This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more All Creatures Great and Small's Nicholas Ralph on animal co-stars All Creatures Great and Small's first season is available to watch on Netflix from August 14 and the escapist series is based on the much-loved books by Yorkshire-based vet, Alf Wight. He is better known by his pen name, James Herriot, and his books offer insight into everyday life as a rural vet.
The series first aired on Channel 5 back in 2020, and it was based on the original BBC series of the same name which ran from 1978 to 1990 . The first season is made up of six episodes, plus a Christmas special, and it aired to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first book in the James Herriot series. The show centres around a trio of vets working in the Yorkshire Dales in the late 1930s.
The eccentric Siegfried Farnon hires James Herriot for his veterinary practice at Skeldale House. There is also Siegfried's younger brother, Tristan, and Mrs Hall, their housekeeper, amongst other key characters like farmer's daughter Helen Alderson. On Channel 5 the hit series has been renewed for a fifth and sixth season.
The series stars a number of guests but the main cast has largely stayed the same over the years. Here is all you need to know about who is in the first season. READ MORE All Creatures Great and Small star hints at big announcement in show return [INSIGHT] All Creatures Great a.