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) Davison, who plays Siegfried's boyish younger brother, Tristan (affectionately called "Mister Tristan" by housekeeper Edna Hall), whose character was based on Brian Sinclair. "One afternoon, my agent rang to ask how I felt about doing a small part at Birmingham repertory theatre, where Peter Farago, whom I'd worked with in Edinburgh, had taken over as artistic director," recalled Davison. "I asked how long it ran for, which was only a few weeks. This was a difficult one. I wasn't doing anything else but a few lines in Birmingham didn't sound particularly appetising. 'What do you think?' I asked. 'Well, it's