All Creatures Great & Small
Rock SolidEvery season landed between 8.2 and 8.5 across 6 seasons.
CozyGentle, low-stakes comfort you can safely relax into.This show: 10/10WholesomeKindness and decency at the core, with barely a trace of cynicism.This show: 9/10Warm glowQuiet happiness, the TV equivalent of a hug.This show: 8/10NostalgicTrades on longing for a past era, in the story or around it.This show: 8/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 8/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 8/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 8/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Samuel WestAnna MadeleyNicholas RalphRachel ShentonCallum WoodhouseImogen Clawson
Starring
Samuel WestAnna MadeleyNicholas RalphRachel ShentonCallum WoodhouseImogen Clawson
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All Creatures Great & Small Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | |
| S2 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.8 | |
| S3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | |
| S4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 | |
| S5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.6 | |
| S6 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 7.9 | |
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About
"Cozy rural nostalgia with genuine emotional warmth"
Based on James Herriot's beloved novels, this follows a young vet who takes a job in 1930s Yorkshire, working alongside a gruff but caring mentor and his eccentric household. It's warm, gentle television built on lush countryside scenery, animal mishaps, and slow-burn relationships rather than plot twists. Episodes are largely self-contained, focused on small-town life, farm calls, and character chemistry. The pace is unhurried and the tone is comforting rather than dramatic, making it the kind of show you settle into rather than binge for cliffhangers.
Watch it for
the gentle, lived-in chemistry between the vets and the stunning Yorkshire scenery.
Maybe skip if
you need fast plotting or high stakes rather than slow, comforting character work.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
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Season 12020
8.36K75h 31m
As new veterinarian James Herriot gets to know his new family at Skeldale House—his erratic boss Siegfried Farnon, his wayward brother Tristan and the shrewd housekeeper Mrs Hall—he is also drawn to local farmer’s daughter Helen Alderson.
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Season 22021
8.55K76h 4m
As series two opens, three months have passed since the events of the first series. A trip back home to Glasgow presents James with a dilemma that will mean choosing between the people he loves. As Helen and James navigate their feelings for one another, Siegfried, Tristan, and Mrs Hall are also forced to consider their places in the world, while James must ultimately decide between duty and love.
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Season 32022
8.44K76h 9m
Season 3 begins in spring 1939 as James and Helen prepare to walk down the aisle. James will have a new wife and a new stake in the business to think of. Helen also faces new challenges, not least of them letting go of her old life. Tristan, having passed his exams at long last, must now face the world as a qualified vet. Mrs. Hall may be ready to open up to affection beyond her work family…and cricket. As war with Germany looms on the horizon, Siegfried contends with painful memories of his own experiences during the First World War.
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Season 42023
8.34K76h 4m
Picking up in springtime of 1940 with change on the horizon for everyone in Skeldale House. James and Helen wonder when the right time might be to start a family, not knowing whether or not James will be called up to serve in the RAF. Tristan's absence is felt by all, but no one more than Siegfried who attempts to hold the growing household, and himself, together as he braves this new world. Mrs Hall and Helen's friendship blossoms as they look to the future and new trainee veterinary student Richard Carmody arrives, causing complications in the house.
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Season 52024
8.23K86h 7m
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Season 62025
8.33K76h 8m
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Season 7
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Season 8
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Samuel West Siegfried Farnon
Anna Madeley Mrs. Hall
Nicholas Ralph James Herriot
Rachel Shenton Helen Herriot, Helen Alderson
Callum Woodhouse Tristan Farnon
Imogen Clawson Jenny Alderson
Tony Pitts Richard Alderson, Mr Alderson
Mollie Winnard Maggie
Patricia Hodge Mrs. Pumphrey, Mrs Pumphrey
Will Thorp Gerald Hammond
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