"Christmas Special 1985: The Lord God Made Them All" 25 December 1985
James comes to the aid of Sister Rose when she finds a dog stuck in a peat bog. He takes a liking to the animal and takes it home. Helen disapproves and thinks he's raising the children's hopes about its condition. Tristan is now working for the Ministry of Agriculture. He's also reconnected with Debbie Mount and, in turn, her abstemious father. Siegfried, now sporting a moustache, treats a cat that has taken up residence in Walt Barnett's scrapyard. Someone is clearly abusing the animal, but the irascible Barnett seems to have developed a soft spot for it. James and Tristan are on the receiving end of Mr Ripley's patchwork gate. With their wedding anniversary soon upon them, Helen is after James to get a haircut, but he's afraid of the rough and tumble barber.
Characters: Jimmy Herriot, Rosie Herriot, Sister Rose, Mr Mount, Fu Manchu, Mrs Greenlaw, Debbie Mount, Mr Ripley, Clem Hudson, Dick Hudson, Herbert Hudson, George Forsyth, Walt Barnett, Josh Anderson, Sidney, Fred, Mr Edgeworth.
Christmas 1953 is fast approaching. James and Tristan become involved in a feud between the Bradley brothers, who both want to ring the Christmas bells. A suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease threatens to ruin the festivities. The practice is introduced to Joe Mulligan's successor to Clancy. Tristan's purchase of a new Daimler coupé turns out to be a mistake when he tries to find the money to pay back his brother.
Characters: Mrs Alton, Mr Biggins, Jonathan Bradley, David Bradley, Mrs Bradley, Linda Marston, Frank Gillard, Angela Gillard, Mary Gillard, Joe Mulligan, Leslie Pendlebury, Isaac Cranford, Barry Stokes, Bert Grimes, Major Wakeman, Mr Hammond, Edge Pickles, Dan Goodman, Sam (barman), P.C. Goole.