1 00:00:01,340 --> 00:00:03,740 CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: Across Yorkshire's moors and dales, 2 00:00:03,860 --> 00:00:08,740 the world's most famous vet set the benchmark for animal care, 3 00:00:08,860 --> 00:00:11,660 and James Herriot's legacy lives on. 4 00:00:11,780 --> 00:00:13,700 SHEEP BAA 5 00:00:13,820 --> 00:00:16,100 His former trainee Peter Wright... 6 00:00:16,220 --> 00:00:18,460 All my life, I've enjoyed doing this. 7 00:00:18,580 --> 00:00:20,780 ..has been a Yorkshire vet... 8 00:00:20,900 --> 00:00:22,340 ..for over 40 years. 9 00:00:22,460 --> 00:00:25,260 Its like when you are in a pub 10 00:00:25,300 --> 00:00:25,700 the fastest. 11 00:00:26,180 --> 00:00:30,380 Peters old partner Julian Norton. Feeling like a gladiator 12 00:00:30,500 --> 00:00:33,420 going into battle .Loves his work. 13 00:00:33,620 --> 00:00:36,580 In the town Harriet made his home.Wow. 14 00:00:36,620 --> 00:00:38,140 Welcome to Thirsk. 15 00:00:38,180 --> 00:00:39,900 Everything that you can see all across 16 00:00:39,940 --> 00:00:43,260 there is Yorkshire. Alongside Peter and Julian. 17 00:00:43,380 --> 00:00:44,460 That'll do nicely. 18 00:00:44,500 --> 00:00:45,820 I'll do nicely. 19 00:00:45,860 --> 00:00:47,940 A new generation.He’s is coming out. 20 00:00:47,980 --> 00:00:48,540 He's got it. 21 00:00:48,580 --> 00:00:50,780 Of town and country vets. 22 00:00:50,820 --> 00:00:51,220 High five Elise. 23 00:00:51,260 --> 00:00:54,500 Also uphold the Harriet ethos. 24 00:00:54,620 --> 00:00:55,620 Just lining things up. 25 00:00:55,660 --> 00:00:58,180 I get some lubrication in there. 26 00:00:58,220 --> 00:00:59,940 As the Yorkshire vet team 27 00:00:59,980 --> 00:01:02,060 Cheers. Cheers. 28 00:01:02,100 --> 00:01:03,780 Help! Animals of all shapes. 29 00:01:03,820 --> 00:01:07,100 Got it out. Hey! Up! Sizes. 30 00:01:07,340 --> 00:01:09,340 Good girl .Types 31 00:01:09,380 --> 00:01:10,460 Its only a small one. 32 00:01:10,500 --> 00:01:12,140 I think Julian begs to differ. 33 00:01:12,180 --> 00:01:14,460 And temperaments. I'll tell you what he hasn’t 34 00:01:14,500 --> 00:01:15,380 Got any manners, has he. 35 00:01:15,420 --> 00:01:18,300 It's definitely not glamorous. 36 00:01:18,340 --> 00:01:20,380 I'm in the line of fire for another Fart aren’t I. 37 00:01:21,580 --> 00:01:22,860 but it's varied 38 00:01:22,980 --> 00:01:24,220 they’re going pretty quick aren’t they? 39 00:01:24,500 --> 00:01:27,420 This is like Bull Aftersun. 40 00:01:27,460 --> 00:01:29,260 It's rarely easy. 41 00:01:29,300 --> 00:01:35,420 Well. They continue the Harriet tradition, treating all creatures. 42 00:01:35,540 --> 00:01:36,060 It's moving. 43 00:01:36,100 --> 00:01:37,420 I can't believe it. 44 00:01:37,460 --> 00:01:40,820 Great and small. 45 00:01:40,940 --> 00:01:42,300 I'm not real, dad. 46 00:01:42,340 --> 00:01:44,140 No I'm not. I'm sorry about that. 47 00:01:52,620 --> 00:01:54,220 Sunrise in Yorkshire. 48 00:01:55,820 --> 00:01:57,380 {\an8}Another new dawn... 49 00:01:58,500 --> 00:01:59,700 {\an8}..another new day. 50 00:02:01,900 --> 00:02:06,180 {\an8}First light sparks an energy that flows across the countryside. 51 00:02:07,740 --> 00:02:09,180 From field to fell... 52 00:02:10,540 --> 00:02:12,500 ..through the hum of every village... 53 00:02:14,820 --> 00:02:16,780 ..gathering strength... 54 00:02:16,900 --> 00:02:18,060 SHEEP BAA 55 00:02:18,180 --> 00:02:19,740 ..with each passing hour... 56 00:02:25,540 --> 00:02:28,740 ..until suddenly... it's time... 57 00:02:30,620 --> 00:02:31,900 ..to hit the brakes. 58 00:02:33,980 --> 00:02:35,940 SHEEP BAA 59 00:02:39,020 --> 00:02:41,780 But when darkness descends once more... 60 00:02:41,900 --> 00:02:43,780 OWL HOOTS 61 00:02:43,900 --> 00:02:47,140 ..a Yorkshire vet can't always slow down... 62 00:02:48,540 --> 00:02:51,820 ..however energy-sapping their day might have been. 63 00:02:51,940 --> 00:02:53,940 HE SIGHS AND YAWNS 64 00:02:54,060 --> 00:02:56,980 Tonight, in Huddersfield, that's the case for Matt. 65 00:02:57,100 --> 00:02:59,100 Oh, dear. 66 00:02:59,220 --> 00:03:02,380 It's half past one in the morning, and I'm on call. 67 00:03:02,500 --> 00:03:06,500 I've just had a call from one of the farmers, Joe. 68 00:03:06,620 --> 00:03:09,140 He's got a cow that calved this morning, 69 00:03:09,260 --> 00:03:10,660 and she's got a prolapse. 70 00:03:10,780 --> 00:03:11,860 COW MOOS 71 00:03:11,980 --> 00:03:13,820 He's really quite concerned about her. 72 00:03:13,940 --> 00:03:17,180 It is an emergency, so best get there quick, 73 00:03:17,300 --> 00:03:19,620 and, well, nothing like a big prolapse 74 00:03:19,740 --> 00:03:21,820 to wake you up at half one in the morning. 75 00:03:23,980 --> 00:03:28,420 For Joe, seeing his cow's pushed out uterus came as a shock. 76 00:03:28,540 --> 00:03:30,260 Everything seemed to be all right with her, 77 00:03:30,380 --> 00:03:33,540 and then, just come up to do us midnight checks and everything, 78 00:03:33,660 --> 00:03:37,980 checked in this pen, found her that she'd pushed the prolapse out. 79 00:03:38,100 --> 00:03:41,940 It's as big a prolapse that I've seen, is this one. 80 00:03:42,060 --> 00:03:45,260 We don't see that many, but it is a big one, yeah. 81 00:03:45,380 --> 00:03:46,780 HE SIGHS 82 00:03:46,900 --> 00:03:49,500 Morning. You all right? Yes, not so bad. 83 00:03:49,620 --> 00:03:51,500 She calved about four o'clock this morning. 84 00:03:51,620 --> 00:03:52,580 Yeah, yeah. 85 00:03:52,700 --> 00:03:54,980 She'd just been pushing a little bit this afternoon, 86 00:03:55,100 --> 00:03:56,180 not thinking much of it. 87 00:03:56,300 --> 00:03:58,820 Yeah. It were just, like, after birth coming out. 88 00:03:58,940 --> 00:04:01,780 Yeah. And now it has, like, you know, majorly come out. 89 00:04:01,900 --> 00:04:04,780 Ah, right. Lovely. Lovely. 90 00:04:04,900 --> 00:04:07,220 Is she all right in herself? She's just gone down, actually. 91 00:04:07,340 --> 00:04:08,580 She's laid on t'floor, so... 92 00:04:08,700 --> 00:04:11,020 Oh, right, in that case, we might try and keep her on the floor 93 00:04:11,140 --> 00:04:12,660 and get her in a nice froggy leg position. 94 00:04:12,780 --> 00:04:16,260 Right, let's have a look at the situation. 95 00:04:16,380 --> 00:04:18,020 Wow. OK. 96 00:04:18,140 --> 00:04:20,100 That is major. 97 00:04:20,220 --> 00:04:22,660 That is major, is that. Erm... 98 00:04:24,340 --> 00:04:25,420 Right. 99 00:04:25,540 --> 00:04:28,220 But anyway, right, well, let's get to work. 100 00:04:28,340 --> 00:04:31,780 That's a fair size, is that. Yeah. Another challenge for you. 101 00:04:33,940 --> 00:04:35,660 When cows have a uterine prolapse, 102 00:04:35,780 --> 00:04:38,260 sometimes, they can push out the bladder and other organs 103 00:04:38,380 --> 00:04:40,580 that are in there if the wall's really weak, 104 00:04:40,700 --> 00:04:43,300 and that, there, is absolutely massive. 105 00:04:43,420 --> 00:04:46,060 I don't think I've seen a bigger one for a long time, 106 00:04:46,180 --> 00:04:50,620 so hopefully, I can get it back in, but, mm... 107 00:04:50,740 --> 00:04:53,460 I'm a bit 50-50 if this is gonna be a good outcome or not. 108 00:04:55,220 --> 00:04:58,220 That's an epidural that we need to get inside her 109 00:04:58,340 --> 00:05:01,180 because she's going to be pushing against us. 110 00:05:01,300 --> 00:05:04,060 And the last thing I want is for a prolapse that size 111 00:05:04,180 --> 00:05:06,100 to be pushing against me. 112 00:05:06,220 --> 00:05:09,580 But obviously, she's on her side, so she's not helping matters. 