History Characters / AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall2020

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Due to his general obliviousness to people's feelings, he stumbles into this frequently.

* NoSocialSkills: Even ''Siegfried'' tells him he has no tact with how often he bluntly puts his foot in his mouth.

* DrJerk: Downplayed, but he is initially very blunt with the animal owners. He is particularly harsh to the Crabtree family when he tells them their "rookie mistake" of not keeping their newly purchased cow, now sick, separate from the herd, not realizing how upsetting the situation is for them. He is usually apologetic after his error is pointed out.

* HollywoodAtheist: Subverted. Richard was raised by atheist parents. But, while he is awkward around Christmas traditions at first, he is touched by how welcoming everyone is during the Christmas episode, is the one to bring up Jesus as the reason for the season, and even does a decent job as Santa when Siegfried forces him into it.

* NoSocialSkills: Even ''Siegfried'' tells him he has no tact with how often he puts his foot in his mouth while spouting facts.

* HollywoodAtheist: Subverted. Richard was raised by atheist parents and thus never celebrated Christmas. But, while he is awkward around Christmas traditions at first, he is touched by how welcoming everyone is during the Christmas episode, is the one to bring up Jesus as the reason for the season, and even does a decent job as Santa when Siegfried forces him into it.

* DrJerk: Downplayed, but he is initially very blunt with the animal owners. He is particularly harsh to the Crabtree family when he tells them their "rookie mistake" of not keeping their newly purchased cow, now sick, separate from the herd, in spite of having never been a farmer himself. He is usually apologetic after his error is pointed out.

** Subverted in "On a Wing and a Prayer" when he sneaks off the RAF base without permission to see Helen, though he is caught before any serious misdemeanor could take place.

* HollywoodAtheist: Subverted. Richard was raised by atheist parents, but, while he is awkward around Christmas traditions at first, he is touched by how welcoming everyone is during the Christmas episode and even does a decent job as Santa when Siegfried forces him into it.

* BookSmart: Carmody is the top scholar in his year and seems more at home with books than with people. However, he struggles with interacting with the owners, at first, and is slow to learn how to drive, specifically saying it's nothing like the books say.

* BookSmart: Carmody seems more at home with books than with people, and has a lot to learn about actually interacting with the animals he has studied. He also struggles with learning to drive until Mrs. Pumphrey gets him to talk about fun facts while driving.

* AlwaysLawfulGood: James ''never'' fails to provide an honest account of an animal's condition, even if doing the opposite would make his life easier.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Siegfried is eccentric, bombastic, mercurial, frequently outrageously hypocritical, and generally ''terrible'' at dealing with the human race. But as a veterinarian, he is absolutely ''superb'' -- steady, wise, knowledgeable, experienced, utterly professional, and always gentle and soothing with his patients. For all his quirks, he is also seen more than once advising James on some aspect of veterinary medicine as a wise mentor figure, offering sage advice and timeless wisdom about the exigencies of the profession and showing true compassion to his young colleague.

** Mrs Hall's husband was a good man, and they were in love when they married. However, the War changed him and turned him into an alcoholic and abuser, forcing Mrs Hall to leave him.
** Mrs Hall's son stole from her previous employer and she refused to lie to the Police for him. This broke down the relationship with her son, and he never forgave her for it [[spoiler: until they met again in Season 3]].

* PromotionToParent: Helen is trying to stand in as Jenny's mother since their own died young, which Jenny resents. They start getting along better when Mrs Hall advises Helen that in spite of losing a mother, Jenny still needs Helen to be the big sister she was before.