1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:03,800 CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: Across Yorkshire's moors and dales, 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:08,800 the world's most famous vet set the benchmark for animal care, 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,720 and James Herriot's legacy lives on. 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:13,760 SHEEP BAA 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,160 His former trainee Peter Wright... 6 00:00:16,240 --> 00:00:18,520 All my life, I've enjoyed doing this. 7 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:20,840 ..has been a Yorkshire vet... 8 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:22,400 ..for over 40 years. 9 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,280 Its like when you are in a pub seeing who can down a pint 10 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:25,800 the fastest. 11 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:30,440 Peters old partner Julian Norton. Feeling like a gladiator 12 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,520 going into battle .Loves his work. 13 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,600 In the town Harriet made his home. Wow. 14 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:38,160 Welcome to Thirsk. 15 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:39,920 Everything that you can see all across 16 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,320 there is Yorkshire. Alongside Peter and Julian. 17 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:44,480 That'll do nicely. 18 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:45,840 I'll do nicely. 19 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:47,960 A new generation. He's is coming out. 20 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:48,560 He's got it. 21 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:50,800 Of town and country vets. 22 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:51,240 High five Elise. 23 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,560 Also uphold the Harriet ethos. 24 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:55,640 Just lining things up. 25 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,200 I get some lubrication in there. 26 00:00:58,280 --> 00:00:59,960 As the Yorkshire vet team 27 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,080 Cheers. Cheers. 28 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:03,800 Help! Animals of all shapes. 29 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,200 Got it out. Hey! Up! Sizes. 30 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,360 Good girl .Types 31 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:10,480 Its only a small one. 32 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,160 I think Julian begs to differ. 33 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,480 And temperaments. I'll tell you what he hasn't 34 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:15,400 Got any manners, has he. 35 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,320 It's definitely not glamorous. 36 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,480 I'm in the line of fire for another Fart aren't I. 37 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:22,920 but it's varied 38 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,320 they're going pretty quick aren't they? 39 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,440 This is like Bull Aftersun. 40 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,280 It's rarely easy. 41 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:35,480 Well. They continue the Harriet tradition, treating all creatures. 42 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:36,080 It's moving. 43 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:37,440 I can't believe it. 44 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,920 Great and small. 45 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,320 I'm not real, dad. 46 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,240 No I'm not. I'm sorry about that. 47 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:54,320 Sunrise in Yorkshire. 48 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:57,480 Another new dawn... 49 00:01:58,560 --> 00:01:59,800 ..another new day. 50 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:06,280 First light sparks an energy that flows across the countryside. 51 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:09,280 From field to fell... 52 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,600 ..through the hum of every village... 53 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,840 ..gathering strength... 54 00:02:16,920 --> 00:02:18,120 SHEEP BAA 55 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:19,840 ..with each passing hour... 56 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,840 ..until suddenly... it's time... 57 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,000 ..to hit the brakes. 58 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,040 SHEEP BAA 59 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,840 But when darkness descends once more... 60 00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:43,840 OWL HOOTS 61 00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:47,240 ..a Yorkshire vet can't always slow down... 62 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,880 ..however energy-sapping their day might have been. 63 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,000 HE SIGHS AND YAWNS 64 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:57,040 Tonight, in Huddersfield, that's the case for Matt. 65 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,160 Oh, dear. 66 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:02,440 It's half past one in the morning, and I'm on call. 67 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:06,560 I've just had a call from one of the farmers, Joe. 68 00:03:06,640 --> 00:03:09,200 He's got a cow that calved this morning, 69 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:10,720 and she's got a prolapse. 70 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:11,920 COW MOOS 71 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,880 He's really quite concerned about her. 72 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,240 It is an emergency, so best get there quick, 73 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,680 and, well, nothing like a big prolapse 74 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:21,920 to wake you up at half one in the morning. 75 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:28,480 For Joe, seeing his cow's pushed out uterus came as a shock. 76 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:30,320 Everything seemed to be all right with her, 77 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,600 and then, just come up to do us midnight checks and everything, 78 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:38,040 checked in this pen, found her that she'd pushed the prolapse out. 79 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:42,000 It's as big a prolapse that I've seen, is this one. 80 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,320 We don't see that many, but it is a big one, yeah. 81 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:46,840 HE SIGHS 82 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,560 Morning. You all right? Yes, not so bad. 83 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:51,560 She calved about four o'clock this morning. 84 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:52,640 Yeah, yeah. 85 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,040 She'd just been pushing a little bit this afternoon, 86 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:56,240 not thinking much of it. 87 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,880 Yeah. It were just, like, after birth coming out. 88 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,840 Yeah. And now it has, like, you know, majorly come out. 89 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,840 Ah, right. Lovely. Lovely. 90 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,280 Is she all right in herself? She's just gone down, actually. 91 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:08,640 She's laid on t'floor, so... 92 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,080 Oh, right, in that case, we might try and keep her on the floor 93 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:12,720 and get her in a nice froggy leg position. 94 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:16,320 Right, let's have a look at the situation. 95 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,080 Wow. OK. 96 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,160 That is major. 97 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,760 That is major, is that. Erm... 98 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:25,480 Right. 99 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,280 But anyway, right, well, let's get to work. 100 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,880 That's a fair size, is that. Yeah. Another challenge for you. 101 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,720 When cows have a uterine prolapse, 102 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,320 sometimes, they can push out the bladder and other organs 103 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,640 that are in there if the wall's really weak, 104 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,360 and that, there, is absolutely massive. 105 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,120 I don't think I've seen a bigger one for a long time, 106 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:50,680 so hopefully, I can get it back in, but, mm... 107 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,560 I'm a bit 50-50 if this is gonna be a good outcome or not. 108 00:04:55,280 --> 00:04:58,280 That's an epidural that we need to get inside her 109 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:01,240 because she's going to be pushing against us. 110 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:04,120 And the last thing I want is for a prolapse that size 111 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,160 to be pushing against me. 112 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,640 But obviously, she's on her side, so she's not helping matters. 