All Creatures Great And Small C5 tonight!

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I can't wait. Series 1 was absolutely delightful - I'm so looking forward to it and I seem to have developped a crush on Samuel West.

@purpleme12

Does Jenny call her grandad 'dad'

Richard Alderson is Jenny and Helens Dad. They are sisters. I don't remember seeing a grandad.

Oh right I had it in my head she was her daughter! I really thought she was!

Helen and Jenny’s mother died when Helen was about Jenny’s age so Helen had to help bring up her sister and run the farm

Enjoyed episode 1.

Ah I've just realised that there is no Mrs Pumphrey

Lovely episode - a bit of everything pigs, cows, dog and a bit of romance.

I'm old enough to remember the original bbc tv adaptations and my df got me into the books as a child. I've got the old series on dvd. I was sceptical at first about this new adaptation but I've grown to love it. The casting is superb and it's just so nostalgic and comforting. I used to live in North Yorkshire and could highly recommend visiting the museum in Thirsk which is dedicated to the real James Herriot (Alf Wight, I believe?) It also has exhibits about veterinary medicine of the era and a mock up of the TV set from the bbc series. Oh they also used to have the car driven in the opening titles.

I loved the books and read and reread them especially the early ones . I always remember the chapter where he had to eat the boiled ham with Helen’s family which was effectively just fat and to get it down he ate a whole jar of piccalili

@Notonthestairs

Ah I've just realised that there is no Mrs Pumphrey

Last I read they were undecided whether to recast or not.

Yes, the books had some hilarious moments - the bit where his trousers get soaked and he has to wear a pair of Helen's dad's, and they are much too short!

And Tricky Woo going flopbot and crackerdog in the books. Love it

@Notonthestairs

Ah I've just realised that there is no Mrs Pumphrey

I could have sworn I saw a clip with Mrs Pomphrey. I thought it was Patricia Hodge, or someone that looked like her

@Bloodypunkrockers In S1 it was Diana Rigg who has since died.

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I know

I thought I saw a trailer for the new series with a different Mrs Pumphrey - it's Patricia Hodge playing her now.

@Peaseblossum22

I loved the books and read and reread them especially the early ones . I always remember the chapter where he had to eat the boiled ham with Helen’s family which was effectively just fat and to get it down he ate a whole jar of piccalili

I thought that was with one of the farmers & his wife?

I liked the dog owner that could be a love interest for Mrs Hall! That was sweet.

I'm loving it. The books were my introduction to grown up books in the late 70s, and we used to watch the original series.
I am delighted that this current series is as good, if not better.
I too have a crush on Samuel West. I love Mrs Hall's character - I think she's been fleshed out a bit, which is fantastic.

I wish it was a Sunday evening show though.

I think I misunderstood something in the first ep.

Has Tristan not passed, but he thinks that he has?

Yes that's right

@purpleme12

Yes that's right

And Siegfried is the only one who knows?

So at some point he'll have to be told!

Mrs Hall knows.
I think the casting is excellent. James is spot on and I'm loving Siegfried. It's a tv tonic!

Ah yes Mrs Hall had suspected hadn't she & then Siegfried had unwittingly confirmed.

I think that the ages of the actors might be more realistic in this.

I think that "James Herriot" was only mid 20s when he started work for Siegfried, Siegfried being about 5yrs older & Tristan the same age!

Yes, I'm glad they cast a young Scotsman as James, and a Yorkshire woman as Helen!

I got the impression that the dog owner that may be Mrs Halls new love interest may be some sort of con man. I'm not sure why though.