113 00:05:09,700 --> 00:05:11,420 Easier said than done. 114 00:05:12,620 --> 00:05:14,260 Mm. 115 00:05:14,380 --> 00:05:17,180 COW MOOS 116 00:05:17,300 --> 00:05:19,660 She's not going to make things easy for us, is she? No. 117 00:05:19,780 --> 00:05:22,660 Right, stay there and let me get this in, 118 00:05:22,780 --> 00:05:26,900 because we need some advantage with a prolapse like this. 119 00:05:27,020 --> 00:05:28,460 It's just that bloody big. 120 00:05:28,580 --> 00:05:30,060 MATT SIGHS, MOOING 121 00:05:30,180 --> 00:05:31,860 Stop it. Come on, lass. 122 00:05:33,100 --> 00:05:35,060 Although the epidural is in, 123 00:05:35,180 --> 00:05:38,180 Matt stills needs the cow in a better position 124 00:05:38,300 --> 00:05:41,140 to be able to push her uterus back in. 125 00:05:41,260 --> 00:05:45,940 Right, so, we'll just try and push her up onto this side here. 126 00:05:46,060 --> 00:05:47,060 If you get that... 127 00:05:47,180 --> 00:05:48,620 If you hold her there... Yeah. 128 00:05:51,420 --> 00:05:53,700 THEY GRUNT 129 00:05:53,820 --> 00:05:56,260 Try and get that other leg. 130 00:05:56,380 --> 00:05:58,380 Argh! 131 00:05:58,500 --> 00:05:59,980 There's no way we're gonna get it in 132 00:06:00,100 --> 00:06:02,220 unless you get her to the right position for me. 133 00:06:10,900 --> 00:06:12,300 Get that other leg. 134 00:06:12,420 --> 00:06:15,020 GRUNTING 135 00:06:15,140 --> 00:06:17,580 We can't let her roll over. Yeah. 136 00:06:18,820 --> 00:06:20,380 COW MOOS 137 00:06:20,500 --> 00:06:22,500 You're not helping yourself here, lass. 138 00:06:22,620 --> 00:06:24,620 This is not looking good. 139 00:06:24,740 --> 00:06:28,020 This prolapse is absolutely massive. It looks partially twisted. 140 00:06:28,140 --> 00:06:30,660 It looks like there could be the bladder involved. 141 00:06:30,780 --> 00:06:31,980 I am very sceptical 142 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:34,180 as to whether we're gonna get a good outcome here, 143 00:06:34,300 --> 00:06:35,900 but we can but try. 144 00:06:36,020 --> 00:06:39,180 THEY GRUNT 145 00:06:39,300 --> 00:06:40,620 {\an8}COW MOOS 146 00:06:46,700 --> 00:06:49,020 Even if they have a macho name... 147 00:06:49,140 --> 00:06:52,020 Rambo, Rambo, go for a wee-wee. 148 00:06:52,140 --> 00:06:53,260 Good boy. 149 00:06:53,380 --> 00:06:56,500 ..lots of pets get nervous about a trip to the vets'. 150 00:06:56,620 --> 00:06:59,340 You having a wee-wee? No? 151 00:06:59,460 --> 00:07:00,820 He's not quite cooperating. 152 00:07:00,940 --> 00:07:04,180 I think he senses that something's amiss. 153 00:07:04,300 --> 00:07:07,540 And 12-year-old Boston terrier Rambo 154 00:07:07,660 --> 00:07:11,180 has reluctantly come to the practice in Wetherby, with Kevin. 155 00:07:11,300 --> 00:07:14,460 Just lately, he's become less playful, 156 00:07:14,580 --> 00:07:18,460 and we've noticed he seems to be painful around his face. 157 00:07:18,580 --> 00:07:20,580 {\an8}He looks as though he's got several bad teeth 158 00:07:20,620 --> 00:07:21,620 {\an8}and a bit of a swelling. 159 00:07:21,740 --> 00:07:22,900 {\an8}Come on. 160 00:07:24,180 --> 00:07:26,740 {\an8}HE CHUCKLES 161 00:07:26,860 --> 00:07:29,700 Julian is ready to investigate. 162 00:07:29,820 --> 00:07:34,140 Rambo's got one or two problems. There's some blood in his mouth. 163 00:07:34,260 --> 00:07:36,140 So, today, we're gonna anaesthetise him, 164 00:07:36,260 --> 00:07:37,700 examine his mouth, 165 00:07:37,820 --> 00:07:41,220 and see whether we can work out what else is going on. 166 00:07:41,340 --> 00:07:42,260 Rambo? 167 00:07:42,380 --> 00:07:44,060 Come on, Rambo. Hello, Rambo. 168 00:07:44,180 --> 00:07:46,540 Come say hello to Julian. Good morning. 169 00:07:47,780 --> 00:07:49,620 We have noticed this weekend 170 00:07:49,740 --> 00:07:53,100 that he first had a little bit of a swelling under his neck. 171 00:07:53,220 --> 00:07:56,020 Oh, right, so that's changed, then. On this side, yeah. 172 00:07:56,140 --> 00:07:58,700 Hmm. That's come up, hasn't it? Yeah. 173 00:07:58,820 --> 00:08:02,860 We've also noticed he's not barked for about two weeks, 174 00:08:02,980 --> 00:08:06,020 and he's making some really strange rattling noises. 175 00:08:06,140 --> 00:08:10,020 Hmm. It could be because there's infection in the mouth. 176 00:08:10,140 --> 00:08:13,100 You don't like it, do you? No, he's not being... 177 00:08:13,220 --> 00:08:16,500 There is a possibility that blood's coming from a growth in his mouth, 178 00:08:16,620 --> 00:08:20,300 and that could be also accounting for everything that he's doing. 179 00:08:20,420 --> 00:08:24,740 Yeah. If there is a growth, then we might be able to remove it. 180 00:08:24,860 --> 00:08:25,820 Yeah. 181 00:08:25,940 --> 00:08:28,220 I guess we'll see when we're in there. 182 00:08:28,340 --> 00:08:29,260 Yeah, yeah. 183 00:08:29,380 --> 00:08:31,100 Lovely, thank you. See you later, Rambo. 184 00:08:31,220 --> 00:08:34,340 Come on, Rambo. See you later. 185 00:08:34,460 --> 00:08:36,700 Come on, mate, this way. 186 00:08:36,820 --> 00:08:41,180 Assisting Julian and keeping nervous Rambo calm... 187 00:08:41,300 --> 00:08:43,860 Well done. Are you really brave? It's OK. It's OK. 188 00:08:43,980 --> 00:08:46,060 Rambo, come on. It's OK, Rambo. 189 00:08:46,180 --> 00:08:47,620 ..is nurse Lucy. 190 00:08:47,740 --> 00:08:49,660 This is a pre-anaesthetic blood test for Rambo. 191 00:08:49,780 --> 00:08:53,540 He's quite an old boy, so we want to just check his organ function. 192 00:08:53,660 --> 00:08:56,260 So, this is what we call First Blood Part 1. 193 00:08:56,380 --> 00:08:59,180 Do you get it? No. Is it a movie? 194 00:08:59,300 --> 00:09:02,220 Yeah, and the first one was called Rambo: First Blood Part 1, 195 00:09:02,340 --> 00:09:04,580 which is what we're doing. That's quite funny, actually. 196 00:09:04,700 --> 00:09:06,900 Thank you. Not like you. 197 00:09:07,020 --> 00:09:09,140 Well done. Well done, Rambo. 198 00:09:09,260 --> 00:09:10,620 You're brave. 199 00:09:10,740 --> 00:09:13,140 Once they have Rambo's blood results... 200 00:09:14,300 --> 00:09:16,980 There we are. Oh, they look perfect. 201 00:09:17,100 --> 00:09:18,740 Nothing there that makes us anxious 202 00:09:18,860 --> 00:09:21,100 about giving him an anaesthetic today. 203 00:09:22,220 --> 00:09:24,540 ..the team can press ahead with confidence. 204 00:09:24,660 --> 00:09:27,660 Superstar! Well done, mister! Good boy. 205 00:09:27,780 --> 00:09:31,820 But for an owner, this is where anxiety kicks in. 206 00:09:31,940 --> 00:09:34,820 It's nerve-racking. Erm... 207 00:09:34,940 --> 00:09:36,980 Yeah, it is a worry. 208 00:09:37,100 --> 00:09:40,900 He's not been under anaesthetic before, so we are obviously nervous, 209 00:09:41,020 --> 00:09:45,180 so just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best. 210 00:09:46,780 --> 00:09:48,500 Can you see enough in there? Er... 211 00:09:50,700 --> 00:09:52,820 Ah, he's got a mass at the back. 212 00:09:52,940 --> 00:09:54,940 A mass? Mm. 213 00:09:55,060 --> 00:09:57,420 I can see there's a growth at the back of his mouth... 214 00:09:59,340 --> 00:10:03,380 ..which is not what I wanted to see. 215 00:10:03,500 --> 00:10:04,700 Hmm. 216 00:10:12,620 --> 00:10:13,860 There's a good girl. 217 00:10:13,980 --> 00:10:17,740 Rohin's concerned for a cat he thinks got more than the cream. 218 00:10:17,860 --> 00:10:20,500 There could be something stuck, which could be a real nightmare. 219 00:10:20,620 --> 00:10:21,940 What is that? 220 00:10:22,060 --> 00:10:24,860 MATT GRUNTS 221 00:10:24,980 --> 00:10:29,100 It could rupture. And if it rips, then it's game over. 222 00:10:29,220 --> 00:10:33,500 And hoping for a steady hand, it's Brave the Shave for charity... 223 00:10:33,620 --> 00:10:34,980 Oh, my God. 224 00:10:35,100 --> 00:10:37,500 ..or maybe Brave the Barber. 225 00:10:37,620 --> 00:10:41,100 Right, who's first? 226 00:10:51,100 --> 00:10:53,860 CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: Near Huddersfield, it's past 2am. 227 00:10:55,340 --> 00:10:58,380 Matt's battling to get Joe's three-quarter-tonne cow 228 00:10:58,500 --> 00:11:00,580 into position, to be able to save her. 229 00:11:00,700 --> 00:11:03,740 COW MOOS 230 00:11:03,860 --> 00:11:05,380 No! 231 00:11:05,500 --> 00:11:07,460 Bloody hell. Fire. 232 00:11:07,580 --> 00:11:10,620 She's pushed out her uterus after giving birth, 233 00:11:10,740 --> 00:11:12,140 and the longer it's out... 234 00:11:12,260 --> 00:11:13,900 THEY GRUNT 235 00:11:14,020 --> 00:11:16,180 ..the worse her chances of survival. 236 00:11:16,300 --> 00:11:18,420 Perfect. Well done. Well done. 237 00:11:18,540 --> 00:11:20,660 Right, I'm just gonna give her some more sedation. 238 00:11:22,780 --> 00:11:25,020 Obviously, we've got to put this back where it came from, 239 00:11:25,140 --> 00:11:28,460 and naturally, there shouldn't be loads of straw and bits on it, 240 00:11:28,580 --> 00:11:30,740 so we want to get it cleaned off as best we can. 241 00:11:30,860 --> 00:11:35,180 I'm gonna put salt on it now, which gives me extra grip, 242 00:11:35,300 --> 00:11:39,060 but it also helps to shrink the size of the uterus. 