Discover everything you need to know about the drama, hijinks, love, friendship, and heart-warming humor ahead in All Creatures Great and Small Season 4! Find out details about cast, characters, episodes, and more before you watch (and binge) the season that premiered on MASTERPIECE in January 2024.
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What's Ahead in All Creatures Great and Small Season 4
All Creatures Great and Small Season 4 delivers everything you love about Seasons 1-3, plus new faces, new paws, new hoofs, and new hopes and dreams. And you can even look forward to a favorite Mrs. Pumphrey-related story from the James Herriot books!
Season 4 opens around Easter of 1940 amidst the uncertainties of war. With James unsure whether or not he’ll be called up for the RAF, he and Helen are wondering when might be the right time to start a new family, and with Tristan serving in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, Siegfried is at loose ends…in more ways than one! A new veterinary assistant, Richard Carmody, joins the household to provide much-needed help, and his acclimation goes, well, exactly how you’d imagine, and Siegfried hires an experienced bookkeeper, Miss Harbottle, to impose some method to the madness. It’s no wonder Helen and Mrs. Hall’s friendship deepens!
With the drama, shenanigans, and unmitigated warmth of Tristan missing from Skeldale house, everyone is trying to find their place in the growing and changing household. Will James and Helen start their family? Will Mrs. Hall and Gerald’s relationship blossom? Will Siegfried manage the practice—and his emotions—with Tristan at war? And will Mrs. Pumphrey ever stop spoiling Tricki? Expect to see our beloved characters exploring these challenges and more, all the while caring for all manner of animals, as Season 4 unfolds.
Hear from the stars of All Creatures Great and Small about the season and catch a glimpse of some of the drama, new faces, romance, and animals in this special video.
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All Creatures Great and Small New Characters & Cast
With the exception of Tristan (Callum Woodhouse), who is serving in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, all characters great and small return for Season 4. But a few new faces will populate Skeldale House as well. Veterinary student Richard Carmody (James Anthony-Rose, Slow Horses, Pennyworth) is brought in to help out. As Nicholas Ralph (James Herriot) told Yahoo Entertainment, “It’s James’ idea to get Carmody in because, with the loss of Tristan, they’re struggling. He thinks it will be brilliant and Carmody will be a mini-James, but he turns out to be more like Siegfried, so it blows up in James’ face!”
Another new arrival is bookkeeper Miss Harbottle (Shetland, Doctor Who), who Siegfried recruits to manage the money. But, as Samuel West (Siegfried Farnon) describes, “She’s always one step ahead of him, which is not a very nice feeling for Siegfried. …He’s met his match.”
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All Creatures Great and Small Season 4 Airdate & Episodes
Watch All Creatures Great and Small Season 4’s seven timeless and heart-warming episodes, as well as Seasons 1-3 all over again with PBS Passport, an added member benefit.
Episode 1: Broodiness
It is Easter 1940 and without Tristan’s help while he’s away serving, Skeldale House is busier than ever. James and Helen dream about the future, hoping that James won’t be called up to serve. When Mrs. Hall takes a leap of faith, Siegfried offers his support.Episode 2: Carpe Diem
Siegfried has the bright idea of bringing in an experienced bookkeeper, Miss Harbottle, to bring method to their madness. James and Helen take inspiration from Siegfried’s ‘Carpe Diem’ approach and make a long-awaited decision.Episode 3: Right Hand Man
Busy and exhausted, James and Helen can’t get any time together. James thinks he’s found a solution when he hires a new trainee vet, Richard Carmody, but things don’t quite work out as he expects. Mrs. Pumphrey also has a new canine member of her household who has an antisocial problem that she needs addressed urgently. Mrs. Hall takes a big step forward in her relationship with Gerald.Episode 4: By the Book
Following a visit to the Crabtree’s Farm, Carmody is challenged with learning how to be a vet outside of his books. The new farmers have a worrying illness amongst their herd and James wants to help them in any way he can. Helen rallies the community to help the newcomers whilst she waits for some personal news.Episode 5: Papers
With the War feeling closer to home, James desperately wants things in order and Carmody trained up to support Siegfried. Carmody and Mrs. Pumphrey clash because he can’t see her dogs the way she does. A dinner with Gerald leaves Mrs. Hall with a dilemma but watching James and Helen brace for their future gives her a new perspective.Episode 6: The Home Front
When Richard Alderson needs some help, Helen returns to Heston Grange. Buried family secrets threaten to tear their relationship apart as Richard refuses to let her muck in on the farm. Gerald’s beloved dog, Rock, needs veterinary help, but he is too worried about the operation. Mrs. Hall pushes him to do the right thing.Episode 7
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How to Watch All Creatures Great and Small Season 4
Watch All Creatures Great and Small Season 4 withPBS Passport, an added member benefit.Watch full episodes onlineand on thePBS app. [PBS Passport streaming for this show available in the U.S. and Canada.]
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Watch a Recap of Seasons 1-3
From James’ first arrival at the iconic Dales crossroads to the heart-wrenching finale of Season 3, enjoy this look back at three seasons’ worth of funny, poignant, and iconic moments that brought James, Helen, Siegfried, Tristan, and Mrs. Hall together as a found family, and forward to where they pick up at the start of Season 4.
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