The WORST episodes of All Creatures Great & Small (2020)

#1 - Gathering the Flock

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2025

We return to Darrowby in May 1945. Things are very different at Skeldale House, and James is struggling with a wild and chaotic Siegfried. Tristan returns from war, shocked to see the shift in his brother.

#2 - 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.

#3 - 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.

#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 - 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.

#6 - 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.

#7 - Holding the Baby

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2024

James goes on a crash course in fatherhood. Mrs Hall referees between Siegfried and the overly officious Mr Bosworth. Helen is concerned about the influence of Jenny's new friend.

#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 - Uninvited Guests

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2024

Tristan and Carmody can't see eye to eye, but a quest to Pumphrey Manor might just bring them together. Helen tries to support James when unresolved feelings resurface.

#10 - Pair Bond

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/2024

Carmody gets an opportunity he shouldn't turn down. Mrs Hall and Mr Bosworth clash over a warden task. Siegfried and Carmody are forced to pay attention to their romantic pursuits.

#11 - Glass Half Full

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/2024

James has a bout of brucellosis, bringing buried emotions to the surface. A broken-down car forces Siegfried and Tristan to renegotiate their relationship, with amusing consequences.

#12 - Christmas Special: All God's Creatures

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/23/2024

Mrs Hall's world is rocked by concerning news. Meanwhile, Tristan is given a special wartime mission involving pigeons, and the house readies to celebrate Jimmy's birthday.

#13 - 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.

#14 - Old Dog, New Tricks

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2025

James and Siegfried clash over an x-ray machine for the practice. Mrs Hall learns more about Siegfried's shenanigans and Mrs Pumphrey seeks help when she thinks Tricki is giving her the cold shoulder.

#15 - Captain Farnon?

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2025

Tristan and Siegfried compete for the business of a wealthy new family. Mrs Pumphrey and James prepare Tricki for a special visitor. Mrs Hall makes a discovery about Tristan.

#16 - Jenny Wren

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2025

As Jenny prepares for a new adventure, Helen struggles to come to terms with her leaving. Siegfried has an encounter with a troublesome goat. Tristan doubts himself when he tries to fit into Charlotte's world.

#17 - Fixes

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2025

James gets himself in a spot of bother when he takes on the role of attending vet at Hensfield dog track. Tristan visits Mrs Ainsley, who has a parrot with an attitude. Jimmy tells Siegfried some home truths.

#18 - Our Hearts Are Full

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2025

As VJ Day is announced, Tristan's suppressed emotions rise to the surface and Siegfried has to step up for his brother. James and Richard are baffled when a newborn calf mysteriously goes missing at Heston.

#19 - Comfort and Joy

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/24/2025

James is tasked with running the village Nativity when Helen is poorly. Siegfried pays another visit to Stokes's Farm and gets a warning about his future. A surprise visitor returns to Darrowby.

#20 - Back to School

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2026

The acclaimed series return to the Dales in 1946 as a new vet in town threatens the status quo, James struggles to treat a cat with a mystery illness, and Jimmy prepares for school.

#21 - The Friesians Are Coming!

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2026

Helen's Heston Grange plans are put to the test. Mrs Hall joins forces with Mrs Pumphrey at the Women's Institute and has an idea. Tristan makes the most of an amenable Siegfried.

#22 - The Owl and the Pussycats

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2026

#23 - Doppelganger

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2026

Skeldale buzzes as Helen and the children prepare birthday cards for Mrs Hall, while Dorothy plans a surprise after Edward cancels his visit. Tristan investigates a mysterious dog, and James and Siegfried risk an unfamiliar operation to save Bella and her calf. Elsewhere, Mrs Pumphrey helps Mrs Hall tackle an interloper.

#24 - Farnon, Herriot and Farnon

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2026

Tristan smartens up for a final date with Charlotte, but a bargain haircut, barber Josh's runaway dog and a peculiar talent leave him improvising. Meanwhile, Jimmy worries when Siegfried's pet rat Bunthorne disappears, prompting a rescue mission. At Heston, James clashes with Richard before Helen delivers some uncomfortable home truths.

#25 - 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.