1 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,425 Morning, Mrs Hall. - Morning, sir. 2 00:00:52,510 --> 00:00:55,297 Lovely morning. - Cows are sitting down. 3 00:00:55,384 --> 00:00:57,525 That means we'll have rain today. 4 00:00:57,611 --> 00:01:01,088 Really? - Scrambled eggs? 5 00:01:01,172 --> 00:01:02,832 Pardon? - For breakfast. 6 00:01:02,913 --> 00:01:05,216 Oh, I'll eat anything. 7 00:01:05,303 --> 00:01:08,007 They're my favourite, scrambled eggs. 8 00:01:08,096 --> 00:01:11,009 Mr Farnon not down yet? - Hours since. 9 00:01:11,091 --> 00:01:15,339 He's gone to do that postmortem on that horse that you shot. 10 00:01:15,423 --> 00:01:17,357 Oh, that. 11 00:01:18,782 --> 00:01:21,166 Yes. 12 00:01:42,504 --> 00:01:45,498 You call that clean? - I haven't done that yet. 13 00:01:45,582 --> 00:01:48,044 Get a move on. We haven't got all day. 14 00:01:48,131 --> 00:01:52,011 Remember, there's lots of people on the dole who know horses 15 00:01:52,098 --> 00:01:54,561 who would jump at your soft job. 16 00:01:58,211 --> 00:01:59,904 By hell... 17 00:01:59,992 --> 00:02:03,918 I can't wait for Lord Halten to get back from Scarborough. 18 00:02:04,001 --> 00:02:07,513 He'll get that Herriot! - If he were wrong. 19 00:02:07,603 --> 00:02:09,582 He was wrong! 20 00:02:09,667 --> 00:02:13,467 I've forgotten more about horses than he'll ever know. 21 00:02:18,169 --> 00:02:21,967 There. What did I tell thee? Here comes rain. 22 00:02:23,675 --> 00:02:25,931 Is there summat wrong with your eggs? 23 00:02:26,021 --> 00:02:30,916 No, it's fine. It's just... I don't seem very hungry. 24 00:03:11,645 --> 00:03:14,754 Hello, Penelope. How's Mrs Warburton's baby? 25 00:03:14,843 --> 00:03:17,145 She's fine, thank you. - Well done. 26 00:03:17,231 --> 00:03:19,131 Come on, puppy. Come on, lad. 27 00:03:29,213 --> 00:03:30,905 Morning. 28 00:03:30,996 --> 00:03:34,507 Good morning, James. Coffee still hot? 29 00:03:34,598 --> 00:03:38,397 Yes, just made. Shall I... - No, no. I can manage. 30 00:03:38,484 --> 00:03:42,317 I wonder if I could I have the sugar, please, James? 31 00:03:45,284 --> 00:03:47,264 Thank you. 32 00:03:49,415 --> 00:03:51,393 No, I'll have it black. 33 00:04:01,761 --> 00:04:06,205 You've been over to Lord Halten's? - Yes. All done. 34 00:04:08,644 --> 00:04:10,622 How did it go? 35 00:04:10,706 --> 00:04:13,574 All right. Straightforward enough. 36 00:04:26,130 --> 00:04:27,708 Oh, good. 37 00:04:27,791 --> 00:04:30,335 Had you sweating a bit, didn't I? - Yes. 38 00:04:30,421 --> 00:04:32,241 You can stop sweating now. 39 00:04:32,324 --> 00:04:35,478 Good thing you put the poor beggar out of his misery. 40 00:04:35,564 --> 00:04:37,542 You've nothing to worry about. 41 00:04:37,627 --> 00:04:39,804 Not like Soames. - He was there? 42 00:04:39,894 --> 00:04:43,084 Yes. Trying to mix you a bottle. But I stopped that. 43 00:04:43,174 --> 00:04:46,363 Asked him how Lord Halten would feel when he found out 44 00:04:46,453 --> 00:04:50,287 how long he'd kept his best hunter suffering before calling us. 45 00:04:50,380 --> 00:04:53,325 He can chew on that. - Yes, I can imagine. 46 00:04:53,416 --> 00:04:55,395 Are you ready? - Yes. 47 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,830 Let's check the daybook and see if we can't find you 48 00:04:58,921 --> 00:05:02,030 a few trouble-free cases this time. 49 00:05:03,940 --> 00:05:08,789 Oh, yes, I know. Handshaw's farm. But you won't know where it is. 50 00:05:08,878 --> 00:05:11,377 No. - I'll write it down for you. 51 00:05:12,724 --> 00:05:16,973 Erm... one of his cows has had milk fever. 52 00:05:18,351 --> 00:05:22,025 I've given her a few injections but according to Handshaw, 53 00:05:22,117 --> 00:05:24,373 she still won't get up. - Right. 54 00:05:24,465 --> 00:05:26,560 You get there on Bourghton Road. 55 00:05:26,650 --> 00:05:31,912 Third turn to the left just after the Cocked Hat. All right? 56 00:05:33,491 --> 00:05:35,552 How does that look? - Thanks. 57 00:05:35,636 --> 00:05:38,665 Oh, do me a favour while you're out, will you? 58 00:05:38,755 --> 00:05:40,527 Yes, of course. 59 00:05:40,616 --> 00:05:44,208 My brother's arriving today. He's been at vet college. 60 00:05:44,300 --> 00:05:47,006 His train's due at 12. Could you collect him? 61 00:05:47,093 --> 00:05:51,537 How will I recognise him? - He looks rather like me, I suppose. 62 00:05:51,627 --> 00:05:55,380 Except he's a fresh-faced kid with rings under his eyes. 63 00:05:55,474 --> 00:05:57,695 A bit like a debauched choirboy. 64 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,381 His name's Tristan, by the way. 65 00:06:01,465 --> 00:06:04,331 Tristan? Really? 66 00:06:04,419 --> 00:06:08,622 Father was dotty about Wagner. - I'm partial to Wagner myself. 67 00:06:08,711 --> 00:06:11,945 You weren't subjected to it morning, noon and night 68 00:06:12,031 --> 00:06:15,346 or stuck with a ridiculous name like Siegfried. 69 00:06:15,431 --> 00:06:17,410 Still... Here. 70 00:06:17,495 --> 00:06:19,959 ..I suppose it could've been worse. 71 00:06:20,045 --> 00:06:23,970 I could've been Wotan. - Or Pognor. 72 00:06:24,054 --> 00:06:27,530 Oh, God. I'd forgotten about old Pognor. 73 00:06:27,615 --> 00:06:31,657 Pognor Farnon. - Sounds like a holiday resort. 74 00:06:31,744 --> 00:06:33,403 Yes! 75 00:07:08,177 --> 00:07:10,157 Bitch! 76 00:07:10,242 --> 00:07:12,016 Bloody lazy bitch! 77 00:07:12,105 --> 00:07:16,388 You got it into her today. - Yeah, the bitch that she is. 78 00:07:16,478 --> 00:07:20,885 Have you tried rubbing her tail between two sticks? 79 00:07:20,971 --> 00:07:23,065 Or setting a strange dog on her? 80 00:07:23,156 --> 00:07:25,907 That usually does the trick. A strange dog. 81 00:07:33,721 --> 00:07:35,979 Good morning. - What do you want? 82 00:07:36,069 --> 00:07:38,049 Mr Handsaw? - Handshaw. 83 00:07:38,135 --> 00:07:40,114 Oh, yes, of course. 84 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,918 Sorry. It's his handwriting. - I said, "What do you want?" 85 00:07:44,005 --> 00:07:46,789 James Herriot. Mr Farnon's new assistant. 