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The heartwarming and humorous adventures of a young country vet in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s. A remake of the 1978 series.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    All Creatures Great & Small Season 2 Episode 6 - Home Truths
    8.8/10(691 votes)

    #1 - Home Truths

    S2:E6

    As Chamberlain heads to meet with Hitler in Munich, James prepares to face his parents and give them some difficult news. Meanwhile, James's agenda is derailed by an emergency with the Alderson's pregnant mare, Candy.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Ben Vanstone

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  2. All Creatures Great & Small Season 2 Episode 7 - The Perfect Christmas
    8.8/10(685 votes)

    #2 - The Perfect Christmas

    S2:E7

    James and Helen spend their first Christmas together, but must agree on where to spend it. Despite all seeming idyllic, the vets are troubled as Tricki Woo is sick.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Ben Vanstone

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  3. All Creatures Great & Small Season 6 Episode 6 - Our Hearts Are Full
    8.8/10(237 votes)

    #3 - Our Hearts Are Full

    S6:E6

    Tristan and Charlotte enjoy a romantic picnic at Beauvoir Manor, but they are aware that his leave is almost over meaning he will have to return to war soon. James checks in at Heston Grange and meets Richard's new farmhand, Butch Fielding. Richard admits he's had the new telephone off the hook because he keeps getting nuisance calls.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Nick Leather

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  4. All Creatures Great & Small Season 1 Episode 6 - A Cure for All Ills
    8.6/10(774 votes)

    #4 - A Cure for All Ills

    S1:E6

    James' workload doubles when Siegfried takes ill during a harsh winter. Mrs Hall discovers it is James' birthday, and Tristan tries his best to cheer him up by arranging a double date. Season finale.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writers:Ben Vanstone, Julian Jones

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  5. All Creatures Great & Small Season 1 Episode 7 - The Night Before Christmas
    8.6/10(809 votes)

    #5 - The Night Before Christmas

    S1:E7

    James is trying to bury his pain over Helen and has invited his new girlfriend Connie to the annual Skeldale Christmas party. As the house fills with locals, James receives a call from a man who wants help with his dog who is giving birth.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Ben Vanstone

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  6. All Creatures Great & Small Season 3 Episode 7 - Merry Bloody Christmas
    8.6/10(601 votes)

    #6 - Merry Bloody Christmas

    S3:E7

    It’s Christmas in Darrowby and everyone is trying to make the most of things while the world is at war. A young guest brings some wonder, mischief and cheer to Skeldale House while everyone waits for important news. When Mrs Pumphrey heralds the arrival of a kitten in need of extra care. Siegfried is asked to pay a visit to an injured River just before a big race.

    Director:Stewart Svaasand
    Writer:Ben Vanstone

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  7. All Creatures Great & Small Season 5 Episode 7 - All God's Creatures
    8.6/10(460 votes)

    #7 - All God's Creatures

    S5:E7

    Mrs Hall's world is rocked by bad news. Meanwhile, Tristan is given a special wartime mission involving pigeons, and the house readies to celebrate Jimmy's birthday.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Jamie Crichton

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  8. All Creatures Great & Small Season 3 Episode 5 - Edward
    8.5/10(619 votes)

    #8 - Edward

    S3:E5

    Siegfried and Tristan are left in charge of Skeldale House, when Mrs Hall takes time off to meet up with an important person from her past. Siegfried immediately puts Tristan in charge of housekeeping duties and focuses on running the practice and educating a visiting work experience boy named Andrew Simmonds.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Karim Khan

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  9. All Creatures Great & Small Season 4 Episode 5 - Papers
    8.5/10(520 votes)

    #9 - Papers

    S4:E5

    The war is getting closer, James is about to embark on a new journey. He desperately wants things in order and Carmody trained up to support Siegfried. But James is frustrated at Carmody’s inability to drive and he keeps missing opportunities to spend precious time with Helen.

