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
Creatures (video game series) targeted at younger children (ages 6–9), "Creatures Adventures" dropped the complex interface of the main series in favour of brighter graphics and a more childlike atmosphere. The second game in the younger children's series, "Creatures Playground" (released the same year), could be connected to Adventures to create an even bigger world to explore. It has a theme park for the creatures, including mini-games like whack-a-mole. The "Creatures" concept was made into three different games for consoles: "Creatures" for the Game Boy Advance and "Creatures" and "" for PlayStation. In the PlayStation games, the hand is replaced by a fairy named