113 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,520 Easier said than done. 114 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:14,320 Mm. 115 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,240 COW MOOS 116 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,720 She's not going to make things easy for us, is she? No. 117 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,720 Right, stay there and let me get this in, 118 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,960 because we need some advantage with a prolapse like this. 119 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:28,520 It's just that bloody big. 120 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,120 MATT SIGHS, MOOING 121 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:31,960 Stop it. Come on, lass. 122 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,120 Although the epidural is in, 123 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,240 Matt stills needs the cow in a better position 124 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:41,200 to be able to push her uterus back in. 125 00:05:41,280 --> 00:05:46,000 Right, so, we'll just try and push her up onto this side here. 126 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:47,120 If you get that... 127 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:48,720 If you hold her there... Yeah. 128 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,760 THEY GRUNT 129 00:05:53,840 --> 00:05:56,320 Try and get that other leg. 130 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,440 Argh! 131 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:00,040 There's no way we're gonna get it in 132 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,320 unless you get her to the right position for me. 133 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:12,360 Get that other leg. 134 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,080 GRUNTING 135 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,680 We can't let her roll over. Yeah. 136 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:20,440 COW MOOS 137 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,560 You're not helping yourself here, lass. 138 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:24,680 This is not looking good. 139 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:28,080 This prolapse is absolutely massive. It looks partially twisted. 140 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,720 It looks like there could be the bladder involved. 141 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,040 I am very sceptical 142 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,240 as to whether we're gonna get a good outcome here, 143 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:35,960 but we can but try. 144 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:39,240 THEY GRUNT 145 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:40,720 COW MOOS 146 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:49,080 Even if they have a macho name... 147 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,080 Rambo, Rambo, go for a wee-wee. 148 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:53,320 Good boy. 149 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:56,560 ..lots of pets get nervous about a trip to the vets'. 150 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,400 You having a wee-wee? No? 151 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:00,880 He's not quite cooperating. 152 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:04,240 I think he senses that something's amiss. 153 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,600 And 12-year-old Boston terrier Rambo 154 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:11,240 has reluctantly come to the practice in Wetherby, with Kevin. 155 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:14,520 Just lately, he's become less playful, 156 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:18,520 and we've noticed he seems to be painful around his face. 157 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,560 He looks as though he's got several bad teeth 158 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:21,680 and a bit of a swelling. 159 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:23,000 Come on. 160 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,800 HE CHUCKLES 161 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,760 Julian is ready to investigate. 162 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:34,200 Rambo's got one or two problems. There's some blood in his mouth. 163 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,200 So, today, we're gonna anaesthetise him, 164 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:37,760 examine his mouth, 165 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,280 and see whether we can work out what else is going on. 166 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:42,320 Rambo? 167 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,120 Come on, Rambo. Hello, Rambo. 168 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,640 Come say hello to Julian. Good morning. 169 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:49,680 We have noticed this weekend 170 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:53,160 that he first had a little bit of a swelling under his neck. 171 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:56,080 Oh, right, so that's changed, then. On this side, yeah. 172 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,760 Hmm. That's come up, hasn't it? Yeah. 173 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:02,920 We've also noticed he's not barked for about two weeks, 174 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:06,080 and he's making some really strange rattling noises. 175 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:10,080 Hmm. It could be because there's infection in the mouth. 176 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:13,160 You don't like it, do you? No, he's not being... 177 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,560 There is a possibility that blood's coming from a growth in his mouth, 178 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,360 and that could be also accounting for everything that he's doing. 179 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:24,800 Yeah. If there is a growth, then we might be able to remove it. 180 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:25,880 Yeah. 181 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,280 I guess we'll see when we're in there. 182 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:29,320 Yeah, yeah. 183 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,160 Lovely, thank you. See you later, Rambo. 184 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,400 Come on, Rambo. See you later. 185 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,760 Come on, mate, this way. 186 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:41,240 Assisting Julian and keeping nervous Rambo calm... 187 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,920 Well done. Are you really brave? It's OK. It's OK. 188 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,120 Rambo, come on. It's OK, Rambo. 189 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:47,680 ..is nurse Lucy. 190 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:49,720 This is a pre-anaesthetic blood test for Rambo. 191 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,600 He's quite an old boy, so we want to just check his organ function. 192 00:08:53,680 --> 00:08:56,320 So, this is what we call First Blood Part 1. 193 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:59,240 Do you get it? No. Is it a movie? 194 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:02,280 Yeah, and the first one was called Rambo: First Blood Part 1, 195 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:04,640 which is what we're doing. That's quite funny, actually. 196 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:06,960 Thank you. Not like you. 197 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,200 Well done. Well done, Rambo. 198 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:10,680 You're brave. 199 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,240 Once they have Rambo's blood results... 200 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,040 There we are. Oh, they look perfect. 201 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:18,800 Nothing there that makes us anxious 202 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,200 about giving him an anaesthetic today. 203 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:24,600 ..the team can press ahead with confidence. 204 00:09:24,680 --> 00:09:27,720 Superstar! Well done, mister! Good boy. 205 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:31,880 But for an owner, this is where anxiety kicks in. 206 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,880 It's nerve-racking. Erm... 207 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,040 Yeah, it is a worry. 208 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,960 He's not been under anaesthetic before, so we are obviously nervous, 209 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:45,280 so just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best. 210 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:48,600 Can you see enough in there? Er... 211 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:52,880 Ah, he's got a mass at the back. 212 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,000 A mass? Mm. 213 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,520 I can see there's a growth at the back of his mouth... 214 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:03,440 ..which is not what I wanted to see. 215 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:04,800 Hmm. 216 00:10:12,680 --> 00:10:13,920 There's a good girl. 217 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,800 Rohin's concerned for a cat he thinks got more than the cream. 218 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,560 There could be something stuck, which could be a real nightmare. 219 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:22,000 What is that? 220 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,920 MATT GRUNTS 221 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:29,160 It could rupture. And if it rips, then it's game over. 222 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:33,560 And hoping for a steady hand, it's Brave the Shave for charity... 223 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:35,040 Oh, my God. 224 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,560 ..or maybe Brave the Barber. 225 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:41,200 Right, who's first? 226 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,000 CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY: Near Huddersfield, it's past 2am. 227 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:58,480 Matt's battling to get Joe's three-quarter-tonne cow 228 00:10:58,560 --> 00:11:00,680 into position, to be able to save her. 229 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:03,840 COW MOOS 230 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:05,480 No! 231 00:11:05,560 --> 00:11:07,560 Bloody hell. Fire. 232 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,720 She's pushed out her uterus after giving birth, 233 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:12,240 and the longer it's out... 234 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:14,000 THEY GRUNT 235 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,280 ..the worse her chances of survival. 236 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:18,520 Perfect. Well done. Well done. 237 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:20,800 Right, I'm just gonna give her some more sedation. 