ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL 19/09/2024!!!

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I'm a little bit excited. 9pm. Channel 5 for lovely comfort viewing and looking misty eyed at Siegfried 🥰

I agree, CTM has become really soapy - it was a shame as it started so well.

CTM was brilliant in the early days, completely female centred, and covering quite challenging issues about women and their health. Then it became more about that doctor, and also completely anachronistic episodes regarding homosexuality and disability. It just became some sort of issue led soap.

I think I'm going to give up on it
It's bordering on farcical now
Mrs Hall swapping her pinny for her uniform to go and check out a UXB has finished it for me
Just ridiculous

This series is not doing it for me at all. Painting by numbers . I’m just bored.

It was based on the book at the start so very much built around the midwives. Then they seemed to run out of the factual accounts and The Important Male took centre stage alongside the teal and issues. Most frustrating. I fear ACGAS is going down the same soap route, which is a shame as the actors are very talented and capable of far more.

I just enjoy it for the cosy feels and the beautiful scenery. It's a long time since I read the books though.

I agree we need more animal cases!

It's drifting a bit.

I love it, I think if they did more animal stuff people would moan there isn't enough character focus 🤷‍♀️

I watched the first couple of episodes of the original last night and enjoyed it as did ds. It's not as warm and cosy as the current one but I like it.

I watched the original one on BBC4 last night. It was good and better than watching it on drama with all the adverts

I thoroughly enjoyed the latest episode. I see no point in them making an identikit reprisal of the old series. I rather like the idea that they took the books/ old series and decided to flesh out the characters. I love the cast, the scenery is beautifully shot, and it's sweetly undemanding. I feel absolutely no need to go digging for underlying themes, myself.
For us it's up there with Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse's fishing series for feel good 'end of the week' viewing.

Loved the Richard/Siegfried scenes this week 💕

I don’t think they would - it had more of an animal focus at the beginning and people loved it so much that further series were commissioned.

YY to it being up there with Gone Fishing @WinterFrog 😊

@Coolcats24 and @AutumnMagpies

I agree. It just feels so shallow, repetitive, no story line etc

also saw the original at the weekend and the two accompanying programmes , the one with Melvin Bragg was excellent. such a warm character James Herriot/Alf Wright

Unfortunately it seems to be the last episode tonight. Have they made a Christmas special? I hope so

Oh no - really? Really hope there’s a Christmas special (providing Siegfried doesn’t get together with wafty archeologist lady).

Yeah, channel 5 are saying 6/6 which is a shame because I love watching this on a Thursday night

Same - it’s the highlight of my evening! That’s been a quick series.

Surely there must be a Christmas special?

I hope so! I really love this series and wish it was longer.

Yes there is!
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/all-creatures-great-and-small-christmas-special-2024-best-photos-show-first-day-of-filming-in-the-yorkshire-dales-for-the-channel-5-series-4684943

I’m glad there’s a Christmas special but I can’t imagine filming it in June in hot weather!

Don't worry, I'm sure there will be snow 😆

There better be, I like snow!

Is it only me finding this a bit cringy