243 00:11:39,180 --> 00:11:40,660 Let's see what we can do. 244 00:11:42,460 --> 00:11:43,900 MATT GRUNTS 245 00:11:45,420 --> 00:11:47,420 So, now it's just a case of holding the weight 246 00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:51,340 and just kneading it through, using hands and fists, 247 00:11:51,460 --> 00:11:54,460 because unfortunately, part of the problem 248 00:11:54,580 --> 00:11:57,700 is if I use the ends of my fingers, 249 00:11:57,820 --> 00:11:59,940 it could... rupture. 250 00:12:01,740 --> 00:12:04,340 And if it rips, then it's game over. 251 00:12:04,460 --> 00:12:07,980 That's why it's just easy does it. Nice and easy does it. 252 00:12:11,260 --> 00:12:12,340 Not the best of smells. 253 00:12:12,460 --> 00:12:13,860 It's not, is it? No. 254 00:12:15,340 --> 00:12:19,140 So, all these lumpy bits, what we call the cotyledons, these, 255 00:12:19,260 --> 00:12:20,940 if you imagine they're like Velcro pads 256 00:12:21,060 --> 00:12:24,460 that attach the placenta of the calf to its mother. 257 00:12:24,580 --> 00:12:26,580 We're almost in now. We're almost in. 258 00:12:26,700 --> 00:12:28,700 Matt has the cow's uterus back in 259 00:12:28,820 --> 00:12:31,780 less than half an hour after arriving at the farm. 260 00:12:31,900 --> 00:12:33,180 There we go. 261 00:12:34,540 --> 00:12:35,940 But his work isn't done. 262 00:12:37,060 --> 00:12:39,220 Normally, I don't stitch these in, 263 00:12:39,340 --> 00:12:41,380 but I'm gonna stitch this one in... Yeah. 264 00:12:41,500 --> 00:12:43,940 ..because it's that slack, which concerns me 265 00:12:44,060 --> 00:12:45,860 that it might come out just as easily... 266 00:12:45,980 --> 00:12:47,420 As easily again. Just easily again. 267 00:12:47,540 --> 00:12:49,580 Sedation did the trick anyway, didn't it? 268 00:12:49,700 --> 00:12:51,180 Yeah, it calmed her. It calmed her down. 269 00:12:51,300 --> 00:12:52,540 She's not kicking against us. No. 270 00:12:54,020 --> 00:12:56,100 Right, let's get her stitched up. 271 00:12:56,220 --> 00:12:58,260 Yeah, it looked a challenging job, did that. 272 00:12:58,380 --> 00:13:00,700 Obviously when summat like that happens, 273 00:13:00,820 --> 00:13:02,340 it's best for the vet to come out. 274 00:13:04,060 --> 00:13:06,780 She's had an epidural, so she can't feel this. 275 00:13:06,900 --> 00:13:08,220 There we go, coming through. 276 00:13:12,900 --> 00:13:14,500 Right, that's one side in. 277 00:13:14,620 --> 00:13:18,100 The cow is showing signs of waking up... 278 00:13:18,220 --> 00:13:19,700 Ooh! No, no, no, no, no. 279 00:13:19,820 --> 00:13:22,380 Yeah, get... hop back on, Joe. Hop back on, yeah. 280 00:13:22,500 --> 00:13:23,580 THEY LAUGH 281 00:13:23,700 --> 00:13:26,460 ..and the newborn calf desperately needs his mum. 282 00:13:28,340 --> 00:13:29,940 Right. There we go. 283 00:13:30,060 --> 00:13:33,340 This is just to make sure that our good work is not undone. 284 00:13:33,460 --> 00:13:35,900 But Matt has to be thorough. 285 00:13:36,020 --> 00:13:38,820 If she pushes through this, unfortunately, it's game over. 286 00:13:40,780 --> 00:13:43,180 But it sounds like she's got a bit of character 287 00:13:43,300 --> 00:13:45,300 and a bit of strength to her. A bit of strength to her. 288 00:13:45,420 --> 00:13:48,180 So she's got every chance. Right. Lovely jubbly. 289 00:13:49,900 --> 00:13:52,460 So far, so good, but only time will tell now 290 00:13:52,580 --> 00:13:54,580 whether we're gonna have a positive outcome, 291 00:13:54,700 --> 00:13:56,380 because we've done as much as we can. 292 00:13:56,500 --> 00:13:59,300 Right. It'll be breakfast time soon anyway, won't it? 293 00:13:59,420 --> 00:14:01,100 Aye. 294 00:14:03,020 --> 00:14:07,220 I'm cautiously a lot more optimistic than I was when I first arrived, 295 00:14:07,340 --> 00:14:10,180 but... I don't know, we'll see. 296 00:14:19,060 --> 00:14:22,100 To prepare patients for vital procedures... 297 00:14:22,220 --> 00:14:23,620 We'll just do a bit of a hair cut. 298 00:14:23,740 --> 00:14:28,180 ..a Yorkshire vet needs a very basic level of hairdressing ability. 299 00:14:28,300 --> 00:14:31,420 Well, it has been said I'm not much of a stylist. Now... 300 00:14:31,540 --> 00:14:36,300 All he lacks is a basin to put on. Keep it simple. 301 00:14:37,660 --> 00:14:39,100 I just find it quite satisfying. 302 00:14:39,220 --> 00:14:41,140 It's like mowing a lawn or cutting the hedge. 303 00:14:41,260 --> 00:14:42,900 You do get it quite straight. 304 00:14:43,020 --> 00:14:45,100 I like a straight edge, yeah. I do like a straight edge. 305 00:14:46,540 --> 00:14:49,700 And today, at the practice in Kirkbymoorside, 306 00:14:49,820 --> 00:14:52,260 Peter will need those barber skills, 307 00:14:52,380 --> 00:14:54,580 but for something a little different. 308 00:14:54,700 --> 00:14:56,340 Right. 309 00:14:56,460 --> 00:14:59,940 Clinical manager Chloe has invited friends and family 310 00:15:00,060 --> 00:15:01,020 to the practice... 311 00:15:01,140 --> 00:15:03,180 CHLOE:They do look like a good set, them, Mum. 312 00:15:03,300 --> 00:15:04,940 ..to watch her Brave the Shave 313 00:15:05,060 --> 00:15:07,700 to raise money for Prostate Cancer Research, 314 00:15:07,820 --> 00:15:11,580 after her grandad was recently diagnosed with the disease. 315 00:15:13,140 --> 00:15:16,620 I just wanna make it more of a thing that men go to the doctors'. 316 00:15:16,740 --> 00:15:19,180 The younger, the better, get tested. 317 00:15:19,300 --> 00:15:21,300 There's nothing I can do now to help Grandad, 318 00:15:21,420 --> 00:15:23,300 but I just want to help other people. 319 00:15:25,500 --> 00:15:29,060 So, for her altruistic, extreme haircut, 320 00:15:29,180 --> 00:15:33,100 Chloe's asked the practice's most senior gentleman to do the honours. 321 00:15:33,220 --> 00:15:37,140 Right. Who's first? 322 00:15:37,260 --> 00:15:38,820 Let's do this. 323 00:15:40,580 --> 00:15:42,540 Oh, my God. OK. 324 00:15:42,660 --> 00:15:45,140 What sort of style are you looking for this morning? 325 00:15:45,260 --> 00:15:47,420 Well, I think grade one, straight over the top. 326 00:15:47,540 --> 00:15:48,700 THEY LAUGH 327 00:15:49,940 --> 00:15:51,620 SHE LAUGHS 328 00:15:51,740 --> 00:15:53,900 It's the most bizarre feeling in the world. 329 00:15:54,020 --> 00:15:54,980 SHE LAUGHS 330 00:15:58,180 --> 00:16:00,900 Joking apart, I think you're being very, very brave. 331 00:16:01,020 --> 00:16:02,820 Thank you very much. Maybe I should do the same. 332 00:16:02,940 --> 00:16:05,580 You see... You see, the thing is, Chloe, 333 00:16:05,700 --> 00:16:07,100 as you can see, I'm halfway there. 334 00:16:07,220 --> 00:16:09,100 {\an8}I know. Shall we do you next? 335 00:16:09,220 --> 00:16:10,580 {\an8}THEY LAUGH 336 00:16:13,900 --> 00:16:15,060 Almost finished. 337 00:16:15,180 --> 00:16:18,140 Chloe is no stranger to serious illness. 338 00:16:18,260 --> 00:16:19,340 THEY LAUGH 339 00:16:19,460 --> 00:16:22,540 I just want to make sure that you're happy with it, so... 340 00:16:22,660 --> 00:16:26,140 15 years ago, she had a cyst removed from her brain. 341 00:16:26,260 --> 00:16:29,740 It's a good job, Peter. Look at that scar of mine on there. 342 00:16:29,860 --> 00:16:33,500 Never mind the scar, I think that accentuates your beauty. 343 00:16:33,620 --> 00:16:34,940 Thank you very much, sir. 344 00:16:35,060 --> 00:16:37,620 But today is all about her grandad... 345 00:16:37,740 --> 00:16:40,580 WHOOPING AND APPLAUSE I did it! 346 00:16:40,700 --> 00:16:42,500 SHE LAUGHS 347 00:16:42,620 --> 00:16:46,340 ..and other people who are affected by prostate cancer. 348 00:16:46,460 --> 00:16:48,540 She looks gorgeous. She looks gorgeous. 349 00:16:48,660 --> 00:16:49,660 WOMAN:Well done, Chloe. 350 00:16:49,780 --> 00:16:51,900 Thank you. PETER:Well done, Chloe. Well done. 351 00:16:52,020 --> 00:16:53,260 It is for a fantastic cause, 352 00:16:53,380 --> 00:16:58,100 and I just hope that people do come in to see Chloe, 353 00:16:58,220 --> 00:16:59,940 and they contribute to something 354 00:17:00,060 --> 00:17:02,740 that will kill thousands of men every year. 355 00:17:04,940 --> 00:17:07,740 Right, then. Better go back to work, hadn't we? 356 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:09,660 I do need something done. Absolutely. 357 00:17:09,780 --> 00:17:10,940 DOG BARKS 358 00:17:19,580 --> 00:17:21,660 At the practice in Wetherby... 