All Creatures Great & Small

Aw!

The mother rejected it and I need someone to look after her.

So long as your dad doesn't mind another mouth to feed?

It'll not be a cat that pushes us over the edge.

Come in, James.

Blast.

Do you need a hand, dad? No, I'll manage.

She'll need feeding every four hours.

And you'll have to keep her warm.

You'll have to do as James tells you. I promise.

Thank you.

Thought you could use with cheering up this morning.

We'll barely get anything for Clive.

I only wish I could've done more.

I couldn't live with myself if the sale went ahead.

Our name would have been muck round these parts.

It may not seem like it now, but you've done us a favour.

Helen! I'm sorry I'm late.

Your dad said they'd already taken Clive away.

Look what James brought me.

Oh, look at that, so tiny.

Isn't it gorgeous?

She.

I'm going to call her Poppy.

That's very good of you Herriot.

Did you buy me anything?

Oh, um... You know, I...

..don't think I did.

All I've got's this bar of chocolate

and there's no way you'll want that... Thank you!

The cook over-ordered again, don't want it going to waste.

She's making a habit of that. Mm-hm!

I should be going. Thank you.

Let's get that kitten inside. Bye, James. I'll follow you in. OK.

James!

I, uh...

I wanted to apologise.

I never should have put you in that position over Clive.

It was stupid of me.

I understand why you felt you had to do it. Mm-hm...

I'm just relieved something good came out of it.

What's that?

Well, I had to be honest, about a great many things.

I can't help feel it's brought Helen and I even closer together.

See you again, I'm sure.

Tristan!

Take your medicine.

I have no need of your witch's brew, I am in the rudest of health.

Morning. Oh, thank you, Joan.

Come on, then.

Hm, Glasgow...

Tristan! Has he finished that exam paper yet?

For goodness' sake! You should be in bed.

I'm fine.

I just got up too quickly. A little light-headed, that's all.

Let go of that armchair then.

I don't want to. You can't.

That's preposterous.

See?

Bed. Now!

Out of the question.

I have surgery today, James has a full list.

No, I... I shall just have to... soldier on.

You're a grown man, I shall say this only once more.

You need to take your medicine and rest.

Which I will do,

once I've completed everything else that needs to be done.

There's only one of me, Mrs Hall. Thank the Lord.

Tell Tristan I will be testing him later.

What have I done? Nothing, I suspect.

You've had the whole summer to revise.

Time's come to show us what's in that head of yours.

You've not started!

Your brother's going to want to see this done by the end of the day.

I've been doing a lot of thinking.

What about?

What he's going to do to me when I mess it up again.

Well, that's not the attitude. Well, it comes with experience.

Failure is like a deep hole, once you're stuck in it,

it's very hard to climb back out again. So why bother trying?

Hm... Come on, Tris, you're better than that.

Jess!

Get away. Leave it.

Get out, away.

Hello, what have we here?

It must be James's birthday.

Oh, his first one away from home.

Today?

I've got his details somewhere.

Ah, tomorrow.

We should bake him a cake. Yeah, and get him a present. Yes.

A knees-up. Tristan. Just close friends.

Your exams? Don't worry, I'm on top of it.

Quick cuppa?

I'm not really here. I'm just picking something up.

Did you stop in to comfort Helen?

Hugh's managing that quite well by himself.

You know, so long as he's around, you don't stand a chance.

Thank you for stating the blindingly obvious.

What you need is something to take your mind off it.

What I need...

..is a pair of hoof clippers.

A date.

Tomorrow evening.

You're not really my type.

A couple of nurses.

Nurses?

Connie and Brenda.

Lovely girls.

Bright, witty, wonderful bedside manner.

In your dreams. You don't know the half of it.

Come on, time to look to pastures new.

Hm?

Why the hell not?

Outstanding.

Leave all the arrangements to me.

James...

Is there any chance you might be able to run surgery today?

Sorry, I've got to get to Rudd's

and then across to the Dinsdale's to trim some hooves.

What's wrong with Siegfried anyway? Absolutely nothing.

Run along, Herriot.

You're determined to go through with this?

Mrs Hall, you have to understand I have a constitution...

..far more robust than most.

Unlock the door.

We are open for business.

Sorry to drag you up.

I know it's busy for you this time of year. No problem, Dick.

Morning, Edith. Morning. Morning, wee'uns.

Morning, James.

Righto, sister.

Good girl, Strawberry.

How long's she been like this?

Wheezing come on this morning.

Has she been gulping when she eats, like she's struggling to swallow?

Now that you mention it.

You checked her over when we bought her, Mr Herriot,

you said she were a good buy.

Leave him be, Edie. I did.

She was.

She was?

Good girl.

I am just going to have a feel of your throat.

I'm worried there might be something obstructing her throat.

I could be wrong, but...

What is it?

I think she might have an abscess in the respiratory tract.

An abscess? Is that all? You had me worried.

Right now, it's small. The thing is, if it grows,

I'm concerned that she may not be able to breathe.

I'll give her a shot of Prontosil.

Hopefully that'll get rid of it.

And if it don't?

It will continue to grow.

Breathing will become increasingly difficult.

There's no need to mince words.

If the abscess grows large enough, it will block the windpipe

and eventually it'll choke her.

She'll die?

I'm afraid so.

If you channelled even half the enthusiasm you

have for women into work, you'd sail through those exams.

Rather good though.

Don't you think?

Goodness me.

We're popular today.

Don't seem that way from where I've been sitting.

Not seen hide nor hair of Mr Farnon for over an hour.

Turn that bloody light off!

Mrs Hall, I think I'm dying.

Take her inside Albert.

I'll be back up tomorrow, with luck it will have started to go down.

Now I'll give you this salve,

rub it in with hot water behind the angle of the jaw,

as often as possible. It might help just break it up.

Thanks, Jim.

Cold day like this, you need something to keep you warm.

Thank you.

Our dad told us not to worry.

Didn't he? Yeah. He said Jim Herriot will have it sorted.

I'll do everything I can.

Get back to your chores, then, eh? Yeah. Bye.

Bye, James. Bye.

You spend your life giving out medicine,

it's time for you to take some.

Now...

..to bed.

I'll just take... five minutes.

I think you'll be longer than that.

I admire your faith in me. It's an entirely new experience.

Hm...

You can't expect me to treat all of those?

Tell them to be on their way then.

Either you climb out that hole of yours, or they'll chase you out.

Right.

Who's next?

Next, please.

So?

Next, please.