- Original release
- Previous episode S04E24 - Sleeping with the Enemy
- Number S04E25
- Episode runtime 45 minutes
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Director
Michael Fresco
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Writers
Robin Green
Diane Frolov
- Country United States
- Original language English
- Genres Comedy, Drama
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Old Tree
The town's oldest tree is dying. Shelly wakes up and finds that she can't talk, but she can sing. The town asks Joel to diagnose Old Vicki. Chris goes wireless and is freed from the confines of the broadcast booth. Shelly's singing starts to get on Holling's nerves. Maggie tries to be pleasant to Joel and the result of all this kindness is that Joel keeps getting injured. Maurice is intent on bringing the tree down. Shelly becomes worried that she may never talk again. After the felling of Old Vicki, the town has a wake. Maurice feels remorse after the felling of Old Vicki. Maggie and Joel cut a deal to try keeping Joel injury free.
Season 7 of All Creatures Great & Small premieres in just 8 days, on September 17, 2026, and the timing could not be better for anyone craving warm, beautifully acted British drama with heart, humor, and a little veterinary chaos. The PBS Masterpiece favorite returns to the Yorkshire Dales with a new chapter set in 1946, after six seasons and 49 episodes of gentle but emotionally rich storytelling. This is not just another cozy comeback: the Season 7 premiere promises a shifting post-war world, a challenge to the familiar Skeldale House routine, and a fresh reason to fall back in love with James Herriot and the people around him.
For lapsed viewers, here is what you really need to remember before the new season begins. All Creatures Great & Small follows James Herriot, played by Nicholas Ralph, a compassionate young vet whose life and work are shaped by the people, farms, animals, and unpredictable crises of rural Yorkshire. Over the years, the series has balanced the daily demands of veterinary practice with the emotional lives of the Skeldale House family: the brilliant but prickly Siegfried Farnon, played by Samuel West; the indispensable and quietly formidable Mrs Hall, played by Anna Madeley; James’s wife Helen Herriot, played by Rachel Shenton; and Tristan Farnon, played by Callum Woodhouse. The show has always found drama in small moments: a sick animal, a difficult farmer, a family conversation left unfinished, or a choice made under pressure.
Season 7 begins in 1946, and that date matters. The war years changed the characters and the world around them, and now the Dales are moving into a new era. The premiere episode sets up exactly the kind of story All Creatures Great & Small does best: change arrives, but it does not arrive loudly. A new vet in town threatens the status quo, James struggles to treat a cat with a mystery illness, and Jimmy prepares for school. In other words, the season appears ready to blend professional rivalry, intimate family milestones, and the animal-centered storytelling that has made the series such a reliable favorite.