86 00:07:46,878 --> 00:07:49,055 Where's Mr Farnon? - Not coming. 87 00:07:49,145 --> 00:07:52,380 He asked me to look at her. - That's all we need. 88 00:08:04,245 --> 00:08:06,628 This is the lady in question, is it? 89 00:08:12,220 --> 00:08:15,811 This ear's very wet. - Well, it will be. 90 00:08:15,903 --> 00:08:17,757 Water. - Pardon? 91 00:08:17,848 --> 00:08:20,310 Water. Surely you've heard of that. 92 00:08:20,396 --> 00:08:23,989 If they don't get up, pour cold water down the lughole. 93 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,060 Old trick of me dad's. 94 00:08:26,145 --> 00:08:29,219 And he did know about stuff, me dad. 95 00:08:29,303 --> 00:08:31,283 I see. 96 00:08:31,368 --> 00:08:33,347 Did it have any effect? 97 00:08:33,431 --> 00:08:36,299 Well, it doesn't always work. 98 00:08:41,610 --> 00:08:45,122 Look, let's not muck about. Get her tail ripped off. 99 00:08:45,212 --> 00:08:47,191 How is that going to help? 100 00:08:47,278 --> 00:08:49,371 Worm in the tail is what it is. 101 00:08:49,464 --> 00:08:53,551 There's no such complaint as worm in the tail. It's a myth. 102 00:08:53,633 --> 00:08:58,202 Every cow I've seen has got up damn quick when she's had her tail off. 103 00:08:58,288 --> 00:09:00,187 Well, she would. 104 00:09:00,271 --> 00:09:03,783 Wouldn't you? The pain must be quite excruciating. 105 00:09:06,059 --> 00:09:09,295 New at this game, are you? - Reasonably. 106 00:09:09,380 --> 00:09:13,213 Aye. And Scots, so they tell me. 107 00:09:13,306 --> 00:09:16,380 Aye. That's right. 108 00:09:17,719 --> 00:09:20,632 You could try shouting down her lughole. 109 00:09:20,715 --> 00:09:22,695 What? 110 00:09:22,778 --> 00:09:27,027 Shouting down her lughole. Ain't you heard of that one either? 111 00:09:27,110 --> 00:09:30,542 Well, I suppose anything's worth a try. 112 00:09:30,631 --> 00:09:32,612 Help yourself. 113 00:09:32,697 --> 00:09:34,676 Ah! Tha' are the vet. 114 00:09:34,762 --> 00:09:36,742 Cush! 115 00:09:36,825 --> 00:09:38,805 I beg your pardon? 116 00:09:38,891 --> 00:09:41,481 That's what they shout at cows - "cush". 117 00:09:44,073 --> 00:09:46,778 Cush. 118 00:09:52,613 --> 00:09:54,594 Cush! 119 00:09:54,678 --> 00:09:56,855 Is that the best tha' can do? 120 00:09:59,253 --> 00:10:01,878 Cuuuuush! 121 00:10:01,965 --> 00:10:04,061 Come on! 122 00:10:04,150 --> 00:10:06,130 Get in there! Come on! 123 00:10:06,216 --> 00:10:08,115 Go! Go on! 124 00:10:08,199 --> 00:10:10,178 Get down there! 125 00:10:12,086 --> 00:10:13,744 Go on! 126 00:10:13,826 --> 00:10:16,694 Rock her gently from side to side, please. 127 00:10:19,615 --> 00:10:21,594 And again. 128 00:10:23,500 --> 00:10:26,368 Yes. I suspected as much. 129 00:10:26,457 --> 00:10:27,872 What? 130 00:10:27,954 --> 00:10:31,879 Sorry, Mr Handshaw, but this cow has a broken pelvis. 131 00:10:31,962 --> 00:10:35,474 And damaged nerve endings too, I shouldn't wonder. 132 00:10:39,450 --> 00:10:43,088 It probably happened when she had the milk fever. 133 00:10:43,176 --> 00:10:47,263 I'm afraid that's one cow that's never going to get up again. 134 00:10:47,345 --> 00:10:50,937 The best thing is to get her to the butcher's quickly. 135 00:10:51,029 --> 00:10:53,088 There must be summat you can do. 136 00:10:53,175 --> 00:10:55,558 I'm afraid there isn't, Mr Handshaw. 137 00:10:55,643 --> 00:10:59,039 Me dad would've done summat. - I hardly think so. 138 00:10:59,125 --> 00:11:01,796 Not with a broken pelvis. 139 00:11:03,254 --> 00:11:07,053 Dad! Hey, Dad! 140 00:11:07,139 --> 00:11:09,362 Dad! - What? 141 00:11:09,448 --> 00:11:12,233 Some daft bugger's left t'top gate open. 142 00:11:12,322 --> 00:11:14,865 There's cows all over the cornfield. 143 00:11:47,783 --> 00:11:49,557 Tristan Farnon? - Yes. 144 00:11:49,645 --> 00:11:52,189 James Herriot. Your brother's assistant. 145 00:11:52,278 --> 00:11:55,064 Oh, hello. Thanks. 146 00:12:21,383 --> 00:12:24,538 - Finished your exams? - Yes. 147 00:12:24,622 --> 00:12:28,789 - Pathology and parasitology. - Oh, yes. 148 00:12:29,561 --> 00:12:33,441 Good journey down? - Slept for most of it. 149 00:12:33,527 --> 00:12:36,233 Oh... really? 150 00:13:15,629 --> 00:13:18,334 A roughish end-of-term party last night. 151 00:13:18,423 --> 00:13:20,840 Ah. Swinging the lamp and telling the tale? 152 00:13:20,933 --> 00:13:23,925 Mine was with some girlfriends actually. 153 00:13:24,007 --> 00:13:26,505 Oh. Really? 154 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,545 Hey, you! Herriot! - Hello, Mr Handshaw. 155 00:13:29,636 --> 00:13:34,610 Just telling you you'll not be paid for your "professional" advice. 156 00:13:34,695 --> 00:13:36,871 Oh? 157 00:13:36,962 --> 00:13:41,050 "That cow'll never get up," he says. "Get her to the butcher." 158 00:13:41,132 --> 00:13:44,240 Half an hour later, she's up trotting round. 159 00:13:44,331 --> 00:13:47,726 That's impossible! - I did go to the butcher's. 160 00:13:47,811 --> 00:13:50,355 Got myself a fresh killed sheepskin. 161 00:13:50,442 --> 00:13:54,000 I put it on her back and up she gets. 162 00:13:54,086 --> 00:13:57,644 What do you think of that, then, eh? 163 00:13:57,730 --> 00:13:59,709 Old trick of me dad's. 164 00:14:01,414 --> 00:14:03,393 Now, he knew about stock. 165 00:14:10,602 --> 00:14:12,698 Mrs Hall. 166 00:14:12,789 --> 00:14:15,783 Hello, Master Tristan. - How do you do it? 167 00:14:15,865 --> 00:14:18,732 What's that? - Continue to look younger? 168 00:14:18,819 --> 00:14:21,319 Get away with you and your bother. 169 00:14:21,411 --> 00:14:24,439 Is my brother in? - No. He'll be back tonight. 170 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,262 The old sheepskin trick, hm? 171 00:14:36,349 --> 00:14:38,811 You've heard of it before? - Oh, yes. 172 00:14:38,898 --> 00:14:41,317 It works like a sort of a poultice. 173 00:14:41,409 --> 00:14:43,550 Damned uncomfortable, I'd think. 