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NARRATOR:
Across Yorkshire's moors and dales,
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the world's most famous vet
set the benchmark for animal care.
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And James Herriot's legacy lives on.
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COWS MOO
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His former trainee, Peter Wright...
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All my life,
I've enjoyed doing this.
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...has been a Yorkshire vet
for over 40 years.
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I'm getting the impression
you wouldn't take me on
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as an assistant, is that right?
Probably!
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Peter's old partner,
Julian Norton...
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With a gloved hand and lubricated
finger, I'm well equipped.
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...now runs two practices.
Come on, young man!
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One of them in the town
where Herriot worked,
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surrounded by the North Yorkshire
landscape he loved.
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Look at that. What a sheep!
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And in the foothills
of the Pennines...
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I'm armed and ready.
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...a new generation
of town and country vets...
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This is the closest tojames Bond
I think I'm ever getting.
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...also uphold the Herriot ethos.
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Another clay in paradise.
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The teams are united...
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We can probably knock this off
ourselves, do you think? Pffft!
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...never taking their eyes
off the ball...
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Howzat?! Ooh-ah!
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...as they help animals
of all shapes...
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I didn't think
I'd be hugging a turkey today.
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...sizes...
That's more like pulling a calf out!
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...types...
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Nearly clone, nearly clone, Bertie.
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...and temperaments.
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Ow! He's bit me.
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It's definitely not glamourous.
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Penile amputations
still make me squirm a little bit.
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But it's varied.
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Eee-aw! You ought to know better.
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It's rarely easy.
Urgh!
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But they continue
the Herriot tradition...
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Whoa!
..treating all creatures.
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That's it, there we go, there we go.
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...great...
Aw, Merlin.
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Come on!
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...and small.
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There's very little that's ordinary
about Yorkshire.
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So much of this land can't be
fully explained or understood.
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The high peaks...
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...meandering valleys...
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...mysterious skyscrapers of stone.
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A Yorkshire vet's work can involve
even stranger things.
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Before keen youngsters
can adventure into the unknown,
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they might arrive back-to-front,
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or insides-out.
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And as he heads
to his latest emergency,
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Peter's fears
are about the upside-down.
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Just had a call from a farmer
called Stephen
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who is quite concerned about a cow
that he's got that's calving.
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Ancl it sounds as if the calf
is in an abnormal position,
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because he said the head
is right down underneath
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and he can't feel it
particularly well.
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The cow who has Stephen in a spin
is 13-year-old Daisy.
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When I had a feel inside,
it's upside-down.
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It isn't a big calf,
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but I just thought
I'd better have a help to do it.
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Stephen is very, very experienced,
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and I know he'll be watching her
very carefully,
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so hopefully,
we'll have a good outcome.
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But as Peter knows
from his last visit,
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not every calving
has a happy ending.
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PAINED MOO
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There's no heartbeat.
No.
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Ah, clear.
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The calf was dead before we started,
but we had to get the calf out,
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otherwise
we were going to lose them both.
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We rarely get this nowadays,
you know.
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We've had a long session,
haven't we?
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Morning, sir.
Good morning, Stephen. How are you?
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Oh, I'm in good fettle, thank you.
Good lad.
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Good to see you. It's upside-down,
the head's down below.
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Right. I brought her in yesterday
cos I thought she was going to calf,
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and she just hasn't bothered at all.
Ancl she's opened up OK?
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Yeah, I got my hands in
no bother at all, Peter. Yeah.
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Daisy holds a special place
in Stephen's heart.
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She's the old favourite,
she's the oldest one we have.
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How lovely.
So, she's a bit of a pet, then?
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Yeah, she is.
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You wouldn't think this cow
was in second stage of lab our,
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which is when
she should be straining.
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The calf should be coming like this
with its head and feet together,
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almost in a diving position.
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But its head is underneath,
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and of course, then they can't
engage the birth canal properly.
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Ancl as a consequence of that,
they don't get on
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and start straining
to produce the calf.
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Let's have a look
and see what we've got there.
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Have you had your Weetabix
this morning?
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THEY CHUCKLE
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Oh, no.
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Not even porridge today.
Oh, no.
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Yes, there's two front feet there,
but there's no head, is there?
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No.
Yeah.
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I see exactly what your problem is.
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She can't get the calf
into position.
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No, that's right, you see.
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It's way back in, that head,
isn't it?
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Way back in and down and underneath.
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It's hard work, because the neck's
twisted right round underneath.
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I'm trying to get this head...
up into position,
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but you're working at arm's length,
up to my armpit.
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Yeah, yeah.
And 'R's... 'R's not easy.
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MOO
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Right, now I'm going to try
and get a head rope on there.
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Yeah, right.
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What we call a water bag,
which is the placental sac.
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So I've just ruptured that now,
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so that I can then work underneath
the sac,
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to get the head rope on.
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If it's getting rid
of its water bag,
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it'll be making a bit more room.
It is.
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I've got the head rope on now.
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I think it's going to straighten up
once we start and pull. Pull, right.
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Get a bit more lube in there.
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That's that.
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Where's that other leg now?
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It's there. That's it.
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I'm going to ease that next leg
through now a bit,
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which is that one.
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Right.
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I'm just gonna put a little bit
of tension on there now.
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Let her do a bit of pushing as well.
Yes, that's right.
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It's a reasonable size.
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Let's just hope it's alive.
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In Huddersfield,
jo has arrived at the hospital
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from a local college's
animal care centre,
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with one of their big characters.
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Bugs is a giant continental rabbit,
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so he's larger
than the average rabbit,
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and he's big and fluffy.
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One of the students last week
was giving him a health check
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and noticed that he's got a big mass
in between his shoulder blades,
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which I'm a bit concerned about.
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I'm just wanting Matt
to have a look to let me know
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if it's, I don't know,
a cyst or a tumour.
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He lives with another rabbit
called Fergie.
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We've got a little tiny rabbit
and huge rabbit, and they're bonded.
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It'd be really sad if we lost him,
cos she'd be friendless.
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You all right, Jo? How's things?
Hey, Matt.
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Erm... Not too good.
I'm a bit concerned about Bugs.
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Yeah. He's got a lump
that I'd like you to have a look at.
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Right, then,
let's have a look at him.
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Come on, Bugs.
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HE GRUNTS
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Yeah.
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There we go.
There you go.
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Blooming hell. One big rabbit,
one big, hairy rabbit.
