All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot. In 1977, the BBC tasked producer Bill Sellars with the creation of a television series from Herriot 's first two novels, If Only They Could Talk and It Should n't Happen to a Vet, using the title of the 1975 film adaptation. The Herriot novels were written in an episodic style, with each chapter generally containing a short story within the ongoing narrative of Herriot 's life. This format greatly facilitated their adaptation for a television series.
where is all creatures great and small based
books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight