The BEST episodes of All Creatures Great & Small (2020)
Every episode of All Creatures Great & Small (2020) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of All Creatures Great & Small (2020)!
The numerous adventures of a friendly staff at a country veterinarian practice in 1930s to 1940s Yorkshire.
#1 - Christmas Special
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/24/2021
James and Helen spend their first Christmas together, but must agree on where to spend it. Despite all seeming idyllic, the vets are troubled as Tricki Woo is sick.
#2 - On a Wing and a Prayer
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/21/2023
Faced with a daunting future, James longs to see Helen, but an injured bird stands in his way. Siegfried and Carmody try to support Mrs Hall's community efforts.
#3 - Home Truths
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2021
As Chamberlain heads to meet with Hitler in Munich, James prepares to face his parents and give them some difficult news. Meanwhile, James's agenda is derailed by an emergency with the Alderson's pregnant mare, Candy.
#4 - The Home Front
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2023
Helen feels redundant at Skeldale, and Mrs Hall worries for Siegfried. Both women are about to learn where they truly belong...
#5 - By the Book
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2023
Helen rallies the community to help the new farmers while she waits for some personal news. Carmody meets Bernard the tortoise and tries to treat the owner too.
#6 - Papers
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2023
James prepares for his new life, but struggles to get everything in place for Helen and Skeldale House. Carmody finds his place at Skeldale, assisted by a surprising mentor.
#7 - To All Our Boys
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2024
A medical scare keeps James's feet firmly on the ground, Siegfried and Carmody get their wires crossed over an animal, Helen assists an old family friend, and Mrs Hall tries to help the war effort.
#8 - Homecoming
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2024
It's baby Jimmy's Christening Day. There's a surprise announcement from Tristan, and Siegfried makes a promise to himself that he might struggle to keep.
#9 - Christmas Special
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/23/2022
It's Christmas in Darrowby and everyone is trying to make the most of things while the world is at war. A young guest brings some wonder, mischief and cheer to Skeldale House while everyone waits for important news. When Mrs Pumphrey heralds the arrival of a kitten in need of extra care at Pumphrey Manor, James has just the person to take him under their wing. Siegfried is asked to pay a visit to an injured River just before a big race and makes an important discovery which Sebright Saunders uses as leverage to get the horse back on the racetrack
#10 - Right Hand Man
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2023
When new vet Richard Carmody joins the practice, James feels his place by Siegfried’s side is threatened. Conflicts come to the surface at Mrs Pumphrey’s community tea party.
#11 - Second Time Lucky
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2022
It is now spring 1939 and a potential world war looms. Tristan is now a qualified vet, while James enters a new stage of his life with Helen and at the practice. After being made joint business partner by Siegfried, James pushes to take on more responsibility via the Ministry of Agriculture's new bovine TB testing scheme, but its unexpected challenges risk pushing him to breaking point.
#12 - A Cure For All Ills
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/6/2020
James celebrates his birthday, but personal and professional worries but a dampener on the event. James and Tristan ignore Siegfried's advice and operate on a prized cow.
#13 - Surviving Siegfried
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2022
Siegfried receives some difficult news and becomes even more irascible than usual. Helen gets a new insight into how hard James works, but feels reluctant to help him by asking her father.
#14 - Honeymoon's Over
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2022
Everyone is trying to get along as best they can in the face of changes at Skeldale House. Helen has moved into the bedsit upstairs with James.
#15 - We Can But Hope
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2021
The fate of a struggling young widow causes difficulties for James and Helen's burgeoning romance. Meanwhile, Siegfried has another scheme to whip Tristan into shape, and a visit from Tricki Woo causes chaos in Skeldale House.
#16 - Christmas Special
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/2020
James is trying to bury his pain over Helen and has invited his new girlfriend Connie to the annual Skeldale Christmas party. Preparations are well under way!
#17 - Broodiness
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2023
It's Easter 1940 and, with Tristan away, Skeldale House is busier than ever. Everyone looks to the future, and James tries to save a dog from its owner.
#18 - For Whom the Bell Tolls
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/2022
Everyone at Skeldale House is pushed to think about what matters to them most when the radio reports that Britain is standing on the brink of war.
#19 - What a Balls Up!
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/2022
Tristan decides that he is outgrowing running the small animal surgery and a shock departure from Darrowby brings James's feelings about his place in Darrowby to the surface for Helen.
#20 - All's Fair
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/2020
It's the Darrowby Show and James is pleased as punch that he has been given the honour of Attending Vet.
#21 - Edward
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2022
Siegfried and Tristan are left in charge of Skeldale House, when Mrs Hall takes time off to meet up with an important person from her past.
#22 - Semper Progrediens
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2021
With Tristan's encouragement, James asks Helen if she'd like to go to the local spring dance. But village resident Gerald's arrival with his injured dog, Rock, puts a spanner in the works. Meanwhile, Tristan worries that Siegfried is in danger of losing his edge.
#23 - Carpe Diem
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2023
Siegfried hires an experienced bookkeeper, but her efficient approach doesn't suit everyone. James and Helen arrive at a decision, and a ferret presents a challenge for the practice.
#24 - Many Happy Returns
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2021
It's an important day for Tristan in more ways than one, as he celebrates his birthday and Siegfried gives him new responsibilities as a vet. Tristan has to withstand the pressure and succeed in the challenge set by his older brother before returning to Skeldale for his birthday festivities. Meanwhile, Mrs Hall reminds James that he needs to tell Helen some home truths.
#25 - Andante
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/2020
Siegfried hopes to bag the job of Attending Vet at Darrowby Racecourse, by buttering up the head of the race course, General Ransom.