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That is one big bun-bun.
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Right, then, let's have a feel.
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Oh, yeah, I can feel that.
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Sometimes, you get nice fatty lumps
that are quite soft, can't you?
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But I see what you mean,
that's really quite solid
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and quite nodular on Bugs there,
isn't it?
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Eh, Bugs? Eh?
What do you think it might be?
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Feeling it, potentially a tumour
of the muscle tissue.
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I think, in all honesty, Jo,
given how quickly that's come up
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and how quickly it's growing,
we best have it off.
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What's causing it, gosh know,
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but I think we'll get the lump
off to the lab as well,
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and then we know exactly
what we're dealing with. Yeah.
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Just check you for any other lumps,
chief. Oh, Bugs.
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I know. Let's have a feel.
Look at him!
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He's like, "No! No!"
"What you doing?"
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He knows you, that's why.
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First things first,
the 64 million kilo question.
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Right, let's see how much he weighs.
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What do you reckon?
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I reckon...
I reckon seven and a half.
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You're going seven and a half.
I'll go six and a half.
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You reckon? Right, then, Bugs,
let's see how much you weigh.
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All right.
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Good lad. That's it.
You just stay there.
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Certainly not your average rabbit.
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This is a rabbit
that's been pumping iron
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at the gym for a long time.
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6.1 kilos,jo.
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I was hoping it wasn't gonna be
something as serious,
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but I had a feeling it might be
something not so good.
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But hopefully, he can remove it
and that'll be the end of it,
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and he'll be all right again
and go back to his friend, Fergie.
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So, the plan is to clip
a nice big patch
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on the back of Bugs' back,
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and get rid of this mass
and all its attachments.
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However, it does have some roots
into the muscle,
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which I'm going to have to make sure
I take out,
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because sometimes, if you don't
take a tumour out in its entirety
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and you leave
some of the roots there,
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it can just start to spread
and grow again.
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Now we've clipped the fur,
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it's so obvious
where that mass is.
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I just don't like the feel of it
at all.
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LAUGHTER
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Man down!
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Peter's down,
but will the calf give him a lift?
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Bit of fluid on her.
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HARD SLAPPING
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And can Julian...
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Lancelot... Is that Lancelot there?
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...be a white knight
for a coughing sheep?
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LOUD COUGHING
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There is quite an area
of consolidation in his lungs.
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NARRATOR: Near Kirkbymoorside,
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Peter's trying to save
an unborn calf
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who's stuck in an unusual,
upside-down position...
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I think I've got that head
pretty much squared up now.
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...with Stephen also worried
about his favourite cow, Daisy.
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We're making a bit of headway now,
Steve. Yes.
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Yep, that's lined up now.
That's there. Yeah.
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Right. Now we'll have a bit
of tension on these legs.
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Right.
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Ah, that's it.
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We're making way.
Yeah.
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THEY GRUNT
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Right, Steve.
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Come on, lass.
It's coming.
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Keep coming.
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We'll just pull on his legs.
Yeah.
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It's coming, Steve.
Yeah, it's coming.
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COW MOOS
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Come on, lass, push.
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That's it.
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LAUGHTER
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Man down!
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He's bigger than I thought, Peter.
He's a decent calf, Steve.
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Yep, that's grand.
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Oh, it's lovely, a lovely sight.
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STEPHEN GRUNTS
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A bit of fluid on.
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HARD SLAPPING
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We're maybe not so bad at that.
No.
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Maybe not so bad.
Shall we take him round to see her?
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There we are, lass.
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I don't think you need me, do you?
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You know what to do, don't you, eh?
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You know what to do.
She's a beauty, isn't she?
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Just... I'm going to have
a quick feel in,
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to make sure she's OK.
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Oh, beautiful.
246
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Very satisfying, when they go
like that, aren't they? It is, yeah.
247
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I'll tell you what,
she's soon got her head up,
248
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hasn't she, that calf?
Hasn't it, calf. Yes!
249
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Do you know, I can just stand
and look at him, you know. Yeah.
250
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It gives you so much pleasure,
doesn't it? It does, yes.
251
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When you've happy outcome
after the last outcome we had. Yes.
252
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Beaut. Absomte beaut.
253
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CHUCKLES
254
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It'll be her 10th or 11th calf.
255
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Is it really?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
256
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Well, you can see she knows
what to do. Oh, yeah.
257
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I don't think that cow
needs anything,
258
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any medication.
No. Right.
259
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I don't think she does, Steve.
I'll keep an eye on her. Right.
260
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Very good!
261
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When you visit a farm
262
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and you've got to attend
to help with a calving,
263
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you're never quite sure
what you're going to find,
264
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what problems
you're going to encounter.
265
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The problem here was
the calf's head was twisted
266
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through nearly 180 degrees,
and as a consequence of that,
267
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without intervention,
the calf would've cited.
268
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When you leave the farm,
269
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you've got the cow standing there,
licking the calf,
270
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it doesn't really get much better
than this.
271
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In West Yorkshire,
Julian's on his way
272
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to see regular client Grace,
273
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who's utterly devoted
to her flock of sheep.
274
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Hello. Hello.
275
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And as he knows from experience...
276
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Become aware of your shoulders.
277
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...she loves to share
their special qualities.
278
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We're going to become more aware
of our senses.
279
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The main area of my life
is all about helping people
280
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who are not in a good place
to find inner peace and harmony.
281
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Sheep are really therapeutic.
They're very sensitive.
282
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How does that feel?
Woolly.
283
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Now she's spreading the word
even further.
284
00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:49,495
Suddenly, my life has changed,
and now I'm doing some writing.
285
00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:52,775
I've always wanted to write books,
and I just thought, you know,
286
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maybe a few people might buy it.
287
00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,175
I was not expecting
thousands of people to buy it.
288
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I'm hoping to write another book,
for children this time,
289
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because sheep are magical creatures,
290
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and not many people know that.
291
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But while things are looking good
on paper,
292
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there are problems in the pen.
293
00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:14,575
And she needs Julian's help
once more.
294
00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,415
The patient today is Lancelot.
295
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He's over there, hiding.
296
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Ancl he's got this really strange
intermittent cough
297
00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,415
that he's had ever since I got him,
actually.
298
00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:28,255
Sometimes, when he's running,
he'll cough.
299
00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:31,095
Or often, when he's eating hay,
he'll cough.
300
00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,455
It's one of the things
I wake up about
301
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in the middle of the night...