174 00:14:43,636 --> 00:14:45,614 But if a cow is lying there, 175 00:14:45,701 --> 00:14:49,419 she will sometimes get up just to be rid of it. 176 00:14:49,506 --> 00:14:51,485 Amazing, isn't it, 177 00:14:51,569 --> 00:14:56,014 how there's often a grain of sense in these old quack remedies? 178 00:14:56,103 --> 00:14:59,258 Cheery-ho. - Good health. 179 00:14:59,342 --> 00:15:01,805 It still doesn't make sense, though. 180 00:15:01,893 --> 00:15:06,141 That cow had a broken pelvis. I heard the bones creaking. 181 00:15:06,223 --> 00:15:08,643 Had the cow recently calved? - Yes. 182 00:15:08,734 --> 00:15:10,992 There you are. - What do you mean? 183 00:15:11,081 --> 00:15:15,089 For some cows, the pelvic ligaments don't tighten up for a few days 184 00:15:15,171 --> 00:15:17,186 and it can give the same effect. 185 00:15:17,275 --> 00:15:19,254 Oh, I see. 186 00:15:19,341 --> 00:15:21,356 And it's only fair to warn you. 187 00:15:21,444 --> 00:15:24,474 What's that? - That cow will be a celebrity. 188 00:15:24,561 --> 00:15:28,235 Handshaw will show her off to every man in the district 189 00:15:28,327 --> 00:15:31,563 as the cow Mr Herriot said would never walk again. 190 00:15:31,646 --> 00:15:33,385 Oh. 191 00:15:36,545 --> 00:15:38,525 You're down at last, are you? 192 00:15:38,608 --> 00:15:41,522 Thought I'd take a bath. Freshen up a bit. 193 00:15:41,606 --> 00:15:43,585 How are you? 194 00:15:43,669 --> 00:15:47,388 Fine. - Do you mind if I, erm... 195 00:15:48,770 --> 00:15:50,749 Help yourself. 196 00:15:56,907 --> 00:15:59,774 So, how did the exams go? 197 00:15:59,861 --> 00:16:02,649 Not bad. I did all right in parasitology. 198 00:16:02,736 --> 00:16:04,716 And pathology? 199 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:08,682 I didn't do quite so well in pathology. I didn't get it. 200 00:16:08,767 --> 00:16:11,392 You failed pathology? 201 00:16:11,481 --> 00:16:14,750 Right. - Still, that's pretty good. 202 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,510 Pretty good? - Getting parasitology. 203 00:16:17,592 --> 00:16:19,976 Pathology's tough. - It was tough. 204 00:16:20,063 --> 00:16:22,283 He can sit it again at Christmas. 205 00:16:22,370 --> 00:16:26,456 There is always Christmas. - You think that's pretty good? 206 00:16:26,540 --> 00:16:29,613 Well... yes. 207 00:16:29,697 --> 00:16:33,737 Well, I don't think it's pretty good. I think it's awful! 208 00:16:33,826 --> 00:16:35,804 A damned disgrace! 209 00:16:35,891 --> 00:16:37,870 What have you done all this term? 210 00:16:37,955 --> 00:16:41,145 Boozing and chasing women? Spending my money?! 211 00:16:41,233 --> 00:16:45,193 And now you have the nerve to tell me you failed pathology. 212 00:16:45,282 --> 00:16:49,163 I've had enough this time. I'm sick of you! Sick! 213 00:16:49,249 --> 00:16:51,470 I am not going to keep working hard 214 00:16:51,557 --> 00:16:54,745 to keep you there idling away your time. Shut up! 215 00:16:54,837 --> 00:16:57,782 You're sacked! You hear me? You're sacked! 216 00:16:57,873 --> 00:17:01,912 Get out! I don't want to see you around here any more! Get out! 217 00:17:13,215 --> 00:17:15,194 Parasite! 218 00:17:17,344 --> 00:17:20,498 Oh, it's all right, dogs. Calm down. Calm down. 219 00:17:36,978 --> 00:17:38,428 Come in. 220 00:17:40,985 --> 00:17:42,964 Oh, hello, James. 221 00:17:43,049 --> 00:17:45,029 No, I won't, thanks. 222 00:17:47,786 --> 00:17:50,732 I'm sorry about the way things have worked out. 223 00:17:50,822 --> 00:17:54,379 Could've been worse. - It's bad enough, though. 224 00:17:54,465 --> 00:17:56,479 What are you going to do? - Do? 225 00:17:56,570 --> 00:18:00,048 Now he's kicked you out. Where are you going to sleep? 226 00:18:00,132 --> 00:18:02,724 Here. Where else? - He sacked you. 227 00:18:02,804 --> 00:18:05,716 He's always doing that and then forgets. 228 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:07,894 Oh, I see. 229 00:18:08,997 --> 00:18:13,890 That was tricky - getting him to swallow that bit about parasitology. 230 00:18:13,977 --> 00:18:16,763 But you said you passed in parasitology. 231 00:18:16,850 --> 00:18:18,831 No, I didn't. You did. 232 00:18:18,916 --> 00:18:22,266 I said I'd done all right. - You flunked that, too? 233 00:18:22,356 --> 00:18:27,285 Yes. Still, as you said yourself, there's always Christmas, eh? 234 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:30,857 Yes. 235 00:18:44,905 --> 00:18:47,530 I'll get it, Siegfried. - No, you won't. 236 00:18:51,908 --> 00:18:53,887 Hello, yes? 237 00:18:53,972 --> 00:18:56,114 Oh, Mrs Pumphrey. 238 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,583 Tricki-Woo's gone what? 239 00:18:58,669 --> 00:19:01,295 Flop-bot again. I see. 240 00:19:01,380 --> 00:19:04,617 Well, I'll send someone out to see him. 241 00:19:04,701 --> 00:19:06,679 Goodbye. 242 00:19:07,778 --> 00:19:09,354 Mrs Pumphrey. 243 00:19:09,436 --> 00:19:12,304 Tricki-Woo's going flop-bot. - Tricki who? 244 00:19:12,392 --> 00:19:14,453 Woo. - Flop-bot? 245 00:19:14,536 --> 00:19:16,759 Are you deaf? 246 00:19:16,846 --> 00:19:19,066 What? - The blasted telephone! 247 00:19:19,153 --> 00:19:22,260 I hear no telephone. - I've just answered it! 248 00:19:22,350 --> 00:19:27,242 How many times do I have to tell you the early morning calls are your job? 249 00:19:27,329 --> 00:19:29,873 Will you get out of that damned bed? 250 00:19:31,621 --> 00:19:34,533 No, it's perfectly true. 251 00:19:34,616 --> 00:19:38,818 She's a widow. Worth a fortune. Her old man was a beer baron. 252 00:19:38,908 --> 00:19:41,613 Had breweries all over Yorkshire till he died. 253 00:19:41,701 --> 00:19:44,038 Who's Tricki-Woo? - Her Pekingese. 254 00:19:44,129 --> 00:19:47,721 Oh! You mentioned its condition. I've never heard of it. 255 00:19:47,813 --> 00:19:50,565 Flop-bot. - That's it. 256 00:19:50,647 --> 00:19:53,110 That's one of Mrs Pumphrey's own. - Oh? 257 00:19:53,196 --> 00:19:55,822 She feeds her dog all the wrong things. 258 00:19:55,910 --> 00:19:59,708 As a result, he's overweight and gets impacted anal glands. 