All Creatures Great and Small introduces some interesting new characters.
All Creatures Great and Small is back on Channel 5 and in tonight’s episode, titled Captain Farnon?, a memorial service is held in Darrowby to honour the war’s fallen soldiers.
Tristan Farnon (played by Callum Woodhouse) tries to hide his emotion and he is keen to go for a drink with his brother Siegfried (Samuel West).
However, he finds himself at the bottom of his brother’s priorities, whether Siegfried means it or not.
Meanwhile, James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) tells Mrs Pumphrey (Patricia Hodge) not to give up hope in her quest to find a breeding mate for Tricki.
He also plans a date night to get some rare alone time with Helen. Here’s all you need to know about the additional guest cast.
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Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West) with General Beauvoir (Jonathan Hyde) and Charlotte Beauvoir (Gaia Wise)
Charlotte Beauvoir – Gaia Wise
Charlotte Beauvoir is played by Gaia Wise, an actress with a very famous mother – Emma Thompson.
Viewers will see the striking family resemblance as Gaia is the double of the Love Actually star.
The 25-year-old actress has had guest roles in The Chelsea Detective and Silent Witness.
Viewers may also recognise her from Dead of Winter or A Walk in the Woods.
She also voiced the character Hera in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.
General Beauvoir – Jonathan Hyde
General Beauvoir, Charlotte’s father, is played by Jonathan Hyde – a 77-year-old actor.
The Australian star is perhaps best known for his roles in Jumanji and The Mummy.
In terms of his TV career, he has previously starred in The Strain, The Crown and Spooks.
He married Scottish operatic soprano Isobel Buchanan in 1980 and they have two daughters, one of whom is actress Georgia King.
Mr Bolton (Philip Martin Brown)Mr Bolton – Philip Martin Brown
Mr Bolton is played by Philip Martin Brown, a 69-year-old English actor known for his role as English teacher Grantly Budgen in Waterloo Road.
Fans may be interested to hear he previously starred in another adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small.
In 1988 he played Jack Scott in two episodes of the series. More recently he had a regular role in The Worst Witch series.
The star is married to Pip Brown and has two children.
All Creatures Great and Small airs on Channel 5 on Thursdays at 9pm