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Documentary about Yorkshire vet Julian Norton, his business partner Peter Wright and their team as they administer modern-day medical and surgical aid to creatures great and small. From bulldogs to bullocks, there are no creatures too large or too small for these vets.
2015
Julian Norton treats a much-loved moggie with a badly swollen eye before being called out to help a ewe deliver twin lambs. Back at the surgery, his Herriot-trained partner Peter Wright needs a strong stomach to deal woth a bull terrier with terrible halitosis.
Julian risks life and limb to inject a ferocious pig, stud alpaca Lothario fails to live up to his namesake's reputation, Peter examines elderly clients Steve and Jeanie Green's dairy herd, but will he have good or bad news for them?
Julian is called out to a late-night emergency to help a cow that is struggling to deliver a large calf, while a Bernese mountain puppy delivered by cesarean section is brought in to be seen by Peter. Ruth and nurse Katy perform delicate and intricate surgery on a poorly chicken to try and save her life, and Labrador owner Steve is worried about his elderly dog's constant pain and failing eyesight.
Julian Norton is called out to an emergency on the farm of semi-retired farmers the Peckitts where a cow is suffering from a painful and potentially life-threatening condition. Peter Wright has a lively lamb to deal with.
At a local petting zoo Julian comes up against a difficult patient - an angry goat with a suspected broken leg. Peter and Julian take an afternoon off to visit the annual Great Yorkshire Show.
Julian performs emergency surgery on the pet cat of staff member Molly, which appears to have been shot in the head. An exotic bird of prey, a sheepdog run over by a tractor and an injured tortoise also feature.
2016
Julian Norton receives an emergency call from alpaca breeder Jackie, whose prize-winning female Cinderella is pregnant and struggling with a difficult labour. Back at the practice, Peter Wright is dealing with Larry the chinchilla, who is responsible for a population explosion and needs to be castrated, while Dougie the petulant parrot is due for a beak and nail trim.
Julian receives a late-night emergency call to help a cow give birth, but the delivery is more complicated than expected, with the mother and calf's lives hanging in the balance. Alfie the blind labrador is brought to Skeldale following an unusual baking incident, having swallowed a spatula while trying to steal some food.
Julian is called to a heifer in agony with an object embedded in her painful, swollen and infected foot, while Peter removes a huge lump from Holly the golden retriever's head. Meanwhile, two of Skeldale's favourite clients, farmers Steve and Jeanie, are concerned about their cat Spitfire, who has not been his usual feisty self.
Julian faces the difficult task of castrating a group of alpacas, whose owner Colin has been using his own holistic techniques to soothe the animals. Peter tends to a Yorkshire terrier belonging to a regular visitor to the surgery, and the team treats a stray cat with a broken leg.
Julian decides to conduct a fertility test on an unproductive ram and Peter tends to a spaniel that will require major surgery after being hit by a car. Julian also heads to Thirsk where a vicious fight has taken place between two rival terrapins, leaving one missing an entire toe.
Julian Norton tries to save Millie, a much-loved farm dog and an albino wallaby called Albert, while Charlie, a cheeky pygmy goat, gives Peter Wright the runaround. Other patients include Monster, the spiky hedgehog, and Nykee, an alpaca who needs help to become a mum.
The vets treat a horse with infected hooves, a cat struggling to give birth and an angry monitor lizard. They also take time out to visit the Great Yorkshire Show.
Julian is called out to a suspected case of foot-and-mouth. Other patients include a Great Dane with cancer, a ram that needs castrating, a rat with a suspicious lump and a rare breed of pig that needs inseminating.
Julian treats a calf with a large and worrying lump, two pygmy goats face castration at the surgery, and after chasing after a badly behaved sheep, Peter flies like a bird.
Julian is woken by an emergency call in the middle of the night, Moobaloo the heifer has been struggling in labour but there is no sign of the calf. And tiny Teeny, a seven-day-old Shetland foal, is rushed in to see vet Helen.
2016
Julian Norton, Peter Wright and their staff deal with more animal emergencies including a dog facing an emergency operation to remove a tumour and a prolapsing sheep that has to be treated on the car park.
Julian and head nurse Sarah tend to an injured swan at a fishing lake. Meanwhile, Bobby (a canine member of the North Yorkshire police force) is brought in to the surgery to have an operation.
Julian Norton has to get to grips with castrating alpacas, while Peter Wright attempts to perform a life-changing operation on a dearly loved pug dog that is having breathing difficulties.
Julian takes some bullocks by the horns, a dog needs an emergency operation to remove a bone in its oesophagus, Peter braces himself to treat a feisty ferret, a ram cannot walk after too much mating and the Greens are concerned about their rescue donkey.
Julian answers an emergency call-out to a herd of Alpacas, Peter tries to save the eyesight of a two-day-old lamb, Helen performs an emergency caesarean on a beagle, and seven-year-old Ben brings in his bunnies Hip and Hop to see Peter for a manicure.
Julian Norton returns to Jacki Barlow's alpaca farm to investigate a worrying lump in the mouth of one of her animals, and having recently put another of the alpacas to sleep due to a cancerous growth, the vet fears the worst. Meanwhile, Peter Wright carries out dental surgery on a Yorkshire terrier with a diva-like personality, and Julian tries to get to the bottom of a pygmy goat's skin problem.
Julian Norton and his practice partner Peter Wright have to cope with night-time emergencies, as Julian performs outdoor surgery on a first-time mum and Peter examines a cat with a potentially life-threatening condition. Newly qualified vet Esme Telfer performs her first emergency caesarian at the Skeldale practice, while at Green's farm Treacle the calf falls ill and it is touch-and-go whether she will survive. Later, a pack of bloodhound pups causes chaos in the surgery.
