All Creatures Great and Small (1975)

Name: All Creatures Great and Small
Genre: Drama
Released: 1975-07-27

1h 32m

Running Time

Plot.

James Herriot is a vet in Yorkshire, England, during the 1940's. He is assigned to the practice of Siegfried Farnon, who—together with his mischievous brother Tristan—already have a successful business. James undergoes a variety of adventures during his work, which are just as often caused by the characters of the county, including the Farnon brothers, as the animals in his care.

Where to Watch.

Free

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Media.

Details.

Release Date
July 27, 1975

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 32m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-28

This Movie Is About.

yorkshire

based on memoir or autobiography

veterinary

1940s

Wiki.

All Creatures Great and Small is a 1975 British film (copyrighted in 1974), directed by Claude Whatham and starring Simon Ward and Anthony Hopkins as Yorkshire vets James Herriot and Siegfried Farnon. It is based on the first novels by James Herriot (the pen name of veterinary surgeon Alf Wight): If Only They Could Talk (1970) and It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1972).

The film was given the same title as the 1972 US compilation volume of these two novels. It is the first of a series of films and television series based on Herriot's work. A sequel was released in 1976, somewhat confusingly titled It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet, although it actually covers the two following novels, Let Sleeping Vets Lie and Vet in Harness.