All Creatures Great & Small: Season 1

2020 · 7 episodes · ★ 8.0

What Season 1 of All Creatures Great & Small

Yorkshire, late 1930s. Freshly graduated, James Herriot arrives in Darrowby to become assistant to veterinarian Siegfried Farnon, an eccentric man who lives with his brother Tristan and the housekeeper, Mrs. Hall. James faces farms, pets and the whims of his colleagues at the practice while trying to win the trust of the locals and of Siegfried. His cases include a horse race, a village fair and Mrs. Pumphrey, who is worried about her dog. Helen, a farmer's daughter, also crosses his path. James discovers that people are harder to treat than animals.

7episodes

Sep 1, 2020premiered

Dec 22, 2020final episode

5.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 You've Got to Dream
Sep 1, 2020 · 48 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: Brian Percival · Writing: Ben Vanstone · Starring: Steve Jackson, Naomi Radcliffe, Laura Lindsay, Nigel Betts
1x02 Another Farnon?
Sep 8, 2020 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: Brian Percival · Writing: Ben Vanstone · Starring: Diana Rigg, Nigel Betts, Melanie Kilburn, Maimie McCoy
1x03 Andante
Sep 15, 2020 · 44 min · ★ 8.3
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.
Directing: Metin Hüseyin · Writing: Lisa Holdsworth · Starring: Nigel Havers, Susan Jameson, John Bulwich, David Fleeshman
1x04 A Tricki Case
Sep 22, 2020 · 44 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Directing: Andy Hay · Writing: Ben Vanstone, Freddy Syborn · Starring: Diana Rigg, Seán Carlsen, Mollie Winnard, Matthew Lewis
1x05 All's Fair
Sep 29, 2020 · 44 min · ★ 7.9
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.
Directing: Metin Hüseyin · Writing: Debbie O'Malley · Starring: James Lewis, Steven Blakeley, Laura Woodward, Thomas William Kelso
1x06 A Cure for All Ills
Oct 6, 2020 · 44 min · ★ 8.3
James' workload doubles when Siegfried takes ill during a harsh winter. Mrs Hall discovers it is James' birthday, and Tristan tries his best to cheer him up by arranging a double date. Season finale.
Directing: Andy Hay · Writing: Ben Vanstone, Julian Jones · Starring: Alexis Platt, Roxanne Morgan, Edith Smith, Jeannie Crowther
1x07 The Night Before Christmas Season Finale
Dec 22, 2020 · 58 min · ★ 8.7
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.
Directing: Andy Hay · Writing: Ben Vanstone · Starring: Dave Hill, Mollie Winnard, Jake Hayes, Maimie McCoy