--- product_id: 50963761 title: "All Creatures Great and Small Complete Collection [DVD] [2013]" price: "A$219" currency: AUD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/50963761-all-creatures-great-and-small-complete-collection-dvd-2013 store_origin: AU region: Australia --- # All Creatures Great and Small Complete Collection [DVD] [2013] **Price:** A$219 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** All Creatures Great and Small Complete Collection [DVD] [2013] - **How much does it cost?** A$219 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.au](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/50963761-all-creatures-great-and-small-complete-collection-dvd-2013) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Siegfried, James and Tristan – our three favourite veterinarians – always have their work cut out for them at their country practice in the verdant Yorkshire Dales. Although life is never less than testing, there is always great satisfaction in the valuable work they do. So as life moves slowly through peacetime and wartime, why not join us in a simpler, more tranquil time, as we help the sick and injured back to health, whether they have two legs, four legs, hooves, beaks or paws. Review: All Creatures Great and Small - Well this is the best one I think of All Creatures Great and Small. It was well done. I was in hysterics at Tristan and Seigfried! The pranks they played on each other and James. On the serious part you sometimes are in suspense 'What is going to happen here? Is the Animal going to survive?' It is close to the book. Its a must see!! Review: Wonderfully nostalgic – Robert Hardy's performance is remarkable - I hadn't watched these since they were on TV originally and things have a bad habit of dating terribly, but this hasn't really. I found it as charming as ever, and I was a big fan of James Herriot's books when they were new. This falls into the class of heartwarming Sunday-night viewing occupied by Call the Midwife and Doc Martin these days, and if you like that sort of thing you're bound to like this. There's an obvious divide though that I hadn't noticed at the time I first watched this series. The pre-war stuff is clearly superior to the post war stuff. Before the war, there's a real sense of a story building, the war coming, new treatments on the horizon, James getting married and having children, becoming a partner... the build-up to the war and what it means for all involved is really well done. But after the war, when the stories become more generic and veer away from Herriot's books, there's more of a soap opera feel to things. Stories are rehashed (one or two shamelessly redone) and become more ridiculous and trivial. It does lose its edge. Siegfried gets a new Rover, that seems out of time to me, and we also get the new character Cameron Buchanan. Although John McGlynn plays him charmingly, his stories often seem done more for laughs than for drama, which slightly trivialises the whole thing, and his unrealistically hotheaded on-off affair with Dierdre is a bit hard to believe. Also after the war, Helen, James's wife, is (unfortunately) played by a different actress (Lynda Bellingham instead of Carol Drinkwater), and that doesn't quite work as well. And it's a great shame that we lose the wonderful Mrs Hall. By the very end of the series it rather morphs into some bland amalgam of Heartbeat, Call the Midwife and Only Last of the Summer Wine. The foundation remains though: Christopher Timothy's James, and Robert Hardy's Siegfried. Peter Davison remains as Tristan, but his appearances become more and more sporadic until he makes a welcome return in Series 7. I think I would say I love this series despite Christopher Timothy. I don't find him particularly likeable, that's the problem. I think he plays the character rather inconsistently, bumbling about like Stan Laurel one minute, arrogant and supercilious the next. It's quite a schizophrenic performance, and often an awkward one. He has something, for sure, but too often makes me uncomfortable. But Robert Hardy makes up for any lack in Timothy's performance – in spades. Hardy is utterly brilliant, gives a dazzling performance that is a wonder to watch, a masterclass in how to act. I'd forgotten how good he was in this. Davison's Tristan is irresistible too. There are 89 episodes (including the specials) so enough here to keep you going for ages. this is something I will watch several times over the years I'm sure. Something to treasure. