James Herriot vet, Peter Wright worked with Alf Wight at Skeldale House; years later, his work was featured on a multi-season television series on Channel 5 (UK), "The Yorkshire Vet". In his books, Wight calls the town in which Herriot lives and works Darrowby, a composite of Thirsk, Richmond, Leyburn and Middleham. He also renamed Donald Sinclair and his brother Brian Sinclair as Siegfried and Tristan Farnon respectively, and used the name "Helen Alderson" for Joan Danbury. Contrary to popular belief, Wight's books are only partially autobiographical, with many of the stories being only loosely based on real events or people. Wight's
All Creatures Great and Small (TV series) work, I suppose.' I thought it was an odd thing to say, and was about to ask for the weekend to think it over, when he went on. 'The trouble is, if you did it, you wouldn't be available for the BBC series they've just offered you.' I was to be what was described as a semi-regular. Tristan didn't appear in the opening show, and I was only booked for five episodes out of the thirteen, as the character was away at veterinary college." "I ended up in more of the series because Robert Hardy really liked the way the