All Creatures Great and Small Matters of Life and Death (Season 3, Episode 12)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 51 min | Comedy, Drama

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All Creatures Great and Small

Matters of Life and Death (Season 3, Episode 12)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 51 min | Comedy, Drama

James treats Paul Cotterell's dog Theo, who has been losing weight and is diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. James recommends that Theo be put down and Paul agrees. James doesn't realize the impact this has on Paul and the tragic results ...See moreJames treats Paul Cotterell's dog Theo, who has been losing weight and is diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. James recommends that Theo be put down and Paul agrees. James doesn't realize the impact this has on Paul and the tragic results that ensue. James meets Lord Hulton, a hard working farm owner despite his aristocratic background. Hulton takes a liking to a horse that has wandered onto his property from the nearby military depot. At the Billings farm, James finds young calves who are wasting away. He thinks they have ingested an irritant of some kind, but the vets simply can't isolate it. Written by garykmcd See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Christopher Timothy James Herriot James Herriot See fewer	Doctors (2000)
Robert Hardy Siegfried Farnon Siegfried Farnon See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Peter Davison Tristan Farnon Tristan Farnon See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Carol Drinkwater Helen Helen See fewer	A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Mary Hignett Mrs. Hall Mrs. Hall See fewer	Doomwatch (1970)
Frederick Treves Lord Hulton Lord Hulton See fewer	The Big Pull (1962)
Nicholas Courtney Paul Cotterell Paul Cotterell See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Barry Jackson Ken Billings Ken Billings See fewer	Wimbledon (2004)
Malcolm Terris Seth Pilling Seth Pilling See fewer	The Great Train Robbery (1978)
Anne Raitt Mrs. Pilling Mrs. Pilling See fewer	Bleak Moments (1971)
Steve Hodson Trooper Raven Trooper Raven See fewer	The Legend of King Arthur (1979)
Al Gillyon Stokill Stokill See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Mike Kelly Charlie Charlie See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Derek Crewe Crony Crony See fewer	Canterbury Tales (1969)