All Creatures Great & Small: The Complete Series 2 Collection

So faithful to the books, which we all loved. Sooo much better than the new show by the same name!

When James Herriot's first book came out decades ago, I was a neophyte book reviewer for a big city newspaper. At the time, I predicted that the book would be a smash hit. It surpassed any expectations my imagination could have conjured up. Later, the British TV series picked up the ball and ran with it.Whenever I'm down-in-the-dumps, I pick up the Series 2 collection and put on the Christmas at Skeldale House episode, which comprises all that is so heartwarming about the series, including the finding and bringing home of the Christmas tree, the healing of a little girl's beloved pony, and the gift of the mistletoe. If I were marooned on a desert island, this is one of the collections I would want with me. One never tires of the evocative opening musical theme, nor of traveling to England's pre-WW II Yorkshire Dales to once more be in the presence of the irascible Siegfried, the dedicated James and his patient wife, the hormonal Tristan, and the Darrowby regulars, including Tricky Woo and Mrs. Pumphrey.The series belongs in a space capsule so a thousand years from now, if civilization has survived, viewers can discover some of the best of times that existed before some of the worst of times.Having grown up on a farm, I well recall the veterinarian's visits, so I should add a warning -- Be prepared: Impressionable young children may ask a lot of questions, such as, "Why does that man have his hand inside the cow?" or, in the birthing scenes, "How did that baby lamb get inside the mother?" There is a scene of a horse being gelded, and also a few scenes of animals being euthanized. They are low-key and not sensationalized, but could easily disturb a sensitive child, so parents may want to pre-view the series and decide whether they find such scenes suitable for child viewers, especially those prone to nightmares. Aside of that, I can't think of a better introduction to the rewards of helping animals and being kind to them than the Herriot series.

there were problems with the first section of the video and we couldn't watch all of the programs.Too bad because we loved this movie even more the second time we saw this production even more that our first viewing on television. We think this series is even better that the new version of All Creatures Great and Small as the actors and script have more depth of character and detail of the time period.

This set takes place up till the start of WWII, with Herriot and the Farnon brothers going off to the uncertainties of war. Fillmed in the late 70's, part of the original series, the cast brilliantly creates the world of James Herriot, a new veterinarian in a tradition-bound rural setting so lovely it becomes one of the viewer's favorite places he or she has never visited, but would like to!The heavy local dialect made the series sometimes difficult to follow when first broadcast, but the excellent closed captions make the new viewing more meaningful than the first. In time, regionalisms start to make sense, the accent more understandable since you can read what they say, too. I recommend it even if you don't have a hearing impairment.Anyone who loves animals and good stories will love this series.

these are copies of the original All Creatures series. both sound and picture quality on our set was excellent

This is a wonderful series based on the books by James Harriet. Well acted and written. Television the way it was meant to be. Beautifully filmed in Britain the series takes place just prior to and into WWII. The life of a country vet with rich characters. Compelling stories of tragedy, Humor, compassion, and love of the animal kingdom as well as the harsh reality of controlling disease and the difficulty of raising livestock in pre war Britain. I grew up with this BBC series broadcast on public television, the only place you can get great programming. Truly a wonderful family show to watch together. No violence, obscenity, or innuendo to be had, I always feel better after watching an episode or two.

With the reboot of the series I became nostalgic for the original which is still as entertaining as when first aired.

Season two of All Creatures Great and Small is a charming and realistic mirror of life in the Yorkshire Dales. I wish I could afford all seven seasons. The characters are authentic to the geography and I've been able to learn a lot about their particular dialect for a novel I'm writing. The scenery is incredible since outdoor scenes are shot on location. There is a good mix of humor and drama and I admire the fact that unlike so much Yank TV, the characters seem like people we all might know and aren't perfect looking model types (boring). I highly recommend buying this selection because what you see is what you get with a high caliber of acting ability.

This is a splendid series. The casting is perfect and all the performances are uniformly great; not just Siegfried, Tristan and James but Helen,the marvellous Mrs Hall, Mrs Pumphrey, the lugubrious Hodgkin, Mr Biggins and all the other characters.The whole thing leaves you with a warm glow of enjoyment.

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lovely series these was a replacement,the whole familie is very taken with it,we watch this over and over again.

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