All Creatures Great and Small - Season 2

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Cats and Dogs

1 - Cats and Dogs

Air Date: September 23, 1978

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

Attendant Problems

2 - Attendant Problems

Air Date: September 30, 1978

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.

Fair Means and Fowl

3 - Fair Means and Fowl

Air Date: October 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."

Beauty of the Beast

4 - Beauty of the Beast

Air Date: October 14, 1978

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

Judgment Day

5 - Judgment Day

Air Date: October 21, 1978

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.

Faint Hearts

6 - Faint Hearts

Air Date: October 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.

Tricks of the Trade

7 - Tricks of the Trade

Air Date: November 4, 1978

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.

Pride of Possession

8 - Pride of Possession

Air Date: November 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.

The Name of the Game

9 - The Name of the Game

Air Date: November 18, 1978

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

Puppy Love

10 - Puppy Love

Air Date: November 25, 1978

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.

Ways and Means

11 - Ways and Means

Air Date: December 2, 1978

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.

Pups, Pigs and Pickles

12 - Pups, Pigs and Pickles

Air Date: December 9, 1978

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.

A Dog's Life

13 - A Dog's Life

Air Date: December 16, 1978

Despite Siegfried's insistence that he relax and "cultivate the inner man," James can't shrug off the irritations that often make his professions a dog's life. Siegfried's inner man is cramming for the annual quiz that pits the men of Darrowby against the fearsome Women's Institute.

Merry Gentlemen

14 - Merry Gentlemen

Air Date: December 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.