Box Set
Running Time:
1530Genre:
Television, DramaCertificate:
12Language:
EnglishEvery episode from the first five series of the drama based on the books by James Herriot, set in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s and '40s and starring Nicholas Ralph and Samuel West. Newly qualified vet James (Ralph) moves from Scotland to rural Darrowby working alongside the experienced and demanding Siegfried Farnon (West). Despite being met with much scepticism from a number of the locals, James finds himself growing increasingly drawn to the place, especially when he begins falling for local woman Helen Alderson (Rachel Shenton). Series 1 episodes are: 'You've Got to Dream', 'Another Farnon', 'Andante', 'A Tricki Case', 'All's Fair' and 'A Cure for All Ills'. Series 2 episodes are: 'Where the Heart Is', 'Semper Progrediens', 'We Can But Hope', 'Many Happy Returns', 'The Last Man In' and 'Home Truths'. Series 3 episodes are: 'Second Time Lucky', 'Honeymoon's Over', 'Surviving Siegfried', 'What a Balls Up!', 'Edward' and 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'. Series 4 episodes are: 'Broodiness', 'Carpe Diem', 'Right Hand Man', 'By the Book', 'Papers' and 'The Home Front'. Series 5 episodes are: 'To All Our Boys', 'Holding the Baby', 'Homecoming', 'Uninvited Guests', 'Pair Bond' and 'Glass Half Full'. The Christmas specials 'The Night Before Christmas' (2020), 'The Perfect Christmas' (2021), 'Merry Bloody Christmas' (2022) and 'On a Wing and a Prayer' (2023) are also included.