302
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CHUCKLES
303
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Hello.
Morning, Grace.
304
00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:39,815
Hiya.
You all right?
305
00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:41,575
It's a bit boggy.
I know.
306
00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:43,535
So, Lancelot...
Is that Lancelot there?
307
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With the big woolly cheeks.
308
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And a bad cough, you say?
309
00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,775
Yes. Poor Lancelot.
310
00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:51,735
When he starts coughing,
how long does it last?
311
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Is it in a big burst?
Yeah. It can go on for ages.
312
00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,215
'Hello, hello, hello. Oh, Lancelot.'
COUGHING.
313
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Gosh.
'Oh, clear.'
314
00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,935
That was mild, actually.
He can do it a lot worse than that.
315
00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,655
I'll need to take his temperature
and listen to his chest
316
00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,375
and listen to his windpipe.
So you've got to stand still.
317
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It's not a very common problem,
really.
318
00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,015
It's not something
that we see very often.
319
00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:20,295
Temperature is 39 and a half,
320
00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:24,375
which is up for a sheep.
Oh, poor Lancelot.
321
00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,775
If we can just slightly
swap positions,
322
00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:28,415
and then I'm gonna listen
to his heart.
323
00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:32,815
So, things like a heart murmur,
you know, can cause a cough.
324
00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,255
You've got to keep still, Lancey.
So, it'll be unusual in a sheep,
325
00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:37,735
but we need to check
his heart's working properly.
326
00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,335
Just keep still, Lancelot,
just keep still.
327
00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,975
So, his heart sounds OK,
which is good,
328
00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:46,375
but there is quite an area
of consolidation in his lungs.
329
00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:47,495
SHEEP COUGHS
330
00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:50,095
So, the normal lung tissue
should be like a sponge,
331
00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:53,255
full of air and squidgy.
But if it's consolidated,
332
00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:57,695
it means that tissue
is more solid and it's not stretchy,
333
00:15:57,720 --> 00:15:59,815
so air doesn't go in,
334
00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:02,775
and oxygen doesn't go
where it's supposed to.
335
00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:07,295
The airways become inflamed
because they can't expand properly.
336
00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:11,255
If it's only a small area
of lung that's damaged, that's fine.
337
00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:15,695
But if it's a bigger area, then
it will become more compromising.
338
00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,655
Yeah, it's on this side as well.
339
00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:29,655
HORSE GRUNTS
340
00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,495
Over in Huddersfield,
Matt's in theatre
341
00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:36,815
with Bugs, the local college's
continental giant rabbit.
342
00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:37,775
All right, let's see.
343
00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,495
He's removing big Bugs' large lump.
344
00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:43,055
And for Nurse Megan,
it's big pressure.
345
00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:46,135
Rabbits are always
a bit more high-risk an aesthetic.
346
00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,335
I'm gonna have to keep a close eye
on it throughout the surgery
347
00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,535
and make sure all its parameters
stay stable.
348
00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,495
So, here is the lump.
349
00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,175
Oh, it looks like it's pus-filled.
350
00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:58,735
I'm gonna have to be careful
with this.
351
00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:03,015
Hopefully,
we can get this lump off this chap.
352
00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,575
But it looks like it's sitting
within the muscle itself.
353
00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,215
So, I'm going to have to take
some healthy muscle tissue around it
354
00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,255
to make sure I've got
all the tumour cells.
355
00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:13,295
Nasty. It's a very peculiar lump,
is this.
356
00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,175
I'm just trying to work out
how deep it goes.
357
00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,455
But these roots just seem
to extend further
358
00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:20,975
than I'd be hoping right now.
359
00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:23,855
Hmm.
360
00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,215
Complicates things a little bit.
361
00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,495
How are we doing?
Absolutely fine.
362
00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:29,615
Good.
363
00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:31,495
So, you can see here,
all the blood vessels.
364
00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:33,015
That's one thing
tumours are good at,
365
00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:34,975
they're very good
at recruiting blood vessels,
366
00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,335
cos the blood vessels provide
all the food and nutrition
367
00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:40,055
that the tumour needs
to grow and thrive.
368
00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,855
That is a big blood vessel.
That there has got no other purpose
369
00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,695
than to feed the growth
of this lump.
370
00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,255
If I just cut through that,
there'll be blood everywhere.
371
00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:53,135
Coming away quite nicely now.
372
00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:56,295
There we go.
373
00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,575
Lovely.
So, I'm really pleased with that.
374
00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,935
I've got the entirety
of the lump out,
375
00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:06,295
as well as the roots
that were here and here.
376
00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:08,895
Right, excellent.
Let's get that lump off to the lab.
377
00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,095
Have you ever had pet rabbits,
Megan?
378
00:18:12,120 --> 00:18:15,455
Yeah, I had one called Flopsy.
379
00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,815
He were litter-tray trained.
380
00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:20,495
He'd literally take himself
downstairs when he was upstairs
381
00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:22,855
to go to the litter tray,
he was so good.
382
00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,215
I had...
My first one was called Perkins.
383
00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,095
I wanted to try and breed them
at one point in time.
384
00:18:27,120 --> 00:18:30,375
I had one called Lenny,
and then Madison and Maxine.
385
00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,735
But then Maxine
kept eating her babies,
386
00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:34,415
so that wasn't really successful.
Oh, no.
387
00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:37,895
I've had rabbits,
I rescued a pigeon, I've had rats.
388
00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:41,495
I really like rats, but my mum's
absolutely petrified of them.
389
00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,335
Rats are some of the best pets ever.
They're meant to be amazing pets.
390
00:18:44,360 --> 00:18:45,615
Oh, so good. So clever!
391
00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,215
Used to give it a bit
of Sunday dinner.
392
00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:50,375
Aw! Sit there, a bit of beef,
bit of meat and two veg.
393
00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:51,495
SHE CHUCKLES
394
00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:53,015
All clone.
395
00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:55,815
Wouldn't have known
anything were there. Lovely.
396
00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,695
Once we've come round,
we can go back to the college
397
00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,055
and we can go back
to our bunny pals,
398
00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:02,855
and we just gotta wait
on those results now.
399
00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,455
Sitting up already.
Smashed it, Megan.
400
00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:07,815
Good lad.
401
00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:09,255
That tumour did look quite nasty,
402
00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:12,655
and I was concerned
its roots were spreading quite far.
