{"id":41379,"date":"2023-12-08T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1941240"},"modified":"2023-12-08T14:13:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:13:26","slug":"all-creatures-great-and-small-reveals-new-pics-from-christmas-special","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/all-creatures-great-and-small-reveals-new-pics-from-christmas-special\/","title":{"rendered":"All Creatures Great and Small reveals new pics from Christmas special"},"content":{"rendered":"

The festive episode is titled On a Wing and a Prayer. <\/p>

By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 08 December 2023 at 13:12 PM<\/p>

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Channel 5 has released a number of preview images from the upcoming Christmas special<\/a> for All Creatures Great and Small<\/a> \u2013 which will air on Thursday 21st December.<\/p>\n

The festive episode will see James (Nicholas Ralph) spending time at an RAF training base, hoping to make it home to Skeldale House in time for Christmas and be reunited with his wife Helen (Rachel Shenton).<\/p>\n

And the new stills feature James, Helen and an assortment of other beloved characters from the show teasing what promises to be another memorable festive episode.<\/p>\n

\"Rachel\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Rachel Shenton as Helen Alderson and Patricia Hodge as Mrs Pumphrey.<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

One still shows Helen and Mrs Pumphrey (Patricia Hodge) sitting at a pub table, while another shows Siegfried (Samuel West) and Richard (James Anthony-Rose) holding a turkey and trimmings in what looks to be the rather cold outdoors.<\/p>\n

\"Samuel\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Samuel West as Siegfried Farnon and James Anthony-Rose as Richard Carmody in All Creatures Great and Small.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

There are also plenty more images of James at the training base, an experience Ralph recently told RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press had been tough for the character<\/a> due to being away from Rachel while she is pregnant.<\/p>\n

\"Nicholas\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Nicholas Ralph as James Herriot.<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cWhen he signed up, Helen wasn\u2019t pregnant, things were very, very different. And if she was back then, who knows what decision he would have made?\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo yeah, missing her hugely and missing the family, but also finding this camaraderie and this kind of brotherly love \u2013 and thank God for that. Thank God for these young men that he\u2019s surrounded by, that they\u2019ve got each other as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Nicholas\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Nicholas Ralph as James Herriot.<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The special is titled On a Wing and a Prayer, and a synopsis provided by Channel 5 reads: \u201cAn emotional phone call with a very pregnant Helen makes James determined to get back to her, but he doesn\u2019t have many options, and RAF mascot Georgie needs his help.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Tony\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Tony Pitts as Richard Alderson.<\/span><\/figcaption> Channnel 5<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

It continues: \u201cMeanwhile, Mrs Hall prepares a community Christmas celebration in Darrowby, while Siegfried and Carmody argue over who will be Father Christmas.\u201d<\/p>

This year\u2019s All Creatures Great and Small Christmas special airs on Thursday 21st December at 9pm on Channel 5. Watch all episodes on My5.\u00a0<\/strong>Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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