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The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.

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    All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 1 - Horse Sense
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    #1 - Horse Sense

    S1:E1

    Life for a newly qualified vet like James Herriot is not at all easy. He travels all the way to Darrowby, Yorkshire to secure a job, but by the time his prospective employer, Siegfried Farnon, turns up for the interview, James has fallen asleep!

    Director:Terence Dudley
    Writer:Brian Clark

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  2. All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 2 - Dog Days
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    #2 - Dog Days

    S1:E2

    James finds that long hours and rough conditions can make a veterinary work a dog's life, but for some dogs, like Mrs. Pumphrey's Tricki-Wu, have it so well that they can afford to spread the wealth.

    Director:Peter Moffatt
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  3. All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 3 - It Takes All Kinds
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    #3 - It Takes All Kinds

    S1:E3

    Sigfried declares that the business is in shambles financially, and his solution is Miss Harbottle, a meticulous secretary who rules the cash box with an iron hand. Amid a relentless succession of new faces - many gruff, some eccentric - James meets the lovely Helen Alderson.

    Director:Christopher Baker
    Writer:Johnny Byrne

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  4. All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 4 - Calf Love
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    #4 - Calf Love

    S1:E4

    Siegfried has a major victory, and his brother Tristan has to deal with pigs in more ways than one. James discovers he has a rival for Helen's affections.

    Director:Terence Dudley
    Writer:Anthony Steven

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  5. All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 5 - Out of Practice
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    #5 - Out of Practice

    S1:E5

    The veterinary practice goes from strength to strength, but James fears he has wrecked his chances with Helen after a disastrous first date. Tristan decides that a blind date is all James needs to hone his courtship skills.

    Director:Peter Moffatt
    Writer:Johnny Byrne

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  6. All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 6 - Nothing Like Experience
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    #6 - Nothing Like Experience

    S1:E6

    James musters the courage to visit Helen after she's seen him at his worst. Siegfried resorts to sorcery to aid a gypsy's ailing pony, and a wild ghost chase solves the mystery of the shrouded figure haunting Raine Abbey.

    Director:Christopher Baker
    Writer:Johnny Byrne

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  7. All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 7 - Golden Lads and Girls
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    #7 - Golden Lads and Girls

    S1:E7

    James' temper is fraying fast -- what with two car accidents in the space of a week, an inauspicious meeting with Helen's family and his rival still lurking around Helen like a "big glossy spider".

    Director:Terence Dudley
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  8. All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 8 - Advice and Consent
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    #8 - Advice and Consent

    S1:E8

    The fortunes of the hard-working Dalby family look set to dwindle even further until almost by accident James discovers the cause of their herd's illness. However, James still needs a push start on other fronts, and Siegfried and Tristan decide to remedy matters with their own expert advice.

    Director:Peter Moffatt
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  9. All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 9 - The Last Furlong
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    #9 - The Last Furlong

    S1:E9

    The sport of kings beckons James and Siegfried to the Broughton Races — James in search of a dead cert to raise forty pounds for a Mediterranean honeymoon, and Siegfried in pursuit of a dream job at the track.

    Director:Christopher Baker
    Writer:Anthony Steven

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  10. All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 10 - Sleeping Partners
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    #10 - Sleeping Partners

    S1:E10

    James and Helen's wedding day has finally arrived, though their honeymoon destination couldn't have been further from the Mediterranean. Finally, Siegfried bestows the best wedding present of all.

    Director:Terence Dudley
    Writer:Johnny Byrne

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  11. All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 11 - Bulldog Breed
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    #11 - Bulldog Breed

    S1:E11

    As James struggles to save the dairy herd in which a friend has sunk all his savings, he discovers a colleague's guilty secret.

    Director:Peter Moffatt
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  12. All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 12 - Practice Makes Perfect
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    #12 - Practice Makes Perfect

    S1:E12

    Having failed his exams, Tristan fears his brother's wrath. In a desperate effort to reform, Tristan shuns cigarettes, alcohol and women and adopts a rigorous routine of dawn runs and hard work.

