All the books by Alf Wight adapted to cinema and television

The show revolves around a trio of veterinary surgeons working in the Yorkshire Dales. Siegfried Farnon hires James Herriot into his veterinary practice at Skeldale House. Besides Siegfried and James, there is Siegfried’s younger brother, Tristan, and Mrs Hall, the housekeeper at Skeldale House.

James Herriot is a vet in Yorkshire, England, during the late 1930s and 1940’s. He gets a job at the practice of Siegfried Farnon, who already have a successful business. James undergoes a variety of adventures during his work, which are just as often caused by the characters of the county as the animals in his care.

James Herriot is a vet in Yorkshire, England, during the late 1930s and 1940’s. He gets a job at the practice of Siegfried Farnon, who already have a successful business. James undergoes a variety of adventures during his work, which are just as often caused by the characters of the county as the animals in his care.

The series is set in the 1930s at the Glasgow Veterinary College, where James Herriot has arrived to train as a veterinary surgeon. It focuses on his relationship with his new-found friends Emma ‘Whirly’ Tyson and Rob McAloon. They lodge together at the home of Elspeth Munro. Topics which features in the story lines include the subjugation of women, the treatment of students by Professor Gunnell, and the rise of the fascist movement in the UK.

In 1937, newly qualified vet James Herriot travels to Yorkshire for the post of assistant in Siegfried Farnon’s practice. He learns the facts of country life, but has to overcome the prejudices of the Darrowby locals who are sceptical of the novice vet’s ability. In between cases, Herriot courts farmer’s daughter Helen Alderson.

In 1937, newly qualified vet James Herriot travels to Yorkshire for the post of assistant in Siegfried Farnon’s practice. He learns the facts of country life, but has to overcome the prejudices of the Darrowby locals who are sceptical of the novice vet’s ability. In between cases, Herriot courts farmer’s daughter Helen Alderson.

Set in the immediately pre-war period, the movie follows James Herriot, the Yorkshire vet, and the adventures he and his colleague have in their everyday life. Amiable sequel to the 1975 film All Creatures Great and Small, based on Herriot’s third and fourth novels.

Set in the immediately pre-war period, the movie follows James Herriot, the Yorkshire vet, and the adventures he and his colleague have in their everyday life. Amiable sequel to the 1975 film All Creatures Great and Small, based on Herriot’s third and fourth novels.