1 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,800 -Mrs Coates. -The same. 2 00:01:28,239 --> 00:01:29,320 What's going on? 3 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:30,840 Couple next door moving. 4 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,600 They've got a lot of furniture to shift. 5 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,119 Well, in that case, I think I'll back up and go round by the river. 6 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,280 Take a look in the mirror. 7 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,439 -Forty winks, then. -Er... Mr Farnon... 8 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,680 While you are stuck here, would you take a look at my Wolfie? 9 00:01:52,119 --> 00:01:53,760 Well, er... 10 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,160 Yes, of course. Why on earth not, Mrs Coates? 11 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,040 -Go on. -This is really stupid. 12 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,320 Come on, you've got to do it on Coronation Day. 13 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:05,000 JIMMY: That's gonna be bad enough. 14 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,040 I'll never forgive you if you get it wrong. 15 00:02:07,119 --> 00:02:08,119 Come on. 16 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,360 (MUMBLES) I crown you the June Queen. 17 00:02:13,879 --> 00:02:15,959 Jimmy, nobody's going to hear that. 18 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:17,280 JIMMY: They will on the day. 19 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,400 -It's wrong anyway. -It's not. 20 00:02:19,640 --> 00:02:23,000 It's "Princess". Had to be Princess this year, in case we offended the Queen. 21 00:02:23,479 --> 00:02:25,400 Come on, Jimmy, do it properly. 22 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:27,720 Please? 23 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,280 I crown you the June Princess. 24 00:02:37,439 --> 00:02:39,800 That's when the page boys present me with the cherries. 25 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:41,840 Doesn't say that here. 26 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:43,119 Miss Thomas changed it. 27 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,879 -Why? -Mr Piers and the second form came up with the cherry idea, 28 00:02:46,959 --> 00:02:49,400 -and she had to work it in. -Oh. What do they do? 29 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,119 One says "May your skin be like the blossom". 30 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,640 And the other one says "May your lips be like the ripe red cherries." 31 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:56,879 -You only want the cherries. -Shut up! 32 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:58,520 (COUGHING) 33 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:00,920 Have we finished? 34 00:03:01,479 --> 00:03:03,840 Er, yes. Do we need the Archbishop anymore? 35 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:05,479 I wish we didn't need him at all. 36 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,040 So do I. 37 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:11,720 (COUGHING) 38 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:14,479 I'm all right, Mum. 39 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:18,479 He's a happy enough fellow. 40 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,439 Wolfie, I shall have to get vexed with thee. 41 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,479 Tell me, how often does he... 42 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,320 Slide around on his backside? 43 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,280 -Er, yes. -There's no telling, Mr Farnon. 44 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,520 -I can't be watching him all the time, can I? -No, of course not. 45 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:33,959 'Course not. Right, come on, fella. 46 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,439 -Every day, would you say? -Oh, aye. 47 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,920 -(WOLFIE WHIMPERS) -Ah, that's it. 48 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:45,200 The poor chap's anal glands are impacted. 49 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,520 I tell you what I'm going to do, 50 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,640 I'm going to evacuate as much as I can, for now. 51 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:54,959 -(WOLFIE WHIMPERS) -That'll give him some relief. 52 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,360 It's got to be sorted. 53 00:03:57,439 --> 00:03:59,360 If he makes up his mind to rub his rear end 54 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:01,479 round our carpet in front of the Queen, 55 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,160 I'll never live it down, will I? 56 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:04,640 The Queen? 57 00:04:04,879 --> 00:04:08,760 Coronation Day. We're having a television set in here. 58 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,000 All ready for the big day. I've got it all arranged. 59 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:13,560 What a good idea. 60 00:04:13,879 --> 00:04:16,280 I'll fetch thee some soap and water. 61 00:04:17,959 --> 00:04:19,760 (WOLFIE WHINES) 62 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,680 My young brother's taking himself off to London 63 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:29,760 to watch the great event in the flesh. 64 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,040 -Lucky devil! -(WOLFIE BARKS) 65 00:04:36,119 --> 00:04:38,360 Spoiled, that's what he is. 66 00:04:38,879 --> 00:04:41,239 (WOLFIE GROWLS) 67 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,200 -Mind this end, Mr Farnon. -Hmm? 68 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:48,080 Great Scott! 69 00:04:48,280 --> 00:04:52,439 Do you know, I don't believe I've ever seen anything quite like that happen before. 70 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,479 Snarling at one end and still wagging away at the other. 71 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,879 I think you may have a circus performer on your hands, Mrs Coates. 72 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:05,840 He's always done it. You're lucky he didn't go for you, Mr Farnon. 73 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:07,720 Oh, really? 74 00:05:09,239 --> 00:05:13,160 Right, well, I think that just about does it, Mrs Coates. 75 00:05:13,239 --> 00:05:14,680 I'll leave those for you, if I may. 76 00:05:14,840 --> 00:05:15,840 Uh... 77 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,080 Ah, the van's out of the road now. I'll be on my way. 78 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:21,239 Oh, thanks so much. 79 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:23,239 Two young men, they say. 80 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:25,080 The burglars? 81 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,119 Aye, working as a team. 82 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,040 One keeps you talking, while the other one 83 00:05:29,119 --> 00:05:31,520 helps his self behind your back. 84 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,239 Well, they won't catch you out, will they, Mrs Alton? 85 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:38,439 They'll not come here. They pick on old folk, easy targets. 86 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,640 We'd better keep our eyes peeled, hadn't we? 87 00:05:41,840 --> 00:05:43,600 Thank you for the tea, Mrs A. 88 00:05:47,879 --> 00:05:49,320 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 89 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,119 -How d'you feel? -Not too bad. 90 00:06:03,239 --> 00:06:05,920 -But not too good, eh? -(COUGHING) 91 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:10,959 I don't think the medicine's working. 92 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:12,200 You have to give it time. 93 00:06:12,280 --> 00:06:13,840 But I'm not getting any better. 94 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,200 -Well, you only started it yesterday. -The day before. 95 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,160 I've only got one week and three days till the Coronation party. 96 00:06:19,239 --> 00:06:20,680 You'll be all right. 97 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:22,520 Haven't you got something you could give me? 98 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:23,959 Only if you moo. 99 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,000 If I don't go in to school on Friday, I won't be the princess. 