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Steen, James,

The world of all creatures great & small : welcome to Skeldale House / written by James Steen ; foreword by Jim Wight. - London : Michael O'Mara Books Limited, [2021]. - 224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Foreword / by Jim Wright -- Beginnings -- Setting the scene -- The cast -- The creatures, great and small -- Making it and faking it -- Roll the credits.

"Offering exclusive insight into the making of the show, and paying homage to its impressive heritage, including Herriot's bestselling memoirs and the long-running series, but also to the incredible backdrop of the Yorkshire Dales, this book is the ultimate celebration of a cast of characters - human and animal - who have been bringing us joy for over fifty years. Along with exclusive interviews with the actors Samuel West, Anna Madeley, Nicholas Ralph, Callum Woodhouse and Rachel Shenton, you will get to know everyone from the vet advisor, the animal trainers and the animals themselves, to the director Brian Percival, the make-up artists and the production team. Learn about their adventures on- and off-screen as they went about evoking the authentic experience of the house, the practice and its unforgettable setting"--Amazon.

ISBN: 1789294045 9781789294040

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC1D6378 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020299097 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Herriot, James. All creatures great and small --Television adaptations.

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
All creatures great and small (Television program : 2020- )

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Veterinarians--England--Yorkshire--Television adaptations.
Television series.
Historical television programs.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Yorkshire (England)--Yorkshire.--Fiction

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Television adaptations.

LC Class. No.: PN1992.77.A482 / S74 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4572