All Creatures Great and Small dropped the trailer for the upcoming fourth season – and it looks like Helen and James are thinking about starting a family!
Channel 5’s hit period drama, starring Nicholas Ralph and Rachel Shenton, is set to return to our screens this October and promises to bring more “timeless stories” and “touching stories” from the Yorkshire Dales of the 1940s.
WATCH: All Creatures Great and Small, James and Helen discuss starting a family in season four trailer
In the trailer, Helen shows signs of brooding as she watches local children play in the village.
“We said we would wait,” says James, to which his wife replies, “I know, I’m just not sure what we’re waiting for.”
“If this war has taught us anything, it’s to grab the things we love and try to appreciate every moment.”
© Channel 5 Rachel Shenton and Nicholas Ralph as Helen and James
Elsewhere in the trailer, veterinary student trainee Richard Carmody (James Anthony-Rose) arrives at Skeldale House from London, but it seems his introduction to country life isn’t going as smoothly as he’d hoped. One clip shows an undergraduate student slipping and falling into a pile of cow beans – oh my.
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The new series begins in the spring of 1940, with change on the horizon for our beloved Darrowby residents.
“James and Helen wonder when the time might be right to start a family, not knowing if James will be called up to serve in the RAF,” reads the synopsis. “Tristan’s absence is felt by everyone, but none more so than Siegfried, who is trying to keep the growing household and himself together while grappling with this new world. Mrs. Hall and Helena’s friendship blossoms as they look to the future and a new vet student. Richard Carmody arrives, causing complications in the house .”
© Channel 5. Samuel West as Siegfried Farnon and Anna Madeley as Mrs Hall
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Who stars in the fourth series of All Creatures Great and Small?
Nicholas and Rachel reprise their roles as James and Helen, alongside Samuel West (Slow Horses, Little Axe) as James’ volatile mentor Siegfried Farnon and Anna Madeley (Time, Patrick Melrose) as beloved Skeldale matriarch Mrs Hall.
© Channel 5. Samuel West returns for the fourth season of All Creatures Great and Small
Will Thorp (Doctor Who, Silent Witness) also returns as Mrs Halls’ suitor, Gerald Hammond, and Patricia Hodge (Miranda, A Very English Scandal) also returns to our screens as the eccentric Mrs Pumphrey
© Channel 5. James Anthony-Rose joins the cast as student Richard Carmody
.Fans can also expect to see new faces in the cast. James Anthony-Rose, who plays veterinary student Richard Carmody, is joined by Neve McIntosh (Shetland) as the highly efficient accountant Miss Harbottle.
All Creatures Great and Small series four release date
A new six-part series All Creatures Great and Small arrives on Channel 5 on Thursday 5 October at 9pm, with a Christmas special airing later in the year.
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