The first episode of the rebooted All Creatures Great and Small has smashed Channel 5's ratings record for an original UK drama.
The show - following Yorkshire vets and associates - was a firm favourite for the BBC in the 1980s and has been resurrected with a cast including Dame Diana Rigg, Nigel Havers, Nicholas Ralph and Anna Madeley.
According to overnight ratings data, the opening episode brought in an average of 3.3 million viewers and a 20.4% audience share on Tuesday night, easily beating the 2.1 million (12.3%) record set by The Deceived just last month.
The figures easily made Channel 5 the most-watched broadcaster in the 9pm hour, ahead of the 2 million (12%) for War on Plastic with Hugh and Anita on BBC One and the 1.4 million (8.4%) who tuned in to ITV's one-off Sheridan Smith: Becoming Mum.
Channel 5 has already renewed All Creatures for a second season, while a Christmas special has also been filmed for broadcast later this year.
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