All Creatures Great And Small Shares First Look At Series 7

A group of men sit on a cobblestone wall in the Yorkshire Dales
Samuel West (Siegfried Farnon), Callum Woodhouse (Tristan Farnon), Caolan McCarthy (Granville Bennett), Nicholas Ralph (James Herriot)

A much-loved TV comfort watch is getting ready to take us back to the Dales, and the first look at the new run gives us a clear sign that big changes are coming.

All Creatures Great and Small will return to 5 from Thursday, 17 September for Series 7, with new images and a trailer shared ahead of the show’s next chapter.

This time, we are back in Darrowby in 1946, where Skeldale House is full again and the mood feels lighter as the team starts to look ahead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdi62nkEW8Yg

A group photo of the cast standing in front of a large door
L-R clockwise: Samuel West (Siegfried Farnon), Callum Woodhouse (Tristan Farnon), Nicholas Ralph (James Herriot), Rachel Shenton (Helen Herriot), Anna Madeley (Mrs Hall) exterior Skeldale House
Two people talk in a hallway of a house
Gaia Wise (Charlotte Beauvoir), Callum Woodhouse (Tristan Farnon)
Two vets and a farmer stand in front of a cow surrounded by straw
Samuel West (Siegfried Farnon), Nicholas Ralph (James Herriot), Russell Richardson (Mr Bushell)

James Herriot is set to face fresh change in his work as new ideas in vet care begin to take hold, but things get tense when another vet arrives nearby.

That new face is Granville Bennett, played by Caolan McCarthy, and he looks set to shake up the way things run in the village.

Nicholas Ralph is back as James Herriot, with Samuel West returning as Siegfried Farnon, Anna Madeley as Mrs Hall, Rachel Shenton as Helen Herriot and Callum Woodhouse as Tristan Farnon.

A man and woman sit taking on a bench outside
L-R: Maimie McCoy (Dorothy), Samuel West (Siegfried Farnon)
A man and woman walk with two children between them, holding hands, into a shop doorway
Nicholas Ralph (James Herriot), Rachel Shenton (Helen Herriot), Thomas Riches (Jimmy Herriot), Isabella Ward (Rosie Herriot) exterior Geoff Hatfield’s Sweet Shop in Darrowby

We will also see Patricia Hodge back as Mrs Pumphrey, joined once again by Tricki, while Tony Pitts returns as Richard and Imogen Clawson is back as Jenny.

Maimie McCoy returns as Dorothy, Gaia Wise is back as Charlotte and Mollie Winnard will also return as Maggie.

Series 7 will have six episodes, plus a Christmas Special, so we have a full run and a festive visit to look forward to.

A man bends over to pick up a dog which is on the floor
Callum Woodhouse (Tristan Farnon), Tricki

The show is based on the loved books by James Herriot and remains 5’s most successful drama series to date.

For anyone needing a catch-up before the new episodes land, Series 1 to 6 are now ready to stream on 5.

In the UK, All Creatures Great and Small series 7 starts on Thursday 17th September at 9pm. Watch and Stream on 5.

US fans will have to wait a bit longer, as MASTERPIECE on PBS will air Series 7 from January 17, 2027.