403
00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:15,615
Ah, there you go. I've managed
to get the whole thing out,
404
00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,135
but we're not out of the woods yet.
405
00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:18,655
Until we get this lump
off to the lab,
406
00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:20,535
we won't know
what we're dealing with.
407
00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:25,615
'Ey up, chief, you all right?
408
00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:27,975
Matt has news on big Bugs.
409
00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,775
Because the lump had come up
so quick,
410
00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:33,455
sometimes that can be the sign
of nasty cancerous tumours,
411
00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:35,295
and got the results back...
412
00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,495
Can David help
a poorly Oriental kitten?
413
00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:40,775
He's always been the smallest
in the litter.
414
00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:43,055
Yesterday, he looked even worse.
415
00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:44,695
A bit small there, isn't he?
416
00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:48,655
And the Greens head east,
as Steve gets a seaside surprise.
417
00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,775
I want to bring him back
to somewhere special,
418
00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:53,455
is the farm he grew up on.
419
00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,375
Ancl I believe it's 80 years
since he was last here.
420
00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,695
No, it couldn't be.
421
00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:09,815
NARRATOR: In Huddersfield,
Matt's at the local college
422
00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:14,135
after operating on their
continental giant rabbit Bugs,
423
00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:15,535
to remove his worrying lump.
424
00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,455
Bugs had a lump underneath his skin
425
00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:21,175
that I was really quite concerned
426
00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,175
could be something nasty
and cancerous.
427
00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:24,815
So, I've come back today
to check on him,
428
00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,775
make sure everything's healed up,
and deliver the test results tojo.
429
00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:29,695
You all right, Jo?
Hiya, Matt, you all right?
430
00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,335
How is it going? Not bad. You?
Yeah, not bad.
431
00:20:32,360 --> 00:20:34,015
Got the results back,
and it's good news.
432
00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:35,855
It's nothing cancerous
or anything like that,
433
00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:37,655
it's just a piece of reactive tissue
434
00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:41,015
that was sat solidly
in between his shoulder blades.
435
00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:42,415
So, how's he doing?
436
00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:43,535
He's doing really well.
437
00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,015
He seems quite well in himself,
and his hair's growing back,
438
00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,535
and he's pleased to be back
with his little friend, anyway.
439
00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:50,935
Oh, fantastic. How long
did it take him to come round, then?
440
00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:52,375
Oh, it took a while.
Yeah, yeah.
441
00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,295
He was a bit unsteady all night.
442
00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,655
I kept an eye on him. Yeah.
Kept falling over.
443
00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,015
But he did come around,
and by the morning, he were fine.
444
00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:00,615
Excellent.
Right, let's have a look at him.
445
00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:04,975
Come here, lad. I've got you.
446
00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,655
All right.
There you go.
447
00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,015
'Ey up, chief. You all right?
448
00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:12,375
Because the lump had come up
so quick,
449
00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,735
sometimes, that can be the sign
of nasty cancerous tumours,
450
00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:16,095
and I wasn't willing
to take the risk
451
00:21:16,120 --> 00:21:17,255
to just see how it went.
452
00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,615
All good,
at least it's not cancerous.
453
00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,975
Yes, nothing cancerous there.
Nothing we need to worry about.
454
00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,295
He will live to see another clay.
He will, indeed.
455
00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:27,415
Tell you what, you can't feel
the lump there at all.
456
00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,335
It's totally gone.
No remnants of it at all.
457
00:21:29,360 --> 00:21:31,815
Which is great news, isn't it, Bugs?
Good lad.
458
00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:33,615
Right then, Jo,
I shall leave you to it
459
00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,975
and get Bugs back to his pals, eh?
460
00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,335
Thank you very much.
No worries, see you later.
461
00:21:38,360 --> 00:21:40,095
See you later, Matt. Bye!
See you later, Bugs.
462
00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:44,095
After having an operation
and going through all that trauma,
463
00:21:44,120 --> 00:21:46,015
for it to turn out well
is really pleasing,
464
00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:49,215
and the students will be happy, and
I'm sure the staff will be as well.
465
00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:50,895
Ancl his little friend
will be even happier
466
00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:52,295
that she's not losing her partner.
467
00:21:54,360 --> 00:21:55,735
There you go.
468
00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,615
I am so pleased
that Bugs has recovered well,
469
00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:00,735
and he can crack on as normal.
470
00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,015
Fur's grown back,
so he's not even gonna be too chilly
471
00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:04,575
when it gets cold this winter.
472
00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:16,735
At the practice in Wetherby,
the nurses need their safe space.
473
00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:19,935
Only the nurses go in this drawer,
cos look,
474
00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:21,975
all the nurses' stethoscopes,
you don't see...
475
00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,455
All the scrub hats.
There's no vet stuff in here either.
476
00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:27,855
They even have a secret stash.
477
00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:30,815
Sometimes, when we hit a wall
at, like, two o'clock,
478
00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:35,215
do you know what I mean, we have
to have a little Yorkshire mix.
479
00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:37,015
But as you can tell,
all the worst ones are left.
480
00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,415
Only Yorkshire people can have it,
that's why...
481
00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:41,935
I'm the only one in here
that can have it.
482
00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:43,775
And although she works
in the west...
483
00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:45,575
Good afternoon,
Sandbeck Veterinary Centre,
484
00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:46,615
Beverly speaking.
485
00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:48,735
...Lucy recently moved north.
486
00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:50,735
Proper Yorkshire,
only West Yorkshire.
487
00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:54,255
I'm now in North Yorkshire,
that's why I'm so much posher.
488
00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:56,735
Oh, you sound so posh, Lucy (!)
Do I not sound posher?
489
00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,095
No!
I know I sound posher,
490
00:22:59,120 --> 00:23:00,815
cos I went home,
and my clad was like, "Oooh."
491
00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,175
DOG BARKS
492
00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:06,495
But Lucy's posh tones
might have been a little too loud
493
00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:08,895
to keep their sweet secret.
494
00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:10,375
Erm...
495
00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:13,255
Them pesky receptionists running in
and stealing them all.
496
00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:15,935
We're gonna have to change drawers.
Where shall we put it?
497
00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,215
I don't know.
Let's hide it somewhere else.
498
00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,975
Where would they not go?
499
00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,495
We could just move it down.
Somewhere high, no-one's that tall.
500
00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:24,655
No, cos then I can't reach it!
