With this recent adaptation of his books, a new generation has been introduced to the joys of the Herriot stories. 'For many years the books of James Herriot have provided a source of comfort to tens of thousands of people worldwide at difficult times in their lives. Wight's children, Jim Wight and Rosie Page, also released a statement commemorating the occasion: Despite tribulations due to the pandemic, the series managed to keep relatively apace, providing a light-hearted, charming world that captivated audiences. before making the jump over for Western audiences on PBS's Masterpiece in January 2021. This latest adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small began in September 2020 over in the U.K. 'I am looking forward to us all being reunited with the Skeldale House family when series three arrives on our screens this year.'

'It is clear that our viewers adore James Herriot’s adventures in Darrowby and so do we at Channel 5,' said Sebastian Cardwell, the Deputy Director of Programmes at ViacomCBS Networks UK.

Season 1 currently sits with a 97% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Just as the books enjoyed major success over the years, the series has garnered much of its own with ten million viewers tuning in for Season 1 and critics heaping praise on it as one of the best shows of the year. The show is based on a series of books of the same name written by the real-life Herriot (real name James Alfred Wight) based on the vet's true experiences while treating animals in Yorkshire, England. Set in the 1930s, All Creatures Great and Small follows Nicholas Ralph as James, a veterinarian from Glasgow who moved to the Yorkshire Dales for work purposes, settling in with the local villagers and learning from his mentor Siegfried Harnon ( Samuel West). With this, the heartwarming tales of James Herriot will be a mainstay on Masterpiece PBS for the next three years. on January 9, PBS, All3Media, and Channel 5 announced the series would be renewed for two more seasons. Ahead of the show's second season premiere in the U.S. The acclaimed Masterpiece PBS series All Creatures Great and Small is about to double in size.

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