238 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,120 Obviously, we've got to put this back where it came from, 239 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,560 and naturally, there shouldn't be loads of straw and bits on it, 240 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:30,840 so we want to get it cleaned off as best we can. 241 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:35,280 I'm gonna put salt on it now, which gives me extra grip, 242 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:39,160 but it also helps to shrink the size of the uterus. 243 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:40,800 Let's see what we can do. 244 00:11:42,560 --> 00:11:44,040 MATT GRUNTS 245 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,520 So, now it's just a case of holding the weight 246 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:51,440 and just kneading it through, using hands and fists, 247 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,560 because unfortunately, part of the problem 248 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,800 is if I use the ends of my fingers, 249 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:00,080 it could... rupture. 250 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:04,440 And if it rips, then it's game over. 251 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:08,120 That's why it's just easy does it. Nice and easy does it. 252 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:12,440 Not the best of smells. 253 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:14,000 It's not, is it? No. 254 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:19,240 So, all these lumpy bits, what we call the cotyledons, these, 255 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:21,040 if you imagine they're like Velcro pads 256 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:24,560 that attach the placenta of the calf to its mother. 257 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:26,680 We're almost in now. We're almost in. 258 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:28,800 Matt has the cow's uterus back in 259 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,880 less than half an hour after arriving at the farm. 260 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:33,320 There we go. 261 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:36,080 But his work isn't done. 262 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,320 Normally, I don't stitch these in, 263 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:41,480 but I'm gonna stitch this one in... Yeah. 264 00:12:41,560 --> 00:12:44,040 ..because it's that slack, which concerns me 265 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:45,960 that it might come out just as easily... 266 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:47,520 As easily again. Just easily again. 267 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,680 Sedation did the trick anyway, didn't it? 268 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,280 Yeah, it calmed her. It calmed her down. 269 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:52,680 She's not kicking against us. No. 270 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,200 Right, let's get her stitched up. 271 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,360 Yeah, it looked a challenging job, did that. 272 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,800 Obviously when summat like that happens, 273 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:02,480 it's best for the vet to come out. 274 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:06,880 She's had an epidural, so she can't feel this. 275 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:08,360 There we go, coming through. 276 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:14,600 Right, that's one side in. 277 00:13:14,680 --> 00:13:18,200 The cow is showing signs of waking up... 278 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:19,800 Ooh! No, no, no, no, no. 279 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,480 Yeah, get... hop back on, Joe. Hop back on, yeah. 280 00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:23,680 THEY LAUGH 281 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,600 ..and the newborn calf desperately needs his mum. 282 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,040 Right. There we go. 283 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,440 This is just to make sure that our good work is not undone. 284 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,000 But Matt has to be thorough. 285 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:38,960 If she pushes through this, unfortunately, it's game over. 286 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,280 But it sounds like she's got a bit of character 287 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:45,400 and a bit of strength to her. A bit of strength to her. 288 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,320 So she's got every chance. Right. Lovely jubbly. 289 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,560 So far, so good, but only time will tell now 290 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:54,680 whether we're gonna have a positive outcome, 291 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:56,480 because we've done as much as we can. 292 00:13:56,560 --> 00:13:59,400 Right. It'll be breakfast time soon anyway, won't it? 293 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:01,240 Aye. 294 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:07,320 I'm cautiously a lot more optimistic than I was when I first arrived, 295 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,320 but... I don't know, we'll see. 296 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,200 To prepare patients for vital procedures... 297 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:23,720 We'll just do a bit of a hair cut. 298 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:28,280 ..a Yorkshire vet needs a very basic level of hairdressing ability. 299 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:31,520 Well, it has been said I'm not much of a stylist. Now... 300 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:36,440 All he lacks is a basin to put on. Keep it simple. 301 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:39,200 I just find it quite satisfying. 302 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,240 It's like mowing a lawn or cutting the hedge. 303 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,000 You do get it quite straight. 304 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:45,240 I like a straight edge, yeah. I do like a straight edge. 305 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,800 And today, at the practice in Kirkbymoorside, 306 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,360 Peter will need those barber skills, 307 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:54,680 but for something a little different. 308 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,440 Right. 309 00:14:56,520 --> 00:15:00,040 Clinical manager Chloe has invited friends and family 310 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:01,120 to the practice... 311 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,280 CHLOE: They do look like a good set, them, Mum. 312 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,040 ..to watch her Brave the Shave 313 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,800 to raise money for Prostate Cancer Research, 314 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:11,720 after her grandad was recently diagnosed with the disease. 315 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:16,720 I just wanna make it more of a thing that men go to the doctors'. 316 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:19,280 The younger, the better, get tested. 317 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,400 There's nothing I can do now to help Grandad, 318 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,440 but I just want to help other people. 319 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:29,160 So, for her altruistic, extreme haircut, 320 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:33,200 Chloe's asked the practice's most senior gentleman to do the honours. 321 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:37,240 Right. Who's first? 322 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:38,960 Let's do this. 323 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:42,640 Oh, my God. OK. 324 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,240 What sort of style are you looking for this morning? 325 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:47,520 Well, I think grade one, straight over the top. 326 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:48,840 THEY LAUGH 327 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:51,720 SHE LAUGHS 328 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,000 It's the most bizarre feeling in the world. 329 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:55,120 SHE LAUGHS 330 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,000 Joking apart, I think you're being very, very brave. 331 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:02,920 Thank you very much. Maybe I should do the same. 332 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,680 You see... You see, the thing is, Chloe, 333 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:07,200 as you can see, I'm halfway there. 334 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,200 I know. Shall we do you next? 335 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:10,720 THEY LAUGH 336 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:15,160 Almost finished. 337 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,240 Chloe is no stranger to serious illness. 338 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:19,440 THEY LAUGH 339 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:22,640 I just want to make sure that you're happy with it, so... 340 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:26,240 15 years ago, she had a cyst removed from her brain. 341 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,840 It's a good job, Peter. Look at that scar of mine on there. 342 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:33,600 Never mind the scar, I think that accentuates your beauty. 343 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,040 Thank you very much, sir. 344 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:37,720 But today is all about her grandad... 345 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,680 WHOOPING AND APPLAUSE I did it! 346 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:42,600 SHE LAUGHS 347 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:46,440 ..and other people who are affected by prostate cancer. 348 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,640 She looks gorgeous. She looks gorgeous. 349 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:49,760 WOMAN: Well done, Chloe. 