The Playing Field
All Creatures Great and Small - S5 - E4
A typical Yorkshire farmer is transformed into a cowboy; with Siegfried in London, Tristan is left with the worst patients.
All Creatures Great and Small: Season 5 - 12 Episode s
5x1 - Against the Odds
September 3, 1988
James Herriot finds himself skiing through snowy dales to save a litter of dying piglets. Helen is confined to bed having a slipped a disc and Tristan is hoping that Siegfried will give him a job as he has resigned from the Ministry of Agriculture.
5x2 - Place of Honour
September 10, 1988
With Helen still bedridden, there is a dramatic increase in domestic chaos. While James struggles manfully with both chores and children, Siegfried and Tristan praise his noble efforts -- and do precisely nothing. Tristan nfuriates Mr. Bushy, a redoubtable farmer, by treating a dog instead of Busby's cow, by sleeping in, and finally by treating a bull instead of Busby's dog!
5x3 - Choose a Bright Morning
September 17, 1988
James receives a cry for help from the isolated Bramley family who last came to town in 1929.
5x4 - The Playing Field
September 24, 1988
A typical Yorkshire farmer is transformed into a cowboy; with Siegfried in London, Tristan is left with the worst patients.
5x5 - When Dreams Come True
October 1, 1988
Helen is finally up and about - only to face the morning after the chaos of Tristan's party the night before.
5x6 - A New Chapter
October 8, 1988
The Herriots prepare to move to Rowangarth and another emergency with Granville Bennett.
5x7 - A Present from Dublin
October 15, 1988
Calum welcomes the new arrivals -- one that bites and one that fits Siegfried's cooking & cleaning requirements.
5x8 - The Salt of the Earth (aka The Good Companions)
October 22, 1988
Siegfried is saddened by the death of a young bull terrier - one of an inseparable pair of dogs.
5x9 - Cheques and Balances
October 29, 1988
Siegfried is determined to make the errant farmers pay their bills.
5x10 - Female of the Species
November 5, 1988
Siegfried gives a friend's offspring some experience in the surgery. Calum initially resents this, but bucks up when he sees the young student.
5x11 - The Jackpot
November 12, 1988
James wears his shorts to a visit and is challenged to a race, while Jock, a once champion sheepdog, and delights in chasing cars from the farm.
5x12 - Two of a Kind
November 19, 1988
Siegfried buys a television set, and James has to deal with a man who has cancer.