    Director:Christopher Baker
    Writer:Johnny Byrne

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  13. All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 13 - Breath of Life
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    #13 - Breath of Life

    S1:E13

    Siegfried discovers that a gift given in good faith has brought the deadly foot-and-mouth disease to the dales, and James accidentally hits upon a "sleep cure" for Mrs. Flaxton's poodle.

    Director:Terence Dudley
    Writer:Anthony Steven

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  14. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 1 - Cats and Dogs
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    #14 - Cats and Dogs

    S2:E1

    The waiting room is packed at the Darrowby practice, but Siegfried seems more focused on catching his hard-drinking brother asleep on the job.

    Director:Peter Moffatt
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  15. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 2 - Attendant Problems
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    #15 - Attendant Problems

    S2:E2

    The return of lambing season brings a boost to Siegfried's spirits, but James, laid up in the surgery, is reminded of the harsher realities of a vet's life.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writer:Johnny Byrne

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  16. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 3 - Fair Means and Fowl
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    #16 - Fair Means and Fowl

    S2:E3

    Nerves are frayed as Tristan's encounter with an "exploding" bullock leads to a lawsuit, and Siegfried's venture in guinea raising runs foul. Meanwhile, James is sent to assist "on of the biggest boozers in the business."

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Anthony Steven

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  17. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 4 - Beauty of the Beast
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    #17 - Beauty of the Beast

    S2:E4

    As the tractor threatens to do away with a way of life in the Dales, James battles to save a dying shire horse.

    Director:Peter Moffatt
    Writer:Johnny Byrne

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  18. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 5 - Judgment Day
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    #18 - Judgment Day

    S2:E5

    The Darrowby Show is a much-anticipated event for the whole community, except for the duty vet. This mixed honor falls to James this year.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  19. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 6 - Faint Hearts
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    #19 - Faint Hearts

    S2:E6

    While James struggles to cope with the procrastinations of the Bellerby family, Tristan succumbs to the charms of a millionaire shipbuilder's daughter with a penchant for lobster.

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Anthony Steven

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  20. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 7 - Tricks of the Trade
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    #20 - Tricks of the Trade

    S2:E7

    James gets a taste of the high life when he comes to the aid of a city vet, Granville Bennet, while Siegfried juggles the care of Mr. Wilkinson's awesome "colt" with the fine art of debt collecting.

    Director:Kenneth Ives
    Writer:Johnny Byrne

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  21. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 8 - Pride of Possession
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    #21 - Pride of Possession

    S2:E8

    The atmosphere is tense as James prepares to perform groundbreaking surgery. Meanwhile, Siegfried wrestles with a disinterested prize bull, and Tristan's hormones run riot over Darrowby's merry widow.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writer:Anthony Steven

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  22. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 9 - The Name of the Game
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    #22 - The Name of the Game

    S2:E9

    James becomes suspicious when the Farnon brothers -- usually keen cricketers -- "volunteer" him in their stead for the annual cricket match between Darrowby and Rainby.

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  23. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 10 - Puppy Love
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    #23 - Puppy Love

    S2:E10

    Tristan may have finally found the right girl in Alice McTavish. Meanwhile, James struggles to save a dog whose death could trigger the end of the owners' marriage.

    Director:Kenneth Ives
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  24. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 11 - Ways and Means
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    #24 - Ways and Means

    S2:E11

    James concludes that the drawbacks of a vet's life -- long hours, fierce dogs and a cunning sow named Prudence -- pale in comparison to the rigors of making a speech to the Darrowby Youth Club.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  25. All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 Episode 12 - Pups, Pigs and Pickles
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    #25 - Pups, Pigs and Pickles

    S2:E12

    Siegried turns on the charm to teach Tristan a lesson, while James, busy with calving, finds one farmer's traditional Yorkshire hospitality a bit hard to swallow.

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Terence Dudley

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Horse Sense" is the worst rated episode of "All Creatures Great and Small". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Terence Dudley and written by Brian Clark, it aired on 1/8/1978. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dog Days".