The BEST episodes of Wild at Heart
Every episode of Wild at Heart ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Wild at Heart!
A vet and his family travel to South Africa from England to a game reserve. The trip was to initially release a wild animal back into the wild, but then the vet falls in love with the animals and South Africa and decides to stay and buy into a partnership with Anders Du Plessis - the game reserve owner. The family have their struggles and triumphs in running the game reserve.
#1 - Episode 7
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2012
With Danny not around and Du Plessis doing his community service, Ed is left in charge of running the Endangered Species Project. Kim wants Ed to go for a drink with her, but after feeling flustered, he turns her down, immediately regretting his decision. Ed gets a second chance after Kim returns, worried about her lioness. Fatani tries to help Liv and Thabo with the animal census. Du Plessis and Ed end up discovering thst Kim is an animal smuggler.
#2 - Episode 1
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2011
New series. Danny's estranged father comes to the reserve with a secret that could blow the family apart. Meanwhile, Du Plessis is devastated when the lions under his care fall ill.
#3 - Episode 2
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2011
Danny applies for the prestigious job of State Vet. Meanwhile, he attempts to involve Thabo in his work but does not realise that Du Plessis is feeling pushed out.
#4 - Episode 5
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2011
Strange things are happening at Leopard's Den - a cracked mirror, elephants and lions seen miles away from their normal locations and dead crocodiles in a river - Danny and Alice have to work fast to discover the cause of the mysterious happenings before more animals die. Meanwhile, whilst cleaning out the house rubbish, DuPlessis finds a pregnancy kit and jumps to the wrong conclusion. This leads to a surprising revelation.
#5 - Episode 1
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2012
After the devastating loss of Leopard’s Den, the family are split across continents. Caroline, Liv and a heavily pregnant Alice are in the UK, while Danny and Du Plessis have remained in South Africa, trying to raise enough money to buy a new reserve and make a fresh start
#6 - Episode 2
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2012
Caroline, Liv and Charlotte return to South Africa with Danny. They are looking forward to seeing their new home, Clearwater Farm. After they find out that Du Plessis hasn’t done anything since Danny left, and the place is falling apart they are left feeling upset. Liv is happy to see Thabo again, but the feeling doesn’t seem to be reciprocated. Du Plessis believes that Danny killed their old enemy, Christian Peeters.
#7 - Episode 3
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2012
Danny has been working on an upcoming pitch for an Endangered Species Project. A pharmaceutical company are wanting to fund an environmental project and he hopes that this grant money could see the family buy back Leopard’s Den and Mara. Danny and Du Plessis end up crashing their jeep on their way back from collecting a lion though. Caroline is really concerned when they fail to return in time for the meeting. Danny, Du Plessis and Caroline finally make it to meeting with the lion in tow after Caroline manages to find them. Danny and Du Plessis have concerns after they find out that Ed Lynch is involved. When the lion becomes distressed the meeting is forced to be cut short so that Danny can see to it. Caroline ends up becoming convinced that all hope is gone for reclaiming Leopard’s Den. As Danny and Ed operate on the lion, Ed gets a call from JLW asking for him to meet with the board again tomorrow and Danny learns they want to see him as well. JLW explain that they want Danny’s project, but they also want Ed’s business skills which will mean they have to work together.
#8 - Episode 3
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2011
On his first day as state vet, Danny's investigation into an animal-smuggling ring surprises him when it leads him close to home. Meanwhile, Thabo is settling into life at Leopard's Den, but the arrival of his troublesome older brother leads him into a bit of trouble with the law, which tests his blossoming friendship with DuPlessis.
#9 - Episode 4
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2011
For his first big project as state vet, Danny oversees the relocation of an animal. However, Alice struggles running the vet clinic in his absence, and a traumatic, close encounter with a lion only makes her feel worse. Meanwhile, DuPlessis takes Caroline on a basic camping trip into the African wilderness to show her the 'real Africa', it backfires.
#10 - Episode 7
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2010
With matters between him and Alice still tense, a distracted Danny makes a fatal mistake while treating a rare black leopard. When the big cat dies, its owner insists that Danny is investigated for malpractice. Hearing the bad news, Du Plessis decides to look into the matter in order to exonerate his friend. But things look bleak when Danny goes against his suspension to treat Jana and an official catches him out.
#11 - Episode 5
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2009
Danny and Alice rescue an endangered wild dog and are shocked by the arrival of Alice's ex boyfriend who shows up to take a look at the animal. When Terry manages to persuade Alice to give them another go, Danny realises he has to be honest about how he feels about her.