100 00:06:29,439 --> 00:06:31,080 And I won't have to be Archbishop. 101 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,360 Well, the cloak's like a dress. I look like a sissy. 102 00:06:35,439 --> 00:06:37,720 You'll still have to do it, even if I'm not there. 103 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:39,840 -You'll have to crown someone else. -Oh. 104 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:41,959 -It won't be Susie Thornton. -It might. 105 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:43,920 It has to be someone from our form. 106 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,000 -How do you know? -I know! 107 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,040 The question won't arise, Jimmy. All right? 108 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,439 Why don't you go and see if supper's ready, eh? 109 00:06:52,479 --> 00:06:54,080 And you, keep your tiara polished. 110 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:56,040 But what if I'm not better? 111 00:06:56,119 --> 00:07:01,360 Rosie, you will get better and you will be a princess. 112 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,560 (TELEPHONE RINGING) 113 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:10,239 Darrowby 385... 114 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,760 Yes, of course I remember, Mrs Coates. 115 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:17,680 Er, and I remember Wolfie. 116 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:20,680 Can you bring him in? 117 00:07:22,119 --> 00:07:24,080 Ah, no. No, I see. (WHISPERS) James! 118 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:26,920 Your hip. Yes, of course. 119 00:07:27,439 --> 00:07:30,959 Well, now, Mrs Coates, the thing is, I'm busy all the morning. 120 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,560 And... I'm also busy this afternoon. 121 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:37,119 But I'm sure one of us will find time to look in on you. 122 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,800 Not at... Not at all, Mrs Coates. Goodbye. 123 00:07:40,879 --> 00:07:44,720 James, before you say a word, I know you've got to see the Harts in Pogmore Row. 124 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:46,800 Mrs Coates lives just a few doors down. 125 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,000 -It's a dog, isn't it? -Yes, it is. 126 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,080 Wolfie by name, and by nature. 127 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:57,239 (CHUCKLES) James, you are so suspicious. Wolfie is an excellent dog. 128 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:01,200 It's just that, with Tristan gallivanting around all over London with my lot, 129 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,239 it's a question of "all hands to the pumps", isn't it? 130 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:05,360 Well, it's his first break since he came back from Ireland. 131 00:08:05,439 --> 00:08:06,439 I know! 132 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:10,959 And enormously well-deserved. You will look in, James, won't you? 133 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:15,479 -What's wrong with it? -Oh, nothing you can't handle, James. Anal glands. 134 00:08:17,239 --> 00:08:19,520 (COUGHS WEAKLY) 135 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,239 Come on, love. 136 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,280 -(SOBS) -Yes, I know. I know. 137 00:08:25,239 --> 00:08:29,439 -Waste of my brass, you coming, Veterinary. -Really, is it? Why? 138 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:32,959 She were about dead when I found her, first thing. 139 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:36,680 -Never said it was urgent. -I know when a beast's on its last legs. 140 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:41,400 First loss is best loss. I should have called in knackers right away. 141 00:08:41,479 --> 00:08:44,040 Do you want me to look at your animal, or not? 142 00:08:44,119 --> 00:08:46,200 You might as well, now you're here. 143 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:59,680 -Well, Mr Herriot? -It's eczema, Mr Hart. Miliary eczema, actually. 144 00:09:00,879 --> 00:09:02,000 It's quite common in neutered cats. 145 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:03,560 Is he very poorly? 146 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:04,879 Well, he's not going to be very comfortable. 147 00:09:04,959 --> 00:09:06,360 He's not been well. 148 00:09:06,439 --> 00:09:08,479 Not hissin' at all. 149 00:09:08,560 --> 00:09:10,360 Don't worry. It's easily treatable. 150 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:11,840 That's grand. 151 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:14,720 -He's been scratching a lot, I'll bet? -Some days, aye. 152 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,479 He's been reet twined lately, poor lad. 153 00:09:17,560 --> 00:09:19,000 Well, this'll fix it. 154 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:25,760 Except, of course, I've brought the wrong hormone. 155 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:27,439 I'm sorry about that. 156 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,119 Still, I am passing your door tomorrow morning. 157 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,040 Anything we can do to help him? 158 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:33,200 No, nothing, Mr Hart. 159 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:34,560 (CAT YOWLS) 160 00:09:34,680 --> 00:09:37,239 It's not an urgent condition, and I promise you, he will not get any worse. 161 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:40,479 -Do you want brass now? -When I haven't given him any treatment? 162 00:09:40,560 --> 00:09:42,280 Certainly not. 163 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,400 What is she doing right up here? 164 00:09:46,479 --> 00:09:49,080 I keep my dry-bagged cows up here, out of the way of the flies. 165 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,720 But you've got most of them down at the farm, haven't you? 166 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,920 I fetch them down when they're ready to calve, if I can. 167 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:58,080 This is an old hand. She's never ailed before, hasn't Alice. 168 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,600 Five calvings and never been any trouble. 169 00:10:00,680 --> 00:10:03,200 -Until now. -Aye, she's gettin' on, like. 170 00:10:04,560 --> 00:10:08,119 Fact is, Mr Farnon, the beast's our Mary's favourite. 171 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:09,959 Our Mary? 172 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:11,200 -Our eldest. -Yeah? 173 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:13,760 -Bank clerk in Leeds. -Oh, yes! Yes, yes. 174 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,920 She'd not let me forget it if I let old Alice die 175 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,720 -without letting the vet have a look at her. -Uh-huh. 176 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,439 Well, we'd better see if we can do something about it, then, hadn't we? 177 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,959 Well, tha'll charge me for a visit now anyway, won't tha? 178 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:26,520 I certainly will. 179 00:10:28,119 --> 00:10:29,800 (MUTTERS) Thought tha might. 180 00:10:30,680 --> 00:10:32,479 (WOLFIE BARKING) 181 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:41,760 MRS COATES: Who is it? 182 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:43,280 It's James Herriot, Mrs Coates. 183 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:44,479 Are you sure? 184 00:10:44,560 --> 00:10:45,879 I've come about Wolfie. 185 00:10:45,959 --> 00:10:49,040 I have to be sure though before I open the door. 186 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:50,840 Hang on a minute. 187 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:05,520 (LAUGHS) Tha looks reet daft down there. Come on in, lad. 188 00:11:06,239 --> 00:11:07,439 Oh, thanks. 189 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:11,640 (COW GRUNTS) 190 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,439 -The calf was suckling all right, was it? -Aye. 191 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:18,360 Alice were on her feet last night. 192 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:25,080 Right. 193 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,600 (WHISTLES) 194 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,760 The... The temperature's down. 195 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:41,800 And there's no bowel movement. 