All Creatures Great and Small season 7 episode 3, titled The Owl and the Pussycats, sees Skeldale in chaos as Siegfried Farnon tries to compete with Granville Bennett. The episode airs on Channel 5 on Thursdays at 9pm.
Episode 3 plot: Siegfried's new system causes chaos
Everyone else struggles to keep up with Siegfried's new system. Meanwhile, Charlotte Beauvoir calls on Tristan Farnon for his veterinary expertise with some wild cats she has become very fond of at Beauvoir Manor.
When Tristan brings the cats back to the surgery for treatment, Siegfried wonders whether Tristan needs some romantic advice. Elsewhere, James and Helen Herriot agree to socialise with Granville and Zoe, but a last-minute babysitter crisis causes problems.
Guest cast: ITV star joins the series
Guest cast for the episode includes Irene Sparrow, played by Wendy Patterson, an experienced actress in TV, film, theatre and radio. Most recently, she played Eileen in the TV series Exciting Times, and she has also previously starred in Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.
The star has also appeared in soaps including Coronation Street, Emmerdale Farm and Doctors. Her earlier career saw her star in hits like Waterloo Road, Shameless, DCI Banks, Vera and Last Tango in Halifax. In ITV's Coronation Street, she starred in seven episodes playing various guest characters, including a prison officer, a court clerk and a registrar.
Zoe Bennett is played by Jade Greyul, known for appearing in Coronation Street in July 2018 as Stacey, Sally Metcalfe's PA, during her tenure as Mayor of Weatherfield. She has also appeared in The Couple Next Door, Waterloo Road and The Bay.
Main cast returns for episode 3
The main cast returns for the third episode, including Samuel West as Siegfried Farnon, Anna Madeley as Mrs Hall, Nicholas Ralph as James Herriot and Callum Woodhouse as Tristan Farnon. Also back are Gaia Wise as Charlotte Beauvoir, Rachel Shenton as Helen Herriot, Isabella Ward as Rosie Herriot and Thomas Riches as Jimmy Herriot.
Returning once more are Maimie McCoy as Dorothy and Caolan McCarthy as the new vet, Granville Bennett.
