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A heartwarming, light-hearted adaptation of Alf Wight's novels penned under the name James Herriot, `All Creatures Great and Small' follows the eventful lives of veterinarians in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s as eccentric surgeon Siegfried Farnon hires new vet James Herriot into his practice. Ben Venstone' script breaths fresh life into the stories first adapted successfullt for television in the 1970s, greatly expanding the roles of both Mrs Hall and Helen and earning the Channel 5 show critical acclaim.