PBS 'All Creatures Great and Small' Remake Announces Cast
Classic Briitsh drama All Creatures Great and Small is getting a makeover for the modern age, courtesy of PBS' Masterpiece and U.K. network Channel 5 - and this new take on the series finally has a cast.
Based on a beloved series of novels by James Alfred Wright, and published under the pen name James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small follows the heartwarming and humorous story of a rural country veterinarian, and the cast of farmers and townsfolk who lived alongside him in their Yorkshire village.
Newcomer Nicholas Ralph will make his television debut in the lead role, playing beloved vet James Herriot, who became renowned for his inspiring compassion, humor and love of life. He'll be joined by Mr. Selfridge alum Samuel West as Siegfried Farnon, the wonderfully eccentric veterinary surgeon and proprietor of Skeldale House who reluctantly hires the recently qualified Herriot into his rural practice. The Child in Time's Anna Madeley will portray Mrs Hall, the resident housekeeper and matriarch of the same institution. Siegfried’s errant and charismatic younger brother, Tristan, will be played by The Durrells in Corfu's Callum Woodhouse and Rachel Shenton takes the role of Helen Alderson, an independent local farmer’s daughter who helps her father manage the family farm and care for her younger sister.
