All creatures great & small. The complete series 1 collection [videorecording] / British Broadcasting Corporation ; 2 Entertain ; a co-production of BBC and Time-Life Films, Inc. ; produced by Bill Sellars.
Title from container. Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison, Carol Drinkwater. From the books by James Herriot. Originally broadcast on BBC television in 1978. Contains all 13 episodes from the first season. Special features: Disc 4: James Herriot : portrait of a bestseller / presented by Melvyn Bragg and produced by Bob Lockyer ; Who's who in the cast.
Contents:
Disc 1: Episode 1: Horse sense / adapted by Brian Clark and directed by Terence Dudley -- Episode 2: Dog days / adapted by Brian Finch and directed by Peter Moffatt -- Episode 3: It takes all kinds / adapted by Johnny Byrne and directed by Christopher Baker. Disc 2: Episode 4: Calf love / adapted by Anthony Steven and directed by Terence Dudley -- Episode 5: Out of practice / adapted by Johnny Byrne and directed by Peter Moffatt -- Episode 6: Nothing like experience / adapted by Johnny Byrne and directed by Christopher Baker. Disc 3: Episode 7: Golden lads and girls / adapted by Brian Finch and directed by Terence Dudley -- Episode 8: Advice and consent / adapted by Brian Finch and directed by Peter Moffatt -- Episode 9: The last furlong / adapted by Anthony Steven and directed by Christopher Baker -- Episode 10: Sleeping partners / adapted by Johnny Byrne and directed by Terence Dudley. Disc 4: Episode 11: Bulldog breed / adapted by Brian Finch and directed by Peter Moffatt -- Episode 12: Practice makes perfect / adapted by Johnny Byrne and directed by Christopher Baker -- Episode 13: Breath of life / adapted by Anthony Steven and directed by Terence Dudley.
Summary:
Set in the rugged beauty of the English countryside, this series begins with the arrival of James Herriot to the Yorkshire Dales in the late '30s. The newly qualified outsider from Scotland finds he still has much to learn if the country folk are ever to accept him as a vet on par with Siegfried Farnon, who established the Darrowby practice. As Herriot struggles with the native dialect, skeptical clients and ingrained rural superstitions, he must also learn how to weather the flare-ups between Siegfried and his younger brother, Tristan. Soon Herriot falls in love with Helen, a local farmer's daughter, only to suffer constant reminders that "the course of true love never did run smooth."
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