All Creatures Great and small will be returning to Channel 5 for the highly-anticipated festive special. Tristan Farnon (played by Callum Woodhouse) is nervously awaiting the results of his veterinary exams. Actor Woodhouse spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk about his favourite behind the scenes secrets.
The escapist family drama will see all of the fan-favourite characters make a comeback for the festive special.
With James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) and Helen Alderson (Rachel Shenton) now engaged, they will need to decide where to spend Christmas together.
Tristan is also distracted by his impending exam results as he hopes to make his brother Siegfried (Samuel West) proud.
Siegfried will continue to put Tristan through his paces as the beloved Tricki Woo falls ill over the festive period.
Actor Woodhouse opened up about a number of behind the scenes moments he would always remember.
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He said all of the food cooked by Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley) for the Christmas spread was in fact real.
The actor added: “The Christmas special was about being around the buffet for an entire week.
“It was just heaven, and by the end of the week, we could really have at it.
“Half of what gets cooked we get to eat. Home economics come in and cook this amazing dinner backstage.
“We just have to eat it. It’s so nice, you have got to be careful before those types of scenes come right after lunch.
The Christmas special was filmed during the summer of 2021 and Callum said it was an unusual time to get into the festive spirit.
He said: “It’s so weird, in season one we were lucky enough to film the Christmas episode just before we broke up for Christmas.
“We came back to finish episodes five and six of season one and it was Christmas at the height of June.
“It was the first time it was completely out of season but it was really nice to see the place done up.”
The star also praised his other co-stars, the animals he got to work with throughout the series.
He continued: “I just have so much fun with the animals, the dogs especially.
“We have the friendliest animals and it’s really like working with an actual scene partner, it’s the heart of the show.”
Speaking about what his character Tristan loves most about the festive season, he said: “I definitely think it’s Mrs Hall’s cooking.
“Without a shadow of a doubt. She always puts on such a good dinner for Tristan.
“And very much like me, it’s probably his favourite dinner of the year.”
The All Creatures Great and Small Christmas special airs on Channel 5 at 9pm on Christmas Eve.
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