259 00:19:59,795 --> 00:20:02,951 Every so often, the condition becomes acute 260 00:20:03,033 --> 00:20:06,625 and he simply flops down and refuses to go any further. 261 00:20:06,718 --> 00:20:09,055 Flop-bot. 262 00:20:19,916 --> 00:20:22,414 Hodgekin. 263 00:20:22,505 --> 00:20:24,727 Hodgekin! 264 00:20:24,812 --> 00:20:26,793 Yes, ma'am? 265 00:20:26,877 --> 00:20:28,858 Leave that now and come along. 266 00:20:30,885 --> 00:20:34,122 Time for Tricki-Woo's exercise, Hodgekin. 267 00:20:34,204 --> 00:20:37,520 Now, Uncle Hodgekin will throw our rings for us 268 00:20:37,606 --> 00:20:39,827 and we'll all have a lovely game. 269 00:20:41,452 --> 00:20:44,157 Off we go, then, Uncle Hodgekin. 270 00:20:45,580 --> 00:20:47,560 There. 271 00:20:51,815 --> 00:20:54,117 Little swine. 272 00:20:59,668 --> 00:21:02,258 A little further than that, Hodgekin. 273 00:21:05,417 --> 00:21:07,558 Not into the rose bed, Hodgekin. 274 00:21:07,643 --> 00:21:10,993 We wouldn't want Tricki to get pricky-paw. 275 00:21:11,083 --> 00:21:13,178 Who wouldn't? - What was that? 276 00:21:13,270 --> 00:21:15,940 What was that you said, Hodgekin? 277 00:21:17,764 --> 00:21:19,743 Mrs Pumphrey? - Yes. 278 00:21:19,828 --> 00:21:22,694 My name's James Herriot. From Mr Farnon's. 279 00:21:22,782 --> 00:21:25,004 Yes, of course. - Let me help you. 280 00:21:25,090 --> 00:21:27,957 Thank you. Delighted. 281 00:21:28,045 --> 00:21:30,671 Thank heavens you've come so quickly. 282 00:21:30,758 --> 00:21:33,670 My poor darling's been in agony! Come on. 283 00:21:35,333 --> 00:21:38,845 Come along, Tricki. Time for examination. 284 00:21:43,874 --> 00:21:44,920 Fetch! 285 00:21:50,472 --> 00:21:53,257 You're quite sure he'll be all right now? 286 00:21:53,346 --> 00:21:55,326 Oh, yes. - Good. 287 00:21:57,880 --> 00:21:59,860 Here you are. - Ah. 288 00:21:59,944 --> 00:22:03,181 Oh, and do help yourself to biscuits. 289 00:22:03,264 --> 00:22:05,244 Thank you. 290 00:22:05,329 --> 00:22:07,308 Cheers. - Cheery-ho. 291 00:22:08,850 --> 00:22:10,992 So you were trained in Scotland? 292 00:22:11,077 --> 00:22:13,057 Right. 293 00:22:13,142 --> 00:22:16,492 Of course, Tricki's always been fond of the Scots. 294 00:22:16,583 --> 00:22:19,979 He met an Aberdeen terrier when he was on holiday 295 00:22:20,064 --> 00:22:22,896 and they absolutely adored one another. 296 00:22:22,978 --> 00:22:24,590 Really? 297 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:28,846 And apart from flop-bot, he's been in a very happy mood today 298 00:22:28,930 --> 00:22:31,635 because of his win. - His win? 299 00:22:31,723 --> 00:22:35,811 A shilling each way on Cannyladdy at Redcar yesterday. 300 00:22:35,892 --> 00:22:40,337 He got nine shillings back. His horses always win, you know. 301 00:22:40,425 --> 00:22:42,683 The bookmaker in town loves him. 302 00:22:42,774 --> 00:22:44,627 Yes, I can imagine. 303 00:22:44,717 --> 00:22:48,598 Mind you, he has disappointed me about the summer house. 304 00:22:48,685 --> 00:22:49,928 Oh, yes? 305 00:22:50,020 --> 00:22:52,000 Well, I had it built specially 306 00:22:52,085 --> 00:22:55,480 so that we could sit out together on warm afternoons 307 00:22:55,566 --> 00:22:58,513 but he's taken the most violent dislike to it. 308 00:22:58,602 --> 00:23:00,178 Really? 309 00:23:00,263 --> 00:23:04,061 Yesterday he called it "that bloody hut". 310 00:23:04,149 --> 00:23:06,128 Good grief. 311 00:23:06,212 --> 00:23:10,220 Where does he pick up such language? Perhaps from Hodgekin. 312 00:23:10,301 --> 00:23:12,719 He doesn't care what he comes out with. 313 00:23:12,811 --> 00:23:14,906 He is a bit overweight, you know. 314 00:23:14,998 --> 00:23:16,976 Hodgekin? - No. Tricki-Woo. 315 00:23:17,061 --> 00:23:21,667 Oh, yes, I know but, well, I mean, what can one do? 316 00:23:21,758 --> 00:23:24,866 He does get so bored with chicken. 317 00:23:24,955 --> 00:23:28,145 He was telling his pen friend only the other day. 318 00:23:28,235 --> 00:23:31,504 His... pen friend? 319 00:23:31,595 --> 00:23:33,575 Oh, yes, he has a pen friend. 320 00:23:33,660 --> 00:23:37,493 It all started when he wrote a letter to the Doggie Times - 321 00:23:37,586 --> 00:23:39,727 sending a donation. - Oh, yes? 322 00:23:39,813 --> 00:23:43,244 He told the editor that although he was descended 323 00:23:43,335 --> 00:23:45,832 from a long line of Chinese emperors, 324 00:23:45,925 --> 00:23:49,851 he decided to come down and mingle with the ordinary dogs. 325 00:23:49,933 --> 00:23:53,330 So, would the editor please find him a pen friend? 326 00:23:53,415 --> 00:23:54,865 Really? 327 00:23:54,953 --> 00:23:58,706 And he got the most beautiful letter back from the editor 328 00:23:58,799 --> 00:24:02,311 saying he'd see what he could do. Bonzo Fotheringham. 329 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,382 I beg your pardon? 330 00:24:04,465 --> 00:24:07,252 That's his name. - The editor? 331 00:24:07,341 --> 00:24:11,428 No! His pen friend. He's a lonely Dalmatian. 332 00:24:11,509 --> 00:24:13,201 Oh, I see. 333 00:24:13,290 --> 00:24:17,123 Tricki always sends him a hamper at Christmas from Fortnum's. 334 00:24:17,218 --> 00:24:21,016 Bonzo Fotheringham? - No. The editor. 335 00:24:21,104 --> 00:24:23,198 Ah! 336 00:24:37,012 --> 00:24:39,154 Hasn't Siegfried surfaced yet? 337 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,909 Just about. In a vile humour, I'm afraid. 338 00:24:41,993 --> 00:24:43,522 Oh? 339 00:24:43,611 --> 00:24:46,686 He was up late at Whitely's place with the cows. 340 00:24:46,769 --> 00:24:49,393 Seems to blame you for it. - Me? 341 00:24:55,918 --> 00:24:58,175 Leave that for a moment. 342 00:24:58,265 --> 00:25:01,340 Today is market day, right? - Right. 