The Yorkshire Vet — Season 19

Peter Wright teams up with Dame Judi Dench to travel to The Flicka Foundation Donkey Sanctuary in Cornwall, where Dame Judi became a patron after visiting in 2022 and falling in love with the donkeys. She's joined by her daughter Finty Williams. Peter then travels the country and meets the unsung heroes of the donkey welfare world, from County Durham to Cornwall.

Yorkshire Vet Peter Wright thought he'd seen it all before in over 40 years as a vet, but he's never had to deliver a stuck lamb with building work going on all around him.At Cannon Hall Farm, Rohin Aojula tries to help a poorly sheepdog puppy. There's a two vet emergency operation for Shona Searson and David Melleney as they try to save a cow with a twisted stomach.And Julian Norton treats some very underweight alpacas at a flower farm… and hopes he can impress Anne when he picks a nice bouquet.

When he tries to find out why a Scottish wildcat from the local zoo is lame, Matt takes some X-Rays and is shocked by what he finds.Julian operates on a very special Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, who's been much more than just a pet to his family.Shona visits a sheep whose nasty looking wound has the farmer wondering if he's been shot.Peter enjoys a very different kind of sheep visit, as he shows Matt the sights of North Yorkshire. It's wet, rather than woolly, and might just quench the hard-working vets' thirst!

A heavily pregnant basset hound is rushed into Julian's Thirsk practice, where it's all hands on deck to save her puppies. Peter's feeling the pressure from the pupils as he performs a procedure on a school's pet sheep. One of Cannon Hall Farm's most charismatic residents, Gary the amorous donkey, is struggling to walk and needs Matt's help. There's a night time emergency for Rohin, as a poorly goat is rushed to the hospital. And Peter shares passion for football with Jean Green, taking her to watch his beloved Middlesbrough.

When a farmer isn't able to deliver a lamb with "massive legs" it becomes a huge job for Peter. There's a surprise discovery at the local farming museum – some abandoned kittens. And Julian can see they all need help. Shona's night shift extends into the morning after an emergency call from a friend who's worried about her young Shire horse. Meanwhile, with a three-year old cocker spaniel clearly in pain on his walks, Matt and Martin perform pioneering spinal surgery.

Peter Wright learns how to use the practice's CT scanner which helps him discover that a Labrador has a cancerous lump behind his eye. There's a surgical first at the animal hospital as the team operate on a sheep to hunt for a missing testicle. Matt Smith tries to cure a lame cow. Julian Norton examines a pet turkey with a raspy cough. And he knows he risks upsetting lots of besotted owners, so is feeling the pressure when he becomes a dog show judge.

It's the tortoise and the hare! Matt Smith assists a tortoise with an unpleasant maggot infestation, while Julian Norton tries to save a baby hare who's been attacked by a dog. Peter Wright sees some slow sprinters when he adjudicates a snail race at Thirsk Racecourse. Later he rushes to help a pregnant cow, hoping for a better outcome than when he delivered a calf at the same farm recently. Rohin Aojula teams up with the hospital's cancer specialist to perform life-saving surgery on a black Labrador.

A cat with a thorn in his eye causes panic at Peter Wright's practice. At his old friend Rodney's farm, Julian Norton operates on a ram, but he's feeling the pressure as the patient is Rodney's granddaughter's favourite. David Melleney treats a horse who suffered nasty wounds to three of his legs out in the field. Rohin Aojula visits a farm at a quarry, where some new-born goat kids are struggling to get milk from their mum.

Peter Wright is reunited with a baby donkey called Elvis, who he saved when he was a newborn. Elvis has suddenly become lame, which is worrying his young owner. An old, one-eyed dog has a problem with his remaining eye, putting extra pressure on Julian Norton's surgery. Shona Searson battles to deliver a calf. Matt Smith rushes to help a pregnant sheep who has prolapsed. And husky lover Rohin Aojula tries some high-speed sledding without snow. 

