Season 2

14 EPISODES • 1978

Season 2 of All Creatures Great and Small was released on September 23 and consists of 14 episodes.

Episodes

1: Cats and Dogs

Sep 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.

2: Attendant Problems

Sep 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.

3: Fair Means and Fowl

Oct 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."

4: The Beauty of the Beast

Oct 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.

5: Judgment Day

Oct 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.

6: Faint Hearts

Oct 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.

7: Tricks of the Trade

Nov 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.

8: Pride of Possession

Nov 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.

9: The Name of the Game

Nov 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.

10: Puppy Love

Nov 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.

11: Ways and Means

Dec 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.

12: Pups, Pigs and Pickles

Dec 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.

13: A Dog's Life

Dec 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.

14: Merry Gentlemen

Dec 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.

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