501
00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:33,535
Safely out of the way, to avoid
sweet-stealing accusations...
502
00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:35,095
Do you want a listen?
503
00:23:35,120 --> 00:23:37,735
"Julian's examining
Grace's therapy sheep, Lancelot,
504
00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:41,175
who has a cough.
And he's concerned about his lungs.
505
00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:43,615
It's actually a bit worse
on this side than the other side.
506
00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:48,095
So, a normal lung should sound...
There should really be no noise.
507
00:23:48,120 --> 00:23:49,695
Ancl you can hear there,
there's like a...
508
00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:51,095
Yeah.
509
00:23:51,120 --> 00:23:53,615
Like Darth Vader.
510
00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:57,495
Often, it's something
that you see early in life,
511
00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,215
you know, as a young lamb.
512
00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:01,775
So, if the lungs are abnormal,
513
00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:05,095
then that does predispose
to infections,
514
00:24:05,120 --> 00:24:07,975
and so they can fill up
with pus or goo or mucus.
515
00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,335
And that can spread.
516
00:24:10,360 --> 00:24:14,095
But generally, if it's simply
consolidated lung tissue,
517
00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:16,655
it won't spread,
and it won't get any worse,
518
00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:20,255
and it won't get any better.
But if there's some infection there,
519
00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,975
then we can tackle that quite easily
with antibiotics.
520
00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:27,455
OK. There's a very good antibiotic
for exactly this kind of thing,
521
00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:30,815
that a single close
will be sufficient. Phew.
522
00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:32,375
It's simple enough to do,
523
00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,415
but are you all right
just to keep him a bit still?
524
00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:38,615
I'm gonna go around there,
525
00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:40,655
so it's away from you
and away from me.
526
00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,935
Good boy, Lancelot, good boy.
That's you clone.
527
00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,535
There we are. Normally,
a single close is sufficient.
528
00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,775
Ancl that'll take away
any infection that's there.
529
00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:51,415
It concentrates in the lung tissue,
530
00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:53,775
and it persists in the lung tissue
for quite a while,
531
00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:55,655
so it's perfect
for this kind of thing. Great.
532
00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:59,575
Ancl I think from here,
just see how he gets on.
533
00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:03,095
Keep him fairly steady. Try not to
let him do too much running around.
534
00:25:03,120 --> 00:25:06,695
He's my pet. I am gutted.
I know, I know.
535
00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,055
Very good.
Well, thank you for calling me out,
536
00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:10,895
and keep in touch,
let me know how he gets on.
537
00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:13,695
Well, thank you for coming.
All right. No problem. Bye.
538
00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:19,935
I feel really sad. I mean,
it sounds not so terrible, I know,
539
00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,655
but I love them all.
540
00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:26,615
Ancl so, just to think of him with
some nasty stodgy lungs going on,
541
00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:28,255
that's really sad.
542
00:25:30,120 --> 00:25:32,895
Well, this is quite a big problem
for Lancelot.
543
00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:36,415
When he does start coughing,
it seems to be very dramatic.
544
00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:38,775
And he coughs, and he can't stop,
545
00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:41,615
his head goes down
and almost bangs on the ground
546
00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,495
with the vigour of the coughing.
547
00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,135
I'm hoping that there is
some pockets of infection
548
00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:50,215
that will be improved by the...
by the antibiotics.
549
00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:54,135
For the time being, he needs
to put his feet up and take it easy.
550
00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:55,535
That's his best chance.
551
00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,375
Ancl then once the drugs
do their thing, he should recover
552
00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,775
and improve, to at least be able
to keep up with his mates.
553
00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:05,295
COUGHING
554
00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:13,095
As he approaches his 95th birthday,
555
00:26:13,120 --> 00:26:16,935
Steve Green is one of the country's
oldest working farmers.
556
00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:20,295
There we are.
557
00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:21,575
Helped, of course...
558
00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:22,975
just keep still.
559
00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:24,575
...by his beloved wife, jean.
560
00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:25,695
I'll teach you.
561
00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,815
Steve has lived in Thirsk
for eight decades.
562
00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:32,775
But before he moved
to Herriot country...
563
00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,335
...his family farm was 50 miles away
in Whitby,
564
00:26:37,360 --> 00:26:39,255
on Yorkshire's stunning coastline.
565
00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:44,175
This is where I come from.
566
00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:47,335
Where Steve used to live.
567
00:26:47,360 --> 00:26:49,135
That's that bridge!
568
00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:50,175
Ah, that's it.
569
00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:52,615
That's where I climbed up.
570
00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:53,895
SHE CHUCKLES
571
00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,015
So, today, Peter's organised
a birthday surprise -
572
00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,215
a trip back to where it all began.
573
00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,495
I want to bring him back
to somewhere special,
574
00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:07,175
which is the farm
where he grew up on.
575
00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:10,615
Ancl I believe it's 80 years
since he was last here.
576
00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:12,735
So it's a very special clay for me,
577
00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:16,255
and it's also a very special clay
for Mr Green.
578
00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:21,895
Do you recognise where you are?
579
00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:23,575
Is this your farm?
580
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,175
No, it couldn't be.
581
00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:30,775
Aye, it is.
The caravans.
582
00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,055
Aye, it is. Aye, that's it.
583
00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:34,055
There you are, boss.
584
00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:37,655
Oh, it... it's all fixed up now,
you see.
585
00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:42,695
Now, Steve, how are you?
586
00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,455
All right? Hold on.
just go steady.
587
00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:49,455
Oh, I'm pleased to see you.
This is where I was born, here.
588
00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:51,735
I thought it'd be a nice treat
for you to come back.
589
00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:52,695
Ave, it is!
590
00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:54,455
There's a Fergie tractor.
591
00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,175
Aye, this is it.
592
00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:02,535
That was the barn,
but it was a lot higher, like.
593
00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:05,055
These days,
the farm's owner is Willy.
594
00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,575
Willy! This is Steve.
595
00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:16,095
Hello, Steven. Pleased to meet you.
Aye, pleased to meet you.
596
00:28:16,120 --> 00:28:17,935
Ancl Jeannie.
Jeannie.
597
00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:21,015
So, you lived here all your life,
Willy? All my life, yes.
598
00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:23,615
Your granddad, I believe,
bought this from the Greens.
599
00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:27,655
Eighty-odd years ago.
JEAN: Eighty year on Thursday.
600
00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:29,655
This coming Thursday?
Yep.