350 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:52,000 Thank you. PETER: Well done, Chloe. Well done. 351 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:53,360 It is for a fantastic cause, 352 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:58,200 and I just hope that people do come in to see Chloe, 353 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,040 and they contribute to something 354 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:02,880 that will kill thousands of men every year. 355 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,840 Right, then. Better go back to work, hadn't we? 356 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:09,760 I do need something done. Absolutely. 357 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:11,080 DOG BARKS 358 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:21,760 At the practice in Wetherby... 359 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,400 LUCY: Hoff, can you come and hold the torch for me, please? 360 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,120 I've not got much room to work with. 361 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,200 ..Julian and Lucy are examining 362 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:32,360 elderly Boston terrier Rambo's problematic mouth... 363 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:36,000 Has he been breathing any different? He's suddenly stopped barking. 364 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,480 Didn't want to be in, did it? No. 365 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,800 ..and Julian's concerned by what he can see. 366 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:45,720 Right, there's a very obvious benign kind of growth on the gum, 367 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,520 but what I'm a bit more worried about is, further back, 368 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,240 there's a mass there. 369 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,120 We need to look at this mass down the throat, 370 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:53,800 but I can't hold his head and tube. 371 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:56,760 Oh, dear. 372 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:59,640 Can you see there on the right-hand side? 373 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,040 Oh, yeah. That's quite big. 374 00:18:02,120 --> 00:18:04,560 That is quite big. No wonder you couldn't get the tube in. 375 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,040 Mm. 376 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:10,040 Oh, dear. That's hard. 377 00:18:10,120 --> 00:18:12,360 Oh, gosh, it's really big. 378 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,160 Hmm. That's not really operable. 379 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,240 JULIAN SIGHS 380 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,360 This is not very good for you, mate. 381 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:22,680 HE CLEARS HIS THROAT 382 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,360 I think I'll give them a ring and see what they want to do. 383 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,000 Rambo. 384 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,080 The swelling that's suddenly appeared 385 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:33,560 and the fact that his bark's gone 386 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:36,280 always indicates problems in the throat. 387 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,800 Until we've been able to examine him like this, 388 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,200 it's impossible to tell quite what's going on back there, 389 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:44,360 but we've had quite a good look. 390 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:49,560 It's fairly clear that there's a tumour in the back of his throat, 391 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:52,160 and it's not something that's gonna be fixable. 392 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,760 It's too deep and a bit too hard. 393 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:00,840 Oh, hi. Is that Carol? 394 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,400 Delivering and dealing with bad news 395 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,560 is a difficult part of this job... 396 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,240 This outcome is obviously not an outcome we want, 397 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:12,200 and it can get to you, it can be quite upsetting. 398 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:14,440 If you think we look after these pets every day, 399 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,920 so they're like us own, so not very nice, is it mate? 400 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,600 But we'll look after you best we can. 401 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,760 We'll get you in your bed. 402 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:28,920 ..while hearing it is even harder for loving owners like Carol. 403 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,000 Not what we hoped. Erm... 404 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,200 Hopefully, he said, that it would take... 405 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:38,000 It might grow slowly, 406 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:41,600 so we're just playing it probably week by week. 407 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:42,760 Carol? 408 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:45,280 'He's never been left at the vets' once without us, 409 00:19:45,360 --> 00:19:47,160 'so I can't wait to see him.' 410 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:50,600 Oh, Rambo! Rambo, where have you been? 411 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:52,280 He looks a bit bewildered, but he's... 412 00:19:52,360 --> 00:19:54,800 He does! You're a bit drowsy, aren't you, darling? 413 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,520 Yeah, I took a photo of his throat. 414 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:00,000 It's quite enlarged, it's quite discoloured on the surface, 415 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,120 and that's perhaps where the blood was coming from. 416 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:05,400 It was pushing the larynx to one side, 417 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:07,720 and I think that's why his barking will have stopped. 418 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:08,880 Yeah. 419 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:11,240 Is there anything he should or shouldn't have? 420 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,720 My view would be to give him everything he wants, really. 421 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,160 All right. 422 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:19,200 Tasty food, keep him happy and comfortable for as long as we can. 423 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,760 Yeah. He's not had that before, I don't think? 424 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:24,520 It does have some anti-cancer properties, 425 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:26,960 so we do sometimes use it as a palliative treatment 426 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:28,160 for this kind of thing. 427 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:31,360 And it'll slow down the growth, reduce the inflammation around it 428 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:32,640 and take the soreness away. 429 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:34,560 Yeah. All right. All right? 430 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:35,880 It's been a day, hasn't it? 431 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:37,720 Yes, I bet it's been stressful for you as well. 432 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:39,560 Been a day, little Ramby. Bye-bye. 433 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,920 All right, cheerio. Bye. Thank you ever so much. 434 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:45,880 Come on, then. This way. 435 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:50,280 Often, we can bring happy news if there's something that's fixable, 436 00:20:50,360 --> 00:20:53,560 but unfortunately, on some occasions, we can't do that, 437 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:57,400 so, you know, you never really get used to it as a vet, 438 00:20:57,480 --> 00:20:58,760 but it does happen. 439 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,160 There's very little we can do in terms of treatment options. 440 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:06,840 Rambo's quite old, but still happy and relatively healthy, 441 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,600 so if we can keep him comfortable for as long as possible, 442 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:12,480 then I think that's the best we can kind of hope for. 443 00:21:14,120 --> 00:21:16,160 You know that you're not gonna have your dog forever, 444 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:17,760 but it's still so hard. 445 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:21,680 But I think you've got to think about the life that you gave them. 446 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:26,160 And he's had a lovely life, and he's made our lives nicer. 447 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:27,680 He really has. 448 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:31,920 So we're just gonna let him enjoy his life like he always has done. 449 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,120 Yeah. 450 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:44,880 Over in Huddersfield, 451 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,360 another much-loved pet has a very different throat problem 452 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,440 that's also causing concern. 453 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:52,800 Hola. Que tal, bonita? Que tal? 454 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,680 Caeser whispers continental sweet nothings 455 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:57,760 to his two-year-old cat, Luna. 456 00:21:57,840 --> 00:21:59,960 I talk to her in Spanish because my family is Spanish. 457 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,600 She's named after the Moon in Spanish, which is Luna, 458 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:04,880 so that's Luna. 459 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,800 But Luna's about to say "hola" to Rohin... 