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James Alfred Wight OBE FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), better known by his pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and author. Born in Sunderland , Wight graduated from Glasgow Veterinary College in 1939, returning to England to become a veterinary surgeon in Yorkshire , where he practised for almost 50 years.
By 2020, the series of books featuring James Herriot had sold some 60 million copies. [2] In that year, the next television production was aired, All Creatures Great and Small. The programme, produced for Channel 5 in the UK and PBS in the United States, was renewed for a second set of episodes, [3] and then a third and fourth season. [4]
[2] According to Wight's son, James, the Siegfried character in the novels and TV series was considerably toned down, and that Sinclair was even more eccentric than the Herriot books portrayed. [6] The New York Times also confirmed Sinclair's eccentric real-life behaviour: he once fired a shotgun during a dinner party, informing his guests that ...
The core quartet of characters—James Herriot, Siegfried Farnon, Tristan Farnon and Helen Herriot (née Alderson)—appear, unless otherwise stated. James and Siegfried are the only two characters to appear in every episode. Tristan appears in 65 episodes, Helen in 87. The final appearances of regular cast members are also noted.
The series, produced by Playground Entertainment for Channel 5, [2] is a new adaptation of Wight's books, following the previous BBC series of 90 episodes that ran from 1978 to 1990 and a number of other films and television series based on Herriot's novels. [3] It was filmed in the Yorkshire Dales, and received funding from Screen Yorkshire. [4]
On another occasion, in exchange for Herriot's assistance with a puncture on his car, Biggins agrees to settle his account. Little does Herriot know that Biggins post-dated the cheque. Biggins' first name is revealed to be Ezra in the series 7 episode "If Music Be the Food of Love". "John Sharp was just like you see him," recalled Peter Davison.
The first episode gained an audience of 6.73 million, with the second and third episodes attracting 5.08 million and 4.99 million viewers respectively. [4] Christopher Hooton in Metro found that it failed to leave a lasting impression, saying it was "an insubstantial, mildly-pleasing period soap". [5]
The Skeldale House veterinary surgery of central characters Siegfried Farnon and James Herriot is on Trengate. [3] Although the vets are based here, they travel all over the Dales. Darrowby Church (represented in the BBC series by St Mary and St John's Church, Hardraw [4] [5]) is a few hundred feet from the surgery, beyond the small market cross.