All Creatures Great and Small S7E4 — A Friend for Life

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All Creatures Great and Small•Season 7•Episode 4

A Friend for Life

7.7/10 · 72 votesSep 22, 1990

Ranked #10 of 12 in Season 7•−0.2 vs season avg

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Tragedy strikes Bill Shadwell when his herd of dairy shorthorns contracts Johne's disease. As Shadwell approaches retirement, his son is keen to move into more profitable Friesian dairy cattle -- a move which means both James and Siegfried are caught up in the family's battle

Directed bySteve Goldie

Written byMichael Russell

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Seasons7

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Season 7 Episodes12

E1 8.2

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

Michael Russell

Writer

Graham Frake

Director of Photography

Steve Goldie

Director

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Episode Summary

"A Friend for Life" is episode 4 of All Creatures Great and Small season 7. It scored 7.7/10 from 72 votes, ranking #10 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Steve Goldie and written by Michael Russell, it aired on September 22, 1990.

Next: E5 · Spring Fever Best of Season 7