSep 30, 1989

Ranked #2 of 12 in Season 6•+0.2 vs season avg

James meets a pair of elderly twins. Oliver and Roland Strong, rabbit breeder and prize cabbage-grower respectively, have divided the cottage left to them by their mother and have not spoken to each other for 50 years. Now Oliver is convinced that Roland has poisoned

Season 6 Episodes12

E1 7.7

Here and There

E2 7.8

The Course of True Love

The Call of the Wild

The Nelson Touch

Blood and Water

Where Sheep May Safely Graze

E7 7.9

The New World

E8 8.1

Mending Fences

E9 7.7

Big Fish, Little Fish

E10 8.0

In Whom We Trust

E11 7.9

The Rough and the Smooth

E12 8.1

The Best Time

Cast4

Lynda Bellingham

Helen Herriot

Robert Hardy

Siegfried Farnon

Christopher Timothy

James Herriot

Carol Drinkwater

Helen Herriot

Crew2

Brian Finch

Writer

Michael Brayshaw

Director

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Episode Summary

"Blood and Water" is episode 5 of All Creatures Great and Small season 6. It scored 8.1/10 from 78 votes, ranking #2 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Michael Brayshaw and written by Brian Finch, it aired on September 30, 1989.

Blood and Water

Seasons7

Season 6 Episodes12

Cast4

Crew2

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Episode Summary