All Creatures Great and Small S6E12 — The Best Time

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All Creatures Great and Small•Season 6•Episode 12

The Best Time

8.1/10 · 82 votesNov 18, 1989

Ranked #5 of 12 in Season 6•+0.2 vs season avg

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Siegfried is perplexed when the usually-caring Grandma Clarke snubs her neighbor, Franco Pedretti, who is the new shepherd on the estate where she is a tenant farmer. It soon becomes apparent that she blames Franco for the untimely death of her son in Italy during

Directed byTony Virgo

Written byJohnny Byrne

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The Best Time

Cast4

Lynda Bellingham

Helen Herriot

Robert Hardy

Siegfried Farnon

Christopher Timothy

James Herriot

Carol Drinkwater

Helen Herriot

Crew4

Johnny Byrne

Writer

Tony Virgo

Director

Graham Frake

Director of Photography

Keith Schofield

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"The Best Time" is episode 12 of All Creatures Great and Small season 6. It scored 8.1/10 from 82 votes, ranking #5 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Tony Virgo and written by Johnny Byrne, it aired on November 18, 1989.

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