Episode Guide : Series 6

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Episode 1 (2 SEP 89)
Here And There

James meets Basil Courtney, a man with an interesting past who's now working as a cowman.

Episode 2 (9 SEP 89)
The Course Of True Love

After a series of misunderstandings, Calum and Deirdre fall out. Siegfried tries to heal the rift.

Episode 3 (16 SEP 89)
The Call Of The Wild

Deidre and Calum are making plans for their wedding. Calum has an article published in the 'Veterinary Record'. Siegfried thinks Calum plans to accept a job in Canada.

Episode 4 (23 SEP 89)
The Nelson Touch

James castrates some pigs and wins the pools. Siegfried tries his hand at diagnosing human ailments.

Episode 5 (30 SEP 89)
Blood And Water

James meets two brothers, who share a cottage but haven't spoken to one another for fifty years. Oliver breeds rabbits, while Roland grows cabbage. Now one of Oliver's rabbits is ill and he blames Roland.

Episode 6 (7 OCT 89)
Where Sheep May Safely Graze

James deals with a sick cat. He finds himself pestered by Mrs Pumphrey and Mrs Tibbett, who both want constant bulletins on the cat's progress.

Episode 7 (14 OCT 89)
The New World

Siegfried deals with an aristocratic feline. James encounters a very lazy farmer.

Episode 8 (21 OCT 89)
Mending Fences

Siegried has to deal with two neighbours who've been feuding for years.

Episode 9 (28 OCT 89)
Big Fish, Little Fish

James is talked into playing in the annual 'Gentlemen v Players' cricket match. He's playing for the Gentlemen, while the Players are being captained by young Freddie Truman. When James is injured fielding, Siegfried has to take his place at the crease.

Episode 10 (4 NOV 89)
In Whom We Trust

Itinerant worker, Roddy Travers, arrives back in Darrowby. There's a sudden outbreak of theft and Roddy is suspected. Eventually, the real culprit is found to be Roddy's dog, Murphy. Then a local farmer accuses Murphy of killing his sheep and it looks as if the dog will have to be put down.

Episode 11 (11 NOV 89)
The Rough And The Smooth

Siegfried tries to introduce greater efficiency into the work of the practice, with mixed results.

Episode 12 (18 NOV 89)
The Best Time

Old Grandma Clarke has no time for her neighbour, Franco Pedretti. She dislikes him because her son died in Italy. Siegfried tries to bring about a reconciliation.