Overview
- The seventh season began on Thursday 17 September at 9pm on Channel 5 and will run weekly with episodes also available on Channel 5’s streaming service.
- A flashy new small‑animal vet, Granville Bennett played by Caolan McCarthy, arrives in Darrowby and immediately threatens Skeldale House’s client base.
- Helen faces 'hard conversations' with her father about modernising the family farm, including a possible switch from Jersey to higher‑yield Friesian cattle to protect the farm’s future.
- James travels to the Royal Veterinary College, encounters new treatments and techniques, and returns to Darrowby questioning whether he can keep up professionally.
- The main cast largely returns for the 1946‑set series, the Granville character is reported to be based on real vet Denton Pette, and a brief subplot notes former student Richard Carmody remains in London and is unwell in the premiere.