All Creatures Great and Small

Life for a newly qualified vet in the Yorkshire Dales isn't at all easy, as James Herriot discovers. To begin with, you have to find employment.

The result of the post-mortem is known and James finds that while a vet's life is not altogether enviable, a dog's life might well be.

James seems to be falling into the routine of being a country vet, but the peace is shattered when Siegfried employs a secretary and James meets Helen Alderson.

Siegfried has a major victory and Tristan has to deal with pigs in more ways than one. James discovers that he has a rival.

The practice in Darrowby goes from strength to strength - unlike James's private life. Tristan decides to remedy matters and arranges a double blind date.

James makes a date with Helen, without Tristan's help. The practice loses a customer, with Tristan's help. Siegfried stops smoking, which doesn't help anyone.