All Creatures Great & Small - The Complete Series 2 Collection

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Summary: 10 stars are least...........
Review: All Creatures Great And Small is by far my favorite BBC series and the #2 with the Christmas segment makes me cry everytime I see it. Set just as WW2 is beginning James is faced with joining the service, and the snow as they head off to midnight mass has begun to fall. The tinkers (gypsies) are camped out in a farmers shed and the young girls pet needs tending but the father doesn't accept charity.......... And then there is the testing the Christmas cake for the senior vet, Siegfried Farnon. The whole cast is 10 star. The main characters are James Herriot (Christopher Timothy), Siegfried Farnon (Robert Hardy), Tristan Farnon (Peter Davison) and Helen Herriot (Carol Drinkwater, later Lynda Bellingham). The series covers the years between 1936 and just after 1950. This is a DVD that everyone in the family no matter the age will enjoy...........

Rating:
Summary: 10 stars are least...........
Review: All Creatures Great And Small is by far my favorite BBC series and the #2 with the Christmas segment makes me cry everytime I see it. Set just as WW2 is beginning James is faced with joining the service, and the snow as they head off to midnight mass has begun to fall. The tinkers (gypsies) are camped out in a farmers shed and the young girls pet needs tending but the father doesn't accept charity.......... And then there is the testing the Christmas cake for the senior vet, Siegfried Farnon. The whole cast is 10 star. The main characters are James Herriot (Christopher Timothy), Siegfried Farnon (Robert Hardy), Tristan Farnon (Peter Davison) and Helen Herriot (Carol Drinkwater, later Lynda Bellingham). The series covers the years between 1936 and just after 1950. This is a DVD that everyone in the family no matter the age will enjoy...........

Rating:
Summary: Unforgetable and always enjoyable
Review: Having actually been in the house and vetenary office of Alf White, aka "James Herriot" and the town of "Thyrsk" (my spelling may be incorrect) where he actually lived, these videos mean so much to me and my family.They are superior in their entertainment as well as their deeply moral message regarding family, friendship and personal responsibility. I love them and can't say enough about the cast and the content that these stories contain.

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Summary: Ex-pat feels right at home.
Review: Having been born and brought up in the North of England around where the Herriot series is set I can attest to it's authenticity. Every village had a Gobber Newhouse, no one wanted to part with their hard earned cash but everyone wanted the best for their pets whatever size they were. We watched the original series in the U.K. and re-watched it on PBS while living in Massachusetts now we can watch the antics of Siegfried,Tristran and of course James whenever we want to. I shall purchase all four series when available and enjoy every minute.

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Summary: Absolutely wonderful!
Review: I have been watching this show for many years and have never seen an episode I didn't like. The episodes in this series are some of the best. Each actor is wonderful! Christopher Timothy is great as James, Robert Hardy is super as Siegfried, Carol Drinkwater is terrific as Helen (as is Lynda Bellingham, who replaced her later on) and Peter Davison is fantastic, not to mention adorable, as Siegfried's "little brother", Tristan. The episodes are, as you might guess, full of animals - all of which also come under the heading of adorable. I cannot recommend "All Creatures" strongly enough!

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Summary: Nostalgia for a vanished past
Review: I was one of those people who never had time to catch the series when it was featured on public television due to work constraints. The blessing of technology today has allowed me to "catch up" on this classic courtesy of the DVD's. I really found this "world" relaxing and mildly fun. It is the type of world I remember of sitting in front of a fire, smoking a pipe and perhaps some liquid refreshment at hand talking with friends for hours on end. That is what this show emulates among many visitations to professional veternary emergencies. The characters are lovable, memorable, and reflect a part of the "polite world" which unfortunately today no longer exists. The unhurried atmosphere and the natural beauty of the Yorkshire countryside combine with the lives of rich and poor and animals on the dales. I suggest you read the account by James Herriot first. There is a very good Reader's Digest edition with great illustrations that efficiently condenses and contains the best parts of Herriots original series of "All Creatures Great and Small' books. This will aid you when you see the series because there are a lot of "old world" things that the book will aquaint you with (complete with illustrations that explain what the 'gadget" was used for) and you will see in the show. So you will appreciate the effort of the producers of this series all the more. Robert Hardy is memorable there are also spot characters that make it a very entertaining and wonderful production. You will love this work if you like animals or nature. Well recommended.

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Summary: Best TV series I've ever seen
Review: In reviewing the first season DVD set, I said that "All Creatures" was my second favorite series. I have changed my mind: it's now my absolute all-time favorite! Its slice-of-life approach to storytelling is sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, but always warm-hearted. And the humor is unmatched, whether it depicts Siegfried's hypocrisy, Tristan's conniving, James' awkwardness, or various other characters' eccentricities. Now I can't wait for season three.

Rating:
Summary: Best TV series I've ever seen
Review: In reviewing the first season DVD set, I said that "All Creatures" was my second favorite series. I have changed my mind: it's now my absolute all-time favorite! Its slice-of-life approach to storytelling is sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, but always warm-hearted. And the humor is unmatched, whether it depicts Siegfried's hypocrisy, Tristan's conniving, James' awkwardness, or various other characters' eccentricities. Now I can't wait for season three.

Rating:
Summary: Best TV series I've ever seen
Review: In reviewing the first season DVD set, I said that "All Creatures" was my second favorite series. I have changed my mind: it's now my absolute all-time favorite! Its slice-of-life approach to storytelling is sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, but always warm-hearted. And the humor is unmatched, whether it depicts Siegfried's hypocrisy, Tristan's conniving, James' awkwardness, or various other characters' eccentricities. Now I can't wait for season three.

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Summary: The whole family!
Review: My husband and I watched this many years ago. We read the books and loved them. Now that this is available on DVD I bought this for my husband as a birthday gift. We weren't sure the kids would like it, it isn't full of action and adventure, but they all LOVE it! They are 12, 13 and 7. Every night they all ask to watch another show or two - heartwarming, funny, interesting - what more does a family need in a show??