This picks up the story of James Herriot a country vet and his new wife just before the commencement of the Second World War.
They live with his eccentric vet partner Siegfried in his practice and we see many little stories of goats chewing elastic britches ,mysteriously sick cows , lumps on cows backsides , choking vomiting dogs , dead budgies amid the onset of a world war , a running theme throughout this film.
Simplistic storylines without a doubt and maybe a tad drab for some but they work wonderfully well here and blended in with some great performances from the cast and some lovely photography of the Yorkshire countrywide together with a great musical score this is a film that stays with you.
So many great scenes , some funny , some extremely moving and at the end you are left with a nostalgic feeling and a sadness because they don't make films like this anymore.
