'The Yorkshire Vet' is the Heartwarming Documentary Series We Need Right Now
How about a visit to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales this summer?
If you’re enjoying the re-runs of All Creatures Great and Small on WETA-UK - or your local PBS station - and anticipating the debut of the new reboot version in January, take a look at the documentary series The Yorkshire Vet. Six of the ten seasons of Channel 5 TV series are currently available on Acorn TV and Amazon Prime, with more on their way. Plus, they’re narrated by a very familiar voice, that of actor Christopher Timothy, who played James Herriot in the original.
The Yorkshire Vet is actually about two vets—Peter Wright and Julian Norton, partners at Skeldale Veterinary Centre in North Yorkshire. Peter was a trainee with the beloved veterinarian and writer James Herriot (the pen name of author Alf Wight) in the country market town of Thirsk. Now, the original building where Herriot and the Farnons practiced and lived is a museum devoted to his life and times: The World of James Herriot, which draws visitors from all over the world and has revolutionized Thirsk’s tourist industry.
