Het zal inmiddels duidelijk zijn. Ik ben dol op gekostumeerd drama.
Het liefst van Britse makelij.
Laat ik het maar toegeven: ik kijk nauwelijks meer naar Nederlandse televisie.
Aanstaande zondag start op BBC1 Young James Herriot.
One of British television’s best-loved characters returns to the screen with Young James Herriot, a new three-part drama series based on the early life of James Herriot, Britain’s best-loved vet.
Iain de Caestecker (The Fades), Amy Manson (Outcasts), Ben Lloyd-Hughes (Miliband Of Brothers), Gary Lewis (Billy Elliot), and Tony Curran (The Pillars Of The Earth) star in this new BBC One drama produced by Koco Drama (a Shed Media company).
It’s more than 20 years since James Herriot was last on our screens in the much-loved and hugely successful All Creatures Great And Small. This new series is also inspired by Herriot’s best-selling books but this time the focus is on his early life as a student at Veterinary College in Glasgow.
The series draws on unprecedented exclusive access to an astonishing archive from veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot. This includes the diaries and case notes he kept during his student years, together with the authorised biography written by his son, Jim Wight.
The inspiration for the new series initially came from Johnny Byrne, a stalwart of British television whose credits included All Creatures Great And Small, Doctor Who and Space 1999 among others. As a script editor on the original series Byrne was convinced there were more stories to tell.
“Johnny was a great writer and he knew Alf and his family really well,” explains consultant producer Kate Croft.
“Through his friendship with Alf he also came to know this wonderful story of how Alf became a vet. This was an amazing story and when he first told me – this was about 10 years ago – I knew it had to be a TV series. I had loved all of the Herriot books and I just ate up the original series.”
Johnny Byrne’s passion for the idea and his years of experience as a writer convinced Croft that the series could succeed.
Croft took the idea to Shed Media in Glasgow who were equally excited about the project and began to develop the idea. Sadly Johnny Byrne died in 2008 while the show was still in development.
The most important aspect of the show was the cooperation of the Herriot estate and in particular Jim Wight who wrote his father’s biography. The family are justifiably proud of the Herriot legacy and very protective of his reputation. They still live in Thirsk in the heart of Herriot country and are actively involved with the Herriot museum. lees verder
Ja, ik heb alle afleveringen van All creatures great and small gezien.
Ik was namelijk verliefd op Siegfried.
En dit is "de enige echte James Herriot" - oftewel dierenarts/schrijver ALF WHITE (1916-1995)
Noteert u even: aanstaande zondag 22.00 uur op BBC1.
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