All Creatures Great and Small (2021): Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

PBS | Channel 5 | Season Premiere 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 as part of PBS's Masterpiece in Jan 2021]… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E7. The Night Before Christmas
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E6. All Creatures Great and Small
Air Date: October 6, 2020
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S1:E6. A Cure for all Ills
Air Date: October 6, 2020

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Allison Keene

Jan 8, 2021

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

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

Dorothy Rabinowitz

Jan 7, 2021

The script shines with life, its drama far from predictable, it’s pleasures profound. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Jan 11, 2021

There are shows that produce far more plot, action, and tension. But it’s the modesty that makes All Creatures Great and Small so special. Read full review

Joel Keller

Jan 11, 2021

With fine performances and spectacular cinematography, the new version of All Creatures Great And Small will definitely make fans of Herriot’s books want to go back and revisit them, and it will also bring new fans into the fold. Read full review

Ashlie D. Stevens

Jan 11, 2021

"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

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Jan 4, 2021

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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shoulderoforion

Jan 12, 2021

This show is like a warm bath, a roaring fire, and a dog at your feet on a cold winters night. Don't read too much into it, don't expect too much from it, just enjoy the bucolic scenes of a yesterday that probably never existed in the first place. This show is a salve for these troubled times.

2 of 3 users found this helpful21

DunyG

Apr 12, 2021

I needed this after a bad day, I didn't regret watching it and I rewatch it sometimes.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

puna

Feb 14, 2021

Boring British bomb! How often have the brits done an all-white period drama? omg, every time.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 8, 2023
Season 2

88
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 9, 2022
Season 1

82
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 10, 2021
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  S1:E7. The Night Before Christmas
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E6. All Creatures Great and Small
  Air Date: October 6, 2020
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  S1:E6. A Cure for all Ills
  Air Date: October 6, 2020
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  S1:E5. All's Fair
  Air Date: September 29, 2020
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  S1:E5. All's Fair
  Air Date: September 29, 2020
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  S1:E4. A Tricki Case
  Air Date: September 22, 2020
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  S1:E4. A Tricki Case
  Air Date: September 22, 2020
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  S1:E3. Andante
  Air Date: September 15, 2020
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  S1:E2. Another Farnon?
  Air Date: September 8, 2020
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  S1:E1. You've Got To Dream
  Air Date: September 1, 2020