196 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:44,720 I'll call knackers then, shall I? 197 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,640 Now, I'm gonna give her an injection. 198 00:11:48,239 --> 00:11:49,239 MR GIBSON: She's a good beast. 199 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,640 She'll fetch a decent price if I send her in now. 200 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,280 I tell you, she'll make a full recovery. 201 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:57,640 Tha'll tell me owt, Mr Farnon. 202 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:00,239 She's got the milk fever, you see. 203 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,080 But with what I'm gonna put into her, 204 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,879 she'll be back on her feet in no time. 205 00:12:07,959 --> 00:12:09,520 I'll not throw good money after bad. 206 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:12,040 Keep the fancy drugs in that bag. 207 00:12:12,119 --> 00:12:14,160 Well, let's say no cure, no pay, hmm? 208 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,600 -That means I'll only pay if the beast gets better? -Precisely. 209 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:22,879 Do what thy likes, Mr Farnon. 210 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:28,040 Uh-huh. 211 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:33,320 (COW GROANS) 212 00:12:39,479 --> 00:12:43,239 -(WOLFIE WHIMPERS) -All right, Wolfie, all right. It's nearly done. 213 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:44,439 Hush now, Wolfie. 214 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:46,400 It's all right, it's nearly over. 215 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,879 -I'm right glad, Mr Herriot. -He's very good, isn't he? 216 00:12:49,959 --> 00:12:52,720 This must be extremely painful but he's still wagging his tail, or trying to. 217 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:54,840 -Aye, but that don't mean what people... -(WOLFIE SNARLS) 218 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:57,520 -Wolfie! -(BARKING) 219 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:01,840 -Mrs Coates, quick. Good dog! Good dog! -Stop it! Get off, Wolfie! 220 00:13:02,239 --> 00:13:04,879 -Dost thou want to feel my hand across thy back? -Good boy. 221 00:13:04,959 --> 00:13:07,959 -Enough! Sit. Now behave! -(BARKING STOPS) 222 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,200 I'll give thee such a smacking, that I will. 223 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:13,640 Mrs Coates, he was trying to wag his tail. 224 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:15,879 He always does, Mr Herriot. 225 00:13:16,439 --> 00:13:19,400 -Even when he's angry? -Especially when he's angry. 226 00:13:19,479 --> 00:13:21,439 He's always giving folks the wrong idea. 227 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,840 Yes. Yes, I'm sure he is. 228 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:34,160 Up you get, old girl. Hey up, come on! 229 00:13:34,239 --> 00:13:35,720 Hup! Hup! Hup! 230 00:13:37,560 --> 00:13:39,160 There you go. 231 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:43,959 I'll send you my bill then, Mr Gibson. 232 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:48,119 How is Rosie? 233 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:52,280 No better. I'm a bit worried about her, actually. 234 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:55,520 My mother always rubbed our chests with goose-grease, 235 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,360 -and dosed us up with her home-made expectorant. -What? 236 00:13:58,479 --> 00:14:01,760 When we had coughs and colds. She reckoned nature could do the trick. 237 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:03,920 -Did it work? -Oh, aye. 238 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:05,959 She wouldn't have a doctor in the house. Never needed one. 239 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:10,479 -What's in it? -All manner of things, but all of them natural. 240 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:12,479 Can you get me some? 241 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,959 Do you know, I think I could lay me hands on a bottle. 242 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:19,520 (SHEEP BLEATING) 243 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:27,360 Hello, love. 244 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,560 What? You'll have to speak up. 245 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,360 Lovely garden, Mrs... 246 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:35,760 -Hart's my name. What's yours? -Simon, love. 247 00:14:36,879 --> 00:14:40,280 -All your own work, is it? -My Albert's back's gone stiff, 248 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:42,600 -so I do what I can. -Poorly, is he? 249 00:14:43,239 --> 00:14:45,879 Only when it comes to bending his back. 250 00:14:45,959 --> 00:14:48,600 So while you work, he's inside listening to the wireless? 251 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,680 Nay, he's off to Fothergill for a half-ounce of shag. 252 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:01,239 It's not as tidy as I'd like, but you can only do so much. 253 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:02,959 I think we've come to the right place then. 254 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,600 -Oh, aye? -We'll help you to get straight. 255 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:07,600 Won't take many minutes to get rid of these. 256 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:12,280 -We can't afford to pay. -Shh. No charge. 257 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:20,000 Grand, they are. What's your secret? 258 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:21,520 You'll have to tell me. 259 00:15:22,439 --> 00:15:24,200 You have to feed 'em properly. 260 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:27,080 Well, you've given those tulips a special feed, haven't you? 261 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:30,879 -Nowt but blood and bone meal. -Nay. There's something else. 262 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:34,000 We all have our secrets. 263 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,760 So we do. Go on. I won't tell. 264 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:40,959 -MRS HART: A bit of peat... -(MUSIC PLAYING INSIDE) 265 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:45,280 -Brings 'em up a treat. -I'll tell my missus that. 266 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,920 She'll be right grateful to you, Mrs Hart. 267 00:15:52,479 --> 00:15:53,920 Well, that's a start, then. 268 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,479 We'll have to keep on top of the job, though. 269 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:59,119 Now, Mrs Hart, when would it be convenient for us to call back? 270 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:03,520 -We're always here. -Except when your old man runs out of baccy, eh? 271 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,200 (MRS HART CHUCKLES) 272 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:10,840 You gave this to Rosie without knowing what's in it? 273 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:12,280 Mrs Alton swears by it. 274 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,280 Well, her systems can probably cope. 275 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,840 I'm all for natural remedies, if they're proven. 276 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:18,840 I wouldn't give this to an animal if I didn't know what it was. 277 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:21,840 Well, all right, then, let's get her on antibiotics. 278 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:23,560 When Allinson says it's time. 279 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:25,959 But you give antibiotics at the first sign of infection. 280 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:27,040 Ah, well, that's different. 281 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:29,520 Well... But her throat is infected, James. 282 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:32,040 He is right not to pump her full of penicillin. 283 00:16:32,119 --> 00:16:33,360 But if it's going to make her better... 284 00:16:33,879 --> 00:16:35,560 Let's see if she can fight it herself first. 285 00:16:35,879 --> 00:16:36,920 What about pneumonia? 286 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,080 -She hasn't got pneumonia! -Yet. 287 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:45,080 It's just, she'll be so disappointed if she misses the pageant. 