Peter Wright heads to his old friend Clive's farm, where a lamb has just been born. The experienced vet quickly delivers a problematic second... but the third baby is an even trickier proposition, because it's coming backwards. Can Peter save lamb and mum? Julian Norton meets a greedy black Labrador called Buddy, who will eat just about anything he sees! And his latest illicit snack is an important family letter. Can postman Julian deliver it, one way or another? Meanwhile there are some interesting and challenging patients for Matt Smith at the animal hospital - three meerkats from the local zoo. 

A newborn lamb with a nasty wound is rushed into the animal hospital. Rohin Aojula knows she might not survive an anaesthetic but the procedure would be too painful for her without it. Peter Wright heads over to the Greens' farm, where young calf Pear has an upset stomach. After performing cruciate ligament surgery on a little Westie, Julian Norton must suddenly prepare for his own big knee operation when he suffers a serious mountain bike accident.

It's minus two degrees in Yorkshire, as Matt Smith heads out during the night to deliver a calf. But, in the freezing conditions, even with the farmers lending a hand it's a real struggle. An old friend and client who normally warms Peter Wright's heart has problems with his pony. Rohin Aojula's heart is melted by a stray kitten brought to the animal hospital. He's considering adopting her, but first she needs to come through surgery to see what she's eaten that's making her so poorly. After rupturing his knee ligament in a mountain bike accident, Julian Norton visits the mountain rescue team who saved him.

On Julian Norton's first day back in theatre after his serious knee injury, a little French bulldog needs life-saving emergency surgery. Shona Searson rushes to see a cow who's just had a calf, but is struggling with a seemingly dislocated hip. Plus, all the vets head out together to enjoy some of James Herriot's favourite parts of Yorkshire.

Julian Norton cares for a Mandarin duck with a badly injured leg and Peter Wright heads out to a local farm to help an inexperienced farmer with his ewe that is struggling to give birth. Shona Searson and the team put on their own lambing masterclass to help West Yorkshire farmers at the busiest time of year. Plus, Martin Paterson faces a challenging super surgery on a chihuahua puppy.

Julian tackles a tricky case with Lancelot the sheep, while Matt operates on Buggs, a giant rabbit with a concerning lump. Peter races to assist a farmer's beloved cow in labor after a previous calving tragedy on the same farm. David tends to Siamese kittens, worried about the tiniest one. Meanwhile, Peter surprises his friend Steve with a visit to his childhood farm in Whitby, marking 80 years since he left. 

The Yorkshire Vet captures the real-life drama, laughter, and tears as vets across four Yorkshire practices treat animals of all shapes and sizes. This week, Matt has a daunting encounter with Manu, a caiman alligator at the zoo, and Julian's delicate surgery on a degu with an eye issue. Shona stays cautious around a bull, and Peter's urgent care helps a bichon frisé struggling in labour. 

In this special episode, Julian Norton leaves Herriot Country for the Scottish Highlands, visiting the practice where he began his veterinary career in Thurso. It's not long before he is reminded just how tough a place it is to be a vet, because he's not just there for a catchup with his old mentor - he has to get his hands dirty and assist with a cow who has prolapsed, as well as an extremely challenging lambing. Back in Thirsk, Jean Green is worried about one of her cats who is passing blood.

David Melleney rushes out to help a farmer and her young son, whose pet ewe is struggling to give birth. Peter Wright's client is a much more experienced farmer. But his old friend Brian's cow has a strange problem that has both him and the veteran vet scratching their heads. Rohin Aojula needs to operate on his own pet cat for the second time. The first surgery saved her life after she arrived at the animal hospital as a stray. Now he's adopted her, he's feeling the nerves even more. Meanwhile, at Julian Norton's practice, the team head into theatre with an excitable springer spaniel puppy who has injured his tail.

With a ewe and her unborn babies in danger, Peter Wright heads to one of his most unusual lambing locations. The flock are under a railway bridge but, thanks to some rogue sheep in the road, Peter's arrival is delayed. Julian Norton hopes that cutting-edge technology can end a rough collie's serious leg problems. There's something fishy going on at the Huddersfield hospital, as Matt Smith performs surgery to remove a Koi carp's tumours. Shona Searson visits a pony with mysterious lumps on her skin. And budding young vet Lizzie, who owns Peter's favourite little donkey patient Elvis, gets her first taste of work experience on the road.