343 00:25:01,423 --> 00:25:03,483 The bills went out on Wednesday 344 00:25:03,570 --> 00:25:06,597 and everyone will be queuing up soon to pay us. 345 00:25:06,685 --> 00:25:08,666 Devote the day to collecting it. 346 00:25:08,750 --> 00:25:10,731 All right? - Take the money, 347 00:25:10,815 --> 00:25:14,487 give them a receipt, then write them in the receipt book. 348 00:25:14,580 --> 00:25:17,171 Can you do it without making a hash of it? 349 00:25:17,251 --> 00:25:18,863 I think I can cope. 350 00:25:18,952 --> 00:25:22,186 Then go. The receipt book's over on the desk. 351 00:25:22,272 --> 00:25:24,942 Ah... 352 00:25:25,024 --> 00:25:27,650 Good morning. - Good morning, James. 353 00:25:27,736 --> 00:25:29,716 Bit of a late night, then? 354 00:25:29,801 --> 00:25:33,888 You could say that. I got to bed just before dawn. 355 00:25:33,970 --> 00:25:36,226 Thanks largely to you, I might add. 356 00:25:36,318 --> 00:25:37,850 Me? 357 00:25:37,938 --> 00:25:41,609 One of his cows had a mild impaction. He's tried to fix it. 358 00:25:41,703 --> 00:25:44,857 Then suddenly, at 4am, he decides to call us in. 359 00:25:44,941 --> 00:25:47,692 But I haven't been at Whitely's for weeks. 360 00:25:47,775 --> 00:25:51,608 But you were there last. That's when the damage was done. 361 00:25:51,701 --> 00:25:53,681 When I said what time it was, 362 00:25:53,766 --> 00:25:56,230 he said that you said we would turn out 363 00:25:56,315 --> 00:25:58,941 at any time of the day or night. 364 00:25:59,028 --> 00:26:01,619 I understood that that was our policy. 365 00:26:01,701 --> 00:26:05,257 What I'm saying is that you're spoiling these chaps. 366 00:26:05,343 --> 00:26:08,935 If I didn't turn out, I'd worry that the animal may die. 367 00:26:09,027 --> 00:26:12,377 Let it die. And perhaps they'll call us in earlier. 368 00:26:12,468 --> 00:26:15,657 A dead animal does bring people to their senses. 369 00:26:15,747 --> 00:26:18,937 I'll try and remember that. - Morning, Mrs Hall. 370 00:26:19,026 --> 00:26:21,571 Oh, for me? - It's got your name on it. 371 00:26:21,658 --> 00:26:24,928 Is it your birthday? - Not that I'm aware of, no. 372 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,220 Oh, ho! 373 00:26:33,317 --> 00:26:35,295 Stilton, my very favourite. 374 00:26:35,381 --> 00:26:38,489 A certain good lady of this parish rang yesterday, 375 00:26:38,580 --> 00:26:41,768 inquiring after your gastronomic inclinations. 376 00:26:41,857 --> 00:26:44,241 Oh? - Said her dog wanted to know. 377 00:26:48,052 --> 00:26:51,126 'Dear Uncle Herriot, 378 00:26:51,208 --> 00:26:54,720 'just a token of appreciation for services rendered. 379 00:26:54,813 --> 00:26:57,355 'Yours affectionately, Tricki-Woo. 380 00:26:57,443 --> 00:27:01,530 I told Bonzo Fotheringham what gentle hands you have 381 00:27:01,613 --> 00:27:05,700 'and he says that if ever he's afflicted by flop-bot himself, 382 00:27:05,782 --> 00:27:07,923 'he'll certainly be in touch.' 383 00:27:08,010 --> 00:27:10,473 Now, isn't that sweet? - Do you mind? 384 00:27:10,559 --> 00:27:12,943 Who the hell's Bonzo Fotheringham? 385 00:27:13,029 --> 00:27:17,312 Well, if you must know... he's a lonely Dalmatian. 386 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:19,380 Hello, Mr Herriot. 387 00:27:19,464 --> 00:27:22,250 Darling, it's Uncle Herriot on the phone. 388 00:27:22,339 --> 00:27:24,964 'Thank you very much for the stilton.' 389 00:27:25,051 --> 00:27:27,919 Oh, how nice. Just hold on and I'll get him. 390 00:27:29,262 --> 00:27:32,611 'Hello? Hello?' 391 00:27:32,702 --> 00:27:35,040 Here he is. He's listening now. 392 00:27:35,130 --> 00:27:37,111 Who's listening? 393 00:27:37,195 --> 00:27:41,155 'Tricki-Woo. You said you wanted to thank him for the cheese.' 394 00:27:41,244 --> 00:27:43,178 Well, yes, I did. 395 00:27:43,268 --> 00:27:46,296 Go on then, Uncle Herriot. Tricki's waiting. 396 00:27:49,948 --> 00:27:52,411 Hello, Tricki. Uncle Herriot here. 397 00:27:52,499 --> 00:27:56,504 I just wanted to say thank you very much for the cheese. 398 00:27:56,587 --> 00:27:58,565 Well, I have to be going now, 399 00:27:58,652 --> 00:28:02,981 so don't forget, less sweet biscuits and more protein. 400 00:28:03,063 --> 00:28:05,655 There's a good dog. Bye. 401 00:28:26,583 --> 00:28:28,563 Mr Dean? - Aye. 402 00:28:30,227 --> 00:28:32,611 You're the vet, are you? 403 00:28:32,696 --> 00:28:35,160 James Herriot, yes. - Come in, lad. 404 00:28:43,910 --> 00:28:47,790 Am I interrupting your dinner? - Nay. I've just finished. 405 00:28:47,878 --> 00:28:52,689 Bit of a tip, I'm afraid. I'm on me own now, do you see, 406 00:28:52,775 --> 00:28:55,723 since we put her in the ground last year. 407 00:28:55,811 --> 00:28:58,596 It can't be easy on the pension these days. 408 00:28:58,685 --> 00:29:00,941 It's the young'uns I feel sorry for - 409 00:29:01,034 --> 00:29:03,209 the ones with kids to bring up. 410 00:29:03,300 --> 00:29:07,260 This is the patient, is it? - Aye, he's the one. 411 00:29:09,980 --> 00:29:12,732 It's all right. 412 00:29:12,812 --> 00:29:17,096 He's getting on a bit, isn't he? - Oh, aye. Nearly 14 now. 413 00:29:17,184 --> 00:29:19,856 Wonderful dog for his age, though. 414 00:29:19,938 --> 00:29:23,897 Been galloping about just like a pup up to this last week. 415 00:29:23,986 --> 00:29:25,919 Never bit once in his life. 416 00:29:26,010 --> 00:29:28,957 Lets the kids do whatever they want with him. 417 00:29:29,045 --> 00:29:32,156 He's all I've got left now is our Bob. 418 00:29:33,783 --> 00:29:37,052 You will be able to put him all right, won't you? 419 00:29:41,231 --> 00:29:44,467 Clean off. That isn't him, isn't that. 420 00:29:44,551 --> 00:29:46,484 Hm. 421 00:29:46,576 --> 00:29:49,890 There's some swelling in the abdomen here. 422 00:29:49,975 --> 00:29:53,614 Let's just see if we can turn him over, shall we? 423 00:29:53,700 --> 00:29:56,969 Come on, old boy. - It's all right, lad. 424 00:29:57,060 --> 00:30:00,698 There's a good dog. - He's gonna make you better. 425 00:30:01,876 --> 00:30:04,179 You can put him right, can't you? 426 00:30:05,439 --> 00:30:07,580 You see that swelling there? 427 00:30:07,667 --> 00:30:09,600 Aye. 428 00:30:09,690 --> 00:30:13,281 That's caused by an internal growth. 