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comments Even as I watched the animated introduction to PBS Masterpiece's "All Creatures Great and Small," which features a small automobile zipping through rolling green hills dotted with fleecy sheep, I felt my jaw unclench and my shoulders drop just a bit. The series, which is based on the beloved books by Alf Wight (under the nom de plume James Herriot), promises from the outset to be tremendously cozy — the television equivalent of a chunky sweater knit from oatmeal-colored yarn.  But "All Creatures" doesn't just stop at being pleasant in a wholesomely British kind of way. Coursing t...

Home > tv > All Creatures Great and Small: Christmas Special, Channel 5 review - big and little dramas in the Dales All Creatures Great and Small: Christmas Special, Channel 5 review - big and little dramas in the Dales | reviews, news & interviews All Creatures Great and Small: Christmas Special, Channel 5 review - big and little dramas in the Dales All Creatures Great and Small: Christmas Special, Channel 5 review - big and little dramas in the Dales Revived vet show hits a Yuletide home run by Adam SweetingWednesday, 23 December 2020 Having launched their new-look All Creatur...

By Danielle de Wolfe All Creatures Great And Small star: ‘For about 80% of the episode, I’m dressed as a Christmas elf’ With the festive season upon us and present wrapping well and truly under way, the cast and crew of All Creatures Great And Small might just be serving up the greatest gift of all. Returning to Channel 5 as a one-off Christmas special, the Yorkshire-based veterinary drama is set to include some of the show’s best-loved characters, animals and storylines – all with a sprinkling of seasonal cheer. “It wa...

There’s been one nagging frustration blighting this year’s successful reboot of All Creatures Great And Small, one of TV’s most cherished shows. Why are vet James Herriot and farmer’s daughter Helen Alderson still only friends? They’ve been pussyfooting around each other like lovesick teenagers since James first clapped eyes on Helen in a muddy farmyard in episode one, with neither revealing their true feelings.  In the original BBC version in the 1970s, James and Helen (played by Christopher Timothy and Carol Drinkwater) were married halfway through series one, and many of this re...