![]() ![]() The role of Helen was also greatly expanded. Significant changes were made from the source material (both the previous television series and the memoir), such as Siegfried Farnon being a heartbroken widower and a dramatically increased role for Mrs Hall, who has been reimagined as a young, live-in housekeeper and a "slightly warmer figure" than in the novels. "Sinclair's real-life behaviour was much more eccentric (he once discharged a shotgun during a dinner party to let his guests know it was time to leave)". ![]() The New York Times indicated that Donald Sinclair actually had more rough edges than the Siegfried character in the books (and in the TV productions). That did not apply to Nicholas Ralph when filming this adaptation the actor used his genuine Scottish accent. Īlthough James Herriot/Alf Wight had a "soft, lilting Scottish accent" according to Christopher Timothy who played Herriot in the original TV adaptation, Timothy was instructed to keep his speech neutral for universality when the original BBC series was being filmed. Using the stethoscope on the cow's heart, then lungs, then stomach" the actor recalled. ![]() Learning how to approach the animal and everything like that. "Straight off the bat with our on-set vet adviser Andy Barrett, we were up close and personal with horses, sheep, kind of going through the procedures and things that we would be doing. Naturally, the actor required training in veterinary procedures for authenticity in the show. They said to me that I had the hardest job because Alf is a kind of observer to these bigger, larger-than-life personalities", he recalled. "They spoke a lot about Donald and Brian, the real Siegfried and Tristan. He also met the vet's son and daughter, Jim and Rosie. Production Cast and characters Īctor Nicholas Ralph did quite a lot of research on James Herriot ("Alf" Wight) who died in 1995.
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