All Creatures Great and Small S7E5 — Spring Fever

7.5

All Creatures Great and Small•Season 7•Episode 5

Spring Fever

7.5/10 · 79 votesSep 29, 1990

Ranked #11 of 12 in Season 7•−0.4 vs season avg

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The mysterious Mrs. Donovan poses problems for all three partners. Siegfried rashly dismisses her as "a warm-hearted woman who loves animals" -- until she starts interfering with his patients. From sheep to piglets, a howling dog to a hibernating tortoise, there seems to be no

Directed byMichael Brayshaw

Written byJoan Salter

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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

Steve Saunderson

Director of Photography

Michael Brayshaw

Director

Joan Salter

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Spring Fever" is episode 5 of All Creatures Great and Small season 7. It scored 7.5/10 from 79 votes, ranking #11 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Michael Brayshaw and written by Joan Salter, it aired on September 29, 1990.

Next: E6 · Out with the New Best of Season 7