    Director:Jordan Hogg
    Writer:Jamie Crichton

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  10. All Creatures Great & Small Season 6 Episode 1 - Gathering the Flock
    8.5/10(391 votes)

    #10 - Gathering the Flock

    S6:E1

    May 1945, and things look very different at Skeldale House as James is struggling with a wild and chaotic Siegfried. When Tristan returns from war and is shocked to see the shift in his brother, he and James decide to take action. But there's also some good news around the corner for everyone.

    Director:Brian Percival
    Writer:Ben Vanstone

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  11. All Creatures Great & Small Season 2 Episode 2 - Semper Progrediens
    8.4/10(643 votes)

    #11 - Semper Progrediens

    S2:E2

    With Tristan's encouragement, James asks Helen if she'd like to go to the local spring dance. But village resident Gerald's arrival with his injured dog, Rock, puts a spanner in the works. Meanwhile, Tristan worries that Siegfried is in danger of losing his edge.

    Director:Brian Percival
    Writer:Ben Vanstone

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  12. All Creatures Great & Small Season 3 Episode 3 - Surviving Siegfried
    8.4/10(593 votes)

    #12 - Surviving Siegfried

    S3:E3

    Siegfried receives some difficult news and becomes even more irascible than usual. The perfect distraction comes along in the form of Major Sebright Saunders, who asks Siegfried to look at a difficult young racehorse called River.

    Director:Brian Percival
    Writer:Ben Vanstone

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  13. All Creatures Great & Small Season 3 Episode 6 - For Whom the Bell Tolls
    8.4/10(542 votes)

    #13 - For Whom the Bell Tolls

    S3:E6

    The Skeldale House regulars think about what matters to them most when the radio reports that Britain is standing on the brink of war. As everyone processes the news, James discovers a case of TB at Heston Grange. Richard begs him not to report it or the farm will be shut down and he could lose his livelihood.

    Director:Stewart Svaasand
    Writer:Jamie Crichton

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  14. All Creatures Great & Small Season 4 Episode 7 - On a Wing and a Prayer
    8.4/10(522 votes)

    #14 - On a Wing and a Prayer

    S4:E7

    An emotional phone call with a very pregnant Helen makes James determined to get back to her, but he doesn't have many options, and RAF mascot Georgie needs his help. Meanwhile, Mrs Hall prepares a community Christmas celebration in Darrowby, while Siegfried and Carmody argue over who will be Father Christmas.

    Director:Jordan Hogg
    Writer:Ben Vanstone

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  15. All Creatures Great & Small Season 1 Episode 3 - Andante
    8.3/10(817 votes)

    #15 - Andante

    S1:E3

    Tristan sets about collecting debts owed to the surgery and takes a shine to Maggie, the new barmaid at The Drovers. Siegfried hopes to bag the job of Attending Vet at Darrowby Racecourse, by buttering up the head of the race course, General Ransom. When the favourite to win on the race day is diagnosed with a inoperable condition, James has his first painful experience.

    Director:Metin Hüseyin
    Writer:Lisa Holdsworth

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  16. All Creatures Great & Small Season 2 Episode 1 - Where the Heart Is
    8.3/10(703 votes)

    #16 - Where the Heart Is

    S2:E1

    It’s spring in 1938, and a trip back home to Glasgow presents James Herriot with a dilemma that will mean choosing between the people he loves when he is offered a position at his old mentor's forward-thinking practice.

    Director:Brian Percival
    Writer:Ben Vanstone

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  17. All Creatures Great & Small Season 2 Episode 4 - Many Happy Returns
    8.3/10(595 votes)

    #17 - Many Happy Returns

    S2:E4

    It's an important day for Tristan in more ways than one, as he celebrates his birthday and Siegfried gives him new responsibilities as a vet. Tristan has to withstand the pressure and succeed in the challenge set by his older brother before returning to Skeldale for his birthday festivities. Meanwhile, Mrs Hall reminds James that he needs to tell Helen some home truths.