288 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:46,360 I know. 289 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,400 You don't have to listen to her all day, coughing her heart out. 290 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:56,959 I want her to get better just as much as you do! 291 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,320 All right. Time being of the essence, penicillin it is. 292 00:17:01,479 --> 00:17:03,920 -What if Dr Allinson won't prescribe antibiotics? -He will. 293 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,479 -We could try this. -Penicillin first, please. 294 00:17:16,879 --> 00:17:18,560 (SHEEP BLEATING) 295 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:22,080 I'm afraid she's in pretty poor shape, Susie. 296 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,520 -What is it? -Well, I've a nasty suspicion it's liver fluke. 297 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:27,360 What's that? 298 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:29,200 It's, um, 299 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,360 it's a parasite that's carried by snails. 300 00:17:32,439 --> 00:17:36,080 The sheep eat infected grass and then this little thing 301 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,119 gets into their systems, and it rots the liver. 302 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:40,600 So what's the treatment? 303 00:17:42,959 --> 00:17:45,640 Well, I'm afraid there's considerable liver damage. 304 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:47,959 And I can't... 305 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:53,160 I can't think of any treatment that would be effective at this stage. 306 00:17:53,879 --> 00:17:57,119 She was an orphan. I brought her up meself. 307 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,760 There must be something we can do, Mr Farnon! 308 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:04,000 Nothing you can do? 309 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:07,239 Well, you know, with the likely damage to the liver, 310 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,600 it'd be a miracle if we get a response to treatment. 311 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,600 No wonderful modern medicine? 312 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,119 Not at this stage. Not when it's gone that far. 313 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:17,320 Something milder... 314 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,520 A natural remedy? 315 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:22,119 Well, why not? 316 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:27,000 After all, we still use turpentine and linseed oil 317 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,080 to cure cows with the bloat. 318 00:18:30,959 --> 00:18:35,600 We still rub mustard water on pigs for pneumonia, don't we? 319 00:18:36,239 --> 00:18:38,920 Yes, but these days you do prefer to use your drugs first, don't you? 320 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:42,200 Well, that's because they tend to be quicker, and more effective. 321 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:43,280 More expensive, though. 322 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,360 Well, time is money, isn't it? Don't forget that. 323 00:18:46,439 --> 00:18:49,000 And as you very well know, the farmers pay us 324 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,680 to get their beasts back into production as quickly as possible. 325 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:55,320 Yes, if only they'd pay their bills as quickly as your drugs work. 326 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:57,680 (CAT MEOWING) 327 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,600 -There we are. -All done then, Mr Herriot? 328 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,400 -Well, there's still tablets. -Tablets? 329 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:10,640 Well, it's nothing to worry about. He's just getting on a bit, that's all. 330 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:15,040 -And he is getting a bit bald. -Oh, a bit of baldness is nowt to worry about. 331 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:16,640 Happens to us all, Mr Herriot. 332 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,400 How true that is, Mr Hart. 333 00:19:18,479 --> 00:19:22,080 -Still, we can help him. -Never bothered me, losing my hair. 334 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,080 Don't you believe it, Mr Herriot. 335 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,760 He spent years combing the hair across to hide shiny bit. 336 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:31,200 Aye, well, it won't bother our Cyril, will it? 337 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,720 Aye. Only a cat, when all's said and done, isn't he? 338 00:19:35,360 --> 00:19:37,840 The jab'll be enough, Mr Herriot, for the time being. 339 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:39,360 Mrs Hart, he needs the tablets. 340 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:42,280 Next time then, Mr Herriot. 341 00:19:42,360 --> 00:19:44,160 He really ought to start the tablets straight away, Mr Hart. 342 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,680 If you find it difficult giving him tablets, why don't you crush them in the food? 343 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:51,320 It's not that, Mr Herriot. He's very good with tablets. 344 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:53,479 -It's just that... -Yes? 345 00:19:54,479 --> 00:19:55,920 We've not got cash today. 346 00:19:56,959 --> 00:19:59,640 Well, that's all right. Another day will be fine. 347 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,520 -You always pay on the dot. -It may take us a bit longer this time. 348 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,320 Mrs Hart, sometimes we wait years for farmers to settle up. 349 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:08,600 You just pay when you can. 350 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:10,920 I've always paid me way, like. 351 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:15,080 Never had anything on tick. If we can't pay for it, we don't have it. 352 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:16,760 It's all right. 353 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:18,160 It's just... 354 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:20,400 It's not important, Mr Hart, honestly. 355 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:22,680 We were robbed. 356 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:25,320 What? 357 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:28,360 Reet daft we were. We should have known they'd come up here. 358 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:31,360 Oh, God, I'm sorry. 359 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:33,720 Look, don't bother about paying me... 360 00:20:34,239 --> 00:20:36,080 We don't want charity. 361 00:20:36,439 --> 00:20:40,000 I'm not offering charity, Mr Hart. You just pay when you can, all right? 362 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:41,879 You'll get your cash, Mr Herriot. 363 00:20:42,959 --> 00:20:44,000 I know. 364 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,800 There we are, then. But don't expect him to live forever. 365 00:20:48,879 --> 00:20:51,959 A two-year-old hamster is entitled to draw his pension, you know. 366 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:57,680 Oh, hello. Are you off already? 367 00:20:57,760 --> 00:20:59,720 -To Rosie. -Oh, yes, of course. 368 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,800 Give her my love, and my best wishes for a speedy recovery. 369 00:21:03,879 --> 00:21:05,479 -Er, Siegfried... -Yes? 370 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:08,479 Have you... Have you ever tried this? 371 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:11,280 What is it? 372 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:17,400 -"Topdale Expectorant"? -Well, Mrs Alton swears by it, 373 00:21:17,479 --> 00:21:19,760 and I wondered if it was safe to give it to Rosie. 374 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:22,160 -What's in it? -I... I don't know. 375 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:26,800 -Have you asked Mrs Alton? -No, 'cause I didn't want her to think I didn't trust her. 376 00:21:26,879 --> 00:21:27,879 Very wise. 377 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,800 It's highly alcoholic. Don't show it to Tristan. 378 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:36,400 What about penicillin? 379 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,520 Yeah, well, Dr Allinson gave her, her first jab this morning. 