All Creatures Great and Small (franchise) "James Herriot", and are set in the fictional town of "Darrowby", based on a combination of Thirsk, Richmond, Leyburn and Middleham.. In the books James Herriot work with fellow veterinary surgeons, Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, based on real-life counterparts, "Donald Sinclair" and his brother "Brian Sinclair" respectively. Wight also used the name "Helen Alderson" for his wife, Joan Danbury. In America the books were collected as pairs into omnibus volumes, as the publisher felt they were too short to publish independently. The title chosen for the first book in the series "All Creatures Great and Small" (and subsequently one of
Mark Curry (television presenter) coach. He has commentated at Wimbledon for BBC Radio 5, Radio Wimbledon and for Talk Radio Europe. He featured on the BBC One quiz show "Pointless" in December 2012 alongside Peter Duncan. In January 2014, Curry received a diploma in Life Coaching and contributed to ITV's "Piers Morgan's Life Stories", discussing his friendship with actress Beverley Callard known for her role in "Coronation Street". From May to August 2014, he played, "Siegfried Farnon", in the stage adaptation and UK tour of, "All Creatures Great and Small". In January 2015, Curry appears as a guest panelist in the Channel 5's daytime