Change is afoot for all our Darrowby residents, especially James and Helen, who are embarking on the next chapter of their lives as the wider world around them heads toward a period of great uncertainty.As a 25-year pet and home care professional, I can tell you in all honesty that I have seen each episode of this most beloved of BBC period dramas set in the Yorkshire Dales (high windswept and frigid in Winter) at least 5 to 7 times and that the writing is so good that I would find a number of new wrinkles and perspectives on each viewing.

As series three returns, we will rejoin our beloved Skeldale House family in the Spring of 1939 as the prospect of another World War looms large over the Dales. So, just what may happen in the next two seasons? In a release, Channel 5 says:'Expect more heartwarming tales from Darrowby throughout series three and four. Channel 5 announced that it has commissioned the programme for two further series, which will consist of of six episodes each plus Christmas Specials respectively. Set in 1937, it's based on a popular and cherished collection of short stories. The show features the escapades of vet James Herriot, played by Nicholas Ralph, as he discovers the Dales.

It's good news for fans of the hit show All Creatures Great and Small, as Channel 5 has today announced that the show will return for a third and fourth series.

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