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The Worst Episodes of All Creatures Great & Small

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Worst episode
S7E3 The Owl and the Pussycats
6.8148 votes
Best episode
S6E6 Our Hearts Are Full
8.9518 votes
Top season
Season 2
8.4avg
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    All Creatures Great & Small Season 7 Episode 3 - The Owl and the Pussycats
    6.8/10(148 votes)

    S7:E3

    Skeldale is a whirlwind of activity as Siegfried tries to compete with Granville Bennett, but can James cope with his new system? Charlotte requests Tristan's veterinary help with some wild cats that she's become fond of at Beauvoir Manor. When he brings the felines back to the surgery to treat them, Siegfried wonders if Tristan needs romantic advice.

    Director:Jennie Paddon
    Writer:Maxine Alderton

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  2. All Creatures Great & Small Season 7 Episode 4 - Doppelgänger
    6.9/10(131 votes)

    S7:E4

    Skeldale buzzes as Helen and the children prepare birthday cards for Mrs Hall, while Dorothy plans a surprise after Edward cancels his visit. Tristan investigates a mysterious dog, and James and Siegfried risk an unfamiliar operation to save Bella and her calf. Elsewhere, Mrs Pumphrey helps Mrs Hall tackle an interloper.

    Director:Jennie Paddon
    Writer:Debbie O'Malley

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  3. All Creatures Great & Small Season 7 Episode 2 - The Friesians Are Coming!
    7.1/10(152 votes)

    S7:E2

    Helen hopes Heston's new Friesian cows will boost milk yields, but Richard remains unconvinced. Siegfried's modernisation plans upset the traditionalist Hollins family when their sow needs help, while his Dorothy-inspired good mood amuses Tristan. At the Women's Institute, Mrs Hall, Mrs Pumphrey and Maggie consider ways to support their community.

    Director:Brian Percival
    Writer:Debbie O'Malley

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  4. All Creatures Great & Small Season 7 Episode 1 - Back to School
    7.4/10(176 votes)

    S7:E1

    It is 1946, and with the war finally over, a new vet in town threatens the status quo. James is stumped over a cat's mystery illness, while Helen embraces the future over tradition. As Jimmy prepares to start school, everyone pitches in to help.

    Director:Brian Percival
    Writer:Neil Jones

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  5. All Creatures Great & Small Season 6 Episode 7 - Comfort and Joy
    7.9/10(502 votes)

    S6:E7

    It’s Christmas 1945, the first peacetime Christmas after the war. With Helen feeling under the weather, it’s fallen on James to take on the Darrowby Nativity play. Siegfried is back at Mrs Stokes’s Farm to see Hilda the goat, who’s been up to more mischief. Mrs Hall is keen to enter the Drovers' darts competition and scoop the first prize: a fresh turkey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. All Creatures Great & Small Season 1 Episode 2 - Another Farnon?
    8.0/10(932 votes)

    S1:E2

    Skeldale House descends into chaos with the arrival of Siegfried's wayward brother Tristan. Helen provides James with a reason to stay in the Dales.

    Director:Brian Percival
    Writer:Ben Vanstone

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  7. All Creatures Great & Small Season 1 Episode 1 - You've Got to Dream
    8.1/10(1087 votes)

    S1:E1

    Fresh out of veterinary college in 1937, James Herriot struggles to find work in his Depression-struck home town of Glasgow. Seeking new opportunities, he pursues a position in the remote village of Darrowby working for eccentric local vet Siegfried Farnon, who is less than impressed by his early efforts. However, a difficult calving gives James a chance to prove his worth.

    Director:Brian Percival
    Writer:Ben Vanstone

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  8. All Creatures Great & Small Season 3 Episode 4 - What a Balls Up!
    8.1/10(571 votes)

    S3:E4

    James is finally succeeding with the farmers’ uptake of the Ministry of Agriculture’s TB testing scheme, but is struggling with the complicated paperwork - a fact that he is keen to keep from Siegfried. Tristan decides that he is outgrowing running the small animal surgery and buys a car to help with errands at the practice, which also provides him with transport for taking Florence, the daughter of Siegfried’s rival, George Pandhi, out on a date.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Chloë Mi Lin Ewart

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  9. All Creatures Great & Small Season 4 Episode 2 - Carpe Diem
    8.1/10(565 votes)

    S4:E2

    Siegfried hires an experienced bookkeeper, but her efficient approach doesn’t suit everyone. James and Helen arrive at a big decision, and a ferret presents a challenge for the practice.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Helen Raynor

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  10. All Creatures Great & Small Season 4 Episode 3 - Right Hand Man
    8.1/10(545 votes)

    S4:E3

    When new vet Richard Carmody joins the practice, James feels his place by Siegfried’s side is threatened. Conflicts come to the surface at Mrs Pumphrey’s community tea party.

    Director:Stewart Svaasand
    Writer:Maxine Alderton

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  11. All Creatures Great & Small Season 5 Episode 2 - Holding the Baby
    8.1/10(506 votes)

    S5:E2

    James needs a crash course for fatherhood. Mrs Hall referees between Siegfried and her new boss, Mr Bosworth, as they fall out over some of Mr Bosworth's safety tactics. Helen is concerned about the influence of Jenny's new friend Doris.

    Director:Brian Percival
    Writer:Maxine Alderton

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  12. All Creatures Great & Small Season 5 Episode 3 - Homecoming
    8.1/10(504 votes)

    S5:E3

    Everyone is determined to make Jimmy’s christening day special, while Siegfried is unimpressed when called up to Biggins’ farm.

