All Creatures Great and Small Sundays, January 10 - February 21, 2021 on MASTERPIECE
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All Creatures Great and Small Sundays, January 10 - February 21, 2021 on MASTERPIECE Series Description Scottish actor Nicholas Ralph stars as veterinarian James Herriot at the start of his storied career in rural Yorkshire in the 1930s. Co-starring in this all-new adaptation of Herriot’s bestselling memoir are Samuel West, Anna Madeley, Callum Woodhouse, Rachel Shenton, and Diana Rigg—plus an engaging cast of horses, cattle, dogs, and cats. The series is a beautiful remake of the popular family drama that aired on British and American television from 1978 to 1990. Episode One Sunday, January 10, 2021; 9-10pm ET on PBS James Herriot interviews for a job with harried Yorkshire veterinarian Siegfried Farnon. His first day is full of surprises. Episode Two Sunday, January 17, 2021; 9-10pm ET on PBS Fresh from veterinary college, Siegfried’s fun-loving brother, Tristan, arrives to help out. Mrs. Pumphrey throws a swanky party. Episode Three Sunday, January 24, 2021; 9-10pm ET on PBS James is put to the test with an ailing racehorse. Tristan faces a familiar temptation. Siegfried angles for a prestigious client. Episode Four Sunday, January 31, 2021; 9-10pm ET on PBS While Tristan gives Tricki-Woo the spa treatment, James deals with Helen’s champion bull. Siegfried makes a decision about Tristan. Episode Five Sunday, February 7, 2021; 9-10pm ET on PBS James volunteers to be the official vet at the Darrowby Show. His ordeals include an ethical plight involving Helen’s bull. Episode Six Sunday, February 14, 2021; 9-10pm ET on PBS Defying Siegfried, Tristan coaxes James to try a risky procedure to save a stricken cow. Then James gets a shock from Helen. – more – Episode Seven Sunday, February 21, 2021; 9-10:30pm ET on PBS Siegfried hosts a Christmas eve party, with an even bigger event to follow the next day. Helen accompanies James on an emergency house call. All Creatures Great and Small is a Playground production for MASTERPIECE and Channel 5 in association with All3Media and Screen Yorkshire. The Executive Producers are Colin Callender and Melissa Gallant for Playground (Golden Globe® and BAFTA-winning Wolf Hall, Little Women), Ben Vanstone, Hugo Heppell for Screen Yorkshire, Rebecca Eaton and Susanne Simpson for MASTERPIECE, which is presented on PBS by WGBH Boston and Louise Pedersen for All3Media International. The producer is Richard Burrell. The lead writer is Ben Vanstone (The English Game, The Last Kingdom). The lead director is Brian Percival (Downton Abbey, The Book Thief), with Metin Hüseyin (Outlander, Merlin) and Andy Hay (Jamestown, The Last Kingdom) also directing episodes. pbs.org/masterpiece Press Contacts Ellen Dockser: [email protected] Laura Garvey: [email protected] About MASTERPIECE Winner of 83 Primetime Emmys® and 18 Peabody Awards, MASTERPIECE has been essential Sunday night viewing for millions of fans since 1971. Susanne Simpson is the executive producer and Rebecca Eaton is the executive producer-at-large for the series. Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust. Produced for PBS by GBH Boston, MASTERPIECE is known for recent hits such as Sherlock, Downton Abbey and Victoria, and beloved classics such as Upstairs Downstairs, Prime Suspect, The Forsyte Saga and Poldark. FUNDING FOR MASTERPIECE PROVIDED BY.