460 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:09,960 There's a good girl. 461 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,000 ..and nurse Leah. 462 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:16,600 Because Caeser suspects she's strayed from her recommended diet. 463 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:18,640 Let's have a look at you. Good girl. 464 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,240 She was outside, and she came back in coughing, 465 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,240 and I was like, she's probably tried to chase a rat 466 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:25,360 or eaten something that she shouldn't have. 467 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,720 Didn't know what was wrong with her. She's two-and-a-half years old. 468 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:30,600 I've had her since she was a kitten. 469 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:32,840 Got her cos I was feeling very down at the time. 470 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:34,920 She really helped me during that period, 471 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,920 so she is very special to me. 472 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:39,160 She's already been on anti-inflammatories 473 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:43,080 and has just not improved, so we are quite suspicious 474 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:45,880 there could be something stuck in her actual throat, 475 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:49,400 which, if that's happened, it can be a real nightmare. 476 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:51,400 DOG WHINES 477 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:55,000 I can't hear anything unusual deeper down in her lung fields. 478 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:58,760 It seems the symptoms she's had are very much upper respiratory, 479 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:01,480 and in a young, otherwise healthy cat, 480 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:05,800 where this starts really suddenly, it just raises alarm bells 481 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:08,240 that there could be something genuinely stuck. 482 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,200 A twig, a string, anything like that, 483 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:13,840 if it is there, ideally, we try and remove it. 484 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:15,680 Aw! 485 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,360 There we go. All done! Felt it a bit? 486 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,640 The best way to really know what's going on is to do an anaesthetic, 487 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:23,080 have a look in the back of the mouth. 488 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,920 You don't wanna miss it. It could end up coming back to bite her. 489 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,920 She could be back in another week a lot worse than she is now. 490 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:32,840 We're just gonna put some local anaesthetic spray 491 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,040 in there, get everything nice and numb. 492 00:23:35,120 --> 00:23:37,200 Even under anaesthetic, it's so inflamed, 493 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:39,200 often with these things, they can react. 494 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:41,040 Nothing obvious yet. 495 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:42,680 Right, shall we start having a look? 496 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:44,640 We'll have a look. Let's see what we've got. 497 00:23:46,360 --> 00:23:49,440 Something surprisingly large can be hidden in there, 498 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:50,880 and you just wouldn't see it 499 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,320 unless you're really having a proper poke around under anaesthetic. 500 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,520 It's often hooked right behind the soft palate, 501 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:01,280 so we do need to be a bit more thorough 502 00:24:01,360 --> 00:24:04,000 and just have a proper look and try and be careful as well. 503 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:05,320 They are very delicate tissues, 504 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:06,960 but we need to move everything out the way 505 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:08,880 and see exactly what's going on up in there. 506 00:24:10,360 --> 00:24:11,720 Let's see. Ooh. 507 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:15,480 What is that? 508 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:17,520 Leah, I think I can see something in there. 509 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:21,480 But it's a bit awkward. It's right behind the soft pallet. 510 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:23,040 It's right far back. 511 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:28,520 We don't ask Hoff cos Hoff's on my side. 512 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:30,360 JULIAN: It's not a question of sides. 513 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:33,040 A high-noon showdown in Wetherby... 514 00:24:33,120 --> 00:24:36,200 Courtesy. It's not always something you know much about, Lucy. 515 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,200 Is that a joke? 516 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:40,000 ..and after a high point... 517 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,760 This is the famous Tan Hill pub, 1,700-and-odd feet above sea level. 518 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,760 ..Peter and Shona's gloves are off at the sheep show... 519 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,120 We'll maybe just give him a little bit of a clean. 520 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,880 Is that just Peter, or are you doing the sheep as well? 521 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,360 ..with Peter heading into the ring. 522 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:56,680 There's probably nobody more tense here than I am. 523 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:58,400 THEY LAUGH 524 00:25:04,360 --> 00:25:07,000 SHEEP BAA 525 00:25:08,120 --> 00:25:12,640 Near Huddersfield, it's two weeks since Matt faced a huge challenge 526 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:14,320 in the early hours, 527 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:17,760 when a cow prolapsed her uterus after giving birth. 528 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:19,560 Go on, then. Take it up there. 529 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,880 Since then, Joe and his son, William, 530 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:25,160 have been keeping a close eye on Mum and her calf. 531 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:26,800 COW MOOS 532 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,120 You all right, Joe? How are you getting on? 533 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:32,680 How you doing, Matt? You OK? Good stuff. William, how you doing? 534 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:35,400 I'm not so bad, thanks. How are you? Good stuff. I'm very well. 535 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:39,240 How have they been getting on? Yeah, we've been doing really well. 536 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:43,160 We've been making sure she has been eating and drinking, 537 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:44,200 so she's recovered well. 538 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,000 Excellent. That's the main thing, isn't it? 539 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,200 Keep that energy up. Yeah. What about that stitch? 540 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,200 Has that stitch been fine, has it, that we put in? 541 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:53,080 Yeah, there's been no problems, no discharges or anything, so... 542 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:54,120 Oh, that's good. 543 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:55,920 Right, we'll get that stitch out, shall we? 544 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,080 Yeah, let's get that stitch out. Right, lead the way. 545 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:03,400 So, yeah, she looks well, doesn't she? 546 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:04,920 Oh, she's come to very well, yeah. 547 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,280 Got condition right back on her, you know? 548 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:08,960 Yeah, she's done very well. Brilliant. 549 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:10,760 So, was she just up and eating next day? 550 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:12,960 Yeah, no problems. Calf were up, sucking. 551 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:17,360 With Matt's stitch having done its job, he can take it out... 552 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,760 All right, then, missus. Eh? Good girl. 553 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:23,080 ..to sew up a great result, against the odds. 554 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,400 Seeing the size of that prolapse and how it went on, 555 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:27,000 I was very 50-50. 556 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:29,000 I always like to think I'm very glass half-full, 557 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:32,360 but that point in time, I was thinking, hmm. 558 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:35,240 There. Sorted. Lovely. 559 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:36,960 That is beautiful. 560 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:38,480 No swelling or anything. Nothing. 561 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:41,080 Just what we like. Just what we like. Yeah. 562 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:42,800 COW MOOS 563 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:46,800 I am so, so pleased as to how well the cow's doing, 564 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:49,680 and to see a lovely calf, too, because the size of that prolapse... 565 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:51,720 You know what, I don't think I've seen a bigger one. 566 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:52,840 It was massive. 567 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:56,680 She is testament to the fact 568 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,200 that no matter how hopeless you think the situation looks, 569 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:00,440 you've just got to give it a go, 570 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:02,280 because sometimes, they can surprise you. 571 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:06,400 COW MOOS 572 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:15,880 In the normally peaceful West Yorkshire town of Wetherby, 573 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:18,160 a drug war has broken out... 574 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:21,640 Cos when they're in them packets, they always just go all over. 575 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:23,040 JULIAN: Right, so, just... 576 00:27:23,120 --> 00:27:24,960 Don't... I know how to do dispensary. 