380 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:41,600 I... 381 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:46,400 If I were you, I'd let antibiotics have a chance first. 382 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,760 They're selling them at the post office. 383 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:57,479 A Coronation crown! 384 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:00,000 -That's five shillings! -It'll be worth a lot more if you don't spend it. 385 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:01,280 They're only making a limited number. 386 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:06,040 (SIGHS) 387 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,000 At least I'll have something to remember the Coronation by. 388 00:22:09,360 --> 00:22:12,239 You will remember the Coronation by being crowned princess. 389 00:22:13,439 --> 00:22:14,479 You will! 390 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,360 Those little penicillin soldiers will soon start smashing up 391 00:22:17,439 --> 00:22:19,800 all that nasty bacteria. You'll see. 392 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,840 -Glorious, isn't it? -Yes, isn't it? 393 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:46,400 Let's hope it's like this for the Coronation. 394 00:22:46,479 --> 00:22:48,560 That'd be lovely, wouldn't it? 395 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:51,720 -Have you seen Rosie's dress? -Heard the history of every sequin. 396 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:54,360 -Jimmy's bringing the tiara home tonight. -Oh, good. 397 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:56,119 As long as he doesn't give it to Susie Thornton. 398 00:22:56,439 --> 00:22:58,479 Yes, he is rather stuck on her, isn't he? 399 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:01,520 Nah, she's more interested in her menagerie than she is in boys. 400 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:03,119 Er, darling, you haven't... Um... 401 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:05,840 -No, of course not. -Give the penicillin time to work. 402 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,959 -I know that. -Well, that's what she needs, you see. Time. 403 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:11,840 (SIGHS) And that's what she hasn't got. Time. 404 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,040 She needs to get well, James. 405 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:17,879 -Come on. -I'm sorry. It's just... 406 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:20,040 I know. 407 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:52,280 -Hello, Siegfried. -Ah! Good Lord! 408 00:23:52,360 --> 00:23:54,959 -Are you doing the church flowers this week? -(CHUCKLES) 409 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,200 No, this is medicine, James. 410 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,840 Oh, male fern. You're lucky to find that. Pretty rare up here. 411 00:24:05,479 --> 00:24:07,119 You get to know where most things are 412 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:08,560 when you've been around as long as I have. 413 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:12,000 Anthelmintic. Poisonous to tapeworms. 414 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,200 I thought you've always said that it was cheaper to use filicin. 415 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:16,879 For liver fluke in sheep? 416 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:19,439 -Uh-huh. -Bit old hat. 417 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:22,879 Don't you think just sometimes, James, we're in danger 418 00:24:22,959 --> 00:24:27,920 of letting our gadarene drive for progress trample on the traditional remedies? 419 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,080 Hexachlorethane is mighty powerful, Siegfried. 420 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,560 Too toxic for this patient, James. She's very emaciated. 421 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:36,239 It would kill her as well as the fluke. 422 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:37,720 And the male fern won't? 423 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:40,800 Well, I don't know. It's just an experiment. 424 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:44,080 And if the fluke doesn't kill her, she'll die anyway. 425 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:46,080 That's the risk. 426 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:48,040 Well, I'd go for the fluke, myself. 427 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:49,879 Would you, James? 428 00:24:49,959 --> 00:24:51,760 Hefty dose of hexachlorethane. 429 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:55,320 -Thank you for your advice. -Well, that's your best bet, I'd say. 430 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:58,879 -I'm very grateful. Ow! -That's what partners are for, isn't it? 431 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:02,119 Would you like to help me pick some? 432 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,160 I haven't got time to pick greenery, Siegfried. 433 00:25:05,439 --> 00:25:07,439 Hail, then, and farewell. 434 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:10,640 -Siegfried... -Mmm? 435 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,439 How about an infusion of dandelion for mastitis? 436 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:18,000 Powerful analgesic qualities in dandelions, James. 437 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:19,160 Ah. 438 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,959 Well, I'll try this on Biggins next time I see him. Bye. 439 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:25,160 Bye, James. 440 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:45,080 Not a word, Mrs Alton, this is science. 441 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:47,760 And that's my best pan, Mr Farnon. 442 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:49,560 I promise to scour it thoroughly. 443 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:53,040 You should have used one of these! 444 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:55,360 Next time, Mrs Alton, next time. 445 00:25:58,239 --> 00:25:59,920 What are her chances, then, Mr Farnon? 446 00:26:00,879 --> 00:26:03,320 Well, frankly, my dear, I would give very, very little 447 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:05,280 for her chances, but... 448 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:10,040 We're never entirely defeated till the last breath has been breathed. 449 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:12,200 I do hope you're right, Mr Farnon. 450 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:14,720 Time will tell. 451 00:26:15,959 --> 00:26:19,840 Now then, Dafty. Susie, will you hold her head? 452 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:23,680 Come on, now. 453 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:34,360 -It's going down, Mr Farnon. -She's too weak to resist. 454 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:39,000 What we have to do now is keep our fingers crossed. 455 00:26:46,239 --> 00:26:47,400 Here you are. 456 00:26:50,479 --> 00:26:53,000 The penicillin isn't working, is it? 457 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:55,479 Well, you have got to keep going with it, love. 458 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:58,000 I hate those injections, Mum. 459 00:26:58,640 --> 00:26:59,840 Well, you've got to keep taking them, love. 460 00:26:59,920 --> 00:27:01,800 The penicillin could take two or three days to work. 461 00:27:02,239 --> 00:27:03,280 If it works. 462 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:05,760 If it doesn't work, then we'll just have to find something else. 463 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:08,600 If I'm not in school tomorrow, I can't be in the pageant. 464 00:27:11,439 --> 00:27:12,760 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 465 00:27:14,239 --> 00:27:15,280 Come in. 466 00:27:15,360 --> 00:27:18,280 Susie Thornton telephoned. Her sheep's up on its feet again. 467 00:27:18,360 --> 00:27:21,200 -She wants to know what to feed it for the best. -Oh. 468 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,640 -Anything wrong? -No, no. I'm sure Mr Farnon will be delighted 469 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:27,000 that his male ferns' doing the trick. 470 00:27:27,479 --> 00:27:30,560 -Lot to be said for natural remedies, Mr Herriot. -Come on, Mrs Alton. 471 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:32,760 There's no point into looting half a hillside of male ferns 472 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:35,239 when one shot of hexachlorethane would do the trick. 