#12 - Episode 6
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2010
Danny's attempts to help Alice settle into her new job at Mara backfire when a hyena goes on the rampage. With the life of an animal in the balance, Danny realises he must pull out all the stops if he is to salvage his relationship with Alice. Meanwhile, Alice discovers that Rowan and Vanessa have been seeing each other in secret. And a honeymooning couple face a charging wildebeest.
#13 - Episode 5
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2010
Danny and Alice's plans for a romantic trip away are ruined when they come across a crash out in the bush. With an injured tourist on their hands and a lion on the loose, they are faced with a long, dark night ahead. Meanwhile, Du Plessis decides that it is time that Olivia learned some manners, but will his short, sharp technique do the job?
#14 - Episode 4
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2010
Danny confides in Du Plessis about his intention to ask for Alice's hand in marriage, but the arrival of his step-daughter Olivia threatens to derail his plans. Meanwhile, Jana the cheetah falls sick, and Danny realises that he must save the animal if he is to salvage his relationship with Olivia.
#15 - Episode 3
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2010
Alice becomes increasingly torn between helping Rowan to rehabilitate a tiger at Mara and her own responsibilities at Leopard's Den. Danny's project to help township animals takes a disastrous turn when a pregnant cow develops complications. Du Plessis and Fatani agree to help with Rowan's beauty pageant
#16 - Episode 2
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2010
Danny starts to feel his age after hurting his back whilst building a new local school. When a new young vet arrives called Lewis he feels even older. After Caroline requests that Du Plessis organises their honeymoon, she ends up with much more than she bargained for.
#17 - Episode 1
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2010
Back among the lions, giraffes and elephants, love is continuing to blossom for Danny Trevanion and fellow vet Alice Collins but will Danny have the courage to commit to her? Throughout the series the pair will face many challenges, not least the pressure of working together, and Alice must make some difficult decisions about her future at Leopard’s Den.
#18 - Episode 10
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2009
Danny has to fix the reserve's boundaries after some of the animals are discovered roaming around in the town following the storm. Vanessa fires Fatani after he steals some medicine to help a sick elephant calve. Du Plessis is surprised by Caroline's arrival at the Family Day Festival organised by Georgina.
#19 - Episode 9
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2009
Alice is forced to leave Danny and try and get help following the storm. After Alice makes it back to Mara a search party heads out to find him. Danny leaves the car when he needs water and finds himself in real danger.
#20 - Episode 8
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2009
Danny and Alice fall out at an animal auction. Alice becomes upset when she thinks she has paushed Danny towards Vanessa. A storm hits the area and Alice is concerned that she might not get the chance to be honest with Danny about how she really feels.
#21 - Episode 7
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/2009
Georgina thinks that Du Plessis is South Africa's version of Crocodile Dundee. An animal's welfare is in jeopardy when he lets fame go to his head. A man shows up claiming that a lioness belongs to him and he is determined to get the animal back.
#22 - Episode 6
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/2009
Du Pleiss shocks everyone when he says he is returning to the United Kingdom to live with Caroline and that he wont be coming back. Rosie is determined to stop some animals from being treated badly.
#23 - Finale
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/30/2012
Dup learns he has a life-threatening heart condition. With relationship issues causing tension in the family and Danny unhappy about the forthcoming marriage of Rosie and her fiancé Dylan, Dup grasps at the opportunity for one last adventure to heal the rifts. Against the backdrop of the wedding celebration, Danny pays tribute to Dup and to Leopards Den. Dup slips quietly away to the rocky outcrop where years earlier he made the decision to invite the Trevanions to live at Leopards Den. With tears of love Caroline explains, "He'll always be here." Framed by the setting sun, Dup removes his hat and closes his eyes.
#24 - Episode 8
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2010
Leopard’s Den’s residents go to an auction to purchase a giraffe after lions kill their own. However when Danny and Alice argue over a suitable replacement Danny falls into the arms of Vanessa. Meanwhile, a storm is approaching Leopard’s Den, so for safety reasons the family have to release some of the animals. When the storm hits, Charlotte and Danny come off the worst.
#25 - Episode 9
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2010
There are dangerous consequences when Du Plessis ignores his heart condition and collapses while alone in the bush. Danny gets more than he bargained for when he has to deal with two rogue lions that are attacking the local cattle. Olivia and Caroline are finding it particularly hard as the anniversary of Sarah's death draws nearer.