Julian Norton gets a 5am emergency call about a horse with colic, and one of the Skeldale nurses helps out at a local farm during lambing season. Plus, Truffles the guinea pig has a huge lump on her face, and Harvey the randy rabbit is out of control, as is Billy the dog's backside.
Julian Norton is called out to help a pregnant cow that is struggling to give birth to its calf. When it becomes clear the lives of both animals may be in jeopardy, Julian is forced to consider performing an emergency caesarean. Meanwhile, Peter Wright comes to the aid of Lofty, a horse in need of some dental work, and a concerned caller reports a duck with an unusual injury.
The staff of Skeldale Veterinary Centre tend to a poodle with a problem penis, a rabbit with a tooth abscess, an over-amorous donkey and a cow with a large wound to her neck. Later, as the day's work begins to wind down, the vets prepare to say goodbye to Sarah, who is leaving to have a baby.
2017
A badly injured llama has smashed his jaw and lost several teeth. The Greens have taken in a stray cat who needs a health check. New mother Butterfly's calving caused a potentially deadly prolapse. Ella is in agonising labour to birth her puppies.
Julian is called out to a desperately ill calf. Peter treats an elderly cat with severe constipation. Other patients include a young, wild stag trapped by its antlers, a dog with a dislocated leg, a postnatal cow and five noisy, young goats whose horn buds need removing.
Semi-feral cat Pretty Tom has a suspicious-looking lump on his face, Vera the prized Zwartbles ewe needs help giving birth, Obi Wan the doberman is lame and in pain, a young donkey needs to be stopped from sexually harassing his dad, and a hyperactive Russian hamster needs surgery.
Julian Norton has a large lump to remove from between a Highland cow's horns, then must find out why an event horse has broken out in lumps from head to hoof. Meanwhile, Peter helps a first-time mum deliver her lambs and treats a micro-pig who has outgrown his house and is under the weather.
Julian is called out to a poorly three-day-old calf who has collapsed, before turning his attention to Elsie - a piggy who needs a pedicure. And unlucky terrier Holly is brought into the surgery after falling off a bed and fracturing her leg in two places.
Julian races against time to save two alpacas, Peter treats two sheep with eye problems, two pet calves with suspected pneumonia and a cow in labour
Julian gets dragged around a barn by one-ton bull Merchant, and operates on police dog Thor. Peter helps a baby goat open its eyes and fixes a cat with loose teeth.
Peter tries to save the life of a cow whose uterus prolapsed while calving. Julian must remove the sharp and dangerous tusks from an unco-operative 300kg boar. Thirteen smelly ferrets causechaos, Zoe reunites a stray dog with her extremely surprised owner, and Obi the Doberman vomits up a pair of scissors.
Young working dog Ted has fallen ill after running through a field of barley. His owner Amy rushes him down to the practice at nearly midnight, and Julian fears that Ted has inhaled some grain into his lungs, which could put his life in danger.
2018
Griff the terrier has swallowed a tennis ball - is it safe to leave it there? Wendy the wallaby is under the weather, but Peter has trouble catching the crafty critter. Lawrence the bull's fertility is in question.
Julian Norton is called out to a sick llama called Gus, while Peter Wright is asked to help relocate a young male deer. He also drops in on elderly farmers the Greens to care for their beloved lurcher, Ruben
Peter Wright battles to save a young cow in labour, whose calf does not want to come out. Much-loved hamster Christopher Nibbles has an ugly skin condition, and rescue dog Bella needs surgery for a growing lump. Plus, Dobby the llama needs castrating, and older farmers the Greens need Peter's help with their young calves
Julian Norton is called out to Gus, a much-loved trekking llama, who has an excruciatingly painful problem. The vet's beloved Jack Russell, Emmie, gets into a skirmish, but how will Julian cope when he is forced to treat his beloved companion? And the team also tries to save an orphaned kitten
Peter gets up close and personal with a couple of boisterous calves. Daisy the bloodhound has a fast-growing lump. Essex moggie Socks has just moved oop North and is clashing with the locals. Miss Timothy the tortoise is a force to be reckoned with.
Peter rushes out to save a newborn calf, while Julian pays a visit to Tazmin, a huge eagle at Thirsk Bird of Prey Centre. Meanwhile, Zoe's language skills are put to the test when a dog comes in with paperwork from overseas.
Julian is called out to help a mother who is having trouble calving, Old Bob, a dearly beloved hamster, comes in for surgery, and four polecats pay the practice a visit seemingly intent on getting their teeth into something.
Julian Norton is called to a trekking centre to help Rupert the llama, who is in agony, while Peter Wright is out on one of his favourite jobs - diagnosing impending motherhood for the cows at Arthur's farm.
2018
Peter helps a pregnant ewe deliver twin lambs. Griff the terrier has swallowed a tennis ball. At Monk Park Visitor Centre, Wendy the wallaby is sick but evading capture. Julian performs a fertility test on Lawrence the bull.
Julian Norton meets Mia the meerkat, who suffered brutal injuries after being rejected from her gang. Peter Wright handles a scary-looking doberman, and a newborn lamb in life-threatening danger. Also featured is miserable-looking cat Jess, who went missing for days and came back injured
Julian Norton receives an emergency call and dashes to the scene of a freak accident involving a sheep. At Boroughbridge, he meets elderly cat who could need life-saving surgery. In Thirsk, Peter Wright meets a badly injured tawny owl who has been brought in by a worried member of the public.
Julian Norton must castrate Big Dillon, the largest ferret he has ever seen. Peter Wright treats Mary the badly injured black swan, and must save a sheep who has prolapsed after giving birth.
Julian Norton meets Toby the tortoise, who has lost his appetite after coming out of hibernation. Peter Wright must choose whether to save a young ewe or her lamb, and deal with a castrated horse who refuses to wake up.
