Grassington Transforms Again As ‘All Creatures Great And Small’ Series 3 Filming Continues (2024)

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What are they filming in Grassington? ›

Season 5 of All Creatures Great and Small starts filming straight away in Grassington. Well, there were All Creatures Great and Small fans across the world waiting with baited breath recently as no mention of another series had been made.

Why isn't Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small? Tristan packed his bags and left Skeldale House after being called up to serve in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps at the end of season three, which means Callum doesn't appear in the fourth series.

Carol Drinkwater

When it comes to the reason for her sad departure, it seems that Carol had been starting to think about leaving around the time she met her husband Michel as she felt that there wasn't enough scope to take Helen's story further.

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.

Joan Catherine Anderson Danbury

James Herriot / Spouse (m. 1941–1995)

Deep in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the traditional feel of the 13th century Green Dragon Inn, with its flagstone floors, oak beams and atmospheric charred hearth, made it the perfect stand-in for the interior of The Drovers Arms in the new All Creatures Great and Small.

All Creatures Great and Small confirms Tristan's return with season 5 and 6 renewal. Callum Woodhouse will be returning to the series ensemble as Tristan Farnon.

Season 5 will see the return of Callum Woodhouse as Tristan Farnon. Also returning for the fifth season is Nicholas Ralph as vet James Herriot, and Samuel West as his mercurial mentor Siegfried Farnon.

Tristan Farnon is based on Brian Sinclair, who was the younger brother of Skeldale House owner, Donald Sinclair. Both brothers were married in real life and in the series, Siegfried Farnon (Sam West) shares insight into his love life.

We have Melissa Gallant, who is an executive producer on the show, Nicholas Ralph, who plays James Herriot. We have Rachel Shenton who plays Helen Herriot, and Samuel West who plays Siegfried Farnon.

Is Helen pregnant on All Creatures Great and Small? ›

The Christmas special was an emotional watch. It was an eventful Christmas Day for both Helen and James in the All Creatures Great and Small festive special.

Share this: Filming for season five of Channel 5's popular period drama All Creatures Great and Small is officially underway and it looks like viewers can look forward to an appearance from baby Herriot! In behind-the-scenes photos, Rachel Shenton's character Helen is seen pushing a pram across Darrowby.

In Season 4 of All Creatures Great and Small, the year is 1940, the world is at war, Tristan is serving in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, and James is awaiting his call by the RAF. How does the war affect the daily life at Skeldale House and in the Yorkshire Dales?

Hall, now free to remarry after learning her divorce has been finalized, leaving the Yorkshire Dales with Gerald (Will Thorp), her kind, garden-loving boyfriend.

Siegfried has not mentioned his wife very often up until now, as she died before the events of the first season.

Filming Locations

Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales stands in for Darrowby, the central village in 'All Creatures Great and Small' and viewers will see The Square, The Devonshire Arms (The Drovers) and The Stripey Badger (Endelby's Grocers) throughout series 2.

Filming locations

It filmed across a range of locations in Yorkshire, including the beautiful and historic market town of Grassington, which plays a central role in the drama as 'Darrowby' Village. We will be sharing more details about additional filming locations very soon!

Every year in April or May, the Yorkshire Dales town of Grassington is transformed over a few days into a film set for the popular TV series All Creatures Great & Small. Based on the James Herriot books about the Yorkshire Dales vet, the town becomes the fictional town of Darrowby home to the veterinary practice.

James Herriot's home and surgery at Skeldale House was created from a private house just off the Square, although the rear of Skeldale is actually in Arncliffe! The Darrowby Show episode also occurs in the town's still-cobbled Square.