All Creatures Great & Small

Cranford's giving you a look.

There. Go and have a look. Go and have a look.

I don't know why. I saved a cow of his last week.

Poor thing had colic.

Sorry, ladies and gentlemen.

It says eight o'clock on there.

Quite exciting.

Hello! Hello.

Thank you.

And then a gasp of amazement and satisfaction

runs around the world.

The Prime Minister decides to fly to a personal meeting

with the German Chancellor, so after 69 years of a busy life,

Mr Chamberlain makes his first trip in a plane.

There's proof of his determination.

The German Chancellor

regards the situation,

it seems to me, to be one in which discussions between him and me

It'll get sorted.

..may have useful consequences.

Are your parents still coming down to see you?

The day after tomorrow. They can only stay the one night.

Hello.

She's dead.

Dead?

Aye, she is. Dead.

Not her!

Me cow, you silly beggar!

I am sorry about that.

And I don't think it was owt to do with her stomach, neither.

Sorry.

And...

And here's another thing,

you never sent me that salve you promised me either.

What do you think?

That it's beyond saving.

I thought I'd get in for your parents.

They're still stopping by tomorrow?

Is there any more mustard?

You've got legs.

They're welcome to stay, you know.

It's no bother making up another bed.

They've got the inn booked. They didn't want to impose.

Has your mum got any idea you're not coming back?

I didn't want to do it over the phone.

With everything else going on in the world, maybe she'll mind less.

What's this?

Oh, just...looking to the future,

making decisions.

I'm still thinking about it. You're a good vet. There's only one exam.

I can help you revise if you like. Aw.

My gallant crew, good morning!

An enjoyable evening with Diana? Mind your beeswax!

Oh, God, man, you smell like a tart's handbag!

Parma Violet, if I'm not mistaken.

I wondered where my bath salts had gone!

Oh, he had a rough time of it last night. Oh, aye.

I was at the cinema with Helen... I'll get it.

..but Cranford wouldn't stop going on about some bloody salve.

I'll do it.

It would have been nice to have one night out with Helen

that didn't end in disaster.

When are you going to stop this nonsense and get wed?

Why are you laughing?

You're not serious, are you?

But I've no money, no house. Where would we live?

Here, of course. With Tristan sleeping in the cupboard?

I wouldn't mind waking up to Helen...

Sorry, that's inappropriate! But it's true.

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying;

And this same flower that smiles today, tomorrow will be dying.

I'm not getting married!

You're getting married?! I'm not!

Caution - often a virtue, but you carry it too far.

You need to take a chance, lash out a little.

Carpe some diem! Throw off these hesitant ways

and, remember, there is a tide in the affairs of men

which taken at the flood...

Yes, Siegfried, all right, all right.

Stop it. Who was on the phone?

Mrs Dalby. She wants you to look over her stirks.

Why aren't you off to school yet?

I just wanted to see about the cows.

Billy Francis Dalby, if you're not on your bike this second...

Mum!

You must be proud of him.

Oh, I am that.

Now, I know you told me not to put them out again,

but we worked through the hay so fast,

I couldn't afford to keep feeding them cake.

I can see they've been suffering with diarrhoea.Yeah.

It seems to have happened within a few days.

Maybe it's something they've eaten.

You have any idea what it might be?

There's a few possibilities.

The most troubling is it could be salmonella.

Right.

Let's wait until we know before we start worrying.

I'll take some samples, get them analysed,

and by tomorrow, we'll know what we're dealing with.

I sometimes wonder...

..maybe we'd be better off if I'd just listened to you

and sold up whilst we still had the chance.

You kept the farm for Billy, to give him hope, a future.

Oh, we spent all that money on cake as well.

We need to wait for the results and then we'll deal with it.

So let's stop all this talk about moving on.

Your life is here. This is where you belong.

Thanks, James.

Don't forget to stop by the house for a brew.

Well, you see here, Mr Thomas,

what I'm saying is they call themselves vets,

and they're all right with cattle and that class of thing,

but they're no use with cats and dogs, you mark my words.

What you need is some of my shampoos.

Oh, that will see him right as rain in a minute, won't it, Rex?

Won't it, my sweetheart?

You're starting early.

Do I detect a note of judgment in your tone, Maggie?

Far be it from me.

Oh, wheesht, Rex.

You'll give yourself a sore throat.

Rex!

Come here, Rex!

Rex!

He came out of nowhere!

It's all right. I'll take care of him.

What are you doing?!

Poor thing! Come on, now.

Come on, now.

He needs a vet, Mrs Donovan. Rex...

My boy!

I've no doubt Mrs Donovan's shampoos are marvellous for cleaning

a dog's fur, but they'll do nothing to mend a broken hip.

If you'd like to wait, Mr Thomas,

then I'm sure Mr Farnon will be with you in a minute.Thank you.

Siegfried, hit by a car. Hold on!

Hold on!

What are you going to do to him?

Mrs Donovan, perhaps you should wait in the living room.

I am not leaving my dog!

What happened exactly?

Oh, he bolted and then a car came.

Chloroform. There's no need.

Has he gone?

No, he hasn't! That's my dog!

Massive internal haemorrhaging, I think.

I can feel damage to the pelvic bone.

Nothing we could have done.

I'm so sorry, Mrs Donovan.

Hi, James. How are you doing, Jenny?

Hello. Hello.

What is it?

Oh, nothing. There was just some pollen in the air.

That's it, Candy. Good girl.

Jenny, you're not jinking off school, are you?

I said she could. She don't want to miss the birth.

It's all Pythagoras and his blooming triangles anyway.

How's that supposed to help me milk the cows?

Speaking of which, you might make yourself useful.

I'll leave you pair to it.

I was always trying to skip school at her age.Really?

I always had you down as a bit of a goody-two-shoes.

I'll try not to take offence at that.

Shall we have a look at you, then, Candy, to see how your foal's doing?

Many more calls today?

You're my last. I've got to get a sample from the Dalbys

over to Harrogate. It could be salmonella.

Oh, that's the last thing Phyllis needs.

When will you get the results?

Should be a day. It's a fair drive.

If you're able to get away, it'd be nice to have some company.

There's a few things I need to finish on the farm first.

I'm happy to wait.

I thought we could have dinner with my folks tomorrow.

Together? All of us?

Well, I'd like to introduce you to them since you are...

Well, we are...you know.

And I met your dad. I even wore his shoes.Right.

I must check I've got a clean frock, then.

Do you think he suffered at all?

I'm certain he didn't.

You can leave him here if you'd prefer.

Oh, no. My Rex will have a proper burial.

There's a spot down by my boat...

.. under a tree. He used to like it.

Sounds perfect.

Shall I carry him over for you?

Aye, well...

I suppose that's all right, then.

Did you have him long?

Eight years all in. He must have seen a lot of the world with you.

I'm sure he had a wonderful life.

What would you know about our life?

No, no, I'm not saying I do, I just imagine.

Whenever I saw him out and about with you, he always looked happy.

You know where you are with a dog. They're loyal.

They don't judge you for who or what you are.

What is it you're after?

Cos I'm telling you, if it's money, you'll get none for me.