Haydn Conway

The workers of Milton Colliery prepare for a royal visit from Prince Charles.

A month after the royal visit, the workers at Milton Colliery are brought crashing back down to earth by an underground explosion.

All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot. Ninety episodes were aired over two three-year runs. The first run was based directly on Herriot's books; the second was filmed with original scripts.