All Creatures Great and Small DVD [Region 2] - British Veterinary Drama Series for Animal Lovers | Perfect for Home Entertainment & Gift Giving

Sweden released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Danish ( Subtitles ), Finnish ( Subtitles ), Norwegian ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Box Set, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: All Creatures Great and Small is much more than the life of a veterinarian. James Herriot is a spanking new graduate from Veterinary School and he accepts employment in a rural area of Yorkshire, England, with the sometimes gruff, usually eccentric, always lovable Siegfried Farnon, a fellow bachelor serving the animal world of the region. On the surface, the stories told through the series look much like they're merely about life in rural Englandwhile under the auspices of a simple country vet. Once one scratches the surface, though, it's easy to see the tales told have more to do with the people than the animals. What makes this even more remarkable is Herriot's stories being used in the context of the time in which they were written, post-WWII, when medicine took a major leap forward. With the introduction of penicillin, machinery replacing large animals and the burst of industry, veterinary work changed dramatically in a short period of time. In addition, animal ownership shifted from large to small animals, as more and more families moved from farms to cities in search of work. Part of the comedy (and tragedy) of this series lies in this changing world causing problems with his work in the form of animal owners not quite prepared to accept the new-fangled ideas of this newly created veterinarian. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, Emmy Awards, ...All Creatures Great and Small (Seasons 1-3) 12-DVD Box Set ( All Creatures Great & Small - Seasons One - Three )