A mum-to-be is struggling to give birth to her very large calf, and Julian Norton needs to perform an emergency caesarean - but things do not go according to plan and he drafts in some help from another vet, Candela. Meanwhile, at Skeldale, Peter Wright is dealing with another emergency, as Adele's beloved rabbit Calamity has become accidentally trapped under her bed for over an hour.
Much-loved labrador Murphy is brought in by his doting owner, suffering with a tumour that another vet has declined to remove. Julian Norton assesses the situation to determine whether it is possible to humanely preserve the canine's life. Out in the Yorkshire Dales, Julian visits Bolly the llama, who has a worrying eye problem. Owner Suzanne wants to relieve his pain and discomfort as soon as possible, as his trekking career could be in jeopardy. Later, Peter Wright rushes to assist racing horse Magnum, after the treasured animal is involved in an accident.
Julian rushes to the aid of a mum-to-be whose baby is breech. Peter tries to remove two suspicious lumps from pet pooch Scruff. Plus, Smartie the pony has a potentially life-threatening blockage, and a baby alpaca needs help to walk again.
Pampered papillon Belle is out of sorts, and the only way Julian Norton can determine the problem is to open her up. Snakee the corn snake has an unusual lump and a hostile look in his eye, leading Peter Wright to err on the side of caution. Candela pays Shetland pony Sparkle a visit, as her teeth need looking at.
Peter is called out to help a ewe whose labour is worsening. Julian has 50 little goats to disbud, but Doris the kid is playing hide and seek. Border terrier cross Poppy has bone cancer in one of her hind legs, and the only hope of saving her is to remove the limb.
In a varied caseload, the vets treat a rapidly deteriorating cow, a cocker spaniel in labour, a hen with diarrhoea and a jammed food pipe, a lamb with an injured leg, a ferret with a suspicious lump, a calf foaming at the mouth and a swarm of bees.
Peter is mystified by the contents of Khufu the cat's stomach, and must administer anti-mite spray to one of the biggest eagles in the world. Julian helps Millie the Shetland pony with her placenta, and tries his hand at dentistry for Audrey the alpaca.
Yorkshire Vet stars Peter Wright and Julian Norton take a break from their busy practices to visit some country fairs. At the Great Yorkshire Show, two of Peter and Julian's clients talk about their feelings as they enter their top specimens in the cattle and sheep categories. Julian judges a dog show in Dunsforth, and Peter's wife Lin enters a cake competition at the local Barrowby show.
2017
Peter Wright and veterinary partner Julian Norton help participants get their livestock into peak condition as clients prepare for the Great Yorkshire Show. Alan and Anne Turnbull seek help after one of their prize-winning show heifers has developed large unsightly warts. Meanwhile, farmer Martin Jackson is doing all he can to bag a prize, preferably the coveted red rosette for first place.
The staff of Skeldale Veterinary Centre have to deal with a lamb born with five fully formed legs, and a peacock which is on the loose at a housing estate. Plus, the owner of a Yorkshire terrier suspects her dog may be pregnant - but the truth is war worse as a life-threatening condition is diagnosed.
Julian and Peter rush to help a ewe that is struggling to give birth and, while there, realise there is another expectant sheep that also needs urgent help. At the practice, Peter has a visit from old pal Benji the border terrier, who despite being as lively as ever has been vomiting, while a newborn calf has a life-threatening hernia.
2019
Dog owner Louise brings her poorly westie Duffy to Boroughbridge where, assisted by his wife and colleague Anne, Julian Norton faces one of his most challenging surgeries. Elsewhere, Peter races to an emergency lambing. Farmer Phil's ewe is expecting triplets, but has been unable to deliver two of them due to complications. Peter has to administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation once the lambs are born, but will it be enough?0
Peter Wright reflects on a much loved farming couple, Jean and Steve Green. They were married 40 years ago and are looking forward to their anniversary vow renewal. Jean is moved to tears when Julian arrives with an anniversary present. Finally, as the big day arrives, the couple prepare to walk down the aisle again
Julian gets the call that all vets fear - a young cow has had a baby and prolapsed her entire uterus. This is a rare and life-threatening situation that is difficult for both vet and animal. Peter meets Jemima, a little duck with a big attitude, then comes face to face with his old friend Snakee, a constipated corn snake whose problems have resurfaced.
Julian is treating a pregnant ewe in distress when another animal on the same farm goes into labour, producing twins - one of which is in breach. Peter tries to find out the cause of a black labrador's mysterious tumour, while Helen has a very unusual patient - a rhea that has damaged a wing during an overenthusiastic start to the mating season.
With his wife and fellow vet Anne, Julian Norton heads out to see old friend Jacki Barlow on her alpaca farm, where one of the residents has a large lump on its foot. Other patients include a Labrador with a taste for gardening gloves, a hermaphrodite dog and a bloated bull.
Julian races to help a horse that has suffered a painful injury. Teal has a large gash on his neck, and owner Lisa has no idea how it happened. Tux is a black Labrador with a nasty-looking mouth tumour. Peter has removed similar lumps from Tux before, but now the cancer has returned, so they are heading for the operating theatre once more.
Peter rushes to an emergency lambing at Rolland Norris' farm. When he arrives, he realises a ewe has prolapsed while trying to give birth. He later meets a goat named Buddy, who has come to the practice in Thirsk to get the dreaded `snip'. It sounds simple, but Peter discovers that Buddy's anatomy is somewhat non-standard in this area, and he will need to operate to complete his task. At Boroughbridge, Julian looks after pampered pug Ffion, who has taken playtime a bit too far and badly broken his leg. Julian needs to screw a plate onto the bones to allow it to heal, but it's a tricky job.
Peter Wright is called out to help a 10-day-old calf that has been rejected by its other, while Julian Norton decides to perform a risky operation on semi-retired sheepdog Mick, who has a tumour wrapped around his spleen.