473 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:38,680 The pendulum could do with swinging back a notch or two, in my opinion. 474 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:40,560 Yes. Where is Mr Farnon? 475 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:42,439 Gibson's. Lame beast. 476 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:45,200 All right. Well, I'll pop in and see Susie this afternoon, just to make sure. 477 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:47,000 There. 478 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:52,439 There's your culprit, Mr Gibson. 479 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:57,360 You'd walk with a limp if you had that in your foot. 480 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:01,360 Right then. What you've got to do 481 00:28:01,439 --> 00:28:04,119 is tub that foot in salt and water 482 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,200 for 10 minutes, night and morning. 483 00:28:07,360 --> 00:28:10,959 And you'll need two tablespoonfuls of salt 484 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:13,680 to half a gallon of water, all right? 485 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:20,040 That should... That should keep her from going septic. 486 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:22,920 And then I think she'll be fine. 487 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:27,160 Right you are, then, Mr Gibson. Thank you very much. 488 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:31,320 Mr Farnon? What about the magic bottle? 489 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:33,040 Magic bottle? 490 00:28:33,439 --> 00:28:36,320 Like last time. The magic bottle. 491 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:38,680 Saved the old girl's life, it did. 492 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,959 Right you are. Of course. 493 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:46,200 -I know what you mean. That's the one, isn't it? -Aye. 494 00:28:48,879 --> 00:28:50,080 Smell again. Go on. 495 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:52,160 Gin. 496 00:28:52,239 --> 00:28:56,320 No, but it's what they use to flavour gin. Crushed juniper berries. 497 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:59,160 -No alcohol? -No, just the juniper. 498 00:28:59,239 --> 00:29:00,760 Taste it, go on. It won't hurt. 499 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:02,200 (CLEARS THROAT) 500 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:09,439 Mmm... Well, different. 501 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:14,160 -Mint. Parsley? -Wild peppermint. 502 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:17,160 Angelica. Some use parsley, 503 00:29:17,239 --> 00:29:20,640 but you've to take care not to get it wrong and use hemlock by mistake. 504 00:29:21,479 --> 00:29:23,600 There's something sweet, too. Honey. 505 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:28,000 That'll be the cranberries. And there's a pinch or two of pennyroyal. 506 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:31,000 And if that doesn't clear out your tubes, nothing will! 507 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:32,520 Mmm, right. 508 00:30:05,879 --> 00:30:06,879 Come on. 509 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:20,200 -How is she? -She seems fine. 510 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:25,000 Greatly improved. Much better than she should be, actually. 511 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:30,080 -Must be that plant medicine Mr Farnon gave her. -Yes. Yes, it must. 512 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:34,720 -Should she have some more? -No! No, I think one dose will be enough. 513 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:45,720 (CLEARS THROAT) 514 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,040 -How was she? -Sleeping like a baby. 515 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:50,920 Not her. Susie's sheep! 516 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:53,119 Oh, Dafty's making a remarkable recovery. 517 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:55,439 -Must be the miracle season. -Yeah. 518 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:58,320 -And Susie? -Very happy. 519 00:30:59,119 --> 00:31:00,680 -Good. -She's getting very pretty. 520 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:03,520 It's late. See you in the morning. 521 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:05,800 -Goodnight. -Goodnight, Jimmy. 522 00:31:08,840 --> 00:31:10,400 -Hungry? -Ravenous. 523 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:12,920 Rosie looks so peaceful. 524 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:14,800 Isn't it lovely? 525 00:31:16,239 --> 00:31:19,000 Well, those awful penicillin injections must be having some effect. 526 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:21,560 Yes. (CLEARS THROAT) 527 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:27,720 (SNIFFING) 528 00:31:29,959 --> 00:31:31,239 Mrs Alton taking your calls today? 529 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:33,439 -Yes, of course she is. -Mmm-hmm. 530 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:36,400 Cleanliness is next to godliness, James. How's Rosie? 531 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:38,160 She's going to school this afternoon. 532 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:40,959 -What a remarkable recovery. -Well, if she hadn't gone in today, 533 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:42,959 they'd have dropped her from the pageant. 534 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:45,959 The power of modern antibiotics, eh, James? 535 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:48,000 A miracle, Siegfried. 536 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:51,280 (SNIFFING) 537 00:31:52,119 --> 00:31:53,119 Hmm. 538 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:09,439 My gran has a lovely dog. Says it keeps her company. 539 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:12,360 Aye, same with my Wolfie. 540 00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:15,479 They're a blessing, and no mistake. 541 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,600 I wouldn't be without him for the world. 542 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:20,959 Your husband passed on, has he? 543 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:23,479 A year and a half since. 544 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:25,879 My grandad passed on in January. 545 00:32:25,959 --> 00:32:28,560 -I'm sorry. -Me too. 546 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:33,119 Nice doggy. Nice Wolfie. 547 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:35,160 (WOLFIE GROWLING) 548 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:39,680 -(WOLFIE BARKS) -(CLATTERING) 549 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:42,840 -Argh, get it off! Get it off! -Come on! 550 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:45,760 (BARKING) 551 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:50,800 Go, Wolfie, get them! 552 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:00,800 (WAILING) Get it off! 553 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,200 Leave your jacket! Come on! 554 00:33:12,879 --> 00:33:13,920 (WOLFIE BARKING) 555 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:18,920 (CAR HORN HONKS) 556 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:26,200 (WOLFIE BARKS) 557 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:29,879 Good boy, Wolfie. Good boy. 558 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:32,160 There's a good boy. 559 00:33:32,239 --> 00:33:33,800 Thank you. Good dog. 560 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:39,879 Good boy, Wolfie. Good boy. 561 00:33:39,959 --> 00:33:42,520 -Did you get the number? -Afraid not. Sorry. 562 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:45,119 Oh, don't worry. He's left his calling card. (LAUGHS) 563 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,280 Yes. A good bit of evidence, that. 564 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:49,640 Right, how much was it you two lost, exactly? 565 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:51,879 About four pounds, 11 shillings. 