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ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL MARATHON SUNDAY AT 1 PM

Enjoy a special marathon presentation February, 28, 2021 beginning at 1 PM on WPBS

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.

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Episode One
Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 1pm
James Herriot interviews for a job with harried Yorkshire veterinarian
Siegfried Farnon. His first day is full of surprises.

Episode Two
Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 2pm
Fresh from veterinary college, Siegfried’s fun-loving brother, Tristan, arrives
to help out. Mrs. Pumphrey throws a swanky party.

Episode Three
Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 3pm
James is put to the test with an ailing racehorse. Tristan faces a familiar
temptation. Siegfried angles for a prestigious client.

Episode Four
Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 4pm
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 28, 2021 at 5pm
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 28, 2021 at 6pm
Defying Siegfried, Tristan coaxes James to try a risky procedure to save a
stricken cow. Then James gets a shock from Helen.

Episode Seven
Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 7pm
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 inassociation 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.