A Taste for Death. Poster of the 1988 TV series and cover of the 1986 book
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A Taste for Death
P.D. James, 1986
TV series vs book
John Davies, 1988

When the quiet Little Vestry of St. Matthew’s Church becomes the blood-soaked scene of a double murder, Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh faces an intriguing conundrum: How did an upper-crust Minister come to lie, slit throat to slit throat, next to a neighborhood derelict of the lowest order?


Wuthering Heights. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1847 book
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Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë, 1847
movie vs book
Peter Kosminsky, 1992

The rich Earnshaw family adopts the young orphan Heathcliff, who thereafter relocates to their mansion, Wuthering Heights. The new resident quickly develops feelings for his sympathetic foster sister, Cathy. When Cathy feels the burden of social convention, she suppresses her affections and marries Edgar Linton, a wealthy man who is appropriate for her stature, breaking what seems to be an unbreakable relationship between the two. Heathcliff swears he’ll get her back.


All Creatures Great and Small. Poster of the 1975 movie and cover of the 1970 book, If Only They Could Talk
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If Only They Could Talk
James Herriot (Alf Wight), 1970
movie vs book
Claude Whatham, 1975

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.


All Creatures Great and Small. Poster of the 1975 movie and cover of the 1972 book, It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
James Herriot (Alf Wight), 1972
movie vs book
Claude Whatham, 1975

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.