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Carol Drinkwater, Christopher Timothy, John McGlynn, Linda Bellingham, Peter Davison, Robert Hardy, Various Contributor Carol Drinkwater, Christopher Timothy, John McGlynn, Linda Bellingham, Peter Davison, Robert Hardy, Various See more | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,600 Reviews | | Format | PAL | | Genre | Television|Drama | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | Universal Pictures UK | | Number of discs | 33 | | Publication date | 23 Sept. 2013 | | Runtime | 75 hours and 50 minutes | ## Product Details - **Genre:** Television|Drama - **Format:** Import, PAL - **Contributor:** Linda Bellingham, Robert Hardy, John McGlynn, Peter Davison, Various, Christopher Timothy, Carol Drinkwater - **Language:** English - **Number of discs:** 1 ## Images ![All Creatures Great and Small Complete Collection [DVD] [2013] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/812T-XSODLL.jpg) ![All Creatures Great and Small Complete Collection [DVD] [2013] - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81mt2yXFZ8L.jpg) ![All Creatures Great and Small Complete Collection [DVD] [2013] - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91ls1EOj0DL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All Creatures Great and Small *by B***A on 16 April 2026* Well this is the best one I think of All Creatures Great and Small. It was well done. I was in hysterics at Tristan and Seigfried! The pranks they played on each other and James. On the serious part you sometimes are in suspense 'What is going to happen here? Is the Animal going to survive?' It is close to the book. Its a must see!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderfully nostalgic – Robert Hardy's performance is remarkable *by A***O on 2 October 2015* I hadn't watched these since they were on TV originally and things have a bad habit of dating terribly, but this hasn't really. I found it as charming as ever, and I was a big fan of James Herriot's books when they were new. This falls into the class of heartwarming Sunday-night viewing occupied by Call the Midwife and Doc Martin these days, and if you like that sort of thing you're bound to like this. There's an obvious divide though that I hadn't noticed at the time I first watched this series. The pre-war stuff is clearly superior to the post war stuff. Before the war, there's a real sense of a story building, the war coming, new treatments on the horizon, James getting married and having children, becoming a partner... the build-up to the war and what it means for all involved is really well done. But after the war, when the stories become more generic and veer away from Herriot's books, there's more of a soap opera feel to things. Stories are rehashed (one or two shamelessly redone) and become more ridiculous and trivial. It does lose its edge. Siegfried gets a new Rover, that seems out of time to me, and we also get the new character Cameron Buchanan. Although John McGlynn plays him charmingly, his stories often seem done more for laughs than for drama, which slightly trivialises the whole thing, and his unrealistically hotheaded on-off affair with Dierdre is a bit hard to believe. Also after the war, Helen, James's wife, is (unfortunately) played by a different actress (Lynda Bellingham instead of Carol Drinkwater), and that doesn't quite work as well. And it's a great shame that we lose the wonderful Mrs Hall. By the very end of the series it rather morphs into some bland amalgam of Heartbeat, Call the Midwife and Only Last of the Summer Wine. The foundation remains though: Christopher Timothy's James, and Robert Hardy's Siegfried. Peter Davison remains as Tristan, but his appearances become more and more sporadic until he makes a welcome return in Series 7. I think I would say I love this series despite Christopher Timothy. I don't find him particularly likeable, that's the problem. I think he plays the character rather inconsistently, bumbling about like Stan Laurel one minute, arrogant and supercilious the next. It's quite a schizophrenic performance, and often an awkward one. He has something, for sure, but too often makes me uncomfortable. But Robert Hardy makes up for any lack in Timothy's performance – in spades. Hardy is utterly brilliant, gives a dazzling performance that is a wonder to watch, a masterclass in how to act. I'd forgotten how good he was in this. Davison's Tristan is irresistible too. There are 89 episodes (including the specials) so enough here to keep you going for ages. this is something I will watch several times over the years I'm sure. Something to treasure. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A delightful series *by A***C on 18 July 2024* A wonderful series from the days when the BBC actually made their own dramas and produced ones that the whole family can enjoy. The latter is so rare on TV these days it's no wonder the OK but nowhere near as good Channel 5 version has proven so popular. The cast is uniformly excellent and the stories amusing, touching, uplifting and sad. Some of the skills Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy and Peter Davison had to learn and perform to convince as vets, such as shoving their arms up to the elbow in places ordinary folk wouldn't ever want to, are not allowed on the recent remake but make this BBC adaptation so much more believable. It's so refreshing to watch a drama with convincing period details and no swearing. They're very few and far between these days. ## Frequently Bought Together - All Creatures Great and Small Complete Collection [DVD] [2013] - All Creatures Great & Small: Series 5 [DVD] - All Creatures Great & Small: Series 1-4 [DVD] --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/50963761-all-creatures-great-and-small-complete-collection-dvd-2013](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/50963761-all-creatures-great-and-small-complete-collection-dvd-2013) --- *Product available on Desertcart Australia* *Store origin: AU* *Last updated: 2026-07-02*