359 00:17:21,780 --> 00:17:24,300 LUCY:Hoff, can you come and hold the torch for me, please? 360 00:17:24,420 --> 00:17:26,020 I've not got much room to work with. 361 00:17:26,140 --> 00:17:28,100 ..Julian and Lucy are examining 362 00:17:28,220 --> 00:17:32,260 elderly Boston terrier Rambo's problematic mouth... 363 00:17:32,380 --> 00:17:35,900 Has he been breathing any different? He's suddenly stopped barking. 364 00:17:36,020 --> 00:17:38,380 Didn't want to be in, did it? No. 365 00:17:38,500 --> 00:17:40,700 ..and Julian's concerned by what he can see. 366 00:17:40,820 --> 00:17:45,620 Right, there's a very obvious benign kind of growth on the gum, 367 00:17:45,740 --> 00:17:48,420 but what I'm a bit more worried about is, further back, 368 00:17:48,540 --> 00:17:50,140 there's a mass there. 369 00:17:50,260 --> 00:17:52,020 We need to look at this mass down the throat, 370 00:17:52,140 --> 00:17:53,660 but I can't hold his head and tube. 371 00:17:54,900 --> 00:17:56,660 Oh, dear. 372 00:17:56,780 --> 00:17:59,540 {\an8}Can you see there on the right-hand side? 373 00:17:59,660 --> 00:18:01,940 Oh, yeah. That's quite big. 374 00:18:02,060 --> 00:18:04,460 That is quite big. No wonder you couldn't get the tube in. 375 00:18:04,580 --> 00:18:05,900 Mm. 376 00:18:08,180 --> 00:18:09,940 Oh, dear. That's hard. 377 00:18:10,060 --> 00:18:12,260 Oh, gosh, it's really big. 378 00:18:12,380 --> 00:18:15,020 Hmm. That's not really operable. 379 00:18:16,900 --> 00:18:19,140 JULIAN SIGHS 380 00:18:19,260 --> 00:18:21,260 This is not very good for you, mate. 381 00:18:21,380 --> 00:18:22,580 HE CLEARS HIS THROAT 382 00:18:22,700 --> 00:18:25,220 I think I'll give them a ring and see what they want to do. 383 00:18:28,140 --> 00:18:29,900 Rambo. 384 00:18:30,020 --> 00:18:31,980 The swelling that's suddenly appeared 385 00:18:32,100 --> 00:18:33,460 and the fact that his bark's gone 386 00:18:33,580 --> 00:18:36,140 always indicates problems in the throat. 387 00:18:37,460 --> 00:18:39,700 Until we've been able to examine him like this, 388 00:18:39,820 --> 00:18:42,100 it's impossible to tell quite what's going on back there, 389 00:18:42,220 --> 00:18:44,220 but we've had quite a good look. 390 00:18:45,700 --> 00:18:49,460 It's fairly clear that there's a tumour in the back of his throat, 391 00:18:49,580 --> 00:18:52,060 and it's not something that's gonna be fixable. 392 00:18:52,180 --> 00:18:54,620 It's too deep and a bit too hard. 393 00:18:59,100 --> 00:19:00,740 Oh, hi. Is that Carol? 394 00:19:00,860 --> 00:19:03,300 Delivering and dealing with bad news 395 00:19:03,420 --> 00:19:05,420 is a difficult part of this job... 396 00:19:07,060 --> 00:19:09,140 This outcome is obviously not an outcome we want, 397 00:19:09,260 --> 00:19:12,100 and it can get to you, it can be quite upsetting. 398 00:19:12,220 --> 00:19:14,340 If you think we look after these pets every day, 399 00:19:14,460 --> 00:19:17,820 so they're like us own, so not very nice, is it mate? 400 00:19:17,940 --> 00:19:20,460 But we'll look after you best we can. 401 00:19:22,380 --> 00:19:24,660 We'll get you in your bed. 402 00:19:24,780 --> 00:19:28,780 ..while hearing it is even harder for loving owners like Carol. 403 00:19:31,620 --> 00:19:33,900 Not what we hoped. Erm... 404 00:19:34,020 --> 00:19:36,100 Hopefully, he said, that it would take... 405 00:19:36,220 --> 00:19:37,900 It might grow slowly, 406 00:19:38,020 --> 00:19:41,500 so we're just playing it probably week by week. 407 00:19:41,620 --> 00:19:42,660 Carol? 408 00:19:42,780 --> 00:19:45,180 'He's never been left at the vets' once without us, 409 00:19:45,300 --> 00:19:47,060 'so I can't wait to see him.' 410 00:19:47,180 --> 00:19:50,500 Oh, Rambo! Rambo, where have you been? 411 00:19:50,620 --> 00:19:52,180 He looks a bit bewildered, but he's... 412 00:19:52,300 --> 00:19:54,700 He does! You're a bit drowsy, aren't you, darling? 413 00:19:54,820 --> 00:19:57,420 Yeah, I took a photo of his throat. 414 00:19:57,540 --> 00:19:59,900 It's quite enlarged, it's quite discoloured on the surface, 415 00:20:00,020 --> 00:20:02,020 and that's perhaps where the blood was coming from. 416 00:20:02,140 --> 00:20:05,300 It was pushing the larynx to one side, 417 00:20:05,420 --> 00:20:07,620 and I think that's why his barking will have stopped. 418 00:20:07,740 --> 00:20:08,780 Yeah. 419 00:20:08,900 --> 00:20:11,140 Is there anything he should or shouldn't have? 420 00:20:11,260 --> 00:20:13,620 My view would be to give him everything he wants, really. 421 00:20:13,740 --> 00:20:15,060 All right. 422 00:20:15,180 --> 00:20:19,100 Tasty food, keep him happy and comfortable for as long as we can. 423 00:20:19,220 --> 00:20:21,660 Yeah. He's not had that before, I don't think? 424 00:20:21,780 --> 00:20:24,420 It does have some anti-cancer properties, 425 00:20:24,540 --> 00:20:26,860 so we do sometimes use it as a palliative treatment 426 00:20:26,980 --> 00:20:28,060 for this kind of thing. 427 00:20:28,180 --> 00:20:31,260 And it'll slow down the growth, reduce the inflammation around it 428 00:20:31,380 --> 00:20:32,540 and take the soreness away. 429 00:20:32,660 --> 00:20:34,460 Yeah. All right. All right? 430 00:20:34,580 --> 00:20:35,780 It's been a day, hasn't it? 431 00:20:35,900 --> 00:20:37,620 Yes, I bet it's been stressful for you as well. 432 00:20:37,740 --> 00:20:39,460 Been a day, little Ramby. Bye-bye. 433 00:20:39,580 --> 00:20:41,780 All right, cheerio. Bye. Thank you ever so much. 434 00:20:43,780 --> 00:20:45,780 Come on, then. This way. 435 00:20:45,900 --> 00:20:50,180 Often, we can bring happy news if there's something that's fixable, 436 00:20:50,300 --> 00:20:53,460 but unfortunately, on some occasions, we can't do that, 437 00:20:53,580 --> 00:20:57,300 so, you know, you never really get used to it as a vet, 438 00:20:57,420 --> 00:20:58,620 but it does happen. 439 00:20:59,900 --> 00:21:03,060 There's very little we can do in terms of treatment options. 440 00:21:03,180 --> 00:21:06,740 Rambo's quite old, but still happy and relatively healthy, 441 00:21:06,860 --> 00:21:09,500 so if we can keep him comfortable for as long as possible, 442 00:21:09,620 --> 00:21:12,340 then I think that's the best we can kind of hope for. 443 00:21:14,020 --> 00:21:16,060 You know that you're not gonna have your dog forever, 444 00:21:16,180 --> 00:21:17,660 but it's still so hard. 445 00:21:17,780 --> 00:21:21,540 But I think you've got to think about the life that you gave them. 446 00:21:22,860 --> 00:21:26,060 And he's had a lovely life, and he's made our lives nicer. 447 00:21:26,180 --> 00:21:27,580 He really has. 448 00:21:27,700 --> 00:21:31,820 So we're just gonna let him enjoy his life like he always has done. 449 00:21:31,940 --> 00:21:32,980 Yeah. 450 00:21:42,780 --> 00:21:44,780 Over in Huddersfield, 451 00:21:44,900 --> 00:21:48,260 another much-loved pet has a very different throat problem 452 00:21:48,380 --> 00:21:50,340 that's also causing concern. 453 00:21:50,460 --> 00:21:52,700 Hola. Que tal, bonita? Que tal? 454 00:21:52,820 --> 00:21:55,580 Caeser whispers continental sweet nothings 455 00:21:55,700 --> 00:21:57,660 to his two-year-old cat, Luna. 456 00:21:57,780 --> 00:21:59,860 I talk to her in Spanish because my family is Spanish. 457 00:21:59,980 --> 00:22:03,500 She's named after the Moon in Spanish, which is Luna, 458 00:22:03,620 --> 00:22:04,740 so that's Luna. 459 00:22:05,980 --> 00:22:08,700 But Luna's about to say "hola" to Rohin... 460 00:22:08,820 --> 00:22:09,860 There's a good girl. 461 00:22:09,980 --> 00:22:11,900 ..and nurse Leah. 462 00:22:12,020 --> 00:22:16,500 Because Caeser suspects she's strayed from her recommended diet. 463 00:22:16,620 --> 00:22:18,540 Let's have a look at you. Good girl. 464 00:22:18,660 --> 00:22:21,140 She was outside, and she came back in coughing, 465 00:22:21,260 --> 00:22:23,140 and I was like, she's probably tried to chase a rat 466 00:22:23,260 --> 00:22:25,260 or eaten something that she shouldn't have. 467 00:22:25,380 --> 00:22:28,620 Didn't know what was wrong with her. She's two-and-a-half years old. 468 00:22:28,740 --> 00:22:30,500 I've had her since she was a kitten. 