All Creatures Great and Small
It was peak timing when the All Creatures Great and Small reboot debuted its first season in the winter of 2021. The first miserable lockdown of winter required the bright and sunny dales of Yorkshire and the notes of comfort and hope the show provided. James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) was
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As the Season 2 finale of All Creatures Great and Small opens, it's the day before Christmas, Skeldale House is beautifully decorated, and everything is ready for the annual party Siegfried throws for friends and clients. But early in the morning, James Herriot is rudely awakened by a
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Episode 6 of All Creatures Great and Small, originally the finale of Season 2 (PBS airs the 2021 Christmas special as Episode 7), begins with James and Helen in line at their local movie theater, waiting for the projectionist to turn up. He arrives on a bicycle, the line shuffles
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The latest episode of All Creatures Great and Small begins with a celebration: It's Tristan's birthday! During breakfast in Skeldale House, Tristan carefully unwraps the large leather case with his name and professional qualifications embossed in gold. It’s a magnificent gift and he is duly
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The episode of All Creatures Great and Small opens with a funeral, black-clad mourners following a horse and cart that bears a wooden casket. It looks like all of Darrowby has turned out to pay their respects, and you’ll find yourself anxiously scanning the faces to see who the
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The second episode of All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 opens with a visitor to Skeldale House, divorcee Diana Brompton (Dorothy Atkinson). She’s selling tickets for that evening’s Daffodil Ball, an event to raise funds for the restoration of the church steeple. She warms up by flirting
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You have to be made of stone if watching James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) gently tend to an injured pet on the surprise Masterpiece hit All Creatures Great and Small doesn’t make you sigh. But as Season 2 opens, surprise - we’re not in Darrowby anymore. Instead, James is
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All Creatures Great and Small returns this Sunday for a second season. The first season, which aired in January of 2021, was a surprise hit for PBS and Masterpiece, bringing mainstream audiences to the Yorkshire Dales the same way Downton Abbey once did for grand houses and posh estates. But
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All Creatures Great & Small may be set in the pre-World War II era in the Yorkshire Dales, long before modern technology made the world interconnected. However, Season 2 of the escapist fantasy is looking more and more like the hottest ticket in town this winter. With new coronavirus variant
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When All Creatures Great and Small arrived at the beginning of the year on PBS, it seemed an unlikely series to take the place of other January flagship series like Downton Abbey and Victoria. The costumes weren't over the top glamour; the drama wasn't about hidden
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It's official: Masterpiece will be taking us all back to the Yorkshire Dales in January for All Creatures Great and Small Season 2. Now, this news was probably pretty expected by most savvy period drama fans, given that the popular remake first aired in the coveted January timeslot
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The All Creatures Great and Small remake was 2021's first real hit. Snuggling down in the Yorkshire Dales to save a few cows turned out to be just what the doctor ordered last winter. But for those concerned that there might be a lack of small-time dramas starring