Series · 2020
All Creatures Great and Small
A young vet arrives in the Yorkshire Dales and is claimed by the place.
- TV-PG
- 5 seasons
Playground Entertainment’s revival of Herriot is PureRated’s idea of prestige television: animals, weather, restraint. TV-PG for veterinary scenes. A fire in winter, essentially.
Cast Nicholas Ralph, Samuel West, Anna Madeley, Rachel Shenton
Developed by Ben Vanstone
Content notes
- Integrity
- 5/5
- Sex
- 1/5
- Language
- 1/5
- Violence
- 1/5
- Substances
- 1/5
From the desk
Reviews
4 notes
Pastoral in both senses. The rare period show with no sneer.
All Creatures Great and Small holds a 8.5 / 10 from 24,000 IMDb ratings — families keep coming back to the craft, not just the message.
All Creatures Great and Small is 98% on the Tomatometer — certified-fresh territory. Critics praise the sincerity and the lack of cynicism.
Common Sense suggests age 10+ for All Creatures Great and Small. Parents say the conversations after the credits are the real value.