566 00:33:52,479 --> 00:33:56,640 There's four... And one, two tens... Five pounds. There we are. 567 00:33:56,720 --> 00:34:00,000 -Oh, we couldn't do that. -We could and we will. 568 00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:04,000 -(LAUGHS) -He were waggin' his tail. "Nice doggy", he said. 569 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:06,640 "Nice doggy." And the clever beggar went for him! 570 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:10,840 -Well, he was talking to the wrong end, wasn't he? -(WOLFIE BARKS) 571 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:17,239 (SIGHS) 572 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:21,080 I'm afraid we're fighting a losing battle. 573 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:24,640 Don't say that, Mr Farnon. Give her some more ferns. 574 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:29,520 Wouldn't help, Susie. If one treatment won't work, twenty won't either. 575 00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:32,959 I'm very disappointed. 576 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,720 Poor beggar got herself all tangled up in wire. 577 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:41,000 Have to be careful with barbed wire, Mr Gibson. 578 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:44,360 Tha'll only see stone walls and posted rails on my land. 579 00:34:44,439 --> 00:34:46,000 -She got out, then? -Aye. 580 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:48,439 I've been too busy to mend fences. 581 00:34:49,479 --> 00:34:51,400 It's a lot of work for one man, Mr Gibson. 582 00:34:51,479 --> 00:34:53,640 I'm not ready for givin' up yet. 583 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:55,560 You could use some extra help, though, couldn't you? 584 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:57,360 Ah, I don't mind hard work. 585 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:01,560 It'll need stitching. 586 00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:09,680 -Is this one "no cure, no pay" and all? -Pardon? 587 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:12,680 -That's how thy partner does it. -Ah. 588 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:14,160 Well, I don't, usually. 589 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:15,600 Don't tha think tha can do it, then? 590 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:19,479 -Yes, I can do it. -Why won't thy put thy brass where thy mouth is, then? 591 00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:23,720 All right, Mr Gibson. I'll guarantee my work. No cure, no pay. 592 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:26,560 I'd like you to hold the head though, please, Mr Gibson. 593 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:31,680 -One last chance. -What? 594 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:36,119 -Hexachlorethane -Is that another one of your plants, Mr Farnon? 595 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:38,160 No, Susie, I'm afraid it's not. 596 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:40,360 I'm afraid I'm back to the drugs. 597 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:48,280 How soon can I milk her? 598 00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:51,520 Soon as you like. 599 00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:53,920 Just don't put any milk in the churn that's got blood in it. 600 00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:55,600 Would I, Mr Herriot? 601 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:58,360 Not you, Mr Gibson. 602 00:36:00,720 --> 00:36:02,040 I'm sorry, Susie. 603 00:36:03,879 --> 00:36:05,720 You did all you could, Mr Farnon. 604 00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:08,760 Yes. 605 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:12,720 -And you will milk her last? -Aye. 606 00:36:13,119 --> 00:36:15,479 Well, I'll be back in a few days, take out the stitches. 607 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:16,720 Bye, Mr Gibson. 608 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:22,479 Tha's not finished yet, has thou, Veterinary? 609 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:26,040 -Yes, she's gonna be fine. -But the magic bottle, Mr Herriot! 610 00:36:26,119 --> 00:36:29,800 -The magic bottle? -Mr Farnon always uses it on beasts when he's done. 611 00:36:29,879 --> 00:36:32,920 Ah. Well, Mr Farnon and I have very individual ways of working, Mr Gibson. 612 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:34,680 It's worked every time so far! 613 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:37,040 I have done the very best job that I can. 614 00:36:37,119 --> 00:36:38,360 Tha'll not get thy brass! 615 00:36:38,439 --> 00:36:39,600 If she's cured, I will. 616 00:36:39,959 --> 00:36:42,560 There'd be no need for "if" if thy used the bottle! 617 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:46,160 What you need, Mr Gibson, is a bloomin' witch doctor. 618 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:53,520 -Siegfried... -Ah, James. The very man. Give me a hand, will you? 619 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:55,879 -Yes, of course. Right. -Get it over there. 620 00:36:55,959 --> 00:36:59,400 -Siegfried, what is Mr Gibson's magic potion? -Now, then... 621 00:36:59,479 --> 00:37:02,000 -Seaweed? Belladonna? -Over here. 622 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:04,360 (STRUGGLING) Diagonally across the corner... 623 00:37:04,439 --> 00:37:06,000 -Mr Gibson, Siegfried. -Yep? 624 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:08,160 I was up there today, stitching a gashed teat. 625 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:10,200 Oh, Lord. Make a hash of it, did you, James? 626 00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:13,600 No, I did a remarkable job, actually, but all he wanted was one of your magic bottles. 627 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:16,520 Don't tell me you didn't offer him the magic bottle? 628 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:18,760 I don't know what it is! 629 00:37:18,840 --> 00:37:22,160 Now, then, the screen will be there... 630 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:23,360 (BELL RINGING) 631 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:27,800 Let's get this round. Your end down to the fireplace. 632 00:37:27,879 --> 00:37:30,439 -Right across, right across, James. -It's heavy, isn't it? 633 00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:31,920 There we go, that's it. 634 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,479 Well, what is it? 635 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,680 It is... (PANTS) 636 00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:39,360 A professional secret, James. 637 00:37:39,439 --> 00:37:41,000 -Siegfried, you are... -What? 638 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:42,600 -Impossible. -James! 639 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:44,119 -Insufferable. -Surely not. 640 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:46,320 -You should have told me. -Told you what, James? 641 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:50,280 What weeds you are giving to Mr Gibson's beasts, in case I recommend something, 642 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:52,520 or treat them with something, which reacts against the magic bottle. 643 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:54,840 -That's quite impossible, James. -How do you know? 644 00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:56,959 Because it's merely calcium. 645 00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:00,680 -Calcium? -Yes. Now, don't be so disparaging. 646 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:03,920 Calcium, you see, is truly magical. 647 00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:06,959 -For a bleeding teat? -And for everything else, 648 00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:09,160 as far as Mr Gibson's concerned. 649 00:38:09,239 --> 00:38:12,040 I thought you were using mallow plants, or pennyroyal, or something. 650 00:38:12,119 --> 00:38:13,280 Ah, well. 651 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:16,760 Right. That's it. 652 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:20,280 So, what happened to Dafty? 653 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:23,800 Alas, James, 654 00:38:25,439 --> 00:38:27,000 the sheep it was that died. 655 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:31,479 That's the end of my experimentation with the local flora. 656 00:38:34,439 --> 00:38:37,920 Of course, we'll have to draw the curtains, 'cause the light reflects off the screen. 657 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:39,840 -Ah, yes. -Have you seen this, James? 658 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:45,680 We are the new Elizabethans. 659 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:49,400 -Pioneers, Siegfried. -Precisely. 660 00:38:49,879 --> 00:38:53,680 We must come out of the dark ages and embrace the future. 