When is All Creatures Great and Small Christmas special? 5 sets date for festive special
Christmas is coming to Skeldale House and it promises to be another good one! 🎅🎄
- All Creatures Great and Small will be back at Christmas.
- Fans will get an Xmas Eve treat courtesy of Skeldale House.
- But when can you tune in and what to expect?
A date has been set for the All Creatures Great and Small Christmas special - and it is a perfect festive treat. Fans have a lot to look forward to with another trip to Skeldale House on the cards.
Channel 5’s modern take on the classic James Herriot books has been a huge hit since it debuted back in 2020. It has also become a firm fixture in the Christmas calendar.
But when exactly can you expect the seasonal episode? Here’s all you need to know:
When is the All Creatures Great and Small Christmas special?
Radio Times reports that 5 has confirmed that this year’s festive special will be broadcast on Christmas Eve. What a perfect treat while you wait for Santa to make his deliveries!
All Creatures Great and Small’s 2025 Christmas episode will be broadcast at 9pm on Wednesday, December 24. It is a key part of the channel’s holiday schedule, which also includes a behind the scenes documentary about the making of the James Herriot show.
There will also be a mega-length Madame Blanc Mysteries Christmas special - with a whopping 120 minute run time. It will be broadcast on Tuesday, December 23 at 8pm.
What to expect from the All Creatures Great and Small Xmas special?
The 2025 festive episode will once again be set in 1945, the same time period as series 6. Radio Times reports that the the official synopsis teases: The All Creatures Great and Small 2025 Christmas special will take place in "Christmas 1945, the first peacetime Christmas after the war. With Helen feeling under the weather, it’s fallen on James to take on the Darrowby Nativity play."
Siegfried will be back at Mrs Stokes’s Farm to see what kind of mischief Hilda the goat has been up to. A dart competition is also set to play a key part in the festive events this time around!
Mrs Hall is keen to win a fresh Turkey in the Drovers’ dart competition, due to them being in short supply due to the war. However the return of an “old friend” could mess up their preparations!
Charlotte will also learn what's been on Tristan's mind as they continue to go from strength to strength. It wouldn’t be Christmas without a bit of romance after all.
A Christmas movie filmed in Yorkshire will be available to watch on Sky Cinema this festive period. Find out more here.