All Creatures Great and Small: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the mid-1930s James Herriot, who has recently graduated from the veterinary college in Glasgow, finds work in the rustic Yorkshire Dales of Northern England. This heartwarming drama chronicles his encounters with the locals and the animals they depend on.

Series details

• Title: All Creatures Great and Small
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1978-01-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-12-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 8090
• IMDb ID: tt0075472
• TVDB ID: 78289

Cast and credited roles

• Christopher Timothy — James Herriot
• Robert Hardy — Siegfried Farnon
• Peter Davison — Tristan Farnon
• Lynda Bellingham — Helen Herriot
• Carol Drinkwater — Helen Herriot

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1978-01-08; final listed air date 1978-04-14; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1978-09-23; final listed air date 1978-12-24; episode order: 14.
• Season 3: premiered 1979-12-29; final listed air date 1985-12-25; episode order: 14.
• Season 4: premiered 1988-01-17; final listed air date 1988-03-20; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 1988-09-03; final listed air date 1988-11-19; episode order: 12.
• Season 6: premiered 1989-09-02; final listed air date 1989-11-18; episode order: 12.
• Season 7: premiered 1990-09-01; final listed air date 1990-12-24; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from All Creatures Great and Small on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.