Julian Norton is called out to see a big bull with the largest abscess he has ever encountered. Julian has to lance and drain it, knowing he is about to unleash a waterfall of smelly, infected pus. Meanwhile Peter Wright is called to an emergency at Debbie's stables - her horse McCoy has a mysterious cut that won't heal.
Julian Norton and Peter Wright face long nights as they help two struggling animals give birth. Dudley the hedgehog is brought in with pneumonia, and Julian attends to school guinea pig, Betty.
2019
Julian must treat a pregnant heifer with a pelvis that may be too small to give birth, while a cat that lost a leg after being run over by a car suffers another injury in a road accident, but this time, no treatment may be possible. A pygmy goat keeps getting its head stuck in a wire fence, a dog needs an operation on its lungs, and farmers the Greens celebrate their anniversary with a trip to Whitby.
Peter treats a ewe that is struggling to give birth to twin lambs, and also performs a complicated and risky surgery on a tawny owl to remove the bird's ruptured eyeball. Julian examines a herd of cows from a breed that is on the endangered species list, a young alpaca has been unable to stand or walk since birth, and a dog lover is left distraught when one of his four-legged friends brutally attacks another.
Peter treats a lamb that was born with a life-threatening cyst full of spinal fluid on its head, which will require delicate and painstaking surgery to safely remove. Julian is called out in the middle of the night to save a cow that has experienced dangerous complications while giving birth, a pig is resistant to being castrated, and a dog swallows a bottle of e-cigarette liquid.
Peter tends to Marshmallow, a foal struggling to take the vital first feed from mum; Julian operates on new mother Bea, a labrador who has eaten a large sock.
Julian sets up a blood bank at Jackie's alpaca farm to take vital samples that could help any struggling crias born. Three years after he took off part of her jaw to tackle a cancerous lump, sheep dog Millie needs Julian's help once again.
A cow has a rare and complex problem; baby deer Berry is dehydrated, but the treatment may be more dangerous than the cure.
Peter Wright takes donkey-loving farmers and long-time friends and clients Steve and Jean Green on a special trip.
Festive edition of documentary inspired by classic Christmas song, beginning as vets Julian Norton and Peter Wright encounter 12 huskies, followed by 11 braying donkeys and so on.
2020
Peter gets an emergency call from sheep farmer Clive, whose ewe has gone into labour, but the lambs are tangled up inside their mother. One arrives safely but the second isn't breathing, and Peter's skills are put to the test when he realises there is a third lamb still to come. In Boroughbridge, Julian and Anne operate on a dog with a tumour in its chest.
Julian treats a lhasa apso with a mouth tumour which other vets have given up on, and comes up with an alternative course of action to save the dog's life. He also locks horns with an aggressive ram that has a sore eye. Over in Thirsk, Peter treats a Shetland pony with a painful foot condition and a cow with a prolapsed uterus.
Peter faces a struggle to save a baby alpaca that was born prematurely during a storm, and Julian performs a delicate eye operation on a labrador preparing for a dog show. A wallaby dies at a local visitor farm, raising concerns that its joey will not survive without its mother's milk and pouch. A newborn lamb suffers a potentially fatal injury, and a rabbit named Boris needs to be castrated if it is to stay in its new home.
A rare cattle breeder fears for the life of his favourite cow, which has been diagnosed with cancer and will need major surgery to have any chance of survival. A rottweiler puppy becomes seriously ill after eating 15 stones, a ram undergoes fertility tests, and a donkey has a problem with one of its legs. Plus, receptionist Sylvia leaves the Skeldale practice, so the staff prepares a special surprise for her.
Return of the documentary following Julian Norton and Peter Wright. Peter gets an emergency call from sheep farmer Clive, whose ewe has gone into labour, but the lambs are tangled up inside their mother. One arrives safely but the second isn't breathing, and Peter's skills are put to the test when he realises there is a third lamb still to come. In Boroughbridge, Julian and Anne operate on a dog with a tumour in its chest
Jean is seriously ill and her favourite sheep's life is in the balance, a springer spaniel with a number of lumps needs some attention and Julian feels the pressure in surgery when he treats a youngster's old rabbit. At Jackie Barlow's alpaca farm, Karine has an abscess on her chin
Peter heads to a neighbour's farm hoping he can save the life of a seriously ill sheep, whose infected foot has become infested with maggots. Cocker Spaniel Paddy has an unusual hernia which is stopping it going to the toilet, and if Julian can't fix the problem it could lead to serious complications. With Katy on hand to help, there's a dirty job to do before they can begin the complex operation.
Peter operates on Wesley, a greedy terrier that has taken its food obsession too far and eaten an oven glove. Julian makes the difficult decision to remove the eye of Patch the rabbit, but an unexpected lump raises further concerns. Julian is then called out to help a ewe that is struggling to give birth to a large lamb. A makeshift operating theatre is set up in the barn, where he performs an emergency caesarean section, hoping to save both mother and baby.
Peter returns to his childhood home for the first time in 50 years and visits some of his former teachers from primary school to sixth form. He looks back on his experiences as a work experience student for Alf Wight aka James Herriot.
The series concludes with an episode focusing on births and new beginnings. While delivering a calf, Julian also helps a new graduate to begin her veterinary career.
2021
Peter Wright rushes to help a cow struggling to give birth and it is believed the calf may be coming out backwards. Meanwhile, Joanne and her three-year-old son Jack are sure their kitten Jasmine has been in a road accident, and later Julian and Matt head out to a farm where there are two boisterous patients to treat.
Julian treats a seriously ill llama called Echo who is struggling to breathe, and he has the tricky job of conducting his very first llama chest X-ray. Elsewhere, Walter the pug arrives at Huddersfield hospital with a painful knee problem, so Matt and Martin put him through the CT scanner as they try to work out what is causing the pain.
