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All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)The trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in 1940's Yorkshire. |
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Christopher Timothy | ... |
James Herriot
(90 episodes, 1978-1990)
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| Robert Hardy | ... |
Siegfried Farnon
(90 episodes, 1978-1990)
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| Peter Davison | ... |
Tristan Farnon
(65 episodes, 1978-1990)
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Lynda Bellingham | ... |
Helen Herriot
(47 episodes, 1988-1990)
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Mary Hignett | ... |
Mrs. Hall
(40 episodes, 1978-1980)
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| Carol Drinkwater | ... |
Helen
(39 episodes, 1978-1985)
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James Herriot is a vet in Yorkshire, England, during the 1940's. He is assigned to the practice of Siegfried Farnon, who (together with his mischievous brother Tristan) 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 (including the Farnon brothers) as the animals in his care. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 January 1978 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Alle schepselen, groot en klein See more »Filming Locations:
Skeldale House - formerly Cringley House, Askrigg, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England, UK See more »Company Credits
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), A&E Television Networks, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) See more »
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Mrs. Pumphrey: [he throws it miles] Not into the rose bed, Hodgekin! We wouldn't want Tricki to get pricky-paw!
Hodgekin: [muttered] Who wouldn't?
Mrs. Pumphrey: *What* was that? What was that, Hodgekin?
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Siegfried Farnon's dogs actually belonged to Robert Hardy, the actor who played him, which explains why they behaved so naturally around him. See more »Quotes
Mrs. Pumphrey: [orders Hodgekin to throw rings for her Pekinese, Tricki Woo. He throws one feebly] Oh, a little further than *that*, Hodgekin!Mrs. Pumphrey: [he throws it miles] Not into the rose bed, Hodgekin! We wouldn't want Tricki to get pricky-paw!
Hodgekin: [muttered] Who wouldn't?
Mrs. Pumphrey: *What* was that? What was that, Hodgekin?
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I'll make it unanimous (so far). When All Creatures first aired in the States, I had already enjoyed the books immensely and doubted that a television production could do author James Herriot's work justice.(A pen name, I believe his real name is Alfred White.) I was delighted to be wrong in that assumption, brilliantly adapted and endearingly performed. It quickly became and remains to this day one of my favorite programs. I particularly recommend the earlier seasons for a number of reasons, not the least of which is Carol Drinkwater as Helen Herriot. I only wish that like Holly the computer on Red Dwarf, who had Lister wipe his memory banks of the collected works of Agatha Christie so that he would have something interesting to read. That I could experience All Creatures Great and Small again, for the first time.