All Creatures Great and Small. Latest TV Series

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Joyce Whitehead — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 21:05:01 GMT

I said exactly the same about the pyrexic dog Michael. I’m interested in how they are having mock up anaesthetised cows etc, it’s quite well done I think.

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Michael Woodhouse — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 20:23:09 GMT

Watched last night - made a bit much of a meal lancing an abscess. I've done a fair bit of farm animal surgery but never needed a retractor!

Week before they were operating with no attempt at sterility. I'm sure the pyrexic dog at the show had distemper in the book......

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Anthony Dennison — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:02:42 GMT

[quote userid="2131" url="~/001/nonclinical/f/off-duty-discussions/29346/all-creatures-great-and-small-latest-tv-series/225740#225740"]To be honest I was rather disappointed with the Thirsk museum. Fine I guess if you are interested in a television museum (I am not) but the veterinary collection mediocre to poor.[/quote]

I can see what you mean. I went about 10 years ago and there was more veterinary things. I think it is more a celebration of the television series with a bit of information about Alf Wight. Mainly aimed at American tourists I think.

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Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 16:36:47 GMT

[quote userid="11308" url="~/001/nonclinical/f/off-duty-discussions/29346/all-creatures-great-and-small-latest-tv-series/225739#225739"]Took my 15 month old son and the in-laws to the Herriot museum in Thirsk last week. If you haven't been, it is lovely. In-laws were more interested in the social history part of it all, toddler liked the interactive stuff upstairs (and the BBC camera he could move around[/quote]

To be honest I was rather disappointed with the Thirsk museum. Fine I guess if you are interested in a television museum (I am not) but the veterinary collection mediocre to poor.

Sorry, but there it is.

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Anthony Dennison — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 14:01:45 GMT

Took my 15 month old son and the in-laws to the Herriot museum in Thirsk last week. If you haven't been, it is lovely. In-laws were more interested in the social history part of it all, toddler liked the interactive stuff upstairs (and the BBC camera he could move around )

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Bob Russell — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:12:35 GMT

Donald Sinclair (according to the book written by Alf White's son) was not such a cuddly character and may have taken advantage of his position.

I was in partnership with a quite similar character (now sadly not with us) who could be said to have taken similar advantage. The partnership was lively and not always smooth but it was never dull. He did things his way but I never felt the balance was unfair or uneven. The similarities are a bit spooky!

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Mike Dale — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:14:41 GMT

Love it. Better than the original series in my opinion. Evocative (for me) and Samuel West plays a more rounded Siegrfried perferctly. Excellent timing for the screening as we all needed some feelgood during Covid.

Recent critics of James Herriot totally miss that he was describing practice as it was in his time and his place. What we still learn from his stories are emotional intelligence, professional pride, compassion for clients as well as patients and the raw rewards of doing the job to the best of our abilities and becoming a respected member of a community.

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Bob Russell — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:16:21 GMT

Last weeks episode was pretty much flawless. Perhaps they learnt to listen to the veterinary advisor!

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Iain Richards — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:55:55 GMT

Andy Barrett is the consutant for this, he's a fine vet and, critically, worked with Sinclair and Wight. The Times ran a little piece on this. On the first day of filming the lame horse, Andy handed the actor a hoof knife, "You might like to use this"

The knife was labelled D Sinclair

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Julian Earl — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:17:46 GMT

Tragic news today! Diana Rigg, the new Mrs Pomfret has died today Aged 82 I think. Bad tiing for the new TV- series!

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Derek Lyon — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:17:56 GMT

Some called Andy is Vet advisor???

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Bob Russell — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 11:00:52 GMT

Nice budget, good acting but they really need a veterinary consultant.

His approach to a lame horse was painful and not sure I could bend my arm in the right direction to calve a cow! Iodine making a purple 'smoke'? Potassium permanganate does!!

Let down by the veterinary input or lack of it. What a shame!

did quite enjoy it

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Julian Earl — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 10:17:45 GMT

Following the episode last night, with the milk fever cow and the "threat"[ so to speak], of cutting the tip of the tail off to make the unfortunate cow stand up! Can we set up a collection of other such nonsense? I believe that the tail-tip treatment worked, sort of, by making the tail tip so painful on the floor that the cow stood up to remove the contact with the floor and by so doing, reduced the pain? threat"It has a kind of logic, but clearly has no relation to the serum level of calcium!

I do not think it very worthwhile checking this technique on somewhere like EntrezPubMed as I rather doubt that there has been any clinical research! But, There is a link to lifting techniques though: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31586924/

PS The tangnt system did not work for this. Hmmm??

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Thomas Johnson — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:15:10 GMT

[quote userid="2150" url="~/001/nonclinical/f/off-duty-discussions/29346/all-creatures-great-and-small-latest-tv-series"]Is everyone enjoying this new series as much as I am?[/quote]

Yes! I thought the first episode was great. I was a bit concerned as to whether it would live up to the books and previous television series, but the production was fantastic and the actors were all very good in their roles.