The trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in Yorkshire from the 1930s to the 1950s.The trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in Yorkshire from the 1930s to the 1950s.The trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in Yorkshire from the 1930s to the 1950s.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
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- TriviaAlf Wight (the real James Herriot) initially stipulated that all the incidents in the TV series had to be closely based on those in his books. By the end of Season 3, all of Wight's books had been televised, and it was thought that the series would have to end. However producer Bill Sellars persuaded Wight to let the scriptwriters devise new stories as long as the scripts were approved by him and remained faithful to the spirit of his books.
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Mrs. Pumphrey: [orders Hodgekin to throw rings for her Pekinese, Tricki Woo. He throws one feebly] Oh, a little further than *that*, Hodgekin!
Mrs. Pumphrey: [he throws it miles] Not into the rose bed, Hodgekin! We wouldn't want Tricki to get pricky-paw!
Hodgekin: [muttered] Who wouldn't?
Mrs. Pumphrey: *What* was that? What was that, Hodgekin?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes (1993)
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Great show adapted from great books
My first introduction to James Herriot was my father's laughing fits while reading the books. Then, the series appeared on PBS and I enjoyed what I saw, which in turn motivated me to read the books. The books are wonderful, almost in the realm of Fantasy (perhaps, the books are my second favorite set of books next to Lord of the Rings) if it weren't so grounded in reality. Sure Herriot smooths some of the rough edges off of his real life, but it still seems real. And this series captures the same feel that the books had, which no small achievement in my opinion. Most of the characters, major and minor, ring true to the depictions in the books and I have little trouble using the images when I re-read the books. Both the books and the series explore triumphs and failures that make life what it is. It makes common sense statements about life without being heavy handed about it. You almost feel you've lived the important, meaningful episodes of someone else's life as if they were your own. What more could be asked from auto-biographical (or semi-auto-biographical) material?
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- Der Doktor und das liebe Vieh
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- Langthwaite, Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, UK(hump-backed bridge which James and Siegfried drive over in opening titles of first two series)
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