Peter Wright tries to save a cow who has suffered a huge prolapse after giving birth, and Matt and David attempt make-or-break surgery on a sheep with a foot infection. Elsewhere, Jasper the 13-year-old golden retriever has a nasty looking cancerous tumour on his mouth, and Julian embarks on a tricky surgery to try and remove it.
Peter Wright is concerned about a tawny owl whose eye he removed 18 months ago and now has a serious problem with its remaining eye, which means its life is in danger. Meanwhile, Julian Norton visits a local dairy farm to help a new mother, and back at the surgery he and his team battle to save a litter of unborn puppies.
Julian Norton heads to the Taylors' farm, where there is a double sheep emergency in the form of a new mother and an expectant ewe that have both prolapsed. Peter Wright operates on a collie that requires emergency surgery and also heads out to see Shetland pony called Banjo, which is struggling badly because of a sore hoof.
A ewe in labour is rushed into the animal hospital from Cannon Hall Farm, and vet Matt prepares to deal with this urgent case in the car park. Meanwhile, Peter has a reunion with a feisty feline, and Morris the beagle is rushed into the practice by his worried owners after suffering a sudden illness.
Matt performs delicate eye surgery on a peacock in a bird lover's back garden, and Julian heads to a sheep farm where one of the rams needs a vasectomy. Meanwhile, Peter heads to see a worried farmer whose newborn calf is unable to stand up.
Peter and Matt head to Cannon Hall Farm, where their old friend Prince the reindeer having problems with its antler. Later, Julian operates on a little West Highland White Terrier called Ted, and Shona visits a litter of puppies on a farm in the middle of a motorway.
Peter Wright is struggling to find his feet in his new practice, but when a farmer rushes in with a heavily pregnant sheep who is struggling to give birth, instinct takes over as the vet deals with the emergency. Julian Norton and his team rush a Bernese mountain puppy straight into surgery, while Matt gives Rohin a taste of exotic vetting in Cannon Hall Farm's reptile house
Julian Norton deals with one of his noisiest patients ever in the shape of Mako the alpaca who requires treatment on a lump on the size half a football. Meanwhile, Matt heads to see a horse that has been suffering with a nasty choking episode, and an elderly terrier needs surgery on a serious eye problem.
Julian Norton treats a hedgehog that has been brought into the Boroughbridge practice with a badly injured leg, and in Huddersfield, a farmer brings in a heavily pregnant ewe that is struggling to give birth. Elsewhere, Peter Wright heads back to the Teasdales' farm, where he recently delivered a healthy calf.
A sheep is rushed into the practice to see Peter, after seriously injuring herself on a piece of metal. Peter thinks he can deal with the wound, but the bigger problem is that the ewe is pregnant with twins, and the lambs' lives are in danger. Tilly the tortoise is the star of the Cannon Hall Farm reptile house. But she's not been herself lately, and Matt's worried she might need extremely rare and complicated surgery to remove three eggs that she hasn't been able to pass.
2023
A frog called Kermit has a very delicate problem at his rear end, Julian operates on a cat who has a strange lump, and a ewe struggles to give birth to large twin lambs.
2025
Julian sails with a record-breaking swimmer and her Labrador, while Peter tackles a tough lambing on the moors. A hedgehog needs surgery, and Matt faces chaos at a parrot sanctuary.
Matt performs surgery on a heifer with a lump that's growing larger at a worrying rate, Rohin is shocked by a Siamese cat's sizeable problem, and there's a horse with suspected colic.
Shona tries to deliver a cow called Tinkerbell's calf. But Tinkerbell isn't very fairy like - and her kicking doesn't make it easy for Shona and the team to get to work.
Julian rushes out to an emergency at an old friend's farm. Matt meets a cat called Bagpuss who is nothing like his TV namesake. And Shona visits the stables where she learnt to ride.
An accident leaves a young Irish Wolfhound stuck in a tiny gap between two walls. Rohin has to work out if she's badly injured and how to get her out. And Peter assists a poorly pet fish.
David Melleney and Rohin Aojula team up to try to save a cow and her unborn calf. The cow's uterus is twisted, and David fears the worst. However, when he sees a glimmer of hope, there's a big decision to make.
Peter Wright battles to save a ewe and her unborn triplets, Julian Norton and his wife Anne attempt to cure a black Lab's chronic skin problems with a pioneering new light therapy, and David Melleney is called out to see a calf.
Peter Wright fears a poorly cat with a mysterious wound has been bitten by a snake, Matt Smith performs an emergency C-Section on a pygmy goat, and Shona Searson helps a newborn calf.
Shona Searson has to perform outdoor surgery in the rain on a cow with an infected toe. Matt Smith rushes a rapidly deteriorating Lhasa Apso puppy into theatre. And Julian Norton tries to help two pigeons who've been victims of cruelty.
Rohin Aojula calls in the heavy machinery to help a cow who has pushed out its uterus after giving birth. Peter Wright operates on a barn owl who has a badly damaged wing.
Julian and Lucy head to a local llama trekking centre to see Ozzy, who has an unusual eye problem. Peter heads to see his friend's sheep who are suffering with a nasty virus that's given them swollen faces and can pass to people.
Matt responds to an emergency call about a rhea who's been attacked by a pack of dogs and David treats a lamb with five legs and six feet. Julian heads into theatre to operate on an old basset hound who has a badly damaged eye. Peter enjoys a reunion with a former Skeldale colleague.
A farmer rushes down from the moors in need of Peter Wright's help, as his ewe is struggling with an unusual labour. Julian Norton operates on a rescue hedgehog with a badly injured foot, while Martin Paterson performs complex spinal surgery on a little French bulldog. Also, after the recent alpaca wars at Cannon Hall Farm, David Melleney hopes to restore peace once and for all by taking Stanley in hand.
