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Blankety Blank Classic

Wogan's Best of Blankety Blank

Episode 18

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

Terry Wogan introduces a classic edition of the celebrity word game, featuring guest panellists David Hamilton, Judith Chalmers, Leslie Crowther, Carol Drinkwater, Jimmy Tarbuck and Rula Lenska.

All Creatures Great and Small

Series 1

Bulldog Breed

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

What can a country vet do when a herd is struck by a disease for which there is no cure - especially when a man's life savings are at risk?

Contributors

James Herriot:
Christopher Timothy
Siegfried Farnon:
Robert Hardy
Tristan Farnon:
Peter Davison
Helen Alderson:
Carol Drinkwater
Richard Carmody:
Chris Brown
Mrs Hall:
Mary Hignett

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Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Drama series. Life for a newly qualified vet in the Yorkshire Dales isn't at all easy, as James Herriot discovers. To begin with, you have to find employment. Show more

All Creatures Great and Small

Series 1

Breath of Life

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Siegfried discovers that a gift given in good faith can deal out death. James discovers that dealing out death can accidentally be the gift to life.

Contributors

James Herriot:
Christopher Timothy
Siegfried Farnon:
Robert Hardy
Tristan Farnon:
Peter Davison
Helen Alderson:
Carol Drinkwater
Mrs Hall:
Mary Hignett

Genres

All Creatures Great and Small

Series 1

Practice Makes Perfect

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

James returns to Angus Grier and, to his shame and Grier's pleasure, is coerced into giving the wrong treatment. Grier's triumph is short-lived as James discovers his guilty secret.

Contributors

James Herriot:
Christopher Timothy
Siegfried Farnon:
Robert Hardy
Tristan Farnon:
Peter Davison
Helen Alderson:
Carol Drinkwater
Mrs Hall:
Mary Hignett
Angus Grier:
Andrew Crawford

Genres

All Creatures Great and Small

Series 1

Advice and Consent

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

The Dalby family fortunes dwindle even more until, almost by accident, James stumbles across the reason for the herd's illness.

Contributors

James Herriot:
Christopher Timothy
Siegfried Farnon:
Robert Hardy
Tristan Farnon:
Peter Davison
Helen Alderson:
Carol Drinkwater
Mrs Hall:
Mary Hignett
Joe Mulligan:
Rio Fanning

Genres

All Creatures Great and Small

Series 1

The Last Furlong

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Some farmers like to do their own vetting, but James discovers that sometimes the vet can cure the farmer.

Contributors

James Herriot:
Christopher Timothy
Siegfried Farnon:
Robert Hardy
Tristan Farnon:
Peter Davison
Helen Alderson:
Carol Drinkwater
Mrs Hall:
Mary Hignett
Pickersgill:
Peter Schofield

Genres

All Creatures Great and Small

Series 1

It Takes All Kinds...

Duration: 47 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

James seems to be falling into the routine of being a country vet, but the peace is shattered when Siegfried employs a secretary and James meets Helen Alderson.

Contributors

James Herriot:
Christopher Timothy
Siegfried Farnon:
Robert Hardy
Tristan Farnon:
Peter Davison
Helen Alderson:
Carol Drinkwater
Mrs Pumphrey:
Margaretta Scott
Miss Harbottle:
Madge Ryan

Genres

All Creatures Great and Small

Series 1

Out of Practice

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

The practice in Darrowby goes from strength to strength - unlike James's private life. Tristan decides to remedy matters and arranges a double blind date.

Contributors

James Herriot:
Christopher Timothy
Siegfried Farnon:
Robert Hardy
Tristan Farnon:
Peter Davison
Helen Alderson:
Carol Drinkwater
Mrs Hall:
Mary Hignett
Sister Louisa Rose:
Jessica Spencer

Genres

All Creatures Great and Small

Series 1

Golden Lads and Girls

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

James's luck changes for the better in his romance with Helen, but for the Dalby family there seems to be no turning of the tide.

Contributors

James Herriot:
Christopher Timothy
Siegfried Farnon:
Robert Hardy
Tristan Farnon:
Peter Davison
Helen Alderson:
Carol Drinkwater
Mr Alderson:
John Collin
Mrs Dalby:
Janet Davies

Genres

All Creatures Great and Small

Series 2

Episode 13: A Dog's Life

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Popular drama series about a Yorkshire veterinary practice in the 30s. James has to keep his nerve during a difficult calving.

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Siegfried wins a major victory and Tristan has to deal with pigs in more ways than one. James discovers that he has a rival.

Contributors

James Herriot:
Christopher Timothy
Siegfried Farnon:
Robert Hardy
Tristan Farnon:
Peter Davison
Helen Alderson:
Carol Drinkwater
Mrs Pumphrey:
Margaretta Scott
Miss Harbottle:
Madge Ryan

Genres

All Creatures Great and Small

Series 1

Sleeping Partners

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Richard Carmody, a superior student, accompanies James on his rounds to learn, but it becomes clear that there is very little that he doesn't know.

Contributors

James Herriot:
Christopher Timothy
Siegfried Farnon:
Robert Hardy
Tristan Farnon:
Peter Davison
Helen Alderson:
Carol Drinkwater
Mrs Hall:
Mary Hignett
Angus Grier:
Andrew Crawford

Genres

All Creatures Great and Small

Series 1

Nothing like Experience

Duration: 48 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

James makes a date with Helen, without Tristan's help. The practice loses a customer, with Tristan's help. Siegfried stops smoking, which doesn't help anyone.

Contributors

James Herriot:
Christopher Timothy
Siegfried Farnon:
Robert Hardy
Tristan Farnon:
Peter Davison
Helen Alderson:
Carol Drinkwater
Cranford:
Jack Watson
Mrs Hall:
Mary Hignett

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