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The Best Episodes of All Creatures Great and Small Season 5

Every episode of All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of All Creatures Great and Small Season 5!

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The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 Episode 1 - Against the Odds
    7.6/10(77 votes)

    #1 - Against the Odds

    S5:E1

    James Herriot finds himself skiing through snowy dales to save a litter of dying piglets. Helen is confined to bed having a slipped a disc and Tristan is hoping that Siegfried will give him a job as he has resigned from the Ministry of Agriculture.

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Johnny Byrne

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  2. All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 Episode 2 - Place of Honour
    7.8/10(72 votes)

    #2 - Place of Honour

    S5:E2

    With Helen still bedridden, there is a dramatic increase in domestic chaos. While James struggles manfully with both chores and children, Siegfried and Tristan praise his noble efforts -- and do precisely nothing. Tristan nfuriates Mr. Bushy, a redoubtable farmer, by treating a dog instead of Busby's cow, by sleeping in, and finally by treating a bull instead of Busby's dog!

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Johnny Byrne

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  3. All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 Episode 3 - Choose a Bright Morning
    7.6/10(70 votes)

    #3 - Choose a Bright Morning

    S5:E3

    James receives a cry for help from the isolated Bramley family who last came to town in 1929.

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Anthony Steven

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  4. All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 Episode 4 - The Playing Field
    7.6/10(69 votes)

    #4 - The Playing Field

    S5:E4

    A typical Yorkshire farmer is transformed into a cowboy; with Siegfried in London, Tristan is left with the worst patients.

    Director:Robert Tronson
    Writer:Terry Hodgkinson

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  5. All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 Episode 5 - When Dreams Come True
    8.0/10(74 votes)

    #5 - When Dreams Come True

    S5:E5

    Helen is finally up and about - only to face the morning after the chaos of Tristan's party the night before.

    Director:Jeremy Summers
    Writer:Johnny Byrne

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  6. All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 Episode 6 - A New Chapter
    8.2/10(77 votes)

    #6 - A New Chapter

    S5:E6

    The Herriots prepare to move to Rowangarth and another emergency with Granville Bennett.

    Director:Jeremy Summers
    Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy

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  7. All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 Episode 7 - A Present from Dublin
    7.9/10(75 votes)

    #7 - A Present from Dublin

    S5:E7

    Calum welcomes the new arrivals -- one that bites and one that fits Siegfried's cooking & cleaning requirements.

    Director:Jeremy Summers
    Writer:Anthony Steven

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  8. All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 Episode 8 - The Salt of the Earth (aka The Good Companions)
    7.8/10(72 votes)

    #8 - The Salt of the Earth (aka The Good Companions)

    S5:E8

    Siegfried is saddened by the death of a young bull terrier - one of an inseparable pair of dogs.

    Director:Jeremy Summers
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  9. All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 Episode 9 - Cheques and Balances
    7.3/10(76 votes)

    #9 - Cheques and Balances

    S5:E9

    Siegfried is determined to make the errant farmers pay their bills.

    Director:Tony Virgo
    Writer:Johnny Byrne

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  10. All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 Episode 10 - Female of the Species
    7.7/10(70 votes)

    #10 - Female of the Species

    S5:E10

    Siegfried gives a friend's offspring some experience in the surgery. Calum initially resents this, but bucks up when he sees the young student.

    Director:Tony Virgo
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  11. All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 Episode 11 - The Jackpot
    7.8/10(71 votes)

    #11 - The Jackpot

    S5:E11

    James wears his shorts to a visit and is challenged to a race, while Jock, a once champion sheepdog, and delights in chasing cars from the farm.

    Director:Tony Virgo
    Writer:Anthony Steven

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  12. All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 Episode 12 - Two of a Kind
    7.9/10(68 votes)

    #12 - Two of a Kind

    S5:E12

    Siegfried buys a television set, and James has to deal with a man who has cancer.

    Director:Tony Virgo
    Writer:Johnny Byrne

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Against the Odds" is the best rated episode of "All Creatures Great and Small" season 5. It scored 7.6/10 based on 77 votes. Directed by Robert Tronson and written by Johnny Byrne, it aired on 9/3/1988. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Place of Honour".