When is All Creatures Great and Small set?Īll Creatures Great and Small is set in the 1930s. 'We have all laughed and cried - a lot - making it and hope it will bring a little necessary joy and catharsis to the end of a challenging year for many.” 'Ben Vanstone cooks up his signature Christmas feast full of fun, festivity, community, romance, Father Christmas, tears, and of course a resurgence of Mrs Hall's excellent sausage rolls. “This is our first Christmas during wartime and we wanted to reflect something of the reality of war for our Skeldale family. 'An All Creatures Christmas special always aims to deliver uplifting celebration alongside the often painful reality of Christmas for many, and this year's episode is no exception. The story is set in Christmas 1939, with the world at war and the folk of Darrowby coming to terms with new regulations, conditions and separations.Įxecutive producer Melissa Gallant said: “We are delighted to be offering the audience one more trip back to the sanctuary of Darrowby before the year is out. When is the All Creatures Great and Small 2022 Christmas special?Īll Creatures Great and Small Christmas Special 2022 premieres Friday 23 December at 9pm on Channel 5. UK broadcaster Channel 5 and the show’s American broadcaster, Masterpiece on PBS, have officially renewed the show for two more seasons - which also includes two more Christmas specials, one of which will air over the festive period in 2022. In the US, All Creatures Great and Small season 3 premieres a few months later - starting Sunday 8 January, 2023, on Masterpiece on PBS. What's the All Creatures Great and Small season 3 release date?Īll Creatures Great and Small season 3 premieres Thursday 15 September at 9pm on Channel 5 and My5. Plus, don’t miss our period drama picks this month - from Julian Fellowes’ recent TV series The Gilded Age to Hotel Portofino on BritBox.

From the plot of season 3 to who’s in the cast, we reveal what we know so far about the new series of All Creatures Great and Small, including the confirmed release date, plot, cast, filming locations and trailer. The period drama, based on a series of memoirs written by vet Alf Wight under the pen name James Herriot, follows Herriot as he starts out as a vet in the small Yorkshire village of Darrowby in 1930s England.įans of the show will be delighted to know that two more seasons are on their way. All Creatures Great and Small has been credited with giving Yorkshire tourism a boost this summer, after the second season of the show premiered in the US over the weekend.

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