601
00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:33,135
Ah, yeah.
He was 15, and he's 95.
602
00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:35,415
Yeah, aye. That's a few years ago.
603
00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:37,415
LAUGHTER
604
00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:39,695
Dairy used to be just there.
605
00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:41,095
Aye.
606
00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:42,895
Let's go and have a look in,
shall we, Steve?
607
00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:46,095
Come and have a look, Steve,
and I can show you. Aye.
608
00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:57,975
At the animal hospital
in Huddersfield,
609
00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:01,695
they see lots of cats and dogs.
DOG BARKING
610
00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:06,215
But today, David's expecting
some less familiar felines.
611
00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,135
Got Sharon coming in,
bringing in a nice litter of kittens
612
00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:10,655
for their second vaccine.
613
00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,095
They're a bit of an unusual breed,
614
00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,295
so I'm looking forward to seeing
what they look like.
615
00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:20,535
I've been breeding Siamese cats and
Oriental cats for about 15 years.
616
00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:22,935
It's a passion, to an obsession.
617
00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:26,935
They're wonderful creatures.
They're very dog-like, very loyal.
618
00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:28,975
Yeah, very similar to a lap dog.
619
00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,175
They'll fetch and carry,
they'll work for you as well.
620
00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:34,935
But Sharon and Chris are worried
621
00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,295
about the smallest kitten
in the litter.
622
00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:40,455
A couple of clays ago,
he didn't look too great.
623
00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:44,295
And last night,
he had really bad diarrhoea,
624
00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:45,815
and he's not very well.
625
00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:47,375
Hi. Have you got the kittens?
Hiya.
626
00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:49,575
Do you want to come through?
Want me to give you a hand?
627
00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:52,215
DOG WHINES
628
00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:58,735
Hey, guys. They're pretty
chilled out in there, aren't they?
629
00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:01,415
Yeah, they're lovely babies.
Yeah.
630
00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:04,295
Are there any really naughty ones
or are they all...?
631
00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:06,575
They're all naughty.
Are they all naughty?
632
00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:08,455
THEY CHUCKLE
633
00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:09,535
Okay-duke.
634
00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:11,255
MEWLING
635
00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:12,855
That's a good boy.
636
00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:14,695
Hmm?
Yeah.
637
00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:16,695
So, the first one's had his vaccine,
638
00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:18,295
and now he's gonna have
his microchip.
639
00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:20,255
It's a little bit
of a bigger needle, this one.
640
00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:21,615
I know, dude.
That's a good boy.
641
00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,655
Oh, look at that.
Perfect example, aren't you, eh?
642
00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:26,935
Just double check it's working.
643
00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:28,015
There we are. Smashing.
644
00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:29,855
Fabulous. One down.
One down.
645
00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:32,215
You look a bit more timid,
don't you, hey?
646
00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:34,775
You're still really good,
aren't you?
647
00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:36,575
MEWLING
648
00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:38,095
Another good boy.
649
00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:40,335
Very good boy. Next.
650
00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:43,335
Not a peep.
Tough lad, aren't you?
651
00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:47,095
She is a bit timid, this one.
652
00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:48,695
You're not going anywhere, are you?
653
00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,215
You never know.
It's always the quiet ones, innit?
654
00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:56,895
They're all being so good.
Yeah, so far, so good.
655
00:30:56,920 --> 00:31:00,135
That normally means the last one's
gonna be a tricky one.
656
00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:02,775
Once the jabs and chips
are all done...
657
00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:04,055
Good girl.
There we go.
658
00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,735
Let's just double check
it's working, that one.
659
00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:08,655
BEEP
660
00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:13,375
...David can turn his attention
to the smallest, poorly kitten.
661
00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,175
A couple of clays ago,
he didn't look too great.
662
00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:18,535
He's always been the smallest
in the litter,
663
00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:20,895
but I looked and thought,
"You don't look so great."
664
00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:22,695
It's bad.
Yeah.
665
00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:24,535
Watery, isn't it?
Mm-hm.
666
00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:27,815
Hey, dude.
Yesterday, he looked even worse.
667
00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:33,255
He had a runny bum. And today,
he's still got a runny bum,
668
00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:35,015
but it looks like
he's straining to go.
669
00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:36,815
MEWLING
670
00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:38,655
A bit small there, isn't he?
671
00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,055
At this stage, you do worry,
because when you're breeding,
672
00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:42,735
you see these things happen,
don't you?
673
00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:45,135
And sometimes, they come through,
sometimes, they don't.
674
00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,695
MEWLING
675
00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:56,935
Good boy, Lancelot. Clever boy.
676
00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:59,615
To see if Lancelot's tale
has a happy ending,
677
00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:00,815
Julian hits the books.
678
00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:05,815
So, who am I signing it for?
Please could you sign it tojulian?
679
00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:10,215
And Steve goes back to
the very start of his farming story.
680
00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:13,535
Which cow was in here, Steven?
Called Elsie.
681
00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:15,895
How many times
did you lose milking bucket over?
682
00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:18,095
Oh, a few times.
683
00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:28,935
NARRATOR: In West Yorkshire...
684
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,215
Hello.
685
00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:33,775
Hello, my special little baby.
686
00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:37,255
Julian recently treated
Grace's sheep Lancelot
687
00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:40,735
for lung problems
that were causing a nasty cough.
688
00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:45,255
It was awful when Julian described
exactly what was going on.
689
00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:48,215
I felt... Well, I was heartbroken,
690
00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:51,695
because I just...
I really love these sheep.
691
00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:54,055
They are literally like my children.
692
00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,655
I wasn't expecting any change
at all,
693
00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:59,015
but amazingly, actually,
694
00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:02,295
his cough has reduced by,
I would say 50%.
695
00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,495
Ancl the most amazing thing
was there was one night
696
00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:08,095
when they were all just having fun -
697
00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,815
so, Beryl was running, and
all the others were chasing him -
698
00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,415
and Lancelot managed to keep up
and not cough.
699
00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:16,775
Ancl that was just lovely,
that he could play as well.
700
00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:19,055
So, with one happy ending written...
701
00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:21,535
Good boy, Lancelot. Clever boy.
702
00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:24,935
...Grace is ready to share
her sheep love...
703
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,575
So, are we all ready for a story?
704
00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:30,415
CHILDREN: Yeah!
705
00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:33,735
...with a bookshop reading
of her new children's story.
