JamesHerriotisavetinYorkshire,England,duringthe1940’s.HeisassignedtothepracticeofSiegfriedFarnon,who(togetherwithhismischievousbrotherTristan)alreadyhaveasuccessfulbusiness.Jamesundergoesavarietyofadventuresduringhiswork,whicharejustasoftencausedbythecharactersofthecounty(includingtheFarnonbrothers)astheanimalsinhiscare.WrittenbyMurrayChapman{muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au}