| All Creatures Great and Small | |
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| Created by | Ben Vanstone |
| Based on | If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Alexandra Harwood |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 34 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
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| Producer | Richard Burrell |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | Playground Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 1 September 2020 – present |
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All Creatures Great and Small is a television series set in 1930s and 1940s Northern England,[1] based upon a series of books about a Yorkshire veterinary surgeon written by Alf Wight under the pen name of James Herriot. The series, produced by Playground Entertainment for Channel 5,[2] is a new adaptation of Wight's books, following the previous BBC series of 90 episodes that ran from 1978 to 1990 and a number of other films and television series based on Herriot's novels.[3] It was filmed in the Yorkshire Dales, and received funding from Screen Yorkshire.[4]
The first series, which consists of six episodes and a special Christmas episode, was filmed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first book in the James Herriot series.[5] The series premiered in the UK on Channel 5 on 1 September 2020. Following a second series in late 2021, in January 2022 the programme was renewed for two further series, each comprising six episodes and a Christmas special.[6] Filming on the third series began in March 2022. The first episode aired in the UK on 15 September 2022 and in the US on 8 January 2023.[7] The fourth series began airing on 5 October 2023 in the UK and on 7 January 2024 in the US.[8]The fifth series began airing on 19 September 2024 in the UK.
On 23 February 2024, PBS announced that the series had been renewed for a fifth and sixth series, and that Callum Woodhouse would return as Tristan Farnon.[9]
- ^ "All Creatures Great and Small season 2 release date: cast, plot, and latest news". Radio Times. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
Season one took place in 1937, and season two will take place in 1938.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (27 June 2019). "Channel 5 to revive TV drama All Creatures Great and Small". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "All Creatures Great and Small is Channel 5's biggest show in five years". Radio Times. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
the BBC series which premiered in 1978 became a massively popular show, running for a total of 90 episodes and ending in 1990.
- ^ "Coming to MASTERPIECE:All Creatures Great and Small". Masterpiece, PBS. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ Farooqi, Jamila (24 January 2020). "REVEALED: First look at new TV series of All Creatures Great and Small". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ Carr, Flora. "All Creatures Great and Small renewed for seasons 3 and 4 on Channel 5". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Samuel West [@exitthelemming] (2 March 2022). "Mist and rain from dawn till tea" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 March 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Season 4 Airdates: All Creatures Great and Small and Miss Scarlet and The Duke". PBS. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "All Creatures Great and Small Seasons 5 and 6 Coming to MASTERPIECE on PBS". PBS.