706
00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:37,735
"|t was a bitterly cold night
707
00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:41,615
"when Shakta the ewe
felt a twinge in her tummy.
708
00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:43,975
"I think my baby's coming,
she said to herself.
709
00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:46,455
"Time to get myself
under some shelter.
710
00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:48,815
"We must keep warm, she said,
711
00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:51,975
"and gathered the three lambs
as close to her as possible."
712
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,535
OK, so, everybody, thank you
for letting me read to you,
713
00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:57,815
and I hope you enjoyed the story.
714
00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:00,375
Thank you!
715
00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:01,895
Aw, you're very welcome.
716
00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:11,015
Am I signing this for you?
Ancl your name is?
717
00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:14,415
Catalina.
Catalina. What a beautiful name.
718
00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,015
And who's next?
719
00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:18,375
Goodness!
Please can you sign my book?
720
00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:21,335
Who's this in the queue?
So, who am I signing it for?
721
00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:23,695
Please can you sign it tojulian?
722
00:34:23,720 --> 00:34:25,255
Julian.
Ancl is that the normal spelling?
723
00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:27,895
Just the normal spelling, yeah.
724
00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:29,575
How's it going?
Has it been a good clay?
725
00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:31,415
Yeah, but I mean,
it's not easy, is it,
726
00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,415
getting kids to sit for a while?
727
00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:35,055
So, the next book,
is that on the cards?
728
00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:36,375
Is it underway?
It is.
729
00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:39,415
That's gonna be about Galahad
and Lancelot.
730
00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:41,775
Very nice. So, how is Lancelot,
is he on the mend?
731
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:44,655
He is. He's actually a lot better
since that injection,
732
00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:47,495
which is phenomenal, and he looked
really proud of himself.
733
00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:49,135
Good stuff. He's finding...
734
00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:51,415
finding his place
at the round table.
735
00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:54,255
Yes.
736
00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:06,615
Over in Huddersfield,
737
00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:09,775
David's hoping
there's no unpleasant plot twist.
738
00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:11,615
Do you want me to hold him?
Yeah, just at one end.
739
00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:12,855
I'll take the smelly end.
740
00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:15,935
After vaccinating
the rest of the litter,
741
00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:18,775
he's examining
the smallest Oriental kitten...
742
00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:20,455
Let's check his temperature.
743
00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:23,775
...who Sharon and Chris fear
is very poorly.
744
00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:26,655
Gonna be sore, I think,
but we need to check it. Yeah.
745
00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:31,095
The smaller they are, sometimes
the harder it is to hold them.
746
00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:34,815
MEWLING
747
00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:36,535
High temperature.
748
00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:38,895
You say he's got a temperature?
Yeah.
749
00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:40,935
Let's put him on a course
of antibiotics.
750
00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:44,055
Just with the smell as well,
it smells like a bit of an infection
751
00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:47,055
in there as well. I know, obviously,
he's always been the smallest one,
752
00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:49,415
but it's more likely
the smallest one in the litter
753
00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,935
that does pick up something always,
as I'm sure you'll know.
754
00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:53,855
OK, I'll get him that injection out.
755
00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:56,135
And then, of course,
to go on with the palatable drops.
756
00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:57,935
All right, I'll keep him a second.
757
00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:05,175
He's going home,
back to his heated bed,
758
00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:07,655
make him cosy,
try and get him comfortable,
759
00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:08,975
but he's sore.
760
00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:13,015
We've called him Mike.
761
00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:17,055
You're just a little diddler.
762
00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:19,735
Poorly boy.
763
00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,095
Poorly little one.
He's got quite a bit of diarrhoea,
764
00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:23,775
so we're gonna start him
on some treatment,
765
00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:26,615
and hopefully,
he picks up quickly with that.
766
00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,335
MEWLING
767
00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:31,775
They're good babies,
they're my pride and joy.
768
00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,135
It's just a shame
we've got one poorly one,
769
00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:35,895
but the others
are doing really well.
770
00:36:37,720 --> 00:36:40,255
Thanks for bringing them to see me.
Thank you very much.
771
00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:45,415
So, it's gone really well
with the vaccinations.
772
00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:47,015
Just need to keep an eye
on the last one
773
00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:48,735
that has diarrhoea at the moment.
774
00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:52,375
If he doesn't improve quickly,
775
00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:54,655
then we might have to have him in,
give him some fluids
776
00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:56,335
and some more intensive treatment.
777
00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:05,615
A month later...
778
00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:07,415
Hello, sweetie.
779
00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:09,415
KISSES TEETH
780
00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:12,935
...two of Sharon's kittens
are still waiting for new homes,
781
00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:15,295
including Mike.
782
00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:18,495
Within a few clays,
he picked up fabulous.
783
00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:21,175
Ancl this is him now.
784
00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:22,855
He's looking amazing.
785
00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:25,215
Aren't you? Yeah!
786
00:37:25,240 --> 00:37:27,575
He's made a fantastic recovery,
787
00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:29,975
eating me out of house and home
all over again.
788
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:31,295
So, I'm really happy-
789
00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:33,215
So, he's ready to go
to his new home now.
790
00:37:33,240 --> 00:37:35,495
Ancl it'd be lovely to see
these two go together.
791
00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:37,055
They make a great pair.
792
00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:38,455
DOORBELL RINGS
793
00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:42,655
Hi, Christine.
Hi, Sharon.
794
00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:44,175
Hello. Come on in.
How are you?
795
00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:45,695
I'm good, thank you. How are you?
Lovely.
796
00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:49,455
Are you coming?
797
00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:52,855
Come see your new mum. Come on.
798
00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:54,735
BECKON I NG CALLS
799
00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:57,415
He's gorgeous.
He's a little bruiser. Erm...
800
00:37:57,440 --> 00:38:01,735
At first, he seems quite small
and frail and everything,
801
00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:03,015
but when you watch them,
802
00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:06,615
and you see them interacting
together, he's fantastic.
803
00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:09,175
He's playful, he's friendly,
he's lovely.
804
00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:12,175
I'm really looking forward
to being his mum.
805
00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:13,855
In you go.
There you are.
806
00:38:13,880 --> 00:38:16,135
That's a good boy.
With your bro.
807
00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:18,175
It's always sad to see them go,
808
00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:20,535
but it's quite rewarding
to see them go.
809
00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:22,375
It's nice to see them settled
in their new homes.
810
00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:24,135
You keep in touch.
I will.
