![]() They said to me that I had the hardest job because Alf is a kind of observer to these bigger, larger-than-life personalities", he recalled. "They spoke a lot about Donald and Brian, the real Siegfried and Tristan. He also met the vet's son and daughter, Jim and Rosie. Production Cast and characters Īctor Nicholas Ralph did quite a lot of research on James Herriot ("Alf" Wight) who died in 1995. Drew Cain as James Herriot Sr., James's father.Gabriel Quigley as Hannah Herriott, James's mother.Will Thorp as Gerald Hammond (series 2-3).Dorothy Atkinson as Diana Brompton, a flirtatious divorcée who has a casual romance with Siegfried (series 2).Imogen Clawson as Jenny Alderson, Helen's sister.Tony Pitts as Richard Alderson, Helen's father.Mollie Winnard as Maggie, barmaid at the Drovers Arms and Tristan's love interest.Maimie McCoy as Dorothy, Mrs Hall's friend and Siegfried's love interest (series 1).Matthew Lewis as Hugh Hulton, a wealthy landowner who competes with James for Helen's affections.Diana Rigg (series 1) and Patricia Hodge (series 2 and 3) as Mrs Pumphrey, the wealthy owner of the indulged Pekingese Tricki Woo.Rachel Shenton as Helen Alderson (later Helen Herriot), a farmer's daughter and James's love interest.Callum Woodhouse as Tristan Farnon, Siegfried's younger brother.Anna Madeley as Mrs Audrey Hall, housekeeper of Skeldale House.Samuel West as Siegfried Farnon, a veterinary surgeon and owner of Skeldale House. ![]() Nicholas Ralph as James Herriot, a veterinary surgeon. ![]() Besides Siegfried and James, there is Siegfried's younger brother, Tristan, and Mrs Hall, their housekeeper. Siegfried Farnon (described as an "eccentric") hires James Herriot into his veterinary practice at Skeldale House. The show revolves around a trio of veterinary surgeons working in the Yorkshire Dales beginning in 1937. The first episode aired in the UK on 15 September 2022 and in the US on 8 January 2023. Filming on the third series began in March 2022. The series premiered in the UK on Channel 5 on 1 September 2020 and in the US on PBS as part of Masterpiece on 10 January 2021.įollowing a second series in late 2021, the show was renewed for two further series, each composed of six episodes and a Christmas special, in January 2022. The first series, which consists of six episodes and a special Christmas episode, was filmed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first book in the James Herriot series. It is filmed in the Yorkshire Dales, and received some funding from Screen Yorkshire. The series is a new adaptation of Wight's books, following the previous BBC series of 90 episodes that ran from 1978 to 1990 and a number of other films and television series based on Herriot's novels. The series was produced by Playground Entertainment for Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and PBS in the United States. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917.All Creatures Great and Small is a television series, set in 1937, based upon a series of books about a Yorkshire veterinarian written by Alf Wight under the pen name of James Herriot. Like all other clocks in the Kennedy house, this one is set to 3:00 to reflect the time of day that John F. In addition to being used simply for telling the time, the alarm could have been an aid to the cook who might have wanted to ensure that a certain dish wasn't left in the oven or on the stovetop too long! Though it is not believed to be a piece that was in the house during Kennedy's time there, it is likely that some type of clock, possibly one of the same model, was located in the kitchen. This particular clock was made between 19, almost the same timespan during which the future President John F. ![]() Older early 20th century Big Ben clocks are now often sought after by collectors of antique time pieces. Clocks using the Big Ben name are still manufactured today, although they have undergone many changes over the past 100 years in both style and movement, including electric and digital clocks. The early Big Ben clocks were wind up clocks and had the distinctive peg legs that can be seen on the clock shown here. In just a few years, millions of Big Ben clocks were sold, making it one of the most popular time keeping devices in the country. Beginning production in 1908, the Big Ben model was the first alarm clock to be advertised nationally when an ad appeared in the Septemedition of the Saturday Evening Post. The clock pictured here is a Westclox Big Ben type 1 model alarm clock. John Fitzgerald Kennedy NHS Museum Collection (JOFI 407) ![]()
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