One by One
One By One is a British television series made by the BBC between 1984 and 1987. The series, created by Anthony Read, followed the career of international veterinarian David Taylor and his work caring for exotic animals at zoos in Britain, from the 1950s to the 1970s. Each series was set during a different decade, with exteriors filmed at Dudley Zoo, Chester Zoo and Knowsley Safari Park. Thirty-two episodes were made in total. Rob Heyland starred as Turner, while other major cast members included James Ellis, Sonia Graham, Peter Gilmore, Heather James, Catherine Schell, Peter Jeffrey, Andrew Robertson and Christina Nagy.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.We Called in the Experts
29-01-198450mDonald Turner arrives home in Rochdale fresh from graduating as a fully qualified Veterinary Surgeon, and takes up a position with grumpy older vet Maurice Webb. He is horrified to...
- Ep 2
2.Nature's Great Masterpiece
05-02-198450mDonald and Maurice are called to the zoo when a female elephant is in extreme pain in her jaw, and is getting more and more debilitated and dangerous. Donald and Maurice discover...
- Ep 3
3.They Shoot Tigers in India
12-02-198450mMr. Webb is very displeased when the newspapers learn about the elephant's death, but Donald decides to dig in and learn all he can when Rajah the tiger is poisoned by a disgruntle...
- Ep 4
4.Silver Linings
19-02-198450mDonald goes on an interview for another job, and watches as Jenny mounts a newspaper campaign to keep the zoo open.
- Ep 5
5.Pastures New
26-02-198450mDonald decides to take the new job, but has some misgivings about leaving the zoo animals in Webb's care and Jenny is offered a position with a London newspaper.
- Ep 6
6.Time and Motion
04-03-198450mDonald is called in to inspect the animals at a local circus and teaches an old seal trainer some new tricks, and he helps Paddy Reilly find some missing monkeys at the zoo.
- Ep 7
7.A Long Weekend
11-03-198450mDonald and a local physician team up for a house call on an eccentric old woman who needs medical attention as much as her pet monkey, and he travels with Maggie to the Continent t...
- Ep 8
8.Doctor's Orders
18-03-198450mDonald treats an obstreperous macaw in the surgery, enlists Maggie as a nurse for a convalescing lion cub, and investigates suspected hoof and mouth disease at the circus.
- Ep 9
9.The Woman's Touch
25-03-198450mDonald tries out his new anesthesia gun on a pack of wolves and on an orangutan who has miscarried but refuses to give up the corpse of her baby.
- Ep 10
10.Ends and Beginnings
01-04-198450mDonald joins Paddy and the police in a search for a wild cat reported to be running loose on the moor, and faces some dramatic changes in his personal life.
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