2023
2025
Can Peter Wright help a young farmer who's inherited her farm, as her sheep struggle to give birth? And Matt Smith's unusual patients are father and son otters at the local zoo.
Peter Wright's heart is melted by a super-cute nine-week-old Cockapoo puppy with a deformed leg. Can he perform a successful operation to help him find a new home?
While 1970s fever hits Julian Norton's practice in Wetherby, Peter Wright attends to a grumpy goose called Jemima, who has a nasty-looking eye infection and old Collie Stomp needs life-saving surge...
Martin Paterson from the Huddersfield animal hospital heads into war-torn Ukraine in an ambulance loaded with medical supplies. And a duck with penis problems might need an amputation.
At the Great Yorkshire Show, how will Peter Wright cope in the show ring with Highland bull Murphy? And Shona Searson has Blossom and Valentine in the Shire horse mare and foal class. Can any vets win rosettes?
2020
Julian rushes to an emergency at Jackie's alpaca farm, where a new mum desperately needs his help - but rural North Yorkshire isn't always the best place for driving when time is of the essence, and Julian gets stuck behind not one, but two tractors. There's a glimpse of what lockdown life was like for Steve and Jean, whose daughter Sarah kept a video diary and, with things returning to normal, Peter returns to the Greens' farm, where there's now lots of veterinary work to do.
Julian comes to the aid of a cow that is unable to stand up due to a condition called milk fever, caused by calcium deficiency. One false move in the treatment could put the animal's life in danger. Peter works to save the life of a three-week-old kitten with pneumonia. A Chihuahua has a worrying lump that requires surgery, a goose acquires a mating injury from an overenthusiastic partner, and a horse is not going to sit back and allow itself to be castrated.
A special episode to mark International Dog Day, in which Julian faces the challenge of having to perform surgery on his own four-legged friend Emmy - who is not too keen on needles. Peter removes a tumour from a Great Dane's leg, and a spaniel is rushed in with her side ripped open on a barbed wire fence. Julian pays a visit to a sheepdog whose broken leg he fixed with a metal plate - and which he now has to take out again.
A one-ton bull needs a foot trim, but is reluctant to lie down for the procedure, so Peter has to approach its feet very carefully to avoid his patient falling on him. Julian and Katy operate on a beagle with damaged ligaments, and a cat undergoes a caesarean section - a procedure that is very rarely used on feline patients. The Greens release their calves and donkeys into the field together for the first time, and a tortoise displays a loss of appetite.
The vets treat some of North Yorkshire's more exotic residents, including Amadeus the alpaca, whose owner Christina found him with a stick in his eye. Julian Norton knows he probably would not survive an operation to remove the eye, and the kindest thing might be to put him to sleep, but he is hoping to find another solution. Peter Wright greets a familiar face from Down Under when a baby wallaby comes to the practice a little down in the dumps.
Julian has to help a ewe through a difficult birth in the middle of a field in the rain, while Peter performs an emergency C-section on a heavily pregnant shih tzu. A male goat presents a serious problem for its owners when it impregnates all the females in the pen, a cat undergoes emergency eye surgery, and a calf is in urgent need of its mother's milk.
Julian has to deliver the biggest calf he has ever encountered, while Peter has to perform testicular surgery on a show dog that may bring a premature end to his performance career. A Clydesdale horse that recently needed foot surgery now also needs dental treatment - and the specialist equipment Candela uses for treating teeth is too small for the massive animal.
Roger and Rob brave a reindeer's fearsome antlers to examine a painful-looking lump on its eye. Julian arrives at an alpaca farm just in time to witness the birth of one baby and treat another that was born with deformed legs and is struggling to walk. A couple struggle to afford a hip replacement surgery for their puppy, but Julian might have a more affordable solution, and the Greens' newborn calf is not looking healthy.
Peter tries to save a lamb that was badly injured during birth. A rottweiler locates a bag of class A drugs - but his owner is more concerned that he has eaten another bag. Anne discovers that wearing glasses can create problems for a vet, a one-week llama takes a turn for the worst, and a difficult birth leaves a cow struggling to feed its calf.
Julian heads to the historic Harewood House near Leeds to check on a group of goats that are moving to a new enclosure, but catching them proves quite painful. Peter heads over to lend a hand when a young farmer struggles with a tricky lambing, while Caroline and Ben arrive at the practice in Boroughbridge very worried about their old Jack Russell, Scamp. He's jumped off a stile and badly damaged a ligament in one of his legs.
Julian revisits an alpaca that he has treated through two previous complicated pregnancies, and who now needs help once again with a third difficult birth. Three cows need dehorning for the safety of the rest of the herd, while a pregnant sheep is rushed to Huddersfield's new emergency animal hospital. The owner of a German shepherd fears a lump on the dog's neck may be cancerous.
The owner of the famous farm in the middle of the M62 fears his cows have TB - and if even a single animal is diagnosed, it could prove disastrous for the rest of the herd. Julian rushes to the Taylors' farm to treat a sheep that has prolapsed days after giving birth, an eight-week-old shih tzu puppy needs surgery for a hernia, and Peter and Matt work together to castrate a goat.
A cow needs urgent attention after suffering a serious leg wound that leaves the bone exposed - but it is not clear if anything can be done to save the animal. A dog is brought in to surgery with a lump that is making it hard to walk, a hedgehog's foot is operated on, and five girls are worried about their pony, whose eyes have begun to swell up.
Peter carefully examines a boar that is off its food, a rescue dog brought over from Spain undergoes surgery on a painful eye condition, and Rodney invests in an unusual device for administering medical treatment to his sheep - but neither he nor Julian know how it works and the sheep seem less than keen. A rare cattle breeder waits for the pregnancy test results on his Jack Russell
Julian investigates when a pregnant cow delivers an afterbirth but no calf, while Peter and Matt compete to see if modern or traditional pregnancy tests are more reliable. A German Shepherd puppy belonging to a woman who has recently lost two dogs is lame and in pain, requiring delicate keyhole surgery to remove a fragment of bone.
