All Creatures Great and Small
Created by Bill Sellars
On BBC One
A warm, gently comic portrait of rural veterinary life in Yorkshire, built on affection for its characters and the rhythms of country work.
The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.
Questions people ask
Is All Creatures Great and Small easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 97% of series.
Is All Creatures Great and Small scary? No. Less frightening than 92% of series.
Does All Creatures Great and Small leave you hopeful? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of series.
Is All Creatures Great and Small violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Is All Creatures Great and Small sad? Not especially. Less sad than 68% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like All Creatures Great and Small
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as All Creatures Great and Small
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like All Creatures Great and Small, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like All Creatures Great and Small, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like All Creatures Great and Small, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