469 00:22:30,620 --> 00:22:32,740 Got her cos I was feeling very down at the time. 470 00:22:32,860 --> 00:22:34,820 She really helped me during that period, 471 00:22:34,940 --> 00:22:36,820 so she is very special to me. 472 00:22:36,940 --> 00:22:39,060 She's already been on anti-inflammatories 473 00:22:39,180 --> 00:22:42,980 and has just not improved, so we are quite suspicious 474 00:22:43,100 --> 00:22:45,780 there could be something stuck in her actual throat, 475 00:22:45,900 --> 00:22:49,300 which, if that's happened, it can be a real nightmare. 476 00:22:49,420 --> 00:22:51,300 DOG WHINES 477 00:22:51,420 --> 00:22:54,900 I can't hear anything unusual deeper down in her lung fields. 478 00:22:55,020 --> 00:22:58,660 It seems the symptoms she's had are very much upper respiratory, 479 00:22:58,780 --> 00:23:01,380 and in a young, otherwise healthy cat, 480 00:23:01,500 --> 00:23:05,700 where this starts really suddenly, it just raises alarm bells 481 00:23:05,820 --> 00:23:08,140 that there could be something genuinely stuck. 482 00:23:08,260 --> 00:23:11,100 A twig, a string, anything like that, 483 00:23:11,220 --> 00:23:13,740 if it is there, ideally, we try and remove it. 484 00:23:13,860 --> 00:23:15,580 Aw! 485 00:23:15,700 --> 00:23:18,260 There we go. All done! Felt it a bit? 486 00:23:18,380 --> 00:23:21,540 The best way to really know what's going on is to do an anaesthetic, 487 00:23:21,660 --> 00:23:22,980 have a look in the back of the mouth. 488 00:23:23,100 --> 00:23:25,820 You don't wanna miss it. It could end up coming back to bite her. 489 00:23:25,940 --> 00:23:28,780 She could be back in another week a lot worse than she is now. 490 00:23:30,660 --> 00:23:32,740 We're just gonna put some local anaesthetic spray 491 00:23:32,860 --> 00:23:34,940 in there, get everything nice and numb. 492 00:23:35,060 --> 00:23:37,100 Even under anaesthetic, it's so inflamed, 493 00:23:37,220 --> 00:23:39,100 often with these things, they can react. 494 00:23:39,220 --> 00:23:40,940 Nothing obvious yet. 495 00:23:41,060 --> 00:23:42,580 Right, shall we start having a look? 496 00:23:42,700 --> 00:23:44,500 We'll have a look. Let's see what we've got. 497 00:23:46,260 --> 00:23:49,340 Something surprisingly large can be hidden in there, 498 00:23:49,460 --> 00:23:50,780 and you just wouldn't see it 499 00:23:50,900 --> 00:23:54,180 unless you're really having a proper poke around under anaesthetic. 500 00:23:56,780 --> 00:23:59,420 It's often hooked right behind the soft palate, 501 00:23:59,540 --> 00:24:01,180 so we do need to be a bit more thorough 502 00:24:01,300 --> 00:24:03,900 and just have a proper look and try and be careful as well. 503 00:24:04,020 --> 00:24:05,220 They are very delicate tissues, 504 00:24:05,340 --> 00:24:06,860 but we need to move everything out the way 505 00:24:06,980 --> 00:24:08,740 and see exactly what's going on up in there. 506 00:24:10,260 --> 00:24:11,580 Let's see. Ooh. 507 00:24:13,740 --> 00:24:15,380 What is that? 508 00:24:15,500 --> 00:24:17,380 Leah, I think I can see something in there. 509 00:24:18,900 --> 00:24:21,380 But it's a bit awkward. It's right behind the soft pallet. 510 00:24:21,500 --> 00:24:22,900 It's right far back. 511 00:24:26,340 --> 00:24:28,420 We don't ask Hoff cos Hoff's on my side. 512 00:24:28,540 --> 00:24:30,260 JULIAN:It's not a question of sides. 513 00:24:30,380 --> 00:24:32,940 A high-noon showdown in Wetherby... 514 00:24:33,060 --> 00:24:36,100 Courtesy. It's not always something you know much about, Lucy. 515 00:24:36,220 --> 00:24:38,100 Is that a joke? 516 00:24:38,220 --> 00:24:39,900 ..and after a high point... 517 00:24:40,020 --> 00:24:43,660 This is the famous Tan Hill pub, 1,700-and-odd feet above sea level. 518 00:24:43,780 --> 00:24:46,660 ..Peter and Shona's gloves are off at the sheep show... 519 00:24:46,780 --> 00:24:49,020 We'll maybe just give him a little bit of a clean. 520 00:24:49,140 --> 00:24:51,780 Is that just Peter, or are you doing the sheep as well? 521 00:24:51,900 --> 00:24:54,260 ..with Peter heading into the ring. 522 00:24:54,380 --> 00:24:56,580 There's probably nobody more tense here than I am. 523 00:24:56,700 --> 00:24:58,140 THEY LAUGH 524 00:25:01,260 --> 00:25:03,860 SHEEP BAA 525 00:25:05,020 --> 00:25:09,540 Near Huddersfield, it's two weeks since Matt faced a huge challenge 526 00:25:09,660 --> 00:25:11,220 in the early hours, 527 00:25:11,340 --> 00:25:14,660 when a cow prolapsed her uterus after giving birth. 528 00:25:14,780 --> 00:25:16,460 Go on, then. Take it up there. 529 00:25:16,580 --> 00:25:18,780 Since then, Joe and his son, William, 530 00:25:18,900 --> 00:25:22,060 have been keeping a close eye on Mum and her calf. 531 00:25:22,180 --> 00:25:23,660 COW MOOS 532 00:25:25,380 --> 00:25:27,020 You all right, Joe? How are you getting on? 533 00:25:27,140 --> 00:25:29,580 How you doing, Matt? You OK? Good stuff. William, how you doing? 534 00:25:29,700 --> 00:25:32,300 I'm not so bad, thanks. How are you? Good stuff. I'm very well. 535 00:25:32,420 --> 00:25:36,140 How have they been getting on? Yeah, we've been doing really well. 536 00:25:36,260 --> 00:25:40,060 We've been making sure she has been eating and drinking, 537 00:25:40,180 --> 00:25:41,100 so she's recovered well. 538 00:25:41,220 --> 00:25:42,900 Excellent. That's the main thing, isn't it? 539 00:25:43,020 --> 00:25:45,100 Keep that energy up. Yeah. What about that stitch? 540 00:25:45,220 --> 00:25:47,100 Has that stitch been fine, has it, that we put in? 541 00:25:47,220 --> 00:25:49,980 Yeah, there's been no problems, no discharges or anything, so... 542 00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:51,020 Oh, that's good. 543 00:25:51,140 --> 00:25:52,820 Right, we'll get that stitch out, shall we? 544 00:25:52,940 --> 00:25:54,940 Yeah, let's get that stitch out. Right, lead the way. 545 00:25:58,420 --> 00:26:00,300 So, yeah, she looks well, doesn't she? 546 00:26:00,420 --> 00:26:01,820 Oh, she's come to very well, yeah. 547 00:26:01,940 --> 00:26:04,180 Got condition right back on her, you know? 548 00:26:04,300 --> 00:26:05,860 Yeah, she's done very well. Brilliant. 549 00:26:05,980 --> 00:26:07,660 So, was she just up and eating next day? 550 00:26:07,780 --> 00:26:09,820 Yeah, no problems. Calf were up, sucking. 551 00:26:10,900 --> 00:26:14,260 With Matt's stitch having done its job, he can take it out... 552 00:26:14,380 --> 00:26:16,660 All right, then, missus. Eh? Good girl. 553 00:26:16,780 --> 00:26:19,980 ..to sew up a great result, against the odds. 554 00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:22,300 Seeing the size of that prolapse and how it went on, 555 00:26:22,420 --> 00:26:23,900 I was very 50-50. 556 00:26:24,020 --> 00:26:25,900 I always like to think I'm very glass half-full, 557 00:26:26,020 --> 00:26:29,260 but that point in time, I was thinking, hmm. 558 00:26:29,380 --> 00:26:32,140 There. Sorted. Lovely. 559 00:26:32,260 --> 00:26:33,860 That is beautiful. 560 00:26:33,980 --> 00:26:35,380 No swelling or anything. Nothing. 561 00:26:35,500 --> 00:26:37,980 Just what we like. Just what we like. Yeah. 562 00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:39,700 COW MOOS 563 00:26:39,820 --> 00:26:43,700 I am so, so pleased as to how well the cow's doing, 564 00:26:43,820 --> 00:26:46,580 and to see a lovely calf, too, because the size of that prolapse... 565 00:26:46,700 --> 00:26:48,620 You know what, I don't think I've seen a bigger one. 566 00:26:48,740 --> 00:26:49,700 It was massive. 567 00:26:51,340 --> 00:26:53,580 She is testament to the fact 568 00:26:53,700 --> 00:26:56,100 that no matter how hopeless you think the situation looks, 569 00:26:56,220 --> 00:26:57,340 you've just got to give it a go, 570 00:26:57,460 --> 00:26:59,140 because sometimes, they can surprise you. 571 00:27:02,100 --> 00:27:03,260 COW MOOS 572 00:27:08,540 --> 00:27:12,780 In the normally peaceful West Yorkshire town of Wetherby, 573 00:27:12,900 --> 00:27:15,060 a drug war has broken out... 574 00:27:15,180 --> 00:27:18,540 Cos when they're in them packets, they always just go all over. 575 00:27:18,660 --> 00:27:19,940 JULIAN:Right, so, just... 576 00:27:20,060 --> 00:27:21,860 Don't... I know how to do dispensary. 577 00:27:21,980 --> 00:27:23,220 I'm on it enough. 578 00:27:23,340 --> 00:27:27,140 ..with Julian and Lucy doing battle in the dispensary. 579 00:27:27,260 --> 00:27:28,740 Right, you need to sign that. 580 00:27:28,860 --> 00:27:31,020 You could do with sellotaping that on now. 581 00:27:31,140 --> 00:27:33,980 You see, look, that now goes in there. 