Samuel West 💙💛 @ exitthelemming: "Hello again. One week to go till the new series of #AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall, and the return of these handsome buggers. (That’s @ RachelShenton with Jelly Jimmy the rehearsal baby, subject of a great Undertones song) #ACGAS
All Creatures Great & Small - Magazine Round Up: 5x01
Here are the ACGAS features and synopses from the recent UK TV magazines:
ACGAS S5 Filming has Wrapped!
Samuel West 💙💛 @exitthelemming Wrap gift from the make-up crew. ‘ACTING DEPARTMENT’. Love it. Will get much birding use. Fleece and RCVS tie. It’s the future
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Here are a few other filming pics from the last few months that we might have missed earlier:
Samuel West 💙💛 @ exitthelemming
Scene 37’s going to be a banger. Director @ MrAndyHay calls the shots #acgas
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Samuel West tweeted that they're filming with "a new sort of animal." I assume that just means one we haven't seen on the show before. But wouldn't it be funny if they invented one?
Perhaps it's a Pushmi-Pullyu. Oh wait. Wrong vet.
Well, I'm pretty sure this is how Siegfried got hurt. The question is, what is he doing? And why? Photo by Ros Clarke. (Closed Facebook group.)
Tristan and Siegfried looking beat up. Sources: Irene Hall (1, 3, 4) and Moorside Farm Holiday Cottage. (Closed Facebook group)
For All Creatures Great and Small fans, some great, big news: MASTERPIECE announced on Friday that the series based on James Herriot’s iconic collection of stories has been renewed for Seasons 5 and 6.
Each of the two seasons will consist of six episodes plus Christmas specials, airing Stateside here on PBS.
Also back for Season 5 are Nicholas Ralph as vet James Herriot, Samuel West as the mercurial Siegfried Farnon, Anna Madeley as the matriarch of Skeldale House Mrs. Hall, Rachel Shenton as the charismatic Helen Herriot, James Anthony-Rose as Richard Carmody, and Patricia Hodge as the wonderfully sophisticated Mrs Pumphrey (with her pampered Pekingese Tricki in tow, of course).
“It is such a joy to share the news of two more seasons of All Creatures Great and Small,” Susanne Simpson, executive producer for MASTERPIECE, said in a statement. “The MASTERPIECE audience has come to treasure this heart-warming series. We’re also particularly happy to welcome back Callum Woodhouse as Tristan to this incredible ensemble of actors.”
Adds Sir Colin Callender CBE, CEO of lead producer Playground: “Kindness and decency are increasingly rare qualities these days, so it is a blessing to be able to return to the sanctuary of Skeldale House and James Herriot’s beloved characters who represent all that is the best in us. There are no villains in All Creatures — just everyday folk trying to get through the day with dignity with the help of a supportive community, family and friends. It’s a lesson for modern times.”