Brotherhood Is Complicated in ‘All Creatures Great & Small'
Siegfried and Tristan compete for status, a horse, and possibly a love interest, while Mrs. Pumphrey plans to establish a dynasty for Tricki Woo in this week's 'All Creatures Great and Small.'
Darrowby holds a memorial service for those lost in the war, as we open this week’s All Creatures Great & Small, an emotional and sobering experience. As the congregation leaves the church, Tristan Farnon seeks a moment’s solitude before Siegfried finds him. Siegfried mentions that the whole town has suffered from the war, and Tristan reminds him that there are some lost who may never return. Arthur, husband of Maggie, who runs the Drovers’ Arms, has been missing in Burma for years. It’s another missed opportunity for the two brothers to engage with each other.
They're not the only ones failing to connect; James and Helen haven’t had much time together, which is why James is working to arrange a night out at the movies. Meanwhile, Siegfried’s top priority is supposedly spending more time with his brother, Tristan, but he keeps putting it off; this time for an invitation to Orley Castle for a chamber music recital. (It's already obvious Tristan isn't doing well, and this does not help.)
Siegfried happily anticipates hobnobbing with the local aristocrats and gentry, including the horse-breeding Beauvoir family whose branch has just inherited the estate. With any luck, he will be introduced to potential customers with large, delicate, and expensive animals – thoroughbred horses – and sustain the practice, which is still dependent on small-animal work.
