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All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Series 5 Collection
 
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All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Series 5 Collection

Christopher Timothy (Actor), Robert Hardy (Actor), Jeremy Summers (Director), Peter Grimwade (Director) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD
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All Creatures Great and Small Series Five continues the heart-warming tales of James Herriot (Christopher Timothy), his wife Helen (Lynda Bellingham) and his volatile but warm-hearted partner, Siegfried Farnon (Robert Hardy). The period is now the early Fifties, but the Dales are slow to embrace the world of tomorrow. Tristan (Peter Davison) has left the Ministry of Agriculture to return to the Darrowby practice. Even with Calum (John McGlynn) on the team, the vets see little of the leisure that the modern age promises.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful series-endlessly watchable, Mar 19 2009
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Alison Bonar "whisklass" (Surrey, B.C., Canada) - See all my reviews
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All Creatures Great and Small is a series one never tires of. I've watched it in its entirety countless times and see it through fresh eyes every time.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This series keeps getting better!, Dec 4 2005
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"ellivis" (New Brunswick, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This set is essential for one's BBC video collection. The characters are seen again, working in the post-war years. This 5th series is a bit better than the 4th with some additions to the cast and some lovely storylines. If you watch one episode, you end up watching all of the episodes in a day. They're too enjoyable to stop at one!
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3.0 out of 5 stars BBC Could Have Done Better, July 4 2005
By K. Alphs - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Series 5 Collection (DVD)
My husband and I were disappointed with the fifth season of the " All Creatures Great and Small Series". The first three seasons and specials were well written, directed and acted. However in the latter portion of the fourth season and the entire fifth season is appears the BBC cut corners on this production. The writing, acting and directing are mediocre at best. Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy and Peter Davison give outstanding performances as James, Sigfried and Tristian. However we did not care for Linda Bellingham as Helen Herriot. Her performance is cold, she is like a robot going through the motions of saying her lines. Carol Drinkwater gave life, humor and class to Helen. Her performance actually made you believe she is Helen and always will be. Overall this dvd is must for your " All Creatures Great and Small " dvd collection if you are a die hard James Herriot fan.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Still entertaining, July 18 2005
By Mark Antony - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Series 5 Collection (DVD)
This fifth series marked the half way point in All Creatures adventures, after being resurected after WW2. This classic BBC production is no longer based on the books of James Herriot, new writers based stories on the wonderful character performances of Robert Hardy (Senior partner Seigfried) Peter Davison (Brother Tristan) Christopher Timothy. (James Herriot) In addition to which, there is now colourful Scottish vet Callum Buccannon, intoduced during series 4, to assist the partners in practice, and his love affair with Diedre, former girlfriend of Tristan, is chartered in the episodes.

One continuing handicap of the later series was Carol Drinkwater no longer played Helen Herriot, the role was thereafter the war assumed by Lynda Bellingham, who tended to play every part she got exactly the same. Thus she was never really Helen, simply Lynda Bellingham joining the family. Continuity errors dogged the programme, with things like the all too fast aging of the Herriots children, never again seeing Siegfrieds family.

However, if you can overlook those shortfalls, there are still some wonderful moments to enjoy, with cantankerous farmer Biggins making James life difficult, Seigfrieds frustrations of slow paying clients, the escapades of Callum and Tristan, and gregarious local vet Granville Bennet, all helping to create nostalgic moments to treasure.

The weakest series of All Creaures, but the many fans will still need to complete their collection.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars that's better!, July 25 2005
By Nona - Published on Amazon.com
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Series 4 seemed to drag, and was missing that special liveliness of the "Creatures" series. Series 5 redeems the series.
It has new stories, nostalgia, new characters, old characters, romance, emotion--basically, it was a joy to watch. It was a homecoming.
Lynda Bellingham gets more comfortable in her role, and it was easier to accept her as Helen Herriot. The chemistry between her and Christopher Timothy improved tenfold.
Robert Hardy is still perfect as Siegfried, Peter Davison still has that spark of mischief, and Chris Timothy is a delight as James. John McGlynn as Calum returns, and his character is given more room to explore. The results are wonderful. Calum and his girlfriend Deirdre add spice to the storyline, and their characters rightfully earn a place in this series. Fine and masterful acting all around.
Mr. Biggins is back, as is Tricki Woo--and oh my, Little Nellie Dimmock makes an appearance....
Don't let the slow pace of series 4 deter you from owning this. Creatures fans need this!
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