582 00:27:34,100 --> 00:27:36,580 That is a much cheaper... But it's not 583 00:27:36,700 --> 00:27:39,140 cos they still charge us the same price as if they go in anything. 584 00:27:39,260 --> 00:27:40,620 No, they don't! Yeah, they do. 585 00:27:40,740 --> 00:27:42,020 JULIAN LAUGHS 586 00:27:42,140 --> 00:27:46,260 There's some medicine to post to a dog that's got itchy feet, 587 00:27:46,380 --> 00:27:48,580 and we're just really debating, Lucy and I, 588 00:27:48,700 --> 00:27:52,180 the best packaging arrangement. 589 00:27:52,300 --> 00:27:54,140 You see, the only thing I would do different, 590 00:27:54,260 --> 00:27:55,540 not wanting to quibble, 591 00:27:55,660 --> 00:27:58,820 I'd put a "with compliments" slip in there as well. 592 00:27:58,940 --> 00:28:01,140 Really? Yeah. Wouldn't you? 593 00:28:01,260 --> 00:28:03,420 We don't... No, don't ask Hoff cos Hoff's on my side. 594 00:28:03,540 --> 00:28:06,460 What? It's not a question of sides. It is definitely sides. 595 00:28:06,580 --> 00:28:09,100 We used to put compliment slips in the last place. 596 00:28:09,220 --> 00:28:10,500 We don't do it here, though. 597 00:28:10,620 --> 00:28:13,100 Put one in. Don't seal it up yet. Put a "with compliments" slip in. 598 00:28:13,220 --> 00:28:15,380 Right, go on, then. They won't be able to read yours. 599 00:28:15,500 --> 00:28:18,620 Courtesy, it's not always something you know much about, Lucy. 600 00:28:18,740 --> 00:28:21,580 Is that a joke? JULIAN LAUGHS 601 00:28:21,700 --> 00:28:23,980 These disagreements are quite typical for us here, 602 00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:27,060 but we kind of disagree, not like he's my boss, 603 00:28:27,180 --> 00:28:30,060 like he's my friend. 604 00:28:30,180 --> 00:28:33,020 Look. Look how polite that looks. Aw, thank you. That's gonna... 605 00:28:33,140 --> 00:28:34,980 JULIAN LAUGHS 606 00:28:35,100 --> 00:28:37,620 Exactly. That's gonna go in the bin when they get home. 607 00:28:37,740 --> 00:28:40,020 No, it won't go in the bin. People might be very grateful. 608 00:28:40,140 --> 00:28:42,500 They might use it for their food shop. 609 00:28:42,620 --> 00:28:44,980 Yeah, there we are. It does fit, look, actually. 610 00:28:45,100 --> 00:28:46,100 Look, there we are. 611 00:28:46,220 --> 00:28:47,420 It's the most polite package 612 00:28:47,540 --> 00:28:50,220 that you could possibly hope to receive from a vet. 613 00:28:50,340 --> 00:28:51,900 Whatever you say, boss man. 614 00:28:52,020 --> 00:28:54,060 That's ready to go now. 615 00:28:54,180 --> 00:28:58,540 Of course, with any war, when it comes to reaching a truce, 616 00:28:58,660 --> 00:29:00,980 money always talks. 617 00:29:02,460 --> 00:29:05,140 You don't put "with compliments" on my payslip. 618 00:29:05,260 --> 00:29:08,180 Well, maybe times are changing. 619 00:29:08,300 --> 00:29:10,980 And here, there's another crucial currency. 620 00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:12,820 What about a couple of chocolates as well? 621 00:29:12,940 --> 00:29:16,420 Yeah, Galaxy Caramel. My favourite. 622 00:29:16,540 --> 00:29:17,620 JULIAN LAUGHS 623 00:29:25,260 --> 00:29:29,860 When the anti-inflammatory drugs didn't work for Spanish cat Luna, 624 00:29:29,980 --> 00:29:33,020 Rohin feared she had something stuck in her throat. 625 00:29:33,140 --> 00:29:34,620 ROHIN:It's when you need a steady hand, 626 00:29:34,740 --> 00:29:36,660 isn't it, Leah, stuff like this? LEAH:Yeah, it is. 627 00:29:36,780 --> 00:29:38,500 So with Leah's help, 628 00:29:38,620 --> 00:29:41,420 he's performing urgent, delicate surgery. 629 00:29:41,540 --> 00:29:43,460 We've got a tiny window of view there. 630 00:29:44,740 --> 00:29:48,660 And he suspects Luna has been grazing in the garden. 631 00:29:48,780 --> 00:29:51,060 I do think that's a little grass blade just hidden. 632 00:29:51,180 --> 00:29:53,020 It is in a very awkward spot 633 00:29:53,140 --> 00:29:55,660 cos it's hooked right under the soft palate 634 00:29:55,780 --> 00:29:57,060 where it shouldn't be. 635 00:29:57,180 --> 00:30:00,180 I can just see the tip of it there. Oh, it's... 636 00:30:00,300 --> 00:30:02,220 It's a bit of an awkward one. 637 00:30:02,340 --> 00:30:04,500 This is when you need your delicate instruments in, 638 00:30:04,620 --> 00:30:06,660 and we'll try and see if we can tease that out. 639 00:30:06,780 --> 00:30:08,020 Let's see. 640 00:30:09,340 --> 00:30:11,220 That is awkward. Right. 641 00:30:13,500 --> 00:30:17,020 I can just about see the tip of the grass blade there. 642 00:30:17,140 --> 00:30:18,820 There, we're getting it. It's coming. 643 00:30:20,220 --> 00:30:21,220 It's a long one. 644 00:30:22,540 --> 00:30:24,740 Oh, my goodness me, it's a very long one. Oh, wow. 645 00:30:26,580 --> 00:30:28,980 Look at the size of that! Wow, OK. We got it. 646 00:30:29,100 --> 00:30:30,940 I think that's one of the biggest ones I've seen. 647 00:30:33,500 --> 00:30:34,860 That is enormous. 648 00:30:34,980 --> 00:30:36,780 Often, it's just a tiny little thing. 649 00:30:36,900 --> 00:30:38,860 I'll let her get back onto oxygen, yeah. 650 00:30:38,980 --> 00:30:41,260 We'll give her a break and give her some oxygen. 651 00:30:41,380 --> 00:30:43,860 It's a monster. It is big. 652 00:30:43,980 --> 00:30:46,260 It'll definitely cause some irritation there. 653 00:30:46,380 --> 00:30:48,260 Her owner said she's been really sore, 654 00:30:48,380 --> 00:30:50,780 gagging and retching a lot. Definitely. 655 00:30:50,900 --> 00:30:53,100 I'm glad we did that, cos if we didn't, 656 00:30:53,220 --> 00:30:55,980 it would have just stayed there, festered, got infected, 657 00:30:56,100 --> 00:30:58,460 and she'd come in much worse, wouldn't she, in a week's time? 658 00:30:58,580 --> 00:31:01,380 It would. It's a good job we gave her anti-inflammatories as well. 659 00:31:01,500 --> 00:31:03,220 It's very, very satisfying, isn't it? 660 00:31:03,340 --> 00:31:05,300 There's not that many things in our job 661 00:31:05,420 --> 00:31:07,980 where you can do something and it's an instant fix. 662 00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:09,660 She should feel ten times better 663 00:31:09,780 --> 00:31:11,140 as soon as she wakes up, I would hope. 664 00:31:11,260 --> 00:31:13,620 Absolutely. She definitely will do. Result. 665 00:31:14,940 --> 00:31:16,220 Come on, then, sweetheart. 666 00:31:16,340 --> 00:31:17,980 Right, let's go put her back to bed, 667 00:31:18,100 --> 00:31:20,140 and I'll keep a really close eye on her in recovery. 668 00:31:20,260 --> 00:31:21,900 Thank you, Leah. Did you get nervous, then? 669 00:31:22,020 --> 00:31:24,260 I did, yeah. There's always some adrenaline 670 00:31:24,380 --> 00:31:26,540 when you don't know what you're gonna find, isn't there? 671 00:31:26,660 --> 00:31:29,940 And after dealing with his own nerves... 672 00:31:30,060 --> 00:31:32,140 Cesar is back to collect Luna. 673 00:31:34,620 --> 00:31:36,660 She's up. She's up already? 674 00:31:36,780 --> 00:31:38,100 Yeah. Aw. 675 00:31:38,220 --> 00:31:40,260 She'll feel so much better, won't you? 676 00:31:40,380 --> 00:31:41,980 Yes, you will. 677 00:31:46,100 --> 00:31:47,060 Here she is. 678 00:31:47,180 --> 00:31:50,180 She's still very sleepy and I think a bit terrified. 679 00:31:50,300 --> 00:31:53,500 She's had a bit of a stressful day, but it's really good news. 680 00:31:53,620 --> 00:31:55,580 I mean, that's what we got out of her. 681 00:31:55,700 --> 00:31:58,460 Oh, that's so long. It's huge, isn't it? 682 00:31:58,580 --> 00:32:00,260 Now that that's out, you know, you would hope 683 00:32:00,380 --> 00:32:01,860 her prospects should be really good. 684 00:32:01,980 --> 00:32:03,620 Right, no worries. Thank you. 685 00:32:05,820 --> 00:32:07,860 I'm a happy vet, and she'll be a happy cat, 686 00:32:07,980 --> 00:32:08,940 so it's really good. 687 00:32:18,220 --> 00:32:21,100 Surrounded by the stunning scenery of Swaledale, 688 00:32:21,220 --> 00:32:25,860 the Tan Hill Inn dates back to the 17th century. 689 00:32:25,980 --> 00:32:31,020 And 1,700 feet above sea level, it's Britain's highest pub. 690 00:32:32,660 --> 00:32:35,580 An iconic stop for walkers on the Pennine Way, 691 00:32:35,700 --> 00:32:39,380 it's famous for some long, snow-enforced lock-ins. 692 00:32:40,820 --> 00:32:44,940 Today, the wind and rain aren't dampening spirits... 