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All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot. In early 1977, the BBC tasked producer Bill Sellars with the creation of a television series from Herriot's first two novels, If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet, using the title of the 1975 film adaptation. It is part of a series of movies and television series based on Herriot's novels.
Original Release
01/08/1978 on BBC
US Release
08/14/2007
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Christopher Timothy | James Herriot |
| Robert Hardy | Siegfried Farnon |
| Peter Davison | Tristan Farnon |
| Lynda Bellingham | Helen Herriot |
| Mary Hignett | Mrs. Hall / Mrs Hall |
| Carol Drinkwater | Helen / Helen Herriot / Helen Alderson |
| John McGlynn | Calum Buchanan |
| Margaretta Scott | Mrs. Pumphrey / Mrs Pumphrey |
| Tricki Woo | Dog / Tricki Woo |
| Andrea Gibb | Deirdre McEwan / Deirdre / Deidre Buchanan |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Prodigal Returns | Saturday, 01 September 1990 |
| 2 | Knowin' How to Do It | Saturday, 08 September 1990 |
| 3 | If Music Be the Food of Love | Saturday, 15 September 1990 |
| 4 | A Friend for Life | Saturday, 22 September 1990 |
| 5 | Spring Fever | Saturday, 29 September 1990 |
| 6 | Out with the New | Saturday, 06 October 1990 |
| 7 | Food for Thought | Saturday, 13 October 1990 |
| 8 | A Cat in Hull's Chance | Saturday, 20 October 1990 |
| 9 | A Grand Memory for Forgetting | Saturday, 27 October 1990 |
| 10 | Old Dogs, New Tricks | Saturday, 03 November 1990 |
| 11 | Hampered | Saturday, 10 November 1990 |
| 12 | Promises to Keep | Saturday, 17 November 1990 |
| 13 | Brotherly Love | Monday, 24 December 1990 |
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Directors
Peter Moffatt, Christopher Barry, Michael Brayshaw, Tony Virgo, Robert Tronson, Terence Dudley, Roderick Graham, Bob Blagden, Richard Bramall, Christopher Baker, Michael Hayes, Richard Martin, Jeremy Summers, Steve Goldie, Kenneth Ives
Writers
James Herriot, Johnny Byrne, Brian Finch, Anthony Steven, Michael Russell, Roger Davenport, Terence Dudley, Alfred Shaughnessy, William Humble, Terry Hodgkinson, Christopher Penfold, Sam Snape, Brian Clark, Joan Salter
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Christopher Timothy | James Herriot |
| Robert Hardy | Siegfried Farnon |
| Peter Davison | Tristan Farnon |
| Lynda Bellingham | Helen Herriot |
| Mary Hignett | Mrs. Hall / Mrs Hall |
| Carol Drinkwater | Helen / Helen Herriot / Helen Alderson |
| John McGlynn | Calum Buchanan |
| Margaretta Scott | Mrs. Pumphrey / Mrs Pumphrey |
| Tricki Woo | Dog / Tricki Woo |
| Andrea Gibb | Deirdre McEwan / Deirdre / Deidre Buchanan |
| John Sharp | Mr. Biggins / Biggins / Mr Biggins |
| Teddy Turner | Hodgekin / Hodgkin |
| Oliver Wilson | Jimmy Herriot |
| Rebecca Smith | Rosie Herriot / Rosie Herriot (as Rosie Herriott) / Rosie Herriot (as Rosie Harriot) |
| Jean Heywood | Mrs Alton |
| Peter Martin | Handshaw |
| James Grout | Granville Bennett / Granville Bennet |
| Judy Wilson | Mrs. Greenlaw |
| Fred Feast | Jeff Mallock / Mallock |
| Norman Mann | Richard Edmundson |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Bill Sellars | Producer |
| Brian Sellars | Producer |
Editors
Henry Fowler, Jackie Powell, Pat O'Grady, Paul Tothill, Lois Drinkwater, Greg Miller, Mike Duxbury, Christopher Rowlands, Mike Hall, Clive Gardener
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1990 | Emmy | Outstanding Children's Program | Nominated |
