Description |
4 videodiscs (646 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD. |
Note |
Title from disc labels. |
Cast |
Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison, Carol Drinkwater. |
Credits |
Film cameramen, Ken Morgan, John Kenway ; film editors, Henry Fowler, Mike Duxbury ; theme music composed by Johnny Pearson. |
Note |
Based on the books by James Herriot. |
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Originally broadcast on television in 1978. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
In the mid-1930s, young James Herriot, fresh from veterinary school, arrives in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales to begin his career. |
Contents |
Disc 1: Horse sense / adapted by Brian Clark ; directed by Terence Dudley (50 min.) -- Dog days / adapted by Brian Finch ; directed by Peter Moffatt (50 min.) -- It takes all kinds / adapted by Johnny Byrne ; directed by Christopher Baker (50 min.). |
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Disc 2: Calf love / adapted by Anthony Steven ; directed by Terence Dudley (50 min.) -- Out of practice / adapted by Johnny Byrne ; directed by Peter Moffatt (50 min.) -- Nothing like experience / adapted by Johnny Byrne ; directed by Christopher Baker (50 min.). |
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Disc 3: Golden lads and girls / adapted by Brian Finch ; directed by Terence Dudley (50 min.) -- Advice and consent / adapted by Brian Finch ; directed by Peter Moffatt (50 min.) -- The last furlong / adapted by Anthony Steven ; directed by Christopher Baker (50 min.) -- Sleeping partners / adapted by Johnny Byrne ; directed by Terence Dudley (50 min.). |
Note |
Special features on disc 4 include: 48-min. archival documentary on Alf Wight (James Herriot); who's who in the cast. |
Language |
Closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Herriot, James -- Drama.
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Veterinarians -- Drama.
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Country life -- Drama.
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Yorkshire Dales (England) -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Biographical television programs.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Sellars, Bill.
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Timothy, Christopher.
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Hardy, Robert, 1925-2017
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Davison, Peter, 1951-
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Drinkwater, Carol.
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Herriot, James.
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Clark, Brian, 1932-2021
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Dudley, Terence.
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Finch, Brian.
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Moffatt, Peter.
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Byrne, Johnny.
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Baker, Christopher.
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Steven, Anthony.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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Time-Life Films.
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BBC Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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Added Title |
All creatures great and small. Series 1, episodes 1-13 |
ISBN |
0790766132 |
Standard No. |
794051162120 |
Music No. |
E1621 BBC Video |
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