Channel 5 has added new faces to the cat of the fourth season of ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL series which returns this Autumn (plus a new Christmas special) and picks up in 1940 as Churchill takes office and Europe is under serious threat! Nicholas Ralph returns as young

Neve McIntosh, Sam Retford and Will Thorp will be in the cast

country vet James Herriot, now happily married to Helen Herriot (Rachel Shenton). Samuel West is back as James’ capricious and erratic mentor Siegfried Farnon while Anna Madeley continues as Mrs Hall, matriarch of Skeldale House. Patricia Hodge also reprises her role as Mrs Pumphrey, alongside her Pekingese Tricki. Neve McIntosh joins the cast as highly efficient bookkeeper Miss Harbottle, with James Anthony-Rose as studious undergraduate vet student Richard Carmody. Joining them are Tony Pitts, Imogen Clawson, Paul Copley, Cleo Sylvestre MBE, James Bolam MBE, Will Thorp and Sam Retford.

Straight from Cannes come the first clip and photos from new period set movie BONNARD, PIERRE AND MARTHE which explores the art and love story of renowned French painters Pierre Bonnard (Vincent Macaigne) and his wife Marthe (Cecile de France). The film, which has been sold around the world including USA, most of Europe, South America and Australia, spans five decades and paints a portrait of Bonnard and his wife Marthe de Méligny who became the cornerstone of her husband’s life and work, appearing in more than a third of his paintings. Stacy Martin, Anouk Grinberg also star alongside André Marcon who plays Bonnard mentor Claude Monet.