AllCreaturesGreatandSmall

It's 1937 and Glasgow is in the grip of depression. James Herriot, fresh out of veterinary college, is struggling to find work. Under pressure from his mother to take a job on the docks, James wants to follow his dream and seizes an opportunity to interview for a job as a veterinary assistant in Yorkshire.

Just when James is settling into life in the Dales, Siegfried's younger brother Tristan arrives bringing his own unique brand of chaos to Skeldale House.

It's race weekend and Siegfried is interviewing for the job of Attending Vet at Darrowby Racecourse.

James is alarmed to receive a call from Mrs Pumphrey who fears her beloved Tricki Woo is dying.

It's the Darrowby Show and James is pleased as punch that he's been given the honour of Attending Vet.

The Dales are in the grip of a bitter winter. Siegfried has flu and James's workload has doubled. Dick Rudd calls him out to examine his pedigree cow Strawberry who is struggling for breath. James is alarmed to discover she has an abscess in her throat and fears that if it continues to grow she will choke to death.

It's Christmas Eve and the day before Helen and Hugh's much anticipated wedding.