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  2. James Herriot - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. All Creatures Great and Small (franchise) - Wikipedia

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    Wight used the name Helen Alderson for his real-life wife, Joan Danbury. Danbury, in real life was not a farmer’s daughter, but worked as a secretary. According to one source, "contrary to the stories, Alf Wight met her in a group outing to a local dance.

  4. Donald Sinclair (veterinary surgeon) - Wikipedia

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    Articles about Alf Wight shed more light on the start of the relationship between the two vets. When Sinclair was about to leave for RAF training, he gave Wight all the income of the practice, in return for looking after it during his absence. [1] His brother, Brian Sinclair (Tristan in the books), was not then qualified.

  5. How ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ Shoots Live ... - AOL

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    The hit British Channel 5 program, which just finished airing its second series on PBS through its Masterpiece anthology, is based on the series of semi-autobiographical novels James Alfred Wight ...

  6. Young James Herriot - Wikipedia

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    Announced in July 2010 with the title Young James, the series was devised by Johnny Byrne, a scriptwriter on All Creatures Great and Small, and consultant producer Kate Croft. [1] Byrne, who died in 2008 during the development of the series, knew Alf Wight (who wrote under the pen name Herriot) and his passion and experience convinced Croft ...

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  8. Joey Lawrence and Wife Samantha Cope Seemingly Reconcile ...

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    Lawrence, 48, took to Instagram on Wednesday, December 4, and shared two romantic photos of himself and his estranged wife — almost five months after Cope, 37, filed to divorce the actor.

  9. Brian Sinclair (veterinary surgeon) - Wikipedia

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    Sinclair retired in 1977 after he had risen to become head of the investigation centre. In retirement, he gave talks on Herriot and Yorkshire, and spoke at veterinary schools in the United Kingdom and the United States. When Wight's first book was published, he was delighted to be captured as Tristan and remained enthusiastic about all Wight's ...