We watched this last night: the Christmas episode of All Creatures Great and Small that aired during the show's second season. It's a particular favorite of mine for the quiet holiday preparations and the lovely 1930s British atmosphere: I can almost feel the draughty halls of Skeldale house, smell Mrs. Hall's joint of beef cooking and the odor of the fires in the room, taste the Christmas cake and the contents of Mrs. Pumphrey's hamper from Fortnum & Mason. Siegfried is such a manic character in most episodes that it's also nice to see his soft side--even while he plays a practical joke on snoopy Tristan. Skeldale's furnishings and wallpapers remind me of my grandfather's house and I feel warm and happy there.
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