693 00:32:45,060 --> 00:32:46,620 BAAING 694 00:32:46,740 --> 00:32:50,140 ..at the annual Tan Hill Swaledale Sheep Show. 695 00:32:50,260 --> 00:32:53,740 Second - number ten. Third - number five. 696 00:32:53,860 --> 00:32:59,020 A lover of the Dales, sheep, and the occasional pub trip, 697 00:32:59,140 --> 00:33:01,420 Peter's here on his day off. 698 00:33:01,540 --> 00:33:05,220 This is a first for me to come to the Swaledale Sheep Show, 699 00:33:05,340 --> 00:33:07,660 and the weather isn't exactly wonderful, 700 00:33:07,780 --> 00:33:09,620 but there's lots of enthusiasm here, 701 00:33:09,740 --> 00:33:12,540 and I can't wait to go and have a look at these fantastic sheep. 702 00:33:13,900 --> 00:33:16,900 And he's not the only Yorkshire vet braving the elements 703 00:33:17,020 --> 00:33:18,780 on a busman's holiday. 704 00:33:18,900 --> 00:33:20,900 Ah, nice to see you. Fancy seeing you here. 705 00:33:21,020 --> 00:33:23,260 How are you doing? I'm all right, thanks. Are you? 706 00:33:23,380 --> 00:33:24,860 Do you want a cuppa? I'd love a cup of tea. 707 00:33:24,980 --> 00:33:26,620 Can we have another one, please? Thank you. 708 00:33:26,740 --> 00:33:29,900 Shona breeds her own sheep back in West Yorkshire... 709 00:33:30,020 --> 00:33:33,420 This is the famous Tan Hill pub, 1,700-and-odd feet above sea level. 710 00:33:33,540 --> 00:33:34,980 I've not been before. I've heard of it. 711 00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:36,820 Have you not? No. 712 00:33:36,940 --> 00:33:38,660 ..so here in Swaledale, 713 00:33:38,780 --> 00:33:41,780 she's keen to see the pick of the locals. 714 00:33:41,900 --> 00:33:45,060 Well, there's quite a gathering here, isn't there, this morning? 715 00:33:45,180 --> 00:33:47,340 And they're only here for one reason, aren't they? 716 00:33:47,460 --> 00:33:48,580 And that's Swaledale sheep. 717 00:33:48,700 --> 00:33:51,060 They're very wild and rugged. That's what I like about them. 718 00:33:51,180 --> 00:33:53,180 You'd be a bit wild if you lived up here, wouldn't you? 719 00:33:53,300 --> 00:33:54,820 They've got to be, haven't they? 720 00:33:54,940 --> 00:33:56,340 SHEEP BAA 721 00:33:56,460 --> 00:33:58,300 We're going to meet a chap called Raymond, 722 00:33:58,420 --> 00:33:59,980 who I think has organised this, 723 00:34:00,100 --> 00:34:02,900 and I've said, "Look, we don't mind mucking in a bit." 724 00:34:03,020 --> 00:34:05,020 You mean we have to do some work? We might have to do. 725 00:34:05,140 --> 00:34:07,260 No, I'm up for that. Have you got your gear in the car? 726 00:34:07,380 --> 00:34:10,020 Yeah. I've got my wellies. Well, that's all right, then. 727 00:34:10,140 --> 00:34:12,740 Raymond, is it? Yes, it is. Aye. 728 00:34:12,860 --> 00:34:16,140 Pleased to meet you. I understand that you run this show. 729 00:34:16,260 --> 00:34:19,460 Yes, my 37th year as the show secretary. 730 00:34:19,580 --> 00:34:22,580 This show is seen as the best show of Swaledale sheep that there is. 731 00:34:22,700 --> 00:34:25,500 It's Premier League, and it brings all the top breeders, 732 00:34:25,620 --> 00:34:28,220 all the top sheep, far and wide. 733 00:34:28,340 --> 00:34:29,820 And as you look just over the hill here, 734 00:34:29,940 --> 00:34:31,140 into the top end of Swaledale... 735 00:34:31,260 --> 00:34:33,300 We would if we could see it, but it's a bit... 736 00:34:33,420 --> 00:34:34,340 THEY LAUGH 737 00:34:34,460 --> 00:34:37,660 That is where the breed actually originated from. Right. 738 00:34:37,780 --> 00:34:40,780 And I think that, to me, also makes it special 739 00:34:40,900 --> 00:34:44,540 to have a show at Tan Hill, so close to where it all began. 740 00:34:44,660 --> 00:34:45,820 SHEEP BAA 741 00:34:45,940 --> 00:34:48,420 Raymond, I've got to comment on the fact that we're all stood here 742 00:34:48,540 --> 00:34:50,460 in waterproofs, and it must be a wool jacket, that, 743 00:34:50,580 --> 00:34:51,540 cos it looks very smart. 744 00:34:51,660 --> 00:34:54,620 I reckon to be as hard as they are. SHE LAUGHS 745 00:34:54,740 --> 00:34:57,060 As far as Raymond's concerned, it's a hot day today. 746 00:34:57,180 --> 00:34:58,260 Yeah, that's true, yeah. 747 00:34:58,380 --> 00:34:59,620 SHEEP BAA 748 00:34:59,740 --> 00:35:03,300 The competition across a number of classes is fierce, 749 00:35:03,420 --> 00:35:06,460 and with Raymond entering one of his own tups... 750 00:35:06,580 --> 00:35:09,060 You know, just you stand back, like, half a step. Yeah. 751 00:35:09,180 --> 00:35:12,100 ..he's heard Peter has some experience... 752 00:35:12,220 --> 00:35:14,060 at the Great Yorkshire Show. 753 00:35:14,180 --> 00:35:15,180 Thank you very much. 754 00:35:17,500 --> 00:35:19,100 I'm going to ask Peter here 755 00:35:19,220 --> 00:35:21,340 if he would show me this aged tup which is going out. 756 00:35:21,460 --> 00:35:22,580 OK. Right. 757 00:35:22,700 --> 00:35:24,300 We'll maybe just get the old cloth out 758 00:35:24,420 --> 00:35:26,900 and give him a little bit of a last-minute wipe 759 00:35:27,020 --> 00:35:28,060 and a bit of a clean. 760 00:35:28,180 --> 00:35:30,820 Is that just Peter, or are you doing the sheep as well? 761 00:35:30,940 --> 00:35:32,700 THEY LAUGH 762 00:35:32,820 --> 00:35:34,900 Andrew, my son, he has got his cloth. 763 00:35:36,060 --> 00:35:37,820 I think he's got quite high hopes for it. 764 00:35:37,940 --> 00:35:38,900 That's what worries me. 765 00:35:39,020 --> 00:35:40,940 I think you'll smash it. You'll be good. 766 00:35:41,060 --> 00:35:42,140 Andrew will just lead him on, 767 00:35:42,260 --> 00:35:44,620 and then, you're in pole position now. 768 00:35:44,740 --> 00:35:47,100 The pressure's on. I hope it's a class of one. 769 00:35:47,220 --> 00:35:49,220 HE LAUGHS 770 00:35:51,140 --> 00:35:53,380 Have you got your concentrating face on? Yeah. 771 00:35:53,500 --> 00:35:55,540 THEY LAUGH 772 00:35:55,660 --> 00:35:57,540 THEY LAUGH 773 00:35:57,660 --> 00:36:00,660 I don't want to let my exhibit down. Don't let Raymond down either. 774 00:36:00,780 --> 00:36:03,900 THEY LAUGH 775 00:36:05,380 --> 00:36:07,780 I think it's a very stiff class, this. 776 00:36:07,900 --> 00:36:09,460 'It could go any way, really. 777 00:36:09,580 --> 00:36:11,740 'There's probably nobody more tense here than I am.' 778 00:36:11,860 --> 00:36:13,700 SHEEP BAA 779 00:36:13,820 --> 00:36:16,580 Still to come... KEVIN:Is that nice, Rambo? 780 00:36:16,700 --> 00:36:19,700 {\an8}..for a much-loved companion, happiness to the end... 781 00:36:19,820 --> 00:36:22,740 {\an8}CAROL:He's eating like a king. He's having exactly what he wants. 782 00:36:22,860 --> 00:36:25,220 And he washes the plates as well. THEY LAUGH 783 00:36:25,340 --> 00:36:26,660 ..in all kinds of ways. 784 00:36:28,140 --> 00:36:32,140 {\an8}He's quite amorous, and he's still got something in him. 785 00:36:32,260 --> 00:36:33,780 {\an8}Oh, Rambo! 786 00:36:43,020 --> 00:36:47,820 In Wetherby... Julian and Lucy recently found a tumour 787 00:36:47,940 --> 00:36:50,700 in 12-year-old terrier Rambo's throat... 788 00:36:50,820 --> 00:36:52,940 JULIAN:That's quite big. LUCY:That is quite big. 789 00:36:53,060 --> 00:36:56,260 ..and all they could prescribe was palliative care. 790 00:36:57,380 --> 00:36:58,660 That's not really operable. 791 00:36:58,780 --> 00:37:01,900 JULIAN SIGHS 792 00:37:02,020 --> 00:37:04,220 This is not very good for you, mate. 793 00:37:04,340 --> 00:37:07,540 Since then, Rambo's owners Kevin and Carol... 794 00:37:07,660 --> 00:37:09,780 CAROL:Come on. This way. 795 00:37:09,900 --> 00:37:11,860 ..have been spoiling him more than ever... 796 00:37:13,260 --> 00:37:16,940 Now, then, what have you been doing, eh? 797 00:37:17,060 --> 00:37:18,860 ..and looking out for each other too. 798 00:37:20,260 --> 00:37:23,100 It's a bit of a struggle, isn't it? Yeah. 799 00:37:23,220 --> 00:37:25,020 Yeah. I think... 800 00:37:25,140 --> 00:37:30,260 I think the reality of it is kind of overwhelming at times. 801 00:37:30,380 --> 00:37:31,780 That's the thought that, you know, 802 00:37:31,900 --> 00:37:34,820 this is coming towards the end of his days, I suppose. 803 00:37:34,940 --> 00:37:36,540 And you know you haven't got them forever, 804 00:37:36,660 --> 00:37:38,580 but I do feel a bit robbed because... 