After previously airing on BBC First, the new adaptation of best-selling author James Herriot’s cherished collection of stories arrives this weekend on ABC TV.
Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, James follows his dream to become a vet in the magnificent Yorkshire Dales.
He soon discovers that treating the animals is as much about treating their owners, and the Dales’ farmers are a tough crowd to please.
At Skeldale House, James gets to know his newly formed dysfunctional family; his chaotic and erratic boss Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West), Siegfried’s wayward brother Tristan (Callum Woodhouse) and the shrewd Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley) who is endlessly steering the ship.
When local beauty Helen Alderson attracts James’s attention, he finds another, more enduring reason to stay in the Dales.
Production credits: Executive Producer Ben Vanstone, Producer Richard Burrell.. A Playground, Masterpiece, ALL3Media International and Screen Yorkshire production.
