Vet and author Alf Wight and actor Nicholas Ralph, playing James Herriot in Season 5 of All Creatures Great and Small What was the World War II experience of James Alfred (“Alf”) Wight, author and the ...

Among the many partners in a successful farm is the veterinarian When our farm was a dairy operation, my parents retained a wonderful local veterinary service that was a father and son operation. The ...

The cozy British drama is based on a series of books written by James Herriot. (Herriot’s real name was James Alfred Wright.) Herriot was a vet in a town called Thirsk, and he drew heavily on his own ...