    Director:Stewart Svaasand
    Writer:Matt Evans

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  13. All Creatures Great & Small Season 5 Episode 6 - Glass Half Full
    8.1/10(489 votes)

    S5:E6

    James starts to behave out of character while examining Tricki, and his health takes a turn for the worst. Meanwhile, Siegfried, needing an extra hand in Carmody's absence, recruits a reluctant Tristan to help.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Debbie O'Malley

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  14. All Creatures Great & Small Season 5 Episode 4 - Uninvited Guests
    8.1/10(465 votes)

    S5:E4

    Tristan and Carmody can't see eye to eye, but a quest to Pumphrey Manor might just bring them together. Helen tries to support James when unresolved feelings resurface.

    Director:Stewart Svaasand
    Writer:Maxine Alderton

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  15. All Creatures Great & Small Season 6 Episode 2 - Old Dog, New Tricks
    8.1/10(458 votes)

    S6:E2

    James is exhausted running between Heston and Skeldale, and to make matters worse, he's often finding himself on the wrong side of Richard Alderson, who is miffed about the muddy floor. Meanwhile, Mrs Hall and Herriot are curious about what Siegfried's been up to when James finds him wandering home after a night out.

    Director:Stewart Svaasand
    Writers:Neil Jones, Karim Khan

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  16. All Creatures Great & Small Season 6 Episode 5 - Fixes
    8.1/10(431 votes)

    S6:E5

    James is worried about the practice finances, but it falls on deaf ears when he tries to discuss the matter with Siegfried. Herriot decides to take on the role of attending vet at Hensfield dog track to earn extra money. Meanwhile, Tristan visits Mrs Ainsley, who has an aggressive parrot called George.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Neil Jones

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  17. All Creatures Great & Small Season 1 Episode 4 - A Tricki Case
    8.2/10(832 votes)

    S1:E4

    James is forced to take in Mrs Pumphrey's pampered Pekingese. Tristan prepares to return to university, but needs Siegfried's help to pay for his accommodation, but Siegfried insists he must first prove he is serious about being a vet. James treats the Aldersons' prize bull, and Helen rewards his efforts with some unusual home baking.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writers:Ben Vanstone, Freddy Syborn

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  18. All Creatures Great & Small Season 1 Episode 5 - All's Fair
    8.2/10(817 votes)

    S1:E5

    It's the Darrowby Show and James is pleased as punch that he has been given the honour of Attending Vet. But Siegfried and Tristan know the job is a poisoned chalice and reckon James won't last the day without throwing in the towel.

    Director:Metin Hüseyin
    Writer:Debbie O'Malley

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  19. All Creatures Great & Small Season 2 Episode 3 - We Can But Hope
    8.2/10(672 votes)

    S2:E3

    The fate of a struggling young widow causes difficulties for James and Helen's burgeoning romance. Meanwhile, Siegfried has another scheme to whip Tristan into shape, and a visit from Tricki Woo causes chaos in Skeldale House.

    Director:Sasha Ransome
    Writer:Chloë Mi Lin Ewart

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  20. All Creatures Great & Small Season 2 Episode 5 - The Last Man In
    8.2/10(649 votes)

    S2:E5

    When a familiar face from Helen's past returns to Darrowby, James worries that he has to vie for her attention and steps up to compete against them at Mrs Pumphrey's annual cricket match. The rest of Skeldale House are apprehensive as the game can be brutal. Siegfried tries his best to train James and get a reluctant Tristan to step in, but it's not looking good for their Darrowby Eleven team.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Debbie O'Malley

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  21. All Creatures Great & Small Season 4 Episode 1 - Broodiness
    8.2/10(646 votes)

    S4:E1

    It’s Easter 1940 and, with Tristan away, Skeldale House is busier than ever. Everyone looks to the future, and James tries to save a dog from its owner.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Jamie Crichton

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  22. All Creatures Great & Small Season 3 Episode 2 - Honeymoon's Over
    8.2/10(589 votes)

    S3:E2

    Everyone is trying to get along as best they can in the face of changes at Skeldale House. Helen has moved into the bedsit upstairs with James. James struggles to get Siegfried to let him take the reins now that he is a junior partner, and the pair clash when he learns how much money Skeldale could make from the Ministry of Agriculture’s lucrative bovine TB testing scheme.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Chloë Mi Lin Ewart

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  23. All Creatures Great & Small Season 5 Episode 1 - To All Our Boys
    8.2/10(566 votes)

    S5:E1

    With World War II underway, Siegfried takes up the slack at the surgery. James faces an uncertain future when he is grounded at the RAF. Mrs Hall and Helen consider their contribution within the community, and Carmody is eager to step up.

    Director:Brian Percival
    Writer:Debbie O'Malley

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  24. All Creatures Great & Small Season 4 Episode 4 - By the Book
    8.2/10(543 votes)

    S4:E4

    James and Helen are keeping a secret, and following a visit to the Crabtree’s Farm, Carmody is challenged with learning how to be a vet outside of his books. The new farmers have a worrying illness amongst their herd and James wants to help them in any way he can.

    Director:Stewart Svaasand
    Writer:Maxine Alderton

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  25. All Creatures Great & Small Season 6 Episode 3 - Captain Farnon?
    8.2/10(459 votes)

    S6:E3

    A memorial service is held in Darrowby to honour the war's fallen soldiers and Tristan tries to hide his emotion. He's keen to go for a drink with Siegfried, but finds himself at the bottom of his priorities. Meanwhile, James tells Mrs. Pumphrey not to give up hope in her quest to find a mate for Tricki, and plans a date night to get some time with Helen.

    Director:Stewart Svaasand
    Writer:Robin French

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Owl and the Pussycats" is the worst rated episode of All Creatures Great & Small. It scored 6.8/10 from 148 votes. Directed by Jennie Paddon and written by Maxine Alderton, it aired on October 1, 2026. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Doppelgänger".

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