the novels of all creatures great and small franchise took place at darrowby.
the novels of all creatures great and small franchise took place at darrowby.
where did the novels of all creatures great and small franchise take place?
darrowby
wight sets his stories in the fictional town of darrowby, which is a composite of thirsk, richmond, leyburn, and middleham. he also renamed donald sinclair and his brother brian as siegfried and tristan farnon respectively, and used the name "helen alderson" for joan danbury. he took the title "all creatures great and small" from the second line of the hymn "all things bright and beautiful", inspired by a punning suggestion from his daughter who thought that the book should be called "ill creatures great and small".
james herriot
all creatures great and small (franchise)









































the all creatures great and small franchise consists of a series of books written by james wight under the pen name "james herriot" based on his experiences as a veterinary surgeon. the books have been adapted for film and television, including a 1975 film titled "all creatures great and small", followed by the 1976 "it shouldn't happen to a vet" sequel, as well as on television a long-running bbc television programme of the same title, and a prequel series in 2011, "young james herriot".









































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