Season 5 Episodes
1. Against the Odds
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. Place of Honour
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. Choose a Bright Morning
James receives a cry for help from the isolated Bramley family who last came to town in 1929.
4. The Playing Field
A typical Yorkshire farmer is transformed into a cowboy; with Siegfried in London, Tristan is left with the worst patients.
5. When Dreams Come True
Helen is finally up and about - only to face the morning after the chaos of Tristan's party the night before.
6. A New Chapter
The Herriots prepare to move to Rowangarth and another emergency with Granville Bennett.
7. A Present from Dublin
Calum welcomes the new arrivals -- one that bites and one that fits Siegfried's cooking & cleaning requirements.
8. The Salt of the Earth (aka The Good Companions)
Siegfried is saddened by the death of a young bull terrier - one of an inseparable pair of dogs.
9. Cheques and Balances
Siegfried is determined to make the errant farmers pay their bills.
10. Female of the Species
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. The Jackpot
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. Two of a Kind
Siegfried buys a television set, and James has to deal with a man who has cancer.
