It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976) Movie poster and book cover compared.

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

Eric Till, 1976

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Vet in Harness
James Herriot (Alf Wight), 1974

It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet is a movie directed by Eric Till in 1976 and based on the book Vet in Harness by James Herriot (Alf Wight), first published in 1974. The movie features John Alderton, Colin Blakely, Lisa Harrow, Bill Maynard, Richard Pearson, Paul Shelley, and others.

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“The book is better than the movie”

But the movie is worth watching.

The Movie is also based on

Book cover
Let Sleeping Vets Lie (1973)
Book by James Herriot (Alf Wight)

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RATING

6.5

/ 10

Movie Poster: It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (Eric Till, 1976)

8.6

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Book Cover: Vet in Harness (James Herriot (Alf Wight), 1974)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Vet in Harness, the 1974 book by James Herriot (Alf Wight).

Vet in Harness

Read by: Christopher Timothy

Storyline

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.

Movie vs Book

Poster of It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet, the 1976 movie by Eric Till

Year

1976

Minutes

94

Movie Rate

6.50

Source: IMDb

Movie

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

Country: UK

Year: 1976

Length: 1h34m

Cover of Vet in Harness, the 1974 book by James Herriot (Alf Wight)

Year

1974

Pages

252

Book Rate

8.64

S: Goodreads

Book

Vet in Harness

Original title: All Things Bright and Beautiful

Country: UK

First published in: 1974

Length: 252 pages

Genre: Biography

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