Synopsis: James Herriot (Ward) sets off for a tiny village in the pastoral Yorkshire hills to begin an apprenticeship with veterinarian Siegfried Farnon (Hopkins). Despite a rocky start, Herriot soon gains acceptance amongst the tight-knit rural community, building a deep friendship with his... James Herriot (Ward) sets off for a tiny village in the pastoral Yorkshire hills to begin an apprenticeship with veterinarian Siegfried Farnon (Hopkins). Despite a rocky start, Herriot soon gains acceptance amongst the tight-knit rural community, building a deep friendship with his mentor and a blossoming romance with a local farmer--the charming and beautiful Helen (Harrow). Yet as Herriot builds a new life in the idyllic British countryside of the 1930s, war looms on the horizon, threatening to destroy his dreams. Based on Herriot's best-selling memoirs "If Only They Could Talk" and "It Shouldn't Happen To A Vet." [More]