- Original release
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Platform release date
- Previous episode S06E03 - Shofar, So Good
- Number S06E04
- Episode runtime 45 minutes
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Director
Jim Charleston
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Writer
Meredith Stiehm
- Country United States
- Original language English
- Genres Comedy, Drama
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The Letter
A letter Maggie wrote to herself as a teenager makes her re-examine her current life against the ideals she had at fifteen. Shelly ignores a chain letter, and then bad luck falls on the Vincoeur household. A new barber arrives in Cicely and Chris tries to be his friend, but he doesn't want anything to do with an ex-con. A lump is discovered on Joel's head, so he goes to Anchorage and finds out the lump may be malignant, so he starts to live his life to the fullest.
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.