    Director:Sasha Ransome
    Writer:Debbie O'Malley

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  18. All Creatures Great & Small Season 3 Episode 1 - Second Time Lucky
    8.3/10(640 votes)

    #18 - Second Time Lucky

    S3:E1

    It is now spring 1939 and a potential world war looms. Tristan is now a qualified vet, while James enters a new stage of his life with Helen and at the practice. After being made joint business partner by Siegfried, James pushes to take on more responsibility via the Ministry of Agriculture's new bovine TB testing scheme, but its unexpected challenges risk pushing him to breaking point.

    Director:Brian Percival
    Writer:Ben Vanstone

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  19. All Creatures Great & Small Season 4 Episode 6 - The Home Front
    8.3/10(499 votes)

    #19 - The Home Front

    S4:E6

    Helen feels redundant at Skeldale, and buried family secrets threaten to tear their relationship apart as Richard refuses to let her muck in on the farm. Helen notices that calf Smokey seems unwell and tries to help him, but it only makes things worse with her dad.

    Director:Stewart Svaasand
    Writer:Jamie Crichton

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  20. All Creatures Great & Small Season 1 Episode 4 - A Tricki Case
    8.2/10(777 votes)

    #20 - A Tricki Case

    S1:E4

    James is forced to take in Mrs Pumphrey's pampered Pekingese. Tristan prepares to return to university, but needs Siegfried's help to pay for his accommodation, but Siegfried insists he must first prove he is serious about being a vet. James treats the Aldersons' prize bull, and Helen rewards his efforts with some unusual home baking.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writers:Ben Vanstone, Freddy Syborn

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  21. All Creatures Great & Small Season 1 Episode 5 - All's Fair
    8.2/10(759 votes)

    #21 - All's Fair

    S1:E5

    It's the Darrowby Show and James is pleased as punch that he has been given the honour of Attending Vet. But Siegfried and Tristan know the job is a poisoned chalice and reckon James won't last the day without throwing in the towel.

    Director:Metin Hüseyin
    Writer:Debbie O'Malley

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  22. All Creatures Great & Small Season 2 Episode 3 - We Can But Hope
    8.2/10(623 votes)

    #22 - We Can But Hope

    S2:E3

    The fate of a struggling young widow causes difficulties for James and Helen's burgeoning romance. Meanwhile, Siegfried has another scheme to whip Tristan into shape, and a visit from Tricki Woo causes chaos in Skeldale House.

    Director:Sasha Ransome
    Writer:Chloë Mi Lin Ewart

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  23. All Creatures Great & Small Season 2 Episode 5 - The Last Man In
    8.2/10(601 votes)

    #23 - The Last Man In

    S2:E5

    When a familiar face from Helen's past returns to Darrowby, James worries that he has to vie for her attention and steps up to compete against them at Mrs Pumphrey's annual cricket match. The rest of Skeldale House are apprehensive as the game can be brutal. Siegfried tries his best to train James and get a reluctant Tristan to step in, but it's not looking good for their Darrowby Eleven team.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Debbie O'Malley

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  24. All Creatures Great & Small Season 3 Episode 2 - Honeymoon's Over
    8.2/10(541 votes)

    #24 - Honeymoon's Over

    S3:E2

    Everyone is trying to get along as best they can in the face of changes at Skeldale House. Helen has moved into the bedsit upstairs with James. James struggles to get Siegfried to let him take the reins now that he is a junior partner, and the pair clash when he learns how much money Skeldale could make from the Ministry of Agriculture’s lucrative bovine TB testing scheme.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Chloë Mi Lin Ewart

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  25. All Creatures Great & Small Season 4 Episode 1 - Broodiness
    8.2/10(597 votes)

    #25 - Broodiness

    S4:E1

    It’s Easter 1940 and, with Tristan away, Skeldale House is busier than ever. Everyone looks to the future, and James tries to save a dog from its owner.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Jamie Crichton

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Best Episodes Summary

"Home Truths" is the best rated episode of "All Creatures Great & Small". It scored 8.8/10 based on 691 votes. Directed by Andy Hay and written by Ben Vanstone, it aired on 10/21/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Perfect Christmas".