Peter provides urgent dental treatment to his niece's horse, while Julian visits a group of vets in training to pass on what he knows about treating farm animals. A ewe in a difficult labour is rushed into hospital, but Matt and the other vets fear it may not be possible to save either mother or lamb. Vets from West Yorkshire attend a special celebration of the 50th anniversary of James Herriot's first book.
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2022
Peter faces a late night emergency as Abbie rushes in her sheep who is pregnant with triplets. The babies aren't due for another three weeks, but Peter must act quickly.
In this episode, Matt rushes to a local cattle farm to help Tilly the cow give birth. But as he delivers one healthy baby, he suddenly has more than he bargained for.
Julian heads over to see alpaca lover Jackie Barlow, because of a large lump.
Matt performs an emergency C-section at the Ellis' farm.
A three-legged sheep called Star might be given a new lease of life if Matt can successfully fit her with a prosthetic leg; Julian meets a special dachshund.
Matt responds to an urgent call from a 16-year-old farmer who is worried about his pregnant ewe, which has been struggling to give birth. Peter takes young vet Hannah to meet a huge bull called Cyril. He needs a pedicure, but doesn't seem too keen on the idea and when Peter and his apprentice are finally able to get started, the clock is ticking and nerves are jangling, because they know that the big fella might wake up at any moment.
Peter rushes a pregnant husky into surgery, hoping he can deliver some live puppies, but he fears it might be too late to save the entire litter. Meanwhile, Julian's old friend Rodney arrives at his practice in Thirsk with one of his lambs with a badly broken leg, and Matt treats a very poorly cow called Matilda.
Peter heads up Sutton Bank for a lambing with a view. However, there's no time to admire the surroundings because when he arrives farmers Craig and Liz have already been struggling for a while. The lamb is stuck, but with its legs already out and it's too late for a C-section. At the practice in Thirsk, Julian meets a pug with an unusual problem to match her unusual name. Runtleigh has a painful, prolapsed eyeball, which is bulging, and the team rush her straight into surgery.
Peter has to deal with the most overgrown tortoise beak he has ever seen, and Julian treats a Vizsla puppy that has eaten a washing up-sponge for the second time. Meanwhile, David rushes out to a local farm where a ewe has suffered an unusual, life-threatening prolapse.
Rare Mangalitsa pig breeder Lisa is worried about her boar Hal, that has developed a large lump on its neck. Later, a famous client brings his dog to the practice, and Matt is in unchartered waters as he heads to a local college to operate on one of their fish
2022
Peter deals with an emergency at the practice in Kirkbymoorside, when a local farming couple rush in their pregnant Texel ewe.
Peter rushes to help a pregnant cow that is expecting twins; Julian meets a champion ferret who has an infected foot; an old horse has sore eyes.
Matt visits a young famer who is worried about his pregnany sheep, Peter checks on his friend's lazy canine, Julian tries to get to the bottom of a chicken mystery, and Peter mentors a young vet.
2026
2024
In a first for Peter Wright, he has to deliver a stuck lamb with building work going on all around him. Shona Searson and David Melleney strive to save a cow with a twisted stomach.
A lame Scottish wildcat's x-rays give Matt a shock, Julian operates on a special Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and Shona visits a sheep with a nasty looking wound - he might have been shot.
A heavily pregnant basset hound is rushed into Julian's Thirsk practice, where it's all hands on deck to save her puppies. Peter's feeling the pressure from the pupils as he performs a procedure on a school's pet sheep and one of Cannon Hall Farm's residents, Gary the donkey, is struggling to walk and needs Matt's help.
When a farmer isn't able to deliver a lamb with large legs, it becomes a huge job for Peter and some abandoned kittens are discovered at the local farming museum. Matt and Martin perform pioneering spinal surgery on a three-year-old cocker who's been experiencing pain on his walks. Plus, Shona receives an emergency call from a friend who's worried about her young Shire horse.
Peter Wright uses a CT scanner and discovers that a Labrador has a cancerous lump behind his eye. Matt Smith tries to cure a lame cow. Julian Norton examines a pet turkey with a raspy cough.
Matt Smith assists a tortoise with an unpleasant maggot infestation, while Julian Norton tries to save a baby hare who's been attacked by a dog.
A cat with a thorn in his eye causes panic at Peter's practice and Julian operates on a ram at his old friend Rodney's farm. David rushes to see a horse who has suffered wounds to three of his legs out in the field and Rohin visits a farm at a quarry, where some new born goat kids are struggling to get milk from their mum.
Peter Wright is reunited with a baby donkey called Elvis, who he saved when he was a newborn, but the donkey has become lame, which is worrying his young owner. An old, one-eyed dog has a problem with his remaining eye, putting extra pressure on Julian's surgery, and Shona battles to deliver a calf. Plus, Matt rushes to help a pregnant sheep who has prolapsed.
Matt Smith faces his most daunting patient yet, a poorly caiman alligator who lives at the local zoo. Julian Norton also has an unusual and challenging patient, a degu with a worrying eye problem that requires a very tricky operation. Plus, Shona Searson attempts to stay out of harm's way when she vasectomizes a bull.
Julian Norton leaves Herriot Country for the Scottish Highlands. He's visiting the practice where he began his veterinary career in Thurso, the northernmost town on mainland Great Britain. During his visit, Julian gets his hands dirty and assists with a cow who has prolapsed and an extremely challenging lambing. Meanwhile, Jean Green is worried about one of her cats, who is passing blood.
David Melleney rushes out to help a farmer and her young son, whose pet ewe is struggling to give birth. Rohin Aojula needs to operate on his own pet cat for the second time.
