Nicholas Ralph as James Herriot, departing Glasgow for his first veterinary job in All Creatures Great and Small. Alf Wight graduated as a vet in December, 1939, when the “phony war”—a ...

In MASTERPIECE’s warmhearted new adaptation of the Alf Wight — aka James Herriot — All Creatures Great and Small memoir series, it’s not just the series that’s brand new. Lead actor ...

Fifteen years after his death, Alf Wight – aka James Herriot – is as much-loved as ever. His son, Jim, spoke to STEPHEN LEWIS at the launch of a new book about his famous dad.

It’s hard to believe, but All Creatures Great and Small is turning fifty this year. Written by country veterinarian James Alfred Wight under the pen name James Herriot, the international ...

Can Alf Wight the man be cleanly distinguished from his celebrated stand-in, James Herriot? And was there really a little Tricki Woo who gave him goodies?. In the hunt for answers, we searched out ...

The real James Herriot, Alf Wight, who is the inspiration for the Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small, died after a health battle. advertisement. Yorkshire Live.

Based on the immensely popular novels by Alf Wight (aka James Herriot), the series follows a 1930s veterinary practice in a sleepy Yorkshire town where farmers and vets alike gather every […] ...

Among the many partners in a successful farm is the veterinarian When our farm was a dairy operation, my parents retained a wonderful local veterinary service that was a father and son operation ...

In 1970, veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, writing under the pen name James Herriot, released the book If Only They Could Talk about his early days as a rural vet in the Yorkshire Dales.That led to a ...

One of the world’s most famous veterinarians is the late James Alfred Wight — better known by his pen name James Herriot. Wight was a practicing veterinary surgeon in Yorkshire, England, for ...

On this day in 2015 a life-sized bronze sculpture of Alf Wight, the author behind the beloved James Herriot books, was unveiled in North Yorkshire. advertisement. The Northern Echo.