The Prodigal Returns

8.2/10 · 85 votesSep 1, 1990

Ranked #2 of 12 in Season 7•+0.3 vs season avg

Life at the Yorkshire veterinary practice continues to challenge the partners, whether by neglected animals or tight-fisted farmers. There are domestic challenges for Tristan, however, when James and Helen play a practical joke with a "Welcome Home" card from an old female admirer. Life is

Season 7 Episodes12

E1 8.2Now viewing

The Prodigal Returns

E2 7.8

Knowin' How to Do It

E3 7.8

If Music Be the Food of Love

A Friend for Life

Spring Fever

Out with the New

Food for Thought

A Cat in Hull's Chance

E9 7.9

A Grand Memory for Forgetting

E10 8.1

Old Dogs, New Tricks

E11 7.9

Hampered

E12 8.5

Promises to Keep

Cast6

Lynda Bellingham

Helen Herriot

Robert Hardy

Siegfried Farnon

Christopher Timothy

James Herriot

Carol Drinkwater

Helen Herriot

Peter Davison

Tristan Farnon

Jean Heywood

Mrs Alton

Crew3

Steve Saunderson

Director of Photography

Michael Brayshaw

Director

Christopher Penfold

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Prodigal Returns" is episode 1 of All Creatures Great and Small season 7. It scored 8.2/10 from 85 votes, ranking #2 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Michael Brayshaw and written by Christopher Penfold, it aired on September 1, 1990.

The Prodigal Returns

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