Brian Sinclair (veterinary surgeon) Ministry of Agriculture's Sterility Advisory unit, rising to become head of the Veterinary Investigation Centre in Leeds. He was the model for the character 'Tristan Farnon' in Wight's semi-autobiographical novels, which were later adapted to the big screen in two films, and television under the name "All Creatures Great and Small". The fictional Tristan was portrayed as a charming rogue who was still studying veterinary medicine in the early books, constantly having to re-take examinations because of his lack of application, often to be found in the pub, and subject to tirades from his bombastic elder brother Siegfried. Unlike his
All Creatures Great and Small (film) the book it was highly hypocritical, as Siegfried himself had earlier told James that he was 'spoiling' the farmers by coming out at all hours. Filming started in Yorkshire in May 1974, in the village of Pickering in North Riding. Studio work was done in London. Ward said "The roughest thing was putting a hand up a pregnant mare... for the film I had to do it again and again." The film's incidental music was by Wilfred Josephs. Having passed the British censors in September 1974, the film wasn't released until 9 May 1975, when it opened in London at