811
00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:26,175
Send me photos and let me know
how they get on.
812
00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:27,815
I'll send you some photos
in a clay or two.
813
00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:29,695
Any problems, give me a shout.
Thanks a lot.
814
00:38:29,720 --> 00:38:31,495
All right. Thanks a lot, Christine.
815
00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:33,415
See you. Bye.
Bye.
816
00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:35,455
I'm happy.
I couldn't ask for any more.
817
00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:37,815
Christine's a lovely person,
she'll look after 'em fabulous.
818
00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:51,855
Over on the North Yorkshire Coast,
819
00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:54,495
Peter's in Whitby
with Steve and jean Green,
820
00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:59,255
after arranging
a 95th birthday surprise for Steve.
821
00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:02,415
You can see it's me lawn mower store
at the moment!
822
00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:03,655
Aye.
823
00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:07,895
A first-ever trip back to the farm
where he was born and raised.
824
00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:13,575
Steve's family had a dairy business
here in the 1920s and '30s.
825
00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:15,455
How many cows
would have been in here?
826
00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:17,295
Oh, there'd be 13 in here.
827
00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:18,655
Thirteen?
Aye.
828
00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:20,935
Of course, these will be original,
are they, Willy?
829
00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:22,175
They are original.
830
00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:24,215
Polly stood in there.
Polly?
831
00:39:24,240 --> 00:39:27,055
My mam used to milk her.
Really?
832
00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:29,735
So, you remember your mother
milking a cow in that corner?
833
00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:31,655
I do, yes.
Gah, crikey.
834
00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:34,775
She was a kicker, and you had to be
really gentle with her.
835
00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:37,935
That must have been
naughty girl corner, was it? Yeah!
836
00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:41,295
Although there are no farm animals
here now...
837
00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:43,655
Did you say
there were some other cows?
838
00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:44,895
Yeah, there was...
Aye, that's it!
839
00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:47,255
That's where I started...
Yeah.
840
00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:49,695
...Willy has other uses
for the buildings.
841
00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:52,215
Now they're dog kennels, Steve.
Aye.
842
00:39:52,240 --> 00:39:53,375
And that's Rocky.
843
00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:55,655
You've made a good job of it,
haven't you?
844
00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:57,615
Which cow was in here, Steven?
845
00:39:57,640 --> 00:39:59,135
Called Elsie.
846
00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:01,495
Was she a good-un or a bad-un?
Oh, quiet.
847
00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:05,015
Oh. Really quiet.
She had her own stride outside.
848
00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:08,575
Aye, is that the one you milked?
That's the one. Aye.
849
00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:11,975
How many times did you lose
milking bucket over?
850
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,175
Oh, a few times.
851
00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:18,015
I didn't expect...
No?
852
00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:19,735
No, I'm a bit excited.
853
00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:21,575
LAUGHTER
854
00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:25,735
I'm enjoying it.
855
00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:28,095
Brings back a lot of memories.
856
00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:30,655
Threshing machine
would stand there.
857
00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:33,295
You haven't forgotten, have you?
LAUGHTER
858
00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:34,535
Aye.
859
00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:37,855
Same kind of weather.
860
00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:39,255
Bit of fog.
861
00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:40,735
I suppose you could see
Whitby Abbey,
862
00:40:40,760 --> 00:40:43,135
couldn't you, from here?
863
00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:45,895
Aye, you could. My uncle said,
"You'll never settle there."
864
00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:49,335
He didn't think you'd settle
in Thirsk, didn't he, Steve? No, no.
865
00:40:49,360 --> 00:40:52,055
"As soon as they lost
the sight of Whitby Abbey,
866
00:40:52,080 --> 00:40:54,015
"they'll want to be back again."
867
00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:55,655
LAUGHTER
868
00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:58,335
Despite his uncle's warnings,
869
00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:02,375
Steve and his parents
left Whitby's wonderful views behind
870
00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:05,415
towards the end
of the Second World War.
871
00:41:05,440 --> 00:41:08,695
You obviously left in 1944
when the war was on.
872
00:41:08,720 --> 00:41:11,175
Was that a factor in why your clad
wanted to move?
873
00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:12,735
It were the tanks and that.
874
00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:15,575
JEAN: Army tanks.
Oh, aye. Practising.
875
00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:17,455
Tanks?
Would they have come over your land?
876
00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:19,895
Oh, that's right,
right across anywhere.
877
00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:22,415
They'd make a heck of a mess,
wouldn't they? Oh, they did.
878
00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:24,335
So if that was happening regularly,
879
00:41:24,360 --> 00:41:26,375
I can see why your clad
would get fed up.
880
00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:28,775
WILLY: Tell you what we found,
Steven, in the loft -
881
00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:33,175
the deeds from when my grandad
bought it off your dad.
882
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:36,495
JEAN: Steve, you bought it
in October 1920.
883
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:40,895
And you would sell it
to my granddad, 1944.
884
00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:43,255
PETER: What do you think about
putting an offer in for it, Steve,
885
00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:45,615
and moving back? I think
you'll have to put a fair bid in
886
00:41:45,640 --> 00:41:47,015
to get it back now, Steve.
I would.
887
00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:49,655
LAUGHTER
888
00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:53,255
I've had a good clay,
looking back on my life.
889
00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:54,975
That's good, that, isn't it?
890
00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:56,415
It is, yeah.
Aye!
891
00:41:56,440 --> 00:41:58,855
I've appreciated it.
892
00:41:58,880 --> 00:42:02,095
I think about my mother and clad.
893
00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:08,655
Friends coming to play
and mess around and that.
894
00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:12,055
I remember,
there used to be a hand... Aye.
895
00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:14,415
...a big handle.
Aye. Turnip peeler.
896
00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:17,055
Turnip cutter. Was that your job,
cutting turnips, Steve?
897
00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:19,695
Aye, aye, it was one of my jobs.
898
00:42:19,720 --> 00:42:21,295
That would warm you up.
It did.
899
00:42:23,720 --> 00:42:26,695
I think it's brought an awful lot
of memories back for Steven.
900
00:42:26,720 --> 00:42:29,975
So, this has been a fantastic clay,
for me as well, really,
901
00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:35,295
to be able to bring him here
and enjoy a trip down memory lane.
902
00:42:38,680 --> 00:42:42,255
I never thought
I'd stand up here again.
903
00:42:42,280 --> 00:42:43,455
I didn't.