429 00:30:13,373 --> 00:30:15,710 Cancer? - Yes. 430 00:30:15,802 --> 00:30:17,737 Is there nowt you can do? 431 00:30:17,826 --> 00:30:20,084 I only wish there were. 432 00:30:21,186 --> 00:30:23,120 He's going to die, then. 433 00:30:24,628 --> 00:30:27,736 We can't just leave him to die, can we, Mr Dean? 434 00:30:29,282 --> 00:30:32,921 He's in distress now but he's gonna get a lot worse. 435 00:30:33,007 --> 00:30:37,174 I mean, wouldn't it be kinder simply just to put him to sleep? 436 00:30:37,258 --> 00:30:39,237 He's had a good, long innings. 437 00:30:45,151 --> 00:30:48,629 Have you got the stuff you use with you? 438 00:30:48,713 --> 00:30:50,649 Yes. 439 00:30:53,613 --> 00:30:57,977 Then, will you do it now? Please? 440 00:31:01,304 --> 00:31:04,055 It is quite painless, you know, Mr Dean. 441 00:31:05,798 --> 00:31:08,388 It's just an overdose of anaesthetic. 442 00:31:12,071 --> 00:31:15,628 It's just like... It's just like going to sleep. 443 00:31:25,673 --> 00:31:27,653 Come on, old boy. 444 00:31:41,339 --> 00:31:44,334 Is that it? - Yes. 445 00:31:45,550 --> 00:31:47,207 Thank you. 446 00:31:47,291 --> 00:31:50,479 What do I owe you? - That's all right. 447 00:31:50,570 --> 00:31:54,209 I'll not see you get nothing. - It's OK, honestly. 448 00:31:54,293 --> 00:31:57,690 I was passing. Would you like me to take him away? 449 00:31:57,775 --> 00:32:00,561 Nay. I'll see to him. 450 00:32:02,471 --> 00:32:06,431 Right, well, goodbye, Mr Dean, and er... sorry. 451 00:32:08,381 --> 00:32:10,316 Mr Herriot? 452 00:32:12,713 --> 00:32:16,029 Summat I've been saving for a rainy day. 453 00:32:16,114 --> 00:32:18,784 I'd like you to have it. 454 00:32:18,865 --> 00:32:20,846 Thank you, Mr Dean. 455 00:32:23,522 --> 00:32:27,447 Thank you very much. - You're very welcome, lad. 456 00:32:27,529 --> 00:32:29,222 Bye, Mr Dean. 457 00:33:10,076 --> 00:33:13,552 Hello. - Oh, it's you. 458 00:33:13,638 --> 00:33:17,310 - Waiting for Siegfried? - - No. I'm waiting for a train 459 00:33:18,738 --> 00:33:21,569 Oh, that's very good. Would you like a drink? 460 00:33:21,654 --> 00:33:24,036 I've had a drink. - Have another one. 461 00:33:24,122 --> 00:33:27,437 Good Lord, man. - Does he know you're here? 462 00:33:27,524 --> 00:33:30,193 I should think so. He brought me. 463 00:33:30,276 --> 00:33:32,254 Ah. 464 00:33:39,911 --> 00:33:41,845 Phew, hot. - What? 465 00:33:41,934 --> 00:33:43,869 The weather. - Oh. 466 00:33:45,820 --> 00:33:48,688 I shouldn't be surprised if there wasn't a drought. 467 00:33:48,776 --> 00:33:53,785 Shouldn't you? - No, I really shouldn't. Not at all. 468 00:33:53,877 --> 00:33:55,810 Hello, James. - Hello. 469 00:33:55,901 --> 00:33:59,988 Sorry to keep you, Diana. I'm sure James has entertained you. 470 00:34:00,069 --> 00:34:03,340 It's been riveting. - Ah, good. 471 00:34:03,430 --> 00:34:07,182 Now, I wanted a word with James. Would you wait in the car? 472 00:34:07,276 --> 00:34:09,901 Oh, very well. - Bye! 473 00:34:14,238 --> 00:34:15,529 Er... 474 00:34:15,615 --> 00:34:19,253 James, you're on call this evening, aren't you? 475 00:34:19,340 --> 00:34:22,332 Yes. - Well, I shouldn't be late. 476 00:34:22,416 --> 00:34:24,673 There was one thing which came up. 477 00:34:24,763 --> 00:34:28,033 Old Sumner rang. He said he phoned the other night 478 00:34:28,123 --> 00:34:30,991 and you refused to turn out because it was late. 479 00:34:31,078 --> 00:34:33,749 Yes. - Not like you, that. 480 00:34:33,832 --> 00:34:36,584 He's a good client. Wouldn't want to lose him. 481 00:34:36,664 --> 00:34:38,600 It was only a chronic mastitis. 482 00:34:38,689 --> 00:34:41,073 It was safe to leave it till daylight. 483 00:34:41,158 --> 00:34:43,138 My dear James... - Hm? 484 00:34:43,224 --> 00:34:45,480 ..the fundamental rule of our job - 485 00:34:45,571 --> 00:34:49,243 day or night, rain or shine, if asked to attend, we must. 486 00:34:49,336 --> 00:34:51,315 The animal might die. 487 00:34:51,401 --> 00:34:54,993 Would that be so bad? - What? 488 00:34:55,085 --> 00:34:56,500 Remember what you said - 489 00:34:56,582 --> 00:34:59,897 nothing like a dead animal to bring them to their senses. 490 00:34:59,983 --> 00:35:01,352 I said? - Yes. 491 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:03,741 What absolute nonsense! - You... 492 00:35:03,828 --> 00:35:08,192 Enough! From now on, write it in letters of fire across your soul - 493 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:12,448 if asked to attend, I must attend. I must attend. 494 00:35:28,642 --> 00:35:30,739 Come on. - Where are we going? 495 00:35:30,829 --> 00:35:33,902 You'll see. - Just a minute. 496 00:35:33,987 --> 00:35:35,517 Come on! 497 00:35:49,006 --> 00:35:50,939 What are you doing? 498 00:35:52,123 --> 00:35:54,058 'Hello, yes?' 499 00:35:54,147 --> 00:35:58,188 Is that Farnon's? I want to speak to Mr Farnon, please. 500 00:35:58,276 --> 00:36:00,694 I'm afraid he isn't in. Can I help? 501 00:36:00,786 --> 00:36:04,262 'I'd rather have your boss but tha' will have to do. 502 00:36:04,348 --> 00:36:06,364 'This is Simms here.' - Yes. 503 00:36:06,453 --> 00:36:08,629 Tha' knows my place, does tha'? 504 00:36:08,720 --> 00:36:10,976 The one with the nine different gates? 505 00:36:11,068 --> 00:36:15,027 Aye. And make sure tha' closes them all after tha' this time. 506 00:36:15,116 --> 00:36:19,398 'What exactly is the trouble?' - I'll tell thee what the trouble is. 507 00:36:19,488 --> 00:36:23,323 I've got this great big horse and daft bugger's cut himself. 508 00:36:23,415 --> 00:36:25,671 I see. Where has he cut himself? 509 00:36:25,762 --> 00:36:29,033 'On his hind leg. I want him stitched straightaway.' 510 00:36:29,123 --> 00:36:31,138 And how big is the wound? 511 00:36:31,228 --> 00:36:34,866 Oh, about a foot and a half long and bleeding like hell. 512 00:36:34,951 --> 00:36:37,899 'When you're stitching, be careful. He can kick. 513 00:36:37,988 --> 00:36:39,921 'Blacksmith's scared of him.' 514 00:36:40,012 --> 00:36:44,778 If you can have a few chaps standing by in case we have to throw him. 515 00:36:44,871 --> 00:36:48,106 You'll never throw this fella. He'll kill you first. 