All Creatures Great and Small TV Guide

Upcoming episodes, programme details and where to watch over the next seven days. All times are UK time.

Upcoming airings

Series 1 · Episode 13 - Breath of Life

Countryside life and intrigue at the local vets in the classic series starring Robert Hardy. Siegfried and James make some surprising discoveries about life and death.

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Production year: 1978
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Classification: PG
Guidance: Contains Mature Themes
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Actor: Carol Drinkwater · Christopher Timothy · John Ronane · Mary Hignett · Peter Davison · Robert Hardy

When to watch · 1 showing

Sat 24 Oct10:40
U&Drama+1England London(60 minutes)

Series 2 · Episode 1 - Cats and Dogs

Vintage TV fun with the vets on patrol in the 1930s. James is faced with the daunting task of performing an unfamiliar operation on a pedigree bull.

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Production year: 1978
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Classification: PG
Guidance: Parental Guidance
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Actor: Carol Drinkwater · Christopher Timothy · Mary Hignett · Peter Davison · Robert Hardy · Sonia Graham

When to watch · 2 showings

Sat 24 Oct10:40
U&DramaEngland London(60 minutes)
Sat 24 Oct11:40
U&Drama+1England London(60 minutes)

Series 2 · Episode 2 - Attendant Problems

Classic drama from the Yorkshire vets solving all sorts of problems. Disturbing events take place when a flock of sheep is worried by a stray dog at lambing time.

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Production year: 1978
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Classification: PG
Guidance: Contains Mature Themes
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Actor: Carol Drinkwater · Christopher Timothy · Mary Hignett · Norman Bird · Peter Davison · Robert Hardy

When to watch · 2 showings

Sat 24 Oct11:40
U&DramaEngland London(60 minutes)
Sat 24 Oct12:40
U&Drama+1England London(60 minutes)

Series 1 · You've Got to Dream

James Herriot, under pressure from his mother to take a job on the docks, follows his dream when he is selected for an interview as a veterinary assistant in Yorkshire.

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Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

When to watch · 1 showing

Sun 25 Oct17:00
5SelectEngland London(60 minutes)

Series 1 · Another Farnon?

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.

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Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

When to watch · 1 showing

Sun 25 Oct18:00
5SelectEngland London(60 minutes)

Series 1 · Andante

Siegfried hopes to bag the job of Attending Vet at Darrowby Racecourse, by buttering up the head of the course, General Ransom. A work decision puts James's future at risk.

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Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

When to watch · 1 showing

Sun 25 Oct19:00
5SelectEngland London(60 minutes)

Series 1 · A Tricki Case

When Mrs Pumphrey's Tricki Woo takes a turn for the worse, James takes drastic action. But things do not go to as expected. Tristan prepares to return to Edinburgh University.

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Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

When to watch · 1 showing

Mon 26 Oct20:00
5SelectEngland London(60 minutes)

Series 1 · All's Fair

James is pleased as punch to be the Attending Vet at the Darrowby Show, but Siegfried and Tristan take bets on how long he will last.

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Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

When to watch · 1 showing

Tue 27 Oct20:00
5SelectEngland London(60 minutes)

Series 1 · A Cure For All Ills

When Siegfried has flu, James examines a pedigree cow who is struggling for breath. At Skeldale, Mrs Hall discovers it is James's birthday.

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Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Classification: General
Guidance: Contains mild gore
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

When to watch · 1 showing

Wed 28 Oct20:00
5SelectEngland London(60 minutes)

Series 2 · Where the Heart Is

It's spring in 1938, and James's parents are overjoyed when hes offered a position at his old mentors forward-thinking practice in Glasgow.

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Original language: English
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Audio description language: English
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9

When to watch · 1 showing

Fri 30 Oct20:00
5SelectEngland London(60 minutes)

Series 2 · Episode 3 - Fair Means and Fowl

Another gem of an episode in the classic series set in pre-war Yorkshire. The practice is threatened with a lawsuit after Tristan has a mishap with a cow.

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Production year: 1978
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Classification: PG
Guidance: Parental Guidance
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Actor: Alex McCrindle · Carol Drinkwater · Christopher Timothy · Mary Hignett · Peter Davison · Robert Hardy

When to watch · 2 showings

Sat 31 Oct09:40
U&DramaEngland London(60 minutes)
Sat 31 Oct10:40
U&Drama+1England London(60 minutes)

Series 2 · Episode 4 - The Beauty of the Beast

Christopher Timothy stars in the classic series which animal lovers of all ages will enjoy. Siegfried gets the better of a notoriously mean scrap merchant.

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Production year: 1978
Broadcast language: English
Subtitle language: English
Classification: PG
Guidance: Parental Guidance
Programme features: Subtitles · Stereo
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Actor: Carol Drinkwater · Christopher Timothy · Mary Hignett · Peter Davison · Robert Hardy · Tony Sympson

When to watch · 1 showing

Sat 31 Oct10:40
U&DramaEngland London(60 minutes)