577 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:26,320 I'm on it enough. 578 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:30,240 ..with Julian and Lucy doing battle in the dispensary. 579 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:31,840 Right, you need to sign that. 580 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:34,120 You could do with sellotaping that on now. 581 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:37,080 You see, look, that now goes in there. 582 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:39,680 That is a much cheaper... But it's not 583 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:42,240 cos they still charge us the same price as if they go in anything. 584 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:43,720 No, they don't! Yeah, they do. 585 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:45,120 JULIAN LAUGHS 586 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:49,360 There's some medicine to post to a dog that's got itchy feet, 587 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,680 and we're just really debating, Lucy and I, 588 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:55,280 the best packaging arrangement. 589 00:27:55,360 --> 00:27:57,240 You see, the only thing I would do different, 590 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:58,640 not wanting to quibble, 591 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:01,920 I'd put a "with compliments" slip in there as well. 592 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,240 Really? Yeah. Wouldn't you? 593 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:06,520 We don't... No, don't ask Hoff cos Hoff's on my side. 594 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:09,560 What? It's not a question of sides. It is definitely sides. 595 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:12,200 We used to put compliment slips in the last place. 596 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:13,600 We don't do it here, though. 597 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:16,200 Put one in. Don't seal it up yet. Put a "with compliments" slip in. 598 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,480 Right, go on, then. They won't be able to read yours. 599 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:21,720 Courtesy, it's not always something you know much about, Lucy. 600 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,680 Is that a joke? JULIAN LAUGHS 601 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,080 These disagreements are quite typical for us here, 602 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:30,160 but we kind of disagree, not like he's my boss, 603 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,160 like he's my friend. 604 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:36,120 Look. Look how polite that looks. Aw, thank you. That's gonna... 605 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,080 JULIAN LAUGHS 606 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:40,720 Exactly. That's gonna go in the bin when they get home. 607 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,120 No, it won't go in the bin. People might be very grateful. 608 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,600 They might use it for their food shop. 609 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,080 Yeah, there we are. It does fit, look, actually. 610 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:49,200 Look, there we are. 611 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:50,520 It's the most polite package 612 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,320 that you could possibly hope to receive from a vet. 613 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,000 Whatever you say, boss man. 614 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,160 That's ready to go now. 615 00:28:57,240 --> 00:29:01,640 Of course, with any war, when it comes to reaching a truce, 616 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:04,120 money always talks. 617 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:08,240 You don't put "with compliments" on my payslip. 618 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:11,280 Well, maybe times are changing. 619 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:14,080 And here, there's another crucial currency. 620 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:15,920 What about a couple of chocolates as well? 621 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:19,520 Yeah, Galaxy Caramel. My favourite. 622 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:20,760 JULIAN LAUGHS 623 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:32,960 When the anti-inflammatory drugs didn't work for Spanish cat Luna, 624 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:36,120 Rohin feared she had something stuck in her throat. 625 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:37,720 ROHIN: It's when you need a steady hand, 626 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:39,760 isn't it, Leah, stuff like this? LEAH: Yeah, it is. 627 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:41,600 So with Leah's help, 628 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:44,520 he's performing urgent, delicate surgery. 629 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:46,600 We've got a tiny window of view there. 630 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:51,760 And he suspects Luna has been grazing in the garden. 631 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:54,160 I do think that's a little grass blade just hidden. 632 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:56,120 It is in a very awkward spot 633 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:58,760 cos it's hooked right under the soft palate 634 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:00,160 where it shouldn't be. 635 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:03,280 I can just see the tip of it there. Oh, it's... 636 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:05,320 It's a bit of an awkward one. 637 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,600 This is when you need your delicate instruments in, 638 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,760 and we'll try and see if we can tease that out. 639 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:11,160 Let's see. 640 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,360 That is awkward. Right. 641 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:20,120 I can just about see the tip of the grass blade there. 642 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:21,960 There, we're getting it. It's coming. 643 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:24,360 It's a long one. 644 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:27,880 Oh, my goodness me, it's a very long one. Oh, wow. 645 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:32,080 Look at the size of that! Wow, OK. We got it. 646 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:34,080 I think that's one of the biggest ones I've seen. 647 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:37,960 That is enormous. 648 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:39,880 Often, it's just a tiny little thing. 649 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:41,960 I'll let her get back onto oxygen, yeah. 650 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,360 We'll give her a break and give her some oxygen. 651 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:46,960 It's a monster. It is big. 652 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:49,360 It'll definitely cause some irritation there. 653 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:51,360 Her owner said she's been really sore, 654 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:53,880 gagging and retching a lot. Definitely. 655 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,200 I'm glad we did that, cos if we didn't, 656 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:59,080 it would have just stayed there, festered, got infected, 657 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,560 and she'd come in much worse, wouldn't she, in a week's time? 658 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:04,480 It would. It's a good job we gave her anti-inflammatories as well. 659 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:06,320 It's very, very satisfying, isn't it? 660 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,400 There's not that many things in our job 661 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:11,080 where you can do something and it's an instant fix. 662 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:12,760 She should feel ten times better 663 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:14,240 as soon as she wakes up, I would hope. 664 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:16,760 Absolutely. She definitely will do. Result. 665 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:19,320 Come on, then, sweetheart. 666 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:21,080 Right, let's go put her back to bed, 667 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:23,240 and I'll keep a really close eye on her in recovery. 668 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:25,000 Thank you, Leah. Did you get nervous, then? 669 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,360 I did, yeah. There's always some adrenaline 670 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:29,640 when you don't know what you're gonna find, isn't there? 671 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:33,040 And after dealing with his own nerves... 672 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:35,280 Cesar is back to collect Luna. 673 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:39,760 She's up. She's up already? 674 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:41,200 Yeah. Aw. 675 00:31:41,280 --> 00:31:43,360 She'll feel so much better, won't you? 676 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,120 Yes, you will. 677 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:50,160 Here she is. 678 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:53,280 She's still very sleepy and I think a bit terrified. 679 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:56,600 She's had a bit of a stressful day, but it's really good news. 680 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:58,680 I mean, that's what we got out of her. 681 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:01,560 Oh, that's so long. It's huge, isn't it? 682 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:03,360 Now that that's out, you know, you would hope 683 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:04,960 her prospects should be really good. 684 00:32:05,040 --> 00:32:06,760 Right, no worries. Thank you. 685 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:10,960 I'm a happy vet, and she'll be a happy cat, 686 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:12,080 so it's really good. 687 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:24,200 Surrounded by the stunning scenery of Swaledale, 688 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:28,960 the Tan Hill Inn dates back to the 17th century. 