516 00:36:48,189 --> 00:36:51,460 'Any road, I don't know any this time of night. 517 00:36:51,549 --> 00:36:53,805 'You'll have to manage on your own.' 518 00:36:53,898 --> 00:36:57,212 I see. Well, I'll get there as quickly as I can. 519 00:36:57,297 --> 00:37:00,775 'You've heard about t'road?' - Road? 520 00:37:00,861 --> 00:37:04,902 The road up to my place. Got washed away in them floods. 521 00:37:04,989 --> 00:37:08,500 You'll have to walk last mile and a half on foot. 522 00:37:08,593 --> 00:37:11,988 Get a move on, will you? I don't want to wait. 523 00:37:12,074 --> 00:37:15,020 I'm not sure I like your tone, Mr Simms. 524 00:37:15,110 --> 00:37:18,056 'Oh, tha' doesn't like my tone!' 525 00:37:18,146 --> 00:37:21,092 Well, what I don't like is useless young apprentices 526 00:37:21,183 --> 00:37:23,116 buggering about with me stock! 527 00:37:23,206 --> 00:37:26,360 Tha' knows nowt about damn job! 528 00:37:26,444 --> 00:37:30,889 'You can't talk to me like that! Who the hell do you think you are?' 529 00:37:30,978 --> 00:37:35,907 If it wasn't for that poor animal, I wouldn't come out at all, Mr Simms! 530 00:37:35,999 --> 00:37:38,992 Are you there, Mr Simms? 531 00:37:39,074 --> 00:37:42,345 You know, you really should take it easy 532 00:37:42,436 --> 00:37:44,495 or you'll burst a blood vessel. 533 00:37:45,593 --> 00:37:48,781 Tristan? 534 00:37:48,871 --> 00:37:50,448 Tristan, is that you? 535 00:37:50,531 --> 00:37:53,685 One of these... 536 00:37:53,769 --> 00:37:57,005 'Tristan, have you got someone there with you? 537 00:37:57,089 --> 00:37:59,023 'Now, you listen to me - 538 00:37:59,114 --> 00:38:02,382 'one of these days, I'm going to murder you!' 539 00:38:03,485 --> 00:38:05,465 I'll probably kill him! 540 00:38:05,549 --> 00:38:07,160 What? 541 00:38:07,250 --> 00:38:10,520 If he's found strangled, put me down as prime suspect. 542 00:38:10,609 --> 00:38:12,866 Who's that? - Your batty brother. 543 00:38:12,958 --> 00:38:17,967 Oh, him! He's just a boy, James. Full of youthful, high spirits. 544 00:38:18,058 --> 00:38:21,811 You really must learn to take these things in your stride. 545 00:38:21,905 --> 00:38:23,724 Really? 546 00:38:23,806 --> 00:38:28,091 Professional men worry themselves to death. And why? 547 00:38:28,178 --> 00:38:30,113 Because they allow themselves 548 00:38:30,202 --> 00:38:33,715 to get all steamed up over little piffling things. 549 00:38:34,939 --> 00:38:37,195 Ask yourself, James, is it worth it? 550 00:38:37,287 --> 00:38:40,557 It'll all be the same in a hundred years' time. 551 00:38:40,647 --> 00:38:42,582 Thank you. - Any messages? 552 00:38:42,671 --> 00:38:45,665 Just the one. - Ah-ha. 553 00:38:45,748 --> 00:38:49,098 Ned Holt wanted you. - Oh, dear old Ned. 554 00:38:49,189 --> 00:38:53,357 Probably my very favourite customer. 555 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:55,697 I've looked after his herd for years. 556 00:38:55,788 --> 00:38:58,378 Do you know how much I've charged him? 557 00:38:58,459 --> 00:39:00,717 No. - Not one red cent. 558 00:39:00,807 --> 00:39:02,740 Far too nice a fella. 559 00:39:02,831 --> 00:39:04,810 About the cow, was it? 560 00:39:04,896 --> 00:39:07,681 Yes. He told me she was fine now. 561 00:39:07,769 --> 00:39:10,026 Yes, I thought she probably would be. 562 00:39:11,939 --> 00:39:14,805 I'd have said current tympany, you know. 563 00:39:14,894 --> 00:39:18,325 Nothing seemed to work and then suddenly it struck me. 564 00:39:18,416 --> 00:39:20,350 Oh, yes? 565 00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:23,111 Actinobacillosis of the reticulum. - Ah. 566 00:39:23,193 --> 00:39:27,027 So I shot some sodium iodide into her and there you are. 567 00:39:27,121 --> 00:39:28,697 She's all right now? 568 00:39:28,780 --> 00:39:31,852 Yes. Though he thought she would be by tonight. 569 00:39:31,937 --> 00:39:37,279 He said he gave her half a pound of Epsom salts in a bran mash. 570 00:39:37,362 --> 00:39:40,274 Said what? - Half a pound of Epsom salts 571 00:39:40,357 --> 00:39:41,934 in a bran mash. 572 00:39:43,030 --> 00:39:45,816 The bugger! I'll strangle him! 573 00:39:45,903 --> 00:39:47,838 Yes, I thought you might. 574 00:39:51,165 --> 00:39:53,549 Hurry up, get me 203. 575 00:39:53,635 --> 00:39:57,641 Still, Siegfried, like you said, no point getting into a state. 576 00:39:57,724 --> 00:40:00,027 It'll all still be here in 100 years. 577 00:40:00,112 --> 00:40:02,609 I want to speak to Ned Holt. 578 00:40:02,704 --> 00:40:05,006 Well, get the bugger out of bed! 579 00:40:25,899 --> 00:40:27,960 Something terrible's happened. 580 00:40:28,044 --> 00:40:31,716 You've been sacked? No. You're just trying to cheer me up. 581 00:40:31,809 --> 00:40:35,448 It's not funny. I've lost it. I can't find it anywhere. 582 00:40:35,534 --> 00:40:37,468 What? - The receipt book. 583 00:40:37,558 --> 00:40:39,815 The one I listed the bills in. 584 00:40:39,904 --> 00:40:42,449 Without it, I have no idea who's paid. 585 00:40:42,537 --> 00:40:45,726 It must be somewhere. - No, it's gone. 586 00:40:45,815 --> 00:40:47,669 Oh, dear. 587 00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:50,753 It's no joke. Do you know what this means? 588 00:40:50,836 --> 00:40:55,764 Yes. That Siegfried will murder you instead of me having to. 589 00:40:55,856 --> 00:40:59,943 Everyone who paid their bills will get them again next month. 590 00:41:00,024 --> 00:41:01,843 Then there'll be hell to pay. 591 00:41:01,928 --> 00:41:04,679 There's a job going on the Leeward Islands. 592 00:41:04,762 --> 00:41:07,628 Help me look for it. - I can't. 593 00:41:07,715 --> 00:41:11,065 I'm going to see Tricki-Woo. He's gone cracker-dog. 594 00:41:11,157 --> 00:41:14,393 According to Mrs Pumphrey. - What's cracker-dog? 595 00:41:14,477 --> 00:41:16,054 I can't wait to find out. 596 00:41:16,137 --> 00:41:18,968 That sounds like Siegfried now. 597 00:41:19,051 --> 00:41:21,998 Break it to him gently about the receipt book. 598 00:41:24,112 --> 00:41:26,046 Morning, Siegfried. 