All Creatures Great and Small

Season 5

1988 · 12 episodes · 8.4/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Against the Odds

   3 Sept 1988 · 10.0/10

   James Herriot finds himself skiing through snowy dales to save a litter of dying piglets. Helen is confined to bed having a slipped a disc and Tristan is hoping that Siegfried will give him a job as he has resigned from the Ministry of Agriculture.

2. 

   2. Place of Honour

   10 Sept 1988 · 8.0/10

   With Helen still bedridden, there is a dramatic increase in domestic chaos. While James struggles manfully with both chores and children, Siegfried and Tristan praise his noble efforts -- and do precisely nothing. Tristan nfuriates Mr. Bushy, a redoubtable farmer, by treating a dog instead of Busby's cow, by sleeping in, and finally by treating a bull instead of Busby's dog!

3. 

   3. Choose a Bright Morning

   17 Sept 1988 · 7.0/10

   James receives a cry for help from the isolated Bramley family who last came to town in 1929.

4. 

   4. The Playing Field

   24 Sept 1988 · 10.0/10

   A typical Yorkshire farmer is transformed into a cowboy; with Siegfried in London, Tristan is left with the worst patients.

5. 

   5. When Dreams Come True

   1 Oct 1988 · 7.0/10

   Helen is finally up and about - only to face the morning after the chaos of Tristan's party the night before.

6. 

   6. A New Chapter

   8 Oct 1988 · 9.0/10

   The Herriots prepare to move to Rowangarth and another emergency with Granville Bennett.

7. 

   7. A Present from Dublin

   15 Oct 1988 · 7.0/10

   Calum welcomes the new arrivals -- one that bites and one that fits Siegfried's cooking & cleaning requirements.

8. 

   8. The Salt of the Earth (aka The Good Companions)

   22 Oct 1988 · 8.0/10

   Siegfried is saddened by the death of a young bull terrier - one of an inseparable pair of dogs.

9. 

   9. Cheques and Balances

   29 Oct 1988 · 9.0/10

   Siegfried is determined to make the errant farmers pay their bills.

10. 

    10. Female of the Species

    5 Nov 1988 · 9.0/10

    Siegfried gives a friend's offspring some experience in the surgery. Calum initially resents this, but bucks up when he sees the young student.

11. 

    11. The Jackpot

    12 Nov 1988 · 7.0/10

    James wears his shorts to a visit and is challenged to a race, while Jock, a once champion sheepdog, and delights in chasing cars from the farm.

12. 

    12. Two of a Kind

    19 Nov 1988 · 10.0/10

    Siegfried buys a television set, and James has to deal with a man who has cancer.