All Creatures Great and Small — Season 2
01 Cats and Dogs
Sep 23, 1978★ 9.0
The waiting room is packed at the Darrowby practice, but Siegfried seems more focused on catching his hard-drinking brother asleep on the job.
02 Attendant Problems
Sep 30, 1978★ 10.0
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.
03 Fair Means and Fowl
Oct 7, 1978★ 10.0
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."
04 Beauty of the Beast
Oct 14, 1978★ 7.0
As the tractor threatens to do away with a way of life in the Dales, James battles to save a dying shire horse.
05 Judgment Day
Oct 21, 1978★ 9.0
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.
06 Faint Hearts
Oct 28, 1978★ 9.0
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.
07 Tricks of the Trade
Nov 4, 1978★ 9.0
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.
08 Pride of Possession
Nov 11, 1978★ 7.0
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.
09 The Name of the Game
Nov 18, 1978★ 9.0
James becomes suspicious when the Farnon brothers -- usually keen cricketers -- "volunteer" him in their stead for the annual cricket match between Darrowby and Rainby.
10 Puppy Love
Nov 25, 1978★ 9.0
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.
11 Ways and Means
Dec 2, 1978★ 10.0
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.
12 Pups, Pigs and Pickles
Dec 9, 1978★ 7.0
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.
13 A Dog's Life
Dec 16, 1978★ 7.0
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.
14 Merry Gentlemen
Dec 24, 1978★ 8.3
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.