689 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:34,160 And 1,700 feet above sea level, it's Britain's highest pub. 690 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:38,680 An iconic stop for walkers on the Pennine Way, 691 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:42,520 it's famous for some long, snow-enforced lock-ins. 692 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:48,040 Today, the wind and rain aren't dampening spirits... 693 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:49,720 BAAING 694 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:53,240 ..at the annual Tan Hill Swaledale Sheep Show. 695 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:56,840 Second - number ten. Third - number five. 696 00:32:56,920 --> 00:33:02,120 A lover of the Dales, sheep, and the occasional pub trip, 697 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:04,520 Peter's here on his day off. 698 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:08,320 This is a first for me to come to the Swaledale Sheep Show, 699 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,760 and the weather isn't exactly wonderful, 700 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:12,720 but there's lots of enthusiasm here, 701 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,680 and I can't wait to go and have a look at these fantastic sheep. 702 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:20,000 And he's not the only Yorkshire vet braving the elements 703 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:21,880 on a busman's holiday. 704 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:24,000 Ah, nice to see you. Fancy seeing you here. 705 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:26,360 How are you doing? I'm all right, thanks. Are you? 706 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:27,960 Do you want a cuppa? I'd love a cup of tea. 707 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:29,720 Can we have another one, please? Thank you. 708 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:33,000 Shona breeds her own sheep back in West Yorkshire... 709 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:36,520 This is the famous Tan Hill pub, 1,700-and-odd feet above sea level. 710 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:38,080 I've not been before. I've heard of it. 711 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:39,920 Have you not? No. 712 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:41,760 ..so here in Swaledale, 713 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:44,880 she's keen to see the pick of the locals. 714 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:48,160 Well, there's quite a gathering here, isn't there, this morning? 715 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:50,440 And they're only here for one reason, aren't they? 716 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:51,680 And that's Swaledale sheep. 717 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:54,160 They're very wild and rugged. That's what I like about them. 718 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,280 You'd be a bit wild if you lived up here, wouldn't you? 719 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:57,920 They've got to be, haven't they? 720 00:33:58,000 --> 00:33:59,440 SHEEP BAA 721 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:01,400 We're going to meet a chap called Raymond, 722 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:03,080 who I think has organised this, 723 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:06,000 and I've said, "Look, we don't mind mucking in a bit." 724 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,120 You mean we have to do some work? We might have to do. 725 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:10,360 No, I'm up for that. Have you got your gear in the car? 726 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:13,120 Yeah. I've got my wellies. Well, that's all right, then. 727 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:15,840 Raymond, is it? Yes, it is. Aye. 728 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:19,240 Pleased to meet you. I understand that you run this show. 729 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:22,560 Yes, my 37th year as the show secretary. 730 00:34:22,640 --> 00:34:25,680 This show is seen as the best show of Swaledale sheep that there is. 731 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:28,600 It's Premier League, and it brings all the top breeders, 732 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,320 all the top sheep, far and wide. 733 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:32,920 And as you look just over the hill here, 734 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:34,240 into the top end of Swaledale... 735 00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:36,400 We would if we could see it, but it's a bit... 736 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:37,440 THEY LAUGH 737 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:40,760 That is where the breed actually originated from. Right. 738 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:43,880 And I think that, to me, also makes it special 739 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:47,640 to have a show at Tan Hill, so close to where it all began. 740 00:34:47,720 --> 00:34:48,920 SHEEP BAA 741 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,520 Raymond, I've got to comment on the fact that we're all stood here 742 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:53,560 in waterproofs, and it must be a wool jacket, that, 743 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:54,640 cos it looks very smart. 744 00:34:54,720 --> 00:34:57,720 I reckon to be as hard as they are. SHE LAUGHS 745 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,160 As far as Raymond's concerned, it's a hot day today. 746 00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:01,360 Yeah, that's true, yeah. 747 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:02,720 SHEEP BAA 748 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:06,400 The competition across a number of classes is fierce, 749 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:09,560 and with Raymond entering one of his own tups... 750 00:35:09,640 --> 00:35:12,160 You know, just you stand back, like, half a step. Yeah. 751 00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:15,200 ..he's heard Peter has some experience... 752 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:17,160 at the Great Yorkshire Show. 753 00:35:17,240 --> 00:35:18,320 Thank you very much. 754 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:22,200 I'm going to ask Peter here 755 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:24,440 if he would show me this aged tup which is going out. 756 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:25,680 OK. Right. 757 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:27,400 We'll maybe just get the old cloth out 758 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:30,000 and give him a little bit of a last-minute wipe 759 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:31,160 and a bit of a clean. 760 00:35:31,240 --> 00:35:33,920 Is that just Peter, or are you doing the sheep as well? 761 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:35,800 THEY LAUGH 762 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:38,040 Andrew, my son, he has got his cloth. 763 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:40,920 I think he's got quite high hopes for it. 764 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,000 That's what worries me. 765 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:44,040 I think you'll smash it. You'll be good. 766 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:45,240 Andrew will just lead him on, 767 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:47,720 and then, you're in pole position now. 768 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:50,200 The pressure's on. I hope it's a class of one. 769 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:52,360 HE LAUGHS 770 00:35:54,240 --> 00:35:56,480 Have you got your concentrating face on? Yeah. 771 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:58,640 THEY LAUGH 772 00:35:58,720 --> 00:36:00,640 THEY LAUGH 773 00:36:00,720 --> 00:36:03,760 I don't want to let my exhibit down. Don't let Raymond down either. 774 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:07,040 THEY LAUGH 775 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:10,880 I think it's a very stiff class, this. 776 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:12,560 'It could go any way, really. 777 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:14,840 'There's probably nobody more tense here than I am.' 778 00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:16,800 SHEEP BAA 779 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:19,680 Still to come... KEVIN: Is that nice, Rambo? 780 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,800 ..for a much-loved companion, happiness to the end... 781 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:25,840 CAROL: He's eating like a king. He's having exactly what he wants. 782 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:28,320 And he washes the plates as well. THEY LAUGH 783 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:29,800 ..in all kinds of ways. 784 00:36:31,240 --> 00:36:35,240 He's quite amorous, and he's still got something in him. 785 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:36,920 Oh, Rambo! 786 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:53,960 In Wetherby... Julian and Lucy recently found a tumour 787 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:56,840 in 12-year-old terrier Rambo's throat... 788 00:36:56,920 --> 00:36:59,080 JULIAN: That's quite big. LUCY: That is quite big. 789 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:02,440 ..and all they could prescribe was palliative care. 790 00:37:03,520 --> 00:37:04,800 That's not really operable. 791 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:08,040 JULIAN SIGHS 792 00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:10,360 This is not very good for you, mate. 793 00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:13,680 Since then, Rambo's owners Kevin and Carol... 794 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:15,920 CAROL: Come on. This way. 795 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,040 ..have been spoiling him more than ever... 796 00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:23,080 Now, then, what have you been doing, eh? 797 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:25,040 ..and looking out for each other too. 798 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:29,240 It's a bit of a struggle, isn't it? Yeah. 799 00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:31,160 Yeah. I think... 