805 00:37:38,700 --> 00:37:40,660 Yeah, yeah. 806 00:37:40,780 --> 00:37:42,380 ..I thought we'd have him a bit longer. 807 00:37:42,500 --> 00:37:44,540 Yeah, yeah. WHISPERING:Sorry. 808 00:37:45,740 --> 00:37:46,860 TOY SQUEAKS 809 00:37:46,980 --> 00:37:48,980 But every day is a bonus now. Yeah. 810 00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:51,940 So I try and think, "Well, today, he's still here. 811 00:37:52,060 --> 00:37:53,620 "Let's enjoy it." Mm. 812 00:37:58,140 --> 00:38:00,180 I'm just chopping up a bit of salmon. 813 00:38:00,300 --> 00:38:02,740 It's his favourite, so... 814 00:38:02,860 --> 00:38:04,620 Good boy. 815 00:38:04,740 --> 00:38:06,900 'Rambo's just having soft food now, 816 00:38:07,020 --> 00:38:10,700 'so no biscuits any more or hard treats. 817 00:38:10,820 --> 00:38:13,940 'But he's eating like a king. He's having exactly what he wants.' 818 00:38:14,060 --> 00:38:15,860 Is that nice, Rambo? 819 00:38:15,980 --> 00:38:17,300 If we go for a pub lunch, 820 00:38:17,420 --> 00:38:20,020 I have to have fish and chips cos I have to share it with him. 821 00:38:20,140 --> 00:38:22,300 Because he's under the table waiting for some. 822 00:38:22,420 --> 00:38:23,820 Yeah. Yeah. 823 00:38:23,940 --> 00:38:28,420 Since he's been having treatment for the pain, he seems more alert, 824 00:38:28,540 --> 00:38:30,700 and he's generally got a bit of his mojo back, 825 00:38:30,820 --> 00:38:33,700 so he seems quite more like himself. 826 00:38:34,900 --> 00:38:37,980 And he washes the plates as well. THEY LAUGH 827 00:38:38,100 --> 00:38:41,540 As well as doing the dishes, Rambo enjoys vacuuming. 828 00:38:42,780 --> 00:38:45,460 Well, it's clear... Mummy, clean up. 829 00:38:46,540 --> 00:38:48,220 ..he hasn't lost his mojo. 830 00:38:49,340 --> 00:38:52,460 He's quite amorous, and he's still got something in him. 831 00:38:52,580 --> 00:38:54,820 THEY LAUGH 832 00:38:54,940 --> 00:38:58,260 Are you being a naughty boy? Oh, Rambo! 833 00:39:03,140 --> 00:39:05,180 We think he's had a nice full life, 834 00:39:05,300 --> 00:39:08,260 but he's brought so much more to our lives. Yeah. 835 00:39:08,380 --> 00:39:11,140 We won't ever lose that, will we? No. 836 00:39:15,100 --> 00:39:17,380 We all love him so much. Mm. 837 00:39:17,500 --> 00:39:18,940 And I'm just so sad. 838 00:39:19,060 --> 00:39:20,860 I cry every day, don't I? I know, I know. 839 00:39:23,140 --> 00:39:26,380 I did have a very sad walk with him recently... Yeah. 840 00:39:26,500 --> 00:39:29,540 ..and I just wondered, how many more walks has he got left? 841 00:39:29,660 --> 00:39:32,620 Yeah. Quite heartbreaking. Yeah. 842 00:39:32,740 --> 00:39:35,380 Rambo, do you want to go for a walk? 843 00:39:36,740 --> 00:39:37,820 Come on. 844 00:39:39,060 --> 00:39:40,820 Good boy. 845 00:39:40,940 --> 00:39:43,460 This is his everyday walk, 846 00:39:43,580 --> 00:39:45,380 just round the corner from where he lives. 847 00:39:45,500 --> 00:39:47,220 He knows every tree and every post. 848 00:39:47,340 --> 00:39:49,140 You love this, don't you, Rambo? 849 00:39:50,500 --> 00:39:53,860 He's our little boy. We've had him 12-and-a-half years. 850 00:39:53,980 --> 00:39:57,140 Oh, that's nice. Aw! You tired? 851 00:39:57,260 --> 00:40:00,980 He's extra special to us as we don't have children together, 852 00:40:01,100 --> 00:40:04,540 but that's exactly what he is - our little boy. 853 00:40:06,980 --> 00:40:08,100 Aw. 854 00:40:17,620 --> 00:40:21,380 On a wet and windy day, high up in the Dales... 855 00:40:21,500 --> 00:40:23,380 This tup's done me quite well so far. 856 00:40:23,500 --> 00:40:26,500 He knows I'm a novice, but he's making me look quite good. 857 00:40:26,620 --> 00:40:29,180 ..with Shona watching from the sidelines, 858 00:40:29,300 --> 00:40:32,380 Peter's in the ring at the Swaledale Sheep Show... 859 00:40:32,500 --> 00:40:33,740 SHEEP BAA 860 00:40:33,860 --> 00:40:37,020 There's about a hundred judges here that'll all have their own opinions, 861 00:40:37,140 --> 00:40:39,340 but there's only one man that matters. 862 00:40:39,460 --> 00:40:43,260 ..and he's feeling the pressure with show secretary Raymond's tup. 863 00:40:45,100 --> 00:40:46,660 So, the judge is going through now, 864 00:40:46,780 --> 00:40:49,740 having another look at them - teeth, toes, testicles. 865 00:40:49,860 --> 00:40:51,580 He's having a look at the back legs now. 866 00:40:52,980 --> 00:40:54,940 I'm at one end - I'm either first or last. 867 00:40:55,060 --> 00:40:57,860 But I think I know which it is. We've been completely ignored now. 868 00:40:57,980 --> 00:40:59,980 How are you feeling about Peter being down that end? 869 00:41:00,100 --> 00:41:02,660 Peter's doing all right. Nothing wrong. 870 00:41:02,780 --> 00:41:05,460 This is, without doubt, the best class of old tups 871 00:41:05,580 --> 00:41:07,820 that we've had for quite a number of years, 872 00:41:07,940 --> 00:41:10,500 and so there's going to be some sheep which won't get prizes today. 873 00:41:10,620 --> 00:41:12,540 Yeah. But no disgrace in that. 874 00:41:12,660 --> 00:41:14,780 Right, they've made their decision. 875 00:41:14,900 --> 00:41:16,540 Here we go. 876 00:41:16,660 --> 00:41:18,620 First - 29. 877 00:41:18,740 --> 00:41:21,780 That wasn't unexpected, but it could have been any of them, that. 878 00:41:21,900 --> 00:41:24,060 PETER:Yeah, I was at the wrong end, but never mind. 879 00:41:24,180 --> 00:41:26,500 I think they're just going to make a fifth rosette now, 880 00:41:26,620 --> 00:41:29,180 but I'll pick it up later. 881 00:41:30,500 --> 00:41:32,140 Go on, Pete, just pass us your rosette. 882 00:41:32,260 --> 00:41:33,660 I'll put it in my pocket. 883 00:41:33,780 --> 00:41:35,700 Well done! 884 00:41:35,820 --> 00:41:37,220 I quite enjoyed it, actually, 885 00:41:37,340 --> 00:41:39,380 but the tension, you can cut it with a knife. 886 00:41:39,500 --> 00:41:42,100 Oh, you will really feel the tension later on today 887 00:41:42,220 --> 00:41:45,340 when we're down to the champion male and the champion female. 888 00:41:45,460 --> 00:41:48,580 It's every Swaledale sheep breeder's ambition to win here. 889 00:41:48,700 --> 00:41:49,900 SHEEP BAA 890 00:41:50,020 --> 00:41:53,420 And what better way to relieve all that tension 891 00:41:53,540 --> 00:41:55,420 than in the historic pub? 892 00:41:55,540 --> 00:41:57,620 Cheers. Cheers. Good to see you. 893 00:41:57,740 --> 00:41:59,100 It's lovely, in't it? 894 00:41:59,220 --> 00:42:02,820 It's a good, cosy British pub feel, which is nice on a day like this. 895 00:42:03,980 --> 00:42:09,020 I was here with an ex-girlfriend when I was 17. Oh, shh. 896 00:42:09,140 --> 00:42:11,980 And it was a blazing hot day. 897 00:42:12,100 --> 00:42:13,700 We were doing the Pennine Way, 898 00:42:13,820 --> 00:42:16,220 and I thought, "I've got to be a bit macho," 899 00:42:16,340 --> 00:42:18,220 ordered myself a pint of beer. 900 00:42:18,340 --> 00:42:20,140 It went straight to my head. 901 00:42:20,260 --> 00:42:23,580 As I went out the door, I walked into the door frame. 902 00:42:23,700 --> 00:42:26,220 Not surprisingly, she kicked me into touch not long after that. 903 00:42:26,340 --> 00:42:28,260 THEY LAUGH 904 00:42:28,380 --> 00:42:32,460 With the worsening weather even getting to Raymond... 905 00:42:32,580 --> 00:42:35,060 I didn't recognise you for a second then cos you've got a coat on. 906 00:42:35,180 --> 00:42:38,140 Er, yeah, I've had to submit. 907 00:42:38,260 --> 00:42:39,740 ..it can't spoil a great day... 908 00:42:39,860 --> 00:42:41,260 Very well done. 909 00:42:41,380 --> 00:42:44,940 ..for the show's big winners. Many congratulations. Well done. 910 00:42:45,060 --> 00:42:47,900 A bit of drizzle isn't gonna affect your enthusiasm, is it? 911 00:42:48,020 --> 00:42:50,500 And while some don't let the dizzy heights of success 912 00:42:50,620 --> 00:42:51,860 go to their head... 913 00:42:51,980 --> 00:42:54,420 A huge congratulations to Paul and his family. 914 00:42:54,540 --> 00:42:57,460 It's an unbelievable achievement. APPLAUSE 915 00:42:57,580 --> 00:42:59,940 ..hopefully, visiting Britain's highest pub 916 00:43:00,060 --> 00:43:02,380 won't go to Peter's head this time. 917 00:43:02,500 --> 00:43:04,140 Right, are we gonna go and get warm now? 918 00:43:04,260 --> 00:43:06,380 Your round, I think. 919 00:43:07,460 --> 00:43:08,740 SHEEP BAA