599 00:41:26,136 --> 00:41:28,805 Morning, James. Hello, little brother. 600 00:41:30,143 --> 00:41:32,122 Now, then... - Siegfried, 601 00:41:32,208 --> 00:41:36,410 you won't believe this but the damnedest thing's happened. 602 00:42:07,589 --> 00:42:13,609 That should do because... on the 24th... 603 00:42:13,702 --> 00:42:16,004 Have you got one for the 24th? 604 00:42:16,089 --> 00:42:18,553 Mean anything to you? - No. 605 00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:21,310 Would you like one? - Hm? 606 00:42:21,393 --> 00:42:23,856 Oh, yes. Thank you. 607 00:42:26,413 --> 00:42:28,105 Tricki-Woo? 608 00:42:28,193 --> 00:42:30,450 Yes. 609 00:42:30,541 --> 00:42:35,228 I hope you remember to thank him. - Yes, I'll give Mrs Pumphrey a ring. 610 00:42:35,317 --> 00:42:38,830 My last assistant did even better than you out of that dog. 611 00:42:38,922 --> 00:42:41,384 Oh? - Oh, yes. 612 00:42:41,472 --> 00:42:44,787 Boxes of kippers arrived when Tricki went to the seaside. 613 00:42:44,871 --> 00:42:47,864 Hampers from Fortnum's at Christmas. 614 00:42:49,730 --> 00:42:52,966 But then, he was rather better organised than you. 615 00:42:53,049 --> 00:42:55,028 Oh? 616 00:42:55,114 --> 00:42:57,818 He'd never telephone to say thank you. 617 00:42:57,906 --> 00:43:01,256 He used to write to the dog personally. 618 00:43:01,348 --> 00:43:03,328 Really? - Yeah. 619 00:43:03,412 --> 00:43:06,407 Amazing the lengths to which some people will go. 620 00:43:06,488 --> 00:43:09,402 Isn't it, though? 621 00:43:14,464 --> 00:43:18,020 Are you all right? - Shattered. 622 00:43:18,107 --> 00:43:21,101 Like I've been run over by a steamroller. 623 00:43:21,183 --> 00:43:24,372 It's one of the hardest jobs in country practice - 624 00:43:24,464 --> 00:43:27,248 putting a cow's calf bed back into her. 625 00:43:27,336 --> 00:43:30,088 Like trying to thread a needle with a sausage. 626 00:43:30,171 --> 00:43:32,186 You can say that again. 627 00:43:32,275 --> 00:43:35,833 You know, I'm sure this sort of thing isn't good for me. 628 00:43:35,918 --> 00:43:38,176 It's a great feeling. - What? 629 00:43:38,267 --> 00:43:41,582 That blissful moment when the thing slips back inside 630 00:43:41,668 --> 00:43:44,052 and you know you've finally managed it. 631 00:43:44,136 --> 00:43:47,936 I see nothing remotely poetic in watching a cow's engorged uterus 632 00:43:48,023 --> 00:43:49,877 disappearing into her. 633 00:43:49,966 --> 00:43:52,960 You know why he sent me on this job with you? 634 00:43:53,042 --> 00:43:56,037 Revenge for losing that bloody receipt book. 635 00:43:56,118 --> 00:43:58,422 Oh, well. It's all over now. 636 00:44:11,543 --> 00:44:14,213 Let's just hope it doesn't come out again. 637 00:44:14,295 --> 00:44:18,982 Is there is a chance it might? - Oh, yes. Happens quite often. 638 00:44:21,864 --> 00:44:24,938 But I'm on duty this afternoon - on my own. 639 00:44:25,023 --> 00:44:29,190 Oh, well. We'll just have to keep our fingers crossed. 640 00:44:56,396 --> 00:44:58,779 What's his name? - Bob. 641 00:44:58,865 --> 00:45:01,042 Oh, I see. 642 00:45:01,133 --> 00:45:04,806 Well, when old Bob went, I vowed I'd never have another. 643 00:45:04,897 --> 00:45:08,212 But then when they brought him round to me, I... 644 00:45:08,298 --> 00:45:10,843 They couldn't afford to keep 'em all. 645 00:45:10,929 --> 00:45:15,017 If I hadn't, I reckon we'd have found him at t'bottom of river, 646 00:45:15,098 --> 00:45:19,106 like the rest of the litter. - Well, I'm glad. 647 00:45:19,187 --> 00:45:21,858 You're right fond of animals, aren't you? 648 00:45:21,940 --> 00:45:24,934 It's my job. - It doesn't always follow. 649 00:45:26,556 --> 00:45:28,858 Well, thanks for the tea, Mr Dean. 650 00:45:28,943 --> 00:45:31,936 Thanks for calling to see me. Any time. 651 00:45:32,020 --> 00:45:33,678 Right. 652 00:45:33,760 --> 00:45:36,143 Oh, Mr Herriot. - Hm? 653 00:45:36,231 --> 00:45:38,210 Have you smoked that cigar yet? 654 00:45:39,832 --> 00:45:43,712 Saving it. - Just like I did. 655 00:46:13,555 --> 00:46:15,247 Hello, yes? 656 00:46:16,671 --> 00:46:19,780 That Farnon's? - 'Yes.' 657 00:46:21,326 --> 00:46:25,656 Are you that young fella has put our cow's calf bed back this morning? 658 00:46:25,739 --> 00:46:27,915 'That's right.' - Oh. 659 00:46:28,005 --> 00:46:30,954 Well, I've got some very bad news for you. 660 00:46:33,106 --> 00:46:35,085 Oh, really? - 'Aye.' 661 00:46:35,170 --> 00:46:38,763 It's all come out? - 'Aye. It has.' 662 00:46:38,855 --> 00:46:42,285 Oh, no. Surely, it's not all come out. 663 00:46:49,743 --> 00:46:52,737 OK. Scissors, please, Tris. 664 00:46:55,209 --> 00:46:57,190 Aye, I've got him. 665 00:47:00,471 --> 00:47:03,142 I'll get even with you, just watch it. 666 00:47:10,269 --> 00:47:13,100 Mrs Pumphrey, hello. 667 00:47:13,183 --> 00:47:14,600 Hello. 668 00:47:14,681 --> 00:47:16,500 Good morning, Mrs Pumphrey. 669 00:47:16,583 --> 00:47:20,785 Tricki-Woo asked me to call in to thank you for your letter. 670 00:47:20,875 --> 00:47:23,372 Not at all. Thank you for the cigars. 671 00:47:23,466 --> 00:47:26,460 Just one thing. Next time you write to him... 672 00:47:26,542 --> 00:47:29,570 Well, you know you addressed your letter to Mr Tricki? 673 00:47:29,659 --> 00:47:31,074 Yes. 674 00:47:31,157 --> 00:47:35,278 Well, I'm afraid he does insist on Tricki-Woo Esquire. 675 00:47:35,367 --> 00:47:38,521 Ah. - At first he was terribly affronted 676 00:47:38,606 --> 00:47:42,485 but when he saw it was from you, he soon recovered his temper. 677 00:47:42,573 --> 00:47:46,452 Oh, good. - Why does he have these prejudices? 678 00:47:46,541 --> 00:47:49,533 Do you think it's because he's an only dog? 679 00:47:50,912 --> 00:47:53,906 Well, yes. I suppose that could well be it. 680 00:47:53,988 --> 00:47:55,968 Yes. I was... 681 00:47:57,145 --> 00:47:59,482 Oh, well. Goodbye for now. 682 00:47:06,575 --> 00:47:09,075 Goodbye, Mrs Pumphrey. - Bye, Mrs Pumphrey.