All Creatures Great and Small
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Tristans on pigeon patrol, and a merry Christmas to all.
Although maybe thats just me (odds say no).
In Darrowby, they may be low on meat and sugar, but they are not low oncamaraderie.
I get to say things like that because its February Christmas.
First of all, since Im in charge of Jimmy Watch, Jimmy is suddenly enormous.
I forgot he was born on Christmas, so this episode partly revolves around his first birthday (!
), and now, instead of knitted onesies, he has a little sweater and collared shirt on.
And so ends Jimmy Watch 2025.
The seems-very-sad-but-ends-up-okay storyline of the Christmas special is that the Japanese hit Mrs.
Halls sons ship, and half the crew are presumed dead.
I would bedelightedto see a fox.
Mrs. Hall goes off on him, asking who he is to decide who lives or dies.
Anna Madeley is SO GOOD in this whole episode.
Its like shes a racehorse whos been trotting around a track, and then someone finally lets her run.
But, like, with acting.
Wait, thats not it.
Wild animals love not living in their natural environments, right?
We learn about Edwards fate too, but hold on, becausepigeonstoryline.
His superior officer calls them bloody heroes, these little birds.
They, of course, need them by Christmas.
A Christmas pigeon plot!
He also mentionsCher Ami, a decorated WWI pigeon.
Siegfried mentions Enoch Sykes, a local man who breeds champion pigeons.
Tristan is on it.
Off to gather pigeons!
Or he would, except Mr. Sykess pigeons are pooping in neon green, and thats a problem.
So now Tristan either has to perform a pigeon autopsy or ship it off to the lab.
Siegfrieds profound lack of faith in Tristans pigeon dissection skills causes him to ship it off to the lab.
No chance of backfiring.
Until Sykes shows up and calls Tristan a coward.
That is fair, sir.
This leaves Tristan with absolutely zero pigeon access, and lest you forget, we have a pigeon deadline.
Fortunately, the results come in from the lab, and it is lead poisoning.
Surely you arent implying that pigeons will just eat anything.
Tristan is back off to Mr. Sykess to check out the pigeon environment.
Because they are pigeons.
So now Tristan is no longer the Bird Killer of Darrowby, and Mission Pigeon Breeder is a go.
Yes, youre right, its EDWARD, alive as Cubby, and calling from a hospital in Singapore.
Hes injured, but hes all right.
Mrs. Hall starts sobbing, Siegfried tears up, and everyone is so happy because everyone loves Mrs. Hall.
Siegfried makes celebratory drinks for them all, and they sit down to dinner.
Mrs. Hall makes a speech thanking them for helping her get through with their kindness and understanding.
We close on what this show excels in: a cozy atmosphere.
We have carols on the radio, a room lit by firelight, and a Christmas tree.
Tristan is playing charades with the family, and Mrs. Hall looks out the window to see it snowing.
Goodbye, Darrowby Family!
yo stay with us for at least four more years.
