Samuel West

Keep the tissues handy for one of the most emotional episodes so far in All Creatures Great & Small as James’s long-awaited summons to war arrives.

Trainee veterinarian Richard is given a crash course in (human) patient relations in this week's All Creatures Great & Small and learns that his profession requires more than book learning.

In All Creatures Great & Small's third episode, James and Helen hope that hiring a student trainee will lighten their workload and give them more time together.

All Creatures Great & Small sees Seigfried hire a terrifyingly efficient assistant, as James gives a senior cow a second chance.

The fourth season of All Creatures Great & Small opens at Easter when fecundity is celebrated, and James and Helen find themselves with a decision to make. 

With World War II having arrived on the doorstep of Skeldale House and Seigfried Farnsworth's veteran practice, Season 4 of All Creatures Great & Small will bring in two new hands to help with all the work.