About this season
Documentary about Yorkshire vet Julian Norton, his business partner Peter Wright and their team as they administer modern-day medical and surgical aid to creatures great and small. From bulldogs to bullocks, there are no creatures too large or too small for these vets.
Episodes (8)
1. Episode 1
Aired 27 August 2019 • 60 min
Julian must treat a pregnant heifer with a pelvis that may be too small to give birth, while a cat that lost a leg after being run over by a car suffers another injury in a road accident, but this time, no treatment may be possible. A pygmy goat keeps getting its head stuck in a wire fence, a dog needs an operation on its lungs, and farmers the Greens celebrate their anniversary with a trip to Whitby.
2. Episode 2
Aired 3 September 2019 • 60 min
Peter treats a ewe that is struggling to give birth to twin lambs, and also performs a complicated and risky surgery on a tawny owl to remove the bird's ruptured eyeball. Julian examines a herd of cows from a breed that is on the endangered species list, a young alpaca has been unable to stand or walk since birth, and a dog lover is left distraught when one of his four-legged friends brutally attacks another.
3. Episode 3
Aired 10 September 2019 • 60 min
Peter treats a lamb that was born with a life-threatening cyst full of spinal fluid on its head, which will require delicate and painstaking surgery to safely remove. Julian is called out in the middle of the night to save a cow that has experienced dangerous complications while giving birth, a pig is resistant to being castrated, and a dog swallows a bottle of e-cigarette liquid.
4. Episode 4
Aired 17 September 2019 • 60 min
Peter tends to Marshmallow, a foal struggling to take the vital first feed from mum; Julian operates on new mother Bea, a labrador who has eaten a large sock.
5. Episode 5
Aired 24 September 2019 • 60 min
Julian sets up a blood bank at Jackie's alpaca farm to take vital samples that could help any struggling crias born. Three years after he took off part of her jaw to tackle a cancerous lump, sheep dog Millie needs Julian's help once again.
6. Episode 6
Aired 1 October 2019 • 60 min
A cow has a rare and complex problem; baby deer Berry is dehydrated, but the treatment may be more dangerous than the cure.
7. Donkey Day Out for Help the Animals
Aired 3 December 2019 • 60 min
Peter Wright takes donkey-loving farmers and long-time friends and clients Steve and Jean Green on a special trip.
8. 12 Days of Christmas for Help the Animals
Aired 4 December 2019 • 60 min
Festive edition of documentary inspired by classic Christmas song, beginning as vets Julian Norton and Peter Wright encounter 12 huskies, followed by 11 braying donkeys and so on.