The James Herriot Walking Tour will provide visitors an insight into the life of the famous veterinary surgeon and author, Alf Wight OBE, commonly known by his pen name James Herriot.

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.

Vet and author Alf Wight and actor Nicholas Ralph, playing James Herriot in Season 5 of All Creatures Great and Small What was the World War II experience of James Alfred (“Alf”) Wight, author ...

All Creatures Great and Small is not merely about a family. The books by James Herriot – in real life, the vet Alf Wight - and the TV series are the embodiment of a sense of family and a love of ...

Alf Wight’s children Rosie Page (L) and Jim Wight (R) attended the anniversary dinner along with with the actor Nicholas Ralph, who plays James Herriot in the Channel 5 adaptation of All ...

A fifth season of the Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small is set to show Helen Herriot (nee Alderson) battling to raise her newborn son single-handedly as her husband James Herriot ...

The show takes inspiration from the real-life experiences of Alf Wight, who wrote a series of books under the pseudonym James Herriot about his time in the Dales.

The real James Herriot was vet Alf Wight, who wrote about his life and career in the books All Creatures Great and Small - he died at the age of 78.

The World of James Herriot is a museum in Thirsk where Alf Wight once practiced and lived. The late Al Wight, who wrote best-selling books under the name James Herriot.