The WORST episodes of All Creatures Great & Small (2020)
Every episode of All Creatures Great & Small (2020) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 - Another Farnon?
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/2020
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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - You've Got to Dream
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/2020
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.
#4 - A Tricki Case
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/2020
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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#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 - The Last Man In
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2021
When a familiar face from Helen's past returns to Darrowby, James worries that he has to vie for her attention and steps up to compete against them at Mrs Pumphrey's annual cricket match. The rest of Skeldale House are apprehensive as the game can be brutal. Siegfried tries his best to train James and get a reluctant Tristan to step in, but it's not looking good for their Darrowby Eleven team.
#11 - Where the Heart Is
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2021
It’s spring in 1938, and a trip back home to Glasgow presents James Herriot with a dilemma that will mean choosing between the people he loves when he is offered a position at his old mentor's forward-thinking practice.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.