Celebrating All Creatures Great & Small For the Love of the Yorkshire Dales

The official All Creatures Great & Small companion, offering a glimpse behind
the scenes of the award-winning show, with beautiful photography throughout.
‘All Creatures Great & Small is the loveliest place in (fictional) Britain.’ The
Telegraph
‘The show that heals cows and soothes souls.’ The New York Times

Featuring hundreds of spectacular shots from all four series, plus an in-depth look
at the characters and real-life inspiration for the show, this book tells the fascinating story
of the programme’s main character: the Yorkshire Dales.

Packed full of heartwarming photographs of the landscape, the set and the characters, as
well as soundbites from the cast, this is everything you need to know about James and
Helen Herriot, the beloved setting of Skeldale House and, of course, the animals.

Lavish, celebratory and richly detailed, this is an unmissable and sumptuous guide to All
Creatures Great & Small, which showcases how Darrowby and its inhabitants have paid
homage to such an incredible heritage. The perfect book for anyone with an interest in the
Yorkshire Dales and James Herriot.

Foreword written by Rosie Page, James Herriot’s daughter.

Airing on Channel 5 in the UK and PBS Masterpiece in the US, All Creatures Great &
Small is more popular than ever. With an average of 3.8 million viewers, the show now
has an established, loyal audience.

• Featuring hundreds of stunning photographs, this book will be a sumptuous celebration
  of the series, as well as offering a glimpse behind-the-scenes of the award-winning
  show and bringing together some of the most beautiful and iconic scenes from the last
  four series.
• 
  In addition to official photography, we also have a number of photographs from
  established Yorkshire photographer, David Speight, to really showcase the local
  scenery.
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  Threaded around the beautiful photography will be 30,000 words, which puts a spotlight
  on key themes such as Family and Friendship’, ‘Love and Romance’, 'Hardship and
  Yorkshire Spirit (and Pudding)', and ‘Home and Away’. Celebrating a bygone era as
  well as the show’s iconic heritage and setting, this will be a timeless, unmissable book
  for fans.
• 
  To also feature soundbites from the cast and crew, this will be an exclusive look at the
  programme, its characters and setting, and what has made it such a heartwarming hit
  around the world.
  
  Written in full collaboration with the production company and featuring photographs
  from all four series, plus teaser shots for series five, this book promises to be just as
  heartwarming and stunning as the programme itself.
  

Author Biography
All Creatures Great and Small (Author)
All Creatures Great & Small is a Playground Production for Channel 5, in association with
All3Media and Screen Yorkshire. The classic veterinary drama, based on James Herriot's
adventures in 1930s Yorkshire, is directed by Brian Percival (Downton Abbey) and stars
Nicholas Ralph, Samuel West and Anna Madeley. The first series was nominated for Best
Drama Series by the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.