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All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

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Overview

The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.

Produced by Bill Sellars
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Lynda Bellingham

Lynda Bellingham

Helen Herriot

Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Siegfried Farnon

Christopher Timothy

Christopher Timothy

James Herriot

Carol Drinkwater

Carol Drinkwater

Helen Herriot

Peter Davison

Peter Davison

Tristan Farnon

Jean Heywood

Jean Heywood

Mrs Alton

Themes & Keywords

veterinariancountry lifeyorkshirebased on memoir or autobiography

About All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 1978 exploring themes of veterinarian, country life, yorkshire, based on memoir or autobiography. it stars Lynda Bellingham, Robert Hardy, Christopher Timothy. The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.

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