from the books by JAMES HERRIOT A serial in 14 episodes with Peter Davison and Carol Drinkwater
3: Fair Means and Fowl adapted by ANTHONY STEVEN
James, as locum to Ewan Ross , discovers that all sorts of men can become vets, and Ewan, whilst ostensibly unsuitable is, in fact, a practitioner of the highest quality. In the meantime, Tristan, treating a cow, is involved in an accident which threatens the practice with a lawsuit - that, plus Siegfried's economies, strains brotherly love to its limits ...
Music composed by JOHNNY PEARSON Film cameraman MIKE WILLIAMS Designer DAVID CROZIER Producer BILL SELLARS
Directed by ROBERT TRONSON BBC Birmingham