About this season
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.
Episodes (12)
1. Against the Odds
10.0Aired 3 September 1988
James Herriot finds himself skiing through snowy dales to save a litter of dying piglets. Helen is confined to bed having a slipped a disc and Tristan is hoping that Siegfried will give him a job as he has resigned from the Ministry of Agriculture.
2. Place of Honour
8.0Aired 10 September 1988
With Helen still bedridden, there is a dramatic increase in domestic chaos. While James struggles manfully with both chores and children, Siegfried and Tristan praise his noble efforts -- and do precisely nothing. Tristan nfuriates Mr. Bushy, a redoubtable farmer, by treating a dog instead of Busby's cow, by sleeping in, and finally by treating a bull instead of Busby's dog!
3. Choose a Bright Morning
7.0Aired 17 September 1988
James receives a cry for help from the isolated Bramley family who last came to town in 1929.
4. The Playing Field
10.0Aired 24 September 1988
A typical Yorkshire farmer is transformed into a cowboy; with Siegfried in London, Tristan is left with the worst patients.
5. When Dreams Come True
7.0Aired 1 October 1988
Helen is finally up and about - only to face the morning after the chaos of Tristan's party the night before.
6. A New Chapter
9.0Aired 8 October 1988
The Herriots prepare to move to Rowangarth and another emergency with Granville Bennett.
7. A Present from Dublin
7.0Aired 15 October 1988
Calum welcomes the new arrivals -- one that bites and one that fits Siegfried's cooking & cleaning requirements.
8. The Salt of the Earth (aka The Good Companions)
8.0Aired 22 October 1988
Siegfried is saddened by the death of a young bull terrier - one of an inseparable pair of dogs.
9. Cheques and Balances
9.0Aired 29 October 1988
Siegfried is determined to make the errant farmers pay their bills.
10. Female of the Species
9.0Aired 5 November 1988
Siegfried gives a friend's offspring some experience in the surgery. Calum initially resents this, but bucks up when he sees the young student.
11. The Jackpot
7.0Aired 12 November 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.
12. Two of a Kind
10.0Aired 19 November 1988
Siegfried buys a television set, and James has to deal with a man who has cancer.