661 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:56,479 The vanguard is where our clients expect us to be, 662 00:38:56,560 --> 00:38:58,000 and that's exactly where we must be. 663 00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:00,840 Are you sure we're not throwing out the baby with the bathwater? 664 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:04,200 -Certainly not, James. -Natural remedies do have something to them, you know. 665 00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:07,479 The march of progress cannot and must not be arrested. 666 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:10,840 Yes, well, someone at Rowan Garth has been at the Topdale Expectorant, 667 00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:12,879 and suddenly Rosie is as fit as a fiddle. 668 00:39:12,959 --> 00:39:15,239 (LAUGHS) Penicillin, James. 669 00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:20,119 -Possibly. -You are really so fickle, you know. 670 00:39:20,439 --> 00:39:23,640 -You are positively contrary. -Me, Siegfried? 671 00:40:04,439 --> 00:40:06,520 -Have you taken your medicine? -Not yet. 672 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:07,640 Hmm. 673 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:09,160 JAMES: Sister Kirkwood's here. 674 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:11,640 -Do I have to, Mum? -Yes, you do, I'm afraid. 675 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:19,040 -Hello, Sister Kirkwood. -Good morning, Mrs Herriot. 676 00:40:26,119 --> 00:40:28,280 JAMES: Medical treatment can't all be fun, Rosie. 677 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:31,400 Now, no arguments. You're going to have to take some of this stuff, too. 678 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:35,479 (TV BUZZES) 679 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:41,439 It's on the wireless too, Mr Farnon. 680 00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:44,840 (INDISTINCT VOICES ON TV) 681 00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:48,640 -...the only mounted man... -Ah... What? 682 00:40:48,720 --> 00:40:51,400 ...in the whole of today's procession. 683 00:40:51,479 --> 00:40:53,760 TV ANNOUNCER: There, the greys of the trumpeters, 684 00:40:53,879 --> 00:40:56,800 in their gorgeous mounted state dress... 685 00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:02,160 (THUNDER RUMBLES) 686 00:41:04,320 --> 00:41:05,320 Oi, oi. 687 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:19,400 I wish we lived in London. 688 00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:22,439 -That's Tristan, look! -What? Where? 689 00:41:22,520 --> 00:41:25,239 -In the crowd. -Where? 690 00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:26,520 He was there! 691 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:29,760 In The Mall? Impossible. 692 00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:31,560 -Not a public house in sight. -(LAUGHTER) 693 00:41:31,680 --> 00:41:33,800 -I bet it was Tristan. -It wasn't. 694 00:41:33,879 --> 00:41:35,200 -I saw him. -You didn't. 695 00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:37,119 Please, Archbishop, Princess! 696 00:41:37,200 --> 00:41:39,959 -She doesn't know what I saw! -Does it matter? 697 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:41,840 -Here she comes! -Oh! 698 00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:46,160 -(ALL APPLAUD) -Radiant! 699 00:41:50,879 --> 00:41:52,040 (COW MOOS) 700 00:41:57,360 --> 00:42:00,879 Ah, there you are, you little beggar. 701 00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:03,920 Nasty. 702 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:05,840 (CROWD CHEERING) 703 00:42:10,080 --> 00:42:12,040 I'm just off then, Mr Farnon. 704 00:42:12,119 --> 00:42:14,160 Right you are, Mrs Alton. You hurry, now. 705 00:42:14,720 --> 00:42:16,360 Lovely hat, Mrs Alton. 706 00:42:16,520 --> 00:42:19,000 Oh, well, you've got to look your best for Her Majesty. 707 00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:23,040 Oh, Mr Herriot, if you get a moment, Mrs Coates would appreciate a word. 708 00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:27,119 -Is it that Wolfie again? -No, she just wants to say thank you to her Robin Hood. 709 00:42:27,200 --> 00:42:28,239 What? 710 00:42:28,320 --> 00:42:30,040 Robbing the robbers to give to the poor. 711 00:42:35,680 --> 00:42:37,200 (PANTING) 712 00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:41,879 James, we should be out there helping. 713 00:42:41,959 --> 00:42:43,280 -Yes. Sorry. -But, Helen, 714 00:42:43,479 --> 00:42:45,080 you'll miss the crowning moment. 715 00:42:45,239 --> 00:42:46,600 There's a television in the shop, Siegfried. 716 00:42:46,680 --> 00:42:48,640 We have to see to our princess, too. 717 00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:50,200 How's my hair? 718 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:53,160 -A mess. -It's perfect. I couldn't have done it better myself. 719 00:42:53,239 --> 00:42:54,920 I know, Dad. (LAUGHS) 720 00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:57,040 Can we get this over with now? 721 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:03,000 What about the rain? My dress will be ruined. 722 00:43:03,520 --> 00:43:05,879 JIMMY: If the Queen can put up with the rain, so can you. 723 00:43:05,959 --> 00:43:08,439 Use the umbrella out of the hall stand. Come on. 724 00:43:09,119 --> 00:43:11,879 -Bye. -Goodbye, Helen. 725 00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:14,160 Good luck to you all. 726 00:43:18,040 --> 00:43:19,400 (TELEPHONE RINGING) 727 00:43:20,760 --> 00:43:22,040 James! 728 00:43:24,360 --> 00:43:26,000 (RINGING CONTINUES) 729 00:43:37,959 --> 00:43:39,479 SIEGFRIED: Darrowby 385... 730 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:42,840 Ah, yes, it is, Mr Gibson. 731 00:43:43,479 --> 00:43:44,479 Um... 732 00:43:45,320 --> 00:43:49,959 You don't suppose she could wait until the sovereign has been crowned, do you? 733 00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:04,360 (CHATTERING EXCITEDLY) 734 00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:22,600 Doesn't she look nice? She really is lovely. 735 00:44:30,360 --> 00:44:33,040 -Cor! -Stupid, isn't it? 736 00:44:33,119 --> 00:44:34,239 Wonderful! 737 00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:36,640 -Is it? -Put the hat on. 738 00:44:39,160 --> 00:44:40,160 (GIGGLES) 739 00:44:41,200 --> 00:44:44,959 You look so... Mature. 740 00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:49,400 TV ANNOUNCER: And now, with the singing of the Introit Psalm, 741 00:44:50,439 --> 00:44:52,840 there begins the communion service 742 00:44:52,920 --> 00:44:56,760 within which so much of the ritual of Coronation is set. 743 00:45:06,840 --> 00:45:11,840 Here she comes. There we are. There's one foot. 744 00:45:13,320 --> 00:45:18,239 That was the bad one, so we're all right now. Let's get the... 745 00:45:18,320 --> 00:45:19,520 Hey up. 746 00:45:21,520 --> 00:45:22,680 Right. 747 00:45:23,479 --> 00:45:28,040 And fill her, O Lord, with the Spirit of Thy holy fear, 748 00:45:28,920 --> 00:45:34,680 now and forever, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen. 749 00:45:36,439 --> 00:45:39,119 (COW GRUNTS) 750 00:45:49,239 --> 00:45:50,239 (GRUNTS) 751 00:45:56,360 --> 00:45:58,680 (GASPS) 752 00:46:11,360 --> 00:46:12,840 All right. 753 00:46:12,920 --> 00:46:14,640 There we are. (CHUCKLES) 754 00:46:14,720 --> 00:46:17,040 Dawn of a new age, Mr Gibson. 755 00:46:17,920 --> 00:46:20,080 Queen Elizabeth's newest subject. 756 00:46:20,640 --> 00:46:23,680 -I know what she needs now, Mr Farnon. -What's that? 757 00:46:24,080 --> 00:46:26,400 -The bottle. -The bottle? 758 00:46:27,320 --> 00:46:28,520 The magic bottle. 759 00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:32,560 Oh. Well, I'll have to have a look in my bag. 760 00:46:32,959 --> 00:46:34,479 I'll tell you one thing, Mr Farnon, 761 00:46:34,560 --> 00:46:36,400 tha'll need to tell thy partner, and all. 762 00:46:37,680 --> 00:46:38,760 Done. 763 00:46:40,800 --> 00:46:43,360 Now, I wonder if I did bring it. 764 00:46:44,520 --> 00:46:45,959 I hope thy has, Mr Farnon! 765 00:46:50,119 --> 00:46:52,239 May your skin be like this blossom. 766 00:46:55,640 --> 00:46:58,360 May your lips be like these ripe, red cherries. 767 00:47:08,239 --> 00:47:10,479 I crown you the June Princess. 768 00:47:12,200 --> 00:47:13,200 (ALL GASP) 769 00:47:20,879 --> 00:47:21,879 (ALL APPLAUDING) 770 00:47:30,280 --> 00:47:35,080 God save the Queen! God save the Queen! 771 00:47:35,160 --> 00:47:37,720 God save the Queen! 772 00:47:37,800 --> 00:47:39,080 (CORK POPS) 773 00:47:45,239 --> 00:47:48,239 Now then, Mr Gibson... The Queen! 774 00:47:48,320 --> 00:47:50,360 I'll drink to that, Mr Farnon. 775 00:47:52,439 --> 00:47:53,439 Mmm. 776 00:47:56,560 --> 00:47:57,920 (BOTH LAUGHING)