All Creatures Great and Small (franchise)

All Creatures Great and Small
Created byJames Herriot (book series)
Bill Sellars (original TV series)
Young James Herriot:
Johnny Byrne and Kate Croft
Original workIf Only They Could Talk (book)
Print publications
Book(s)List of books
Films and television
Film(s)All Creatures Great and Small (1975)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976)
Television seriesAll Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
Young James Herriot (2011)
All Creatures Great and Small (2020–present)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)All Creatures Great and Small: The Original Music from the TV Series and Other Favourite Themes (1978)
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)The World of James Herriot

The All Creatures Great and Small franchise consists of a series of books, movies, and TV series based on books written by James Alfred Wight under the pen name James Herriot based on his experiences as a veterinary surgeon.[1] The books have been adapted for film and television, including a 1975 film All Creatures Great and Small, followed by the 1976 It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet sequel, as well as a long-running BBC television programme of the same title, and a prequel series in 2011, Young James Herriot.

By 2020, the series of books featuring James Herriot had sold some 60 million copies.[2] In that year, the next television production was aired, All Creatures Great and Small. The programme, produced for Channel 5 in the UK and PBS in the United States, was renewed for a second set of episodes,[3] and then a third and fourth season.[4]

  1. ^ "James Herriot Biography". Biography.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ^ "All Creatures Great and Small: Who was the real James Herriot". Irish Times/New York Times. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ "All Creatures Great and Small Is Getting a Season 2". Town & Country. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021. Rigg, who played Mrs. Pumphrey, passed away in September at the age of 82
  4. ^ Hibbs, James. "All Creatures Great and Small season 4: Release date speculation and news". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 November 2022.