All Creatures Great and Small (2021)

Name: All Creatures Great and Small (2021)
Genre: Drama
Released: January 10, 2021
Rating: 84

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PBS | Channel 5 | Release Date: January 10, 2021

Summary: New graduate James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) travels to the Yorkshire village of Darrowby for an assistant position with veterinarian Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West) in this reboot of the 1970s series based on the books written by Alf Wight (under the pen name of James Herriot).
[Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 5 on 1 Sep 2020;New graduate James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) travels to the Yorkshire village of Darrowby for an assistant position with veterinarian Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West) in this reboot of the 1970s series based on the books written by Alf Wight (under the pen name of James Herriot).
[Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 5 on 1 Sep 2020; set to air in the US on PBS's Masterpiece in Jan 2021]… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

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S2:E2. Christmas Special
Air Date: December 24, 2021
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S2:E1. Christmas Special
Air Date: December 24, 2021

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The Telegraph Anita Singh

Sep 16, 2021

Season 2 Review: There are few dramas these days that could be described as gentle. This proves that gentleness doesn’t have to be dull. It is a delight. Read full review

Allison Keene

Jan 8, 2021

Season 1 Review: All Creatures Great and Small is not a series that requires much from you, but gives plenty in return. It’s not fluff—there are real emotions here, and an underlying sense of changing times as modernity creeps in to the practices of the rural counties. ... It is a wonderful treat and a balm for the soul. Read full review

IndieWire Steve Greene

Jan 11, 2021

Season 1 Review: What’s remarkable is how much of that bouncy, vibrant spirit this series is able to retain [of the previous version] while also bucking some of the expectations shows of its kind are usually saddled with. Read full review

Ashlie D. Stevens

Jan 11, 2021

Season 1 Review: "All Creatures" doesn't just stop at being pleasant in a wholesomely British kind of way. Coursing through the entire seven-episode series is such an amount of heart, the kind that ensures that goodness and decency inevitably win the day, that it will leave you yearning for better times, especially amid the unprecedented stress the last year has brought us. Read full review

Kathryn VanArendonk

Feb 1, 2021

Season 1 Review: The cozy, well-known contours of this story are a feature, not a bug. Still, the new series is completely charming on its own, entirely apart from whether you grew up with Herriot as a nostalgia figure. ... There’s always a real chance that he’s not going to be able to help an animal, and All Creatures Great and Small would not work without knowing those stakes. At the same time, the foundation of the series is the rock-solid confidence that Herriot and his colleagues are competent and deeply compassionate. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Jan 20, 2021

Season 1 Review: The tone is more humorous than not, and even when things are a little rough between the characters, the camera and the soundtrack turn to the landscape for romance. (Even a tractor ride may bring in sweeping strings.) We are practically being instructed to fall in love with these people and this place, and it is an easy instruction to follow. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Jan 4, 2021

Season 1 Review: The wild beauty of the Yorkshire dales and the timelessness of these stories about animals and their devoted human owners make this a comforting and at times even compelling place to revisit. [4 - 17 Jan 2021, p.7]

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debie

Apr 26, 2021

A breath of fresh air! This wholesome PBS series is a touching and funny adaption based on the 1970s book series of a young veterinarian in 1930s Yorkshire England. The show centers around the naïve, eager James Herriot, who, fresh out of vet college, is hired by the eccentric, curmudgeon,A breath of fresh air! This wholesome PBS series is a touching and funny adaption based on the 1970s book series of a young veterinarian in 1930s Yorkshire England. The show centers around the naïve, eager James Herriot, who, fresh out of vet college, is hired by the eccentric, curmudgeon, and local vet, Sigfried Farnon. We follow James on his vet adventures meeting the tight-knit townsfolk and their beloved animals, as well as Sigfried's mischievous but charming brother, Tristan, and the motherly housekeeper Mrs. Hall. (Harry Potter fans will enjoy seeing "Neville Longbottom" as the pretentious Hugh Hulton.) The acting, script, and cinematography are wonderful and the scenery is beautiful. This warm, endearing series can be enjoyed by the whole family.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

84

Series Overview
Season 2

88
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 9, 2022
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  S2:E2. Christmas Special
  Air Date: December 24, 2021
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  S2:E1. Christmas Special
  Air Date: December 24, 2021
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 10, 2021