The Worst Episodes of All Creatures Great & Small
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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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "All Creatures Great & Small" is "To All Our Boys", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "To All Our Boys" aired on 9/19/2024 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Another Farnon?".
NaN/10 0 votes#1 - To All Our Boys
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2024
With World War II underway, Siegfried takes up the slack at the surgery. James faces an uncertain future when he is grounded at the RAF. Mrs Hall and Helen consider their contribution within the community, and Carmody is eager to step up.
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8.0/10 696 votes#2 - Another Farnon?
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/2020
Skeldale House descends into chaos with the arrival of Siegfried's wayward brother Tristan. Helen provides James with a reason to stay in the Dales.
Director: Brian Percival
Writer: Ben Vanstone
8.0/10 381 votes#3 - What a Balls Up!
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/2022
James is finally succeeding with the farmers’ uptake of the Ministry of Agriculture’s TB testing scheme, but is struggling with the complicated paperwork - a fact that he is keen to keep from Siegfried. Tristan decides that he is outgrowing running the small animal surgery and buys a car to help with errands at the practice, which also provides him with transport for taking Florence, the daughter of Siegfried’s rival, George Pandhi, out on a date.
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8.0/10 344 votes#4 - Carpe Diem
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2023
Siegfried hires an experienced bookkeeper, but her efficient approach doesn’t suit everyone. James and Helen arrive at a big decision, and a ferret presents a challenge for the practice.
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8.0/10 329 votes#5 - Right Hand Man
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2023
When new vet Richard Carmody joins the practice, James feels his place by Siegfried’s side is threatened. Conflicts come to the surface at Mrs Pumphrey’s community tea party.
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8.1/10 802 votes#6 - You've Got to Dream
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/2020
Fresh out of veterinary college in 1937, James Herriot struggles to find work in his Depression-struck home town of Glasgow. Seeking new opportunities, he pursues a position in the remote village of Darrowby working for eccentric local vet Siegfried Farnon, who is less than impressed by his early efforts. However, a difficult calving gives James a chance to prove his worth.
Director: Brian Percival
Writer: Ben Vanstone
8.1/10 606 votes#7 - All's Fair
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/2020
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
8.1/10 486 votes#8 - We Can But Hope
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2021
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
8.1/10 397 votes#9 - Honeymoon's Over
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2022
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.
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8.1/10 326 votes#10 - By the Book
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2023
James and Helen are keeping a secret, and following a visit to the Crabtree’s Farm, Carmody is challenged with learning how to be a vet outside of his books. The new farmers have a worrying illness amongst their herd and James wants to help them in any way he can.
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8.2/10 619 votes#11 - A Tricki Case
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/2020
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
Writer: Ben Vanstone, Freddy Syborn
8.2/10 457 votes#12 - Many Happy Returns
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2021
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
8.2/10 463 votes#13 - The Last Man In
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2021
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.
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8.2/10 487 votes#14 - Second Time Lucky
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2022
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.
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8.2/10 414 votes#15 - Broodiness
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2023
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.
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8.2/10 314 votes#16 - The Home Front
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2023
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.
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8.3/10 650 votes#17 - Andante
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/2020
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
8.3/10 549 votes#18 - Where the Heart Is
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2021
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
8.3/10 502 votes#19 - Semper Progrediens
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2021
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
8.3/10 398 votes#20 - For Whom the Bell Tolls
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/2022
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.
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8.3/10 300 votes#21 - On a Wing and a Prayer
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 12/21/2023
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.
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8.4/10 446 votes#22 - Surviving Siegfried
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2022
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.
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8.4/10 457 votes#23 - Edward
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2022
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.
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8.4/10 342 votes#24 - Papers
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2023
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.
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8.5/10 633 votes#25 - The Night Before Christmas
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/2020
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