How does Charlotte help Tristan heal in All Creatures Great and Small Season 6? Callum Woodhouse opens up about their bond

Episode 7 of All Creatures Great and Small Season 6, titled 'Comfort and Joy', takes the viewers on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Darrowby celebrates its first Christmas post-war. Skeldale House is brimming with laughter and joy after months of chaos and uncertainty.

James is busy writing the script for Darrowby Nativity play, Mrs. Hall is seen reading a recipe for mock turkey, while Tristan is excited to spend Christmas with Charlotte. Helen is finally back from London, but is down with the flu while Siegfried visits the Stokes' farm for Hilda. Dorothy is back, and she makes efforts to reunite with Siegfried.

What stands out in this episode is how Charlotte comforts Tristan when he breaks down at a Christmas farm. Tristan says it feels difficult to celebrate when his war memories keep coming back. In Episode 6, he opened up about his war traumas to Siegfried, how he lost his military buddy, Billy, in a landmine attack, and how he was awarded a military cross thereafter. Even Maggie's husband Arthur's death affected him deeply.

In short, he was still struggling with war trauma. Charlotte stood by him like a pillar throughout his tough phase. She gave him time and space to heal. Her words of assurance and comfort in any way healed Tristan. Here's more about it.

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All Creatures Great and Small Season 6, Episode 7: How did Charlotte help Tristan heal?

Tristan found his love in All Creatures Great and Small Season 6. Charlotte Beauvoir, General Beauvoir's daughter, fell in love with Tristan when he visited to treat her horse Philbrick. After a few initial hiccups, General Beauvoir approved of Tristan. Tristan brought Charlotte to Skeldale House as well. Since Tristan returned from Sicily, he was fighting a silent battle. The war traumas become overwhelming for him. He finally let it all out to Siegfried.

In Episode 6, after he overcame his fears, he confessed to Charlotte that the war had changed his perspective; he isn't the same guy he used to be in the past. Before Tristan could explain his complex feelings, Charlotte described them perfectly, which left Tristan stunned. It's like Charlotte knows exactly what he feels like.

In Episode 7 of All Creatures Great and Small Season 6, when Tristan forgets to arrange a Christmas tree for the Drovers, he asks for Charlotte's help. Charlotte tells him to visit the Christmas tree farm. Unfortunately, when they reach, they find it closed due to the owner's illness. Charlotte sneaks into the farm, and a hesitant Tristan follows. When Tristan begins to cut the tree with a small axe, it gets stuck, and he rants that it does not feel right to celebrate when he has witnessed such tragic scenes on the battlefield. Charlotte also reveals that they celebrated Christmas in November last year because they thought her mother wouldn't make it up to December. Charlotte meant to say that everybody is fighting their own battles, and some people are too good at not showing. When Tristan almost gives up, Charlotte tells,

"Even the longest hardest winters will end and spring will come."

She then kisses Tristan. While kissing him, she notices some spare axes, and they rush to get them. This instantly lifts Tristan's mood. As Charlotte was busy sliding the tree across the fence, Tristan realized how much effort she made for him. He finally confessed that he loves her. Later, they spent their Christmas Eve together at the Drovers', where Tristan raised a toast for Arthur and all those who had lost their lives in the war.

In a candid chat with PBS Masterpiece, Callum Woodhouse said,

"She's (Charlotte) not trying to cure him. She's not trying to change him back. She's just trying to make this version of him happy. And I think they do that for each other. I love it."

Woodhouse appreciated her All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 co-star Gaia Wise and said,

"I think Gaia [Wise], who plays Charlotte, is one of the most wonderful actresses I've gotten to work with. She was a joy to play all those scenes with, she's just spectacular. And I think our chemistry is wonderful, so I really lucked out in finding someone that I get along with."

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