James and Helen question their future together as Christmas approaches, while things look grave for one of Darrowby’s most beloved animals.

James solves both medical and romantic emergencies. Meanwhile, Siegfried, Tristan, and Mrs. Hall also face hurdles.

James has to settle old scores both on and off the playing field when a familiar face returns to Darrowby, while Tristan and Siegfried must acknowledge their differences.

Tristan works out how to make clients happy but then receives some bad news. James and Helen have a heart-to-heart.

The fate of a struggling young widow causes difficulties for James and Helen's burgeoning romance. Meanwhile, Siegfried has another scheme to whip Tristan into shape, and a visit from Tricki Woo causes chaos in Skeldale House

Hopeful of a closer relationship with Helen, James invites her to the gala spring dance. Siegfried also tries his luck with romance.

It's spring in 1938, and a trip back home to Glasgow presents James Herriot with a dilemma that will mean choosing between the people he loves when he is offered a position at his old mentor's forward-thinking practice.

Siegfried hosts a Christmas eve party, with an even bigger event to follow the next day. Helen accompanies James on an emergency house call.

Defying Siegfried, Tristan coaxes James to try a risky procedure to save a stricken cow. Then James gets a shock from Helen.

James volunteers to be the official vet at the Darrowby Show.