S02 Episode 1
Cats and Dogs
The waiting room is packed at the Darrowby practice, but Siegfried seems more focused on catching his hard-drinking brother asleep on the job.
Sat, 23 Sep 1978
S02 Episode 2
Attendant Problems
The return of lambing season brings a boost to Siegfried's spirits, but James, laid up in the surgery, is reminded of the harsher realities of a vet's life.
Sat, 30 Sep 1978
S02 Episode 3
Fair Means and Fowl
Nerves are frayed as Tristan's encounter with an "exploding" bullock leads to a lawsuit, and Siegfried's venture in guinea raising runs foul. Meanwhile, James is sent to assist "on of the biggest boozers in the business."
Sat, 7 Oct 1978
S02 Episode 4
The Beauty of the Beast
As the tractor threatens to do away with a way of life in the Dales, James battles to save a dying shire horse.
Sat, 14 Oct 1978
S02 Episode 5
Judgment Day
The Darrowby Show is a much-anticipated event for the whole community, except for the duty vet. This mixed honor falls to James this year.
Sat, 21 Oct 1978
S02 Episode 6
Faint Hearts
While James struggles to cope with the procrastinations of the Bellerby family, Tristan succumbs to the charms of a millionaire shipbuilder's daughter with a penchant for lobster.
Sat, 28 Oct 1978
S02 Episode 7
Tricks of the Trade
James gets a taste of the high life when he comes to the aid of a city vet, Granville Bennet, while Siegfried juggles the care of Mr. Wilkinson's awesome "colt" with the fine art of debt collecting.
Sat, 4 Nov 1978
S02 Episode 8
Pride of Possession
The atmosphere is tense as James prepares to perform groundbreaking surgery. Meanwhile, Siegfried wrestles with a disinterested prize bull, and Tristan's hormones run riot over Darrowby's merry widow.
Sat, 11 Nov 1978
S02 Episode 9
The Name of the Game
James becomes suspicious when the Farnon brothers -- usually keen cricketers -- "volunteer" him in their stead for the annual cricket match between Darrowby and Rainby.
Sat, 18 Nov 1978
S02 Episode 10
Puppy Love
Tristan may have finally found the right girl in Alice McTavish. Meanwhile, James struggles to save a dog whose death could trigger the end of the owners' marriage.
Sat, 25 Nov 1978
S02 Episode 11
Ways and Means
James concludes that the drawbacks of a vet's life -- long hours, fierce dogs and a cunning sow named Prudence -- pale in comparison to the rigors of making a speech to the Darrowby Youth Club.
Sat, 2 Dec 1978
S02 Episode 12
Pups, Pigs and Pickles
Siegried turns on the charm to teach Tristan a lesson, while James, busy with calving, finds one farmer's traditional Yorkshire hospitality a bit hard to swallow.
Sat, 9 Dec 1978
S02 Episode 13
A Dog's Life
Despite Siegfried's insistence that he relax and "cultivate the inner man," James can't shrug off the irritations that often make his professions a dog's life. Siegfried's inner man is cramming for the annual quiz that pits the men of Darrowby against the fearsome Women's Institute.
Sat, 16 Dec 1978
S02 Episode 14
Merry Gentlemen
Christmas at Skeldale House can be a formidable undertaking, what with sick foals, overfed dogs and a skeleton guarding Siegfried's secret hoard of goodies.
Sun, 24 Dec 1978