800 00:37:31,240 --> 00:37:36,400 I think the reality of it is kind of overwhelming at times. 801 00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:37,920 That's the thought that, you know, 802 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:40,960 this is coming towards the end of his days, I suppose. 803 00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:42,680 And you know you haven't got them forever, 804 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:44,720 but I do feel a bit robbed because... 805 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:46,800 Yeah, yeah. 806 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:48,520 ..I thought we'd have him a bit longer. 807 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:50,720 Yeah, yeah. WHISPERING: Sorry. 808 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:53,000 TOY SQUEAKS 809 00:37:53,080 --> 00:37:55,120 But every day is a bonus now. Yeah. 810 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:58,080 So I try and think, "Well, today, he's still here. 811 00:37:58,160 --> 00:37:59,800 "Let's enjoy it." Mm. 812 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:06,320 I'm just chopping up a bit of salmon. 813 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:08,880 It's his favourite, so... 814 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:10,760 Good boy. 815 00:38:10,840 --> 00:38:13,040 'Rambo's just having soft food now, 816 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:16,840 'so no biscuits any more or hard treats. 817 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:20,080 'But he's eating like a king. He's having exactly what he wants.' 818 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:22,000 Is that nice, Rambo? 819 00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:23,440 If we go for a pub lunch, 820 00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:26,160 I have to have fish and chips cos I have to share it with him. 821 00:38:26,240 --> 00:38:28,440 Because he's under the table waiting for some. 822 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:29,960 Yeah. Yeah. 823 00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:34,560 Since he's been having treatment for the pain, he seems more alert, 824 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:36,840 and he's generally got a bit of his mojo back, 825 00:38:36,920 --> 00:38:39,880 so he seems quite more like himself. 826 00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:44,120 And he washes the plates as well. THEY LAUGH 827 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:47,720 As well as doing the dishes, Rambo enjoys vacuuming. 828 00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:51,640 Well, it's clear... Mummy, clean up. 829 00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:54,400 ..he hasn't lost his mojo. 830 00:38:55,480 --> 00:38:58,600 He's quite amorous, and he's still got something in him. 831 00:38:58,680 --> 00:39:00,960 THEY LAUGH 832 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:04,440 Are you being a naughty boy? Oh, Rambo! 833 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,320 We think he's had a nice full life, 834 00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:14,400 but he's brought so much more to our lives. Yeah. 835 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:17,320 We won't ever lose that, will we? No. 836 00:39:21,240 --> 00:39:23,520 We all love him so much. Mm. 837 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:25,080 And I'm just so sad. 838 00:39:25,160 --> 00:39:27,040 I cry every day, don't I? I know, I know. 839 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:32,520 I did have a very sad walk with him recently... Yeah. 840 00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:35,680 ..and I just wondered, how many more walks has he got left? 841 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:38,760 Yeah. Quite heartbreaking. Yeah. 842 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:41,560 Rambo, do you want to go for a walk? 843 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:44,000 Come on. 844 00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:46,960 Good boy. 845 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:49,600 This is his everyday walk, 846 00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:51,520 just round the corner from where he lives. 847 00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:53,360 He knows every tree and every post. 848 00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:55,320 You love this, don't you, Rambo? 849 00:39:56,640 --> 00:40:00,000 He's our little boy. We've had him 12-and-a-half years. 850 00:40:00,080 --> 00:40:03,280 Oh, that's nice. Aw! You tired? 851 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:07,120 He's extra special to us as we don't have children together, 852 00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:10,720 but that's exactly what he is - our little boy. 853 00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:14,280 Aw. 854 00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:27,520 On a wet and windy day, high up in the Dales... 855 00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:29,520 This tup's done me quite well so far. 856 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:32,640 He knows I'm a novice, but he's making me look quite good. 857 00:40:32,720 --> 00:40:35,320 ..with Shona watching from the sidelines, 858 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:38,520 Peter's in the ring at the Swaledale Sheep Show... 859 00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:39,880 SHEEP BAA 860 00:40:39,960 --> 00:40:43,160 There's about a hundred judges here that'll all have their own opinions, 861 00:40:43,240 --> 00:40:45,480 but there's only one man that matters. 862 00:40:45,560 --> 00:40:49,440 ..and he's feeling the pressure with show secretary Raymond's tup. 863 00:40:51,240 --> 00:40:52,800 So, the judge is going through now, 864 00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:55,880 having another look at them - teeth, toes, testicles. 865 00:40:55,960 --> 00:40:57,760 He's having a look at the back legs now. 866 00:40:59,120 --> 00:41:01,080 I'm at one end - I'm either first or last. 867 00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:04,000 But I think I know which it is. We've been completely ignored now. 868 00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:06,120 How are you feeling about Peter being down that end? 869 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:08,800 Peter's doing all right. Nothing wrong. 870 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:11,600 This is, without doubt, the best class of old tups 871 00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:13,960 that we've had for quite a number of years, 872 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:16,640 and so there's going to be some sheep which won't get prizes today. 873 00:41:16,720 --> 00:41:18,680 Yeah. But no disgrace in that. 874 00:41:18,760 --> 00:41:20,920 Right, they've made their decision. 875 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:22,680 Here we go. 876 00:41:22,760 --> 00:41:24,760 First - 29. 877 00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:27,920 That wasn't unexpected, but it could have been any of them, that. 878 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:30,200 PETER: Yeah, I was at the wrong end, but never mind. 879 00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:32,640 I think they're just going to make a fifth rosette now, 880 00:41:32,720 --> 00:41:35,360 but I'll pick it up later. 881 00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:38,280 Go on, Pete, just pass us your rosette. 882 00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:39,800 I'll put it in my pocket. 883 00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:41,840 Well done! 884 00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:43,360 I quite enjoyed it, actually, 885 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:45,520 but the tension, you can cut it with a knife. 886 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:48,240 Oh, you will really feel the tension later on today 887 00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:51,480 when we're down to the champion male and the champion female. 888 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:54,720 It's every Swaledale sheep breeder's ambition to win here. 889 00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:56,040 SHEEP BAA 890 00:41:56,120 --> 00:41:59,560 And what better way to relieve all that tension 891 00:41:59,640 --> 00:42:01,560 than in the historic pub? 892 00:42:01,640 --> 00:42:03,760 Cheers. Cheers. Good to see you. 893 00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:05,240 It's lovely, in't it? 894 00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:09,000 It's a good, cosy British pub feel, which is nice on a day like this. 895 00:42:10,120 --> 00:42:15,160 I was here with an ex-girlfriend when I was 17. Oh, shh. 896 00:42:15,240 --> 00:42:18,120 And it was a blazing hot day. 897 00:42:18,200 --> 00:42:19,840 We were doing the Pennine Way, 898 00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:22,360 and I thought, "I've got to be a bit macho," 899 00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:24,360 ordered myself a pint of beer. 900 00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:26,280 It went straight to my head. 901 00:42:26,360 --> 00:42:29,720 As I went out the door, I walked into the door frame. 902 00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:32,360 Not surprisingly, she kicked me into touch not long after that. 903 00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:34,400 THEY LAUGH 904 00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:38,600 With the worsening weather even getting to Raymond... 905 00:42:38,680 --> 00:42:41,200 I didn't recognise you for a second then cos you've got a coat on. 906 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:44,280 Er, yeah, I've had to submit. 907 00:42:44,360 --> 00:42:45,880 ..it can't spoil a great day... 908 00:42:45,960 --> 00:42:47,400 Very well done. 909 00:42:47,480 --> 00:42:51,080 ..for the show's big winners. Many congratulations. Well done. 910 00:42:51,160 --> 00:42:54,040 A bit of drizzle isn't gonna affect your enthusiasm, is it? 911 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:56,640 And while some don't let the dizzy heights of success 912 00:42:56,720 --> 00:42:58,000 go to their head... 913 00:42:58,080 --> 00:43:00,560 A huge congratulations to Paul and his family. 914 00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:03,600 It's an unbelievable achievement. APPLAUSE 915 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:06,080 ..hopefully, visiting Britain's highest pub 916 00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:08,520 won't go to Peter's head this time. 917 00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:10,280 Right, are we gonna go and get warm now? 918 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:12,560 Your round, I think. 919 00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:14,920 SHEEP BAA