“All Creatures Great and Small” — just what we need, now

The PBS series “Masterpiece Theatre” is approaching 55 years on the air. In January 2021, the program began airing a British series that is well worth your time if you’ve yet to get into it. In fact, it just may be the salve we need in these troubled times.

“All Creatures Great and Small” has been gaining momentum for four seasons, and Alabama Public Television is giving us a chance to catch up on those four seasons before beginning season five later this month. This gentle series can take something like a crippled horse or a sick sheep and create an hour of edge-of-your-seat drama out of it.