The Best Episodes Written By Anthony Steven

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   #1 - Fair Means and Fowl

   S2:E310/7/1978

   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."

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   #2 - Faint Hearts

   S2:E610/28/1978

   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.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #3 - Merry Gentlemen

   S2:E1412/24/1978

   Christmas at Skeldale House can be a formidable undertaking, what with sick foals, overfed dogs and a skeleton guarding Siegfried's secret hoard of goodies.

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   #4 - Calf Love

   S1:E41/29/1978

   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.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - The Last Furlong

   S1:E93/5/1978

   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.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - Breath of Life

   S1:E134/14/1978

   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.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - Pride of Possession

   S2:E811/11/1978

   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.

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   #8 - Choose a Bright Morning

   S5:E39/17/1988

   James receives a cry for help from the isolated Bramley family who last came to town in 1929.

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   #9 - A Present from Dublin

   S5:E710/15/1988

   Calum welcomes the new arrivals -- one that bites and one that fits Siegfried's cooking & cleaning requirements.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Jackpot

    S5:E1111/12/1988

    James wears his shorts to a visit and is challenged to a race, while Jock, a once champion sheepdog, and delights in chasing cars from the farm.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Call of the Wild

    S6:E39/16/1989

    Deidre and Calum are busy planning their wedding. Deidre discusses her future with Helen, who hopes the couple will stay in Darrowby. However, Calum gets offered a job in Nova Scotia. Siegfried, believing he has forced Calum into applying for the job, hopes he can now persuade him to reconsider.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds

    S1:E410/11/1971

    Simon Carne devises an ingenious way of keeping the Duchess of Wiltshire's diamonds safe from theft.

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    5.1/10(8 votes)

    #13 - The Twin Dilemma (2)

    S21:E223/23/1984

    The Doctor takes Peri to Titan 3, a desolate hunk of rock in space where he hopes to find some solitude for a while. Instead he finds the lone but unconscious survivor of a recent spaceship crash in sight of a mound-shaped complex where no formalised structure should exist.

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    4.4/10(7 votes)

    #14 - The Twin Dilemma (3)

    S21:E233/29/1984

    The Doctor arrives on Jaconda, once lush and green, to find it completely devastated by giant gastropods. Old legends about the planet's half-human/half-slugs weren't just myths after all. With or without help from the Doctor and his unpredictable mood swings, Lt. Lang is up for rescuing the twins, who are finally informed of the grand purpose they've been brought to Jaconda to accomplish.

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    4.2/10(10 votes)

    #15 - The Twin Dilemma (1)

    S21:E213/22/1984

    Earth, the future. The genius Sylvest twins, child prodigies, are kidnapped by the mysterious Professor Edgeworth and taken to the planet Jaconda. But who is Edgeworth? Why does he serve the giant slug Mestor? And what is Mestor's plan?

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    4.1/10(7 votes)

    #16 - The Twin Dilemma (4)

    S21:E243/30/1984

    The Doctor and Edgeworth deduce that the real plan of Mestor, the gastropod ruler of Jaconda, will not only destroy Jaconda but lead to the devastation of other planets. Together they hope to thwart him despite his formidable ability at slipping into people's minds and controlling them.

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