With a ewe and her unborn babies in danger, Peter Wright heads to one of his most unusual lambing locations - under a railway bridge. Julian hopes cutting-edge technology can end a rough collie's serious leg problems and Matt performs surgery to remove a koi carp's tumours. Plus, Shona visits a pony with mysterious lumps on her skin.
2024
Vet Peter faces a difficult lambing at an old friend's farm, the baby's legs are hanging out and it's in a nightmare position. Meanwhile, vet Julian heads into surgery, hoping to give another anxious owner more precious time with her elderly dog.
Peter Wright rushes to help a three-hour-old donkey called Elvis whose life is in danger because he can't feed from his mum. Plus, it's vets versus farmers at a charity cricket match!
Love is in the air for Yorkshire's alpacas, vet Matt Smith meets a disabled chicken with an overgrown beak, and a dog owner is heartbroken when she accidentally runs over her own terrier.
A newborn lamb is rushed to the hospital with his insides out. Rohin Aojula must defy the odds and save the baby. As he goes into the woods, Matt Smith's in for a pig surprise.
In the landmark 200th episode, a lamb is stuck mid-delivery, Julian Norton and his team are worried that a French bulldog has bladder stones, and Matt Smith takes aim at a young deer.
Matt Smith scans an abandoned, emaciated sheep, suspecting she's pregnant. Julian Norton takes a Labrador puppy into surgery for a hip injury, hoping to give her a new lease of life.
Shona Searson hits the fast lane to the farm in the middle of the motorway where a ewe is struggling to give birth. Meanwhile, Julian Norton heads back to the place he trained to be a vet to help a stray ferret.
An alpaca called Roxette has badly injured herself, Peter Wright rushes his neighbour's very poorly terrier into surgery, and Rohin Aojula tends to an injured badger.
Vinnie the vulture visits the Thirsk practice with problems that are preventing him from strutting his stuff. At the Great Yorkshire Show there's pole climbing and a fashion parade.
Peter Wright has an embarrassing equipment malfunction, Julian Norton performs vital surgery on a very poorly spaniel, and Matt Smith deals with a pair of snakes stuck in a bottle.
Peter Wright operates on a much-loved sheep dog who's broken his leg. Plus, the vets swap scrubs for suits and gowns as they gather in France's Dordogne Valley for a big celebration.
2021
Peter is called out to an emergency when a cow has a life-threatening stomach problem, and Julian welcome an expectant dog to the new Wetherby practice. In Huddersfield, Matt treats an exotic animal in the form of water dragon Bandit, who needs his tail amputating.
A pregnant ewe is rushed to the animal hospital from Cannon Hall Farm, while for young vet Rohin, there's a day gaining vital experience on the farm. With Matt's guidance, he has to remove the very large horns from some cows, and soon learns that traditional vet work is tiring. Meanwhile, Julian rushes a cat into emergency surgery before heading to Jacki's farm for some well-earned
A farmer rushes in a struggling pregnant sheep who belongs to his two-year-old son, and Julian and Anne head to Jacki's alpaca farm to deal with Ebony's worrying lump on her lip. Springer Spaniel Poppy has an aggressive cancer, so Shona and Martin are facing complex surgery to remove the tumour from inside her rib cage
Two brothers are worried about their cow, which is foaming at the mouth, and ask for Peter's help to get to the bottom of the issue. Peter also has a daunting visit to the Greens' farm - Dusty the feline has an injury, but won't be easy to help - she's affectionately known as the `Devil Cat'. Elsewhere, an animal lover finds a pigeon with a deformed leg and takes her to Julian, who decides to operate.
A goat with a painful foot condition is brought in to see Peter, who takes some X-rays to try and find out the cause. A bulldog is rushed in after eating some chewing gum, and Julian heads to a local care home to visit one of his favourite former clients.
Peter receives an emergency call from his old friend Ivor, who has found one of his calves limping, and Peter suspects her leg is broken. Julian is slightly overwhelmed when 18 rats are brought to the practice, while Matt visits a blind sheep whose eye has become dangerously enlarged and David deals with a stray dog that's been brought into the animal hospital.
A much-loved pet pig called Pigley Scott is brought to the practice, and Matt and David head to a local farm where it looks like a pregnant cow requires an emergency C-section. Later, when a German shorthaired pointer requires surgery, his owner is beside herself with worry.
Kaiser the alpaca has a mysterious and painful skin problem, and Matt calls for Julian to help him work out what is causing it, while Shona feels the pressure when she visits a herd of pedigree cows to fix a hernia in a calf for the first time. Peter tends a donkey that has has a nasty-looking cut on his eyelid, and Julian is anxious when he tries to clip the claws and beak of an aggressive parrot.
There's a royal appointment at Cannon Hall Farm as Matt helps a goat with a broken leg in front of a very high-profile onlooker - Her Royal Highness Princess Anne. Julian has his own special visitor - a tiny tortoise called Henry - who is the smallest patient he's ever treated, while Nigel is hoping his cows are pregnant, but will Julian be able to deliver good news?
A four-week old lamb is rushed in to see Peter, and after being kicked in the face by a horse, Julian worries a black Labrador may have sustained a fracture. Meanwhile, Matt and David go back to school to introduce potential future vets to some unusual creatures.
Julian helps his friend and former colleague Katy with one of her sheep, that has developed a serious eye problem. Meanwhile, one of Peter's oldest clients brings in her heavily pregnant, former Crufts prize-winner Maisi into the practice, and Matt and his fiancee Katherine set off to adopt a puppy.
Peter rushes into the practice for a midnight lambing and, after Julian's dog Emmy has an accident, he has to operate to remove her tooth. At the animal hospital, Poppy the cat requires complex surgery on her badly broken leg, with the team suspecting she's been hit by a car, while Peter, Julian and the Huddersfield vets meet up for a ramble on the moor with their dogs, where they encounter a very unusual cow and calf.
