All Creatures Great and Small made a heartwarming comeback on Channel 5, featuring Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West) and Richard Carmody (James Anthony-Rose) paying the affable Miss Grantley (Juliet Aubrey) a visit. Siegfried ventured to her place with the intention of tending to her ailing goats, yet it seemed he had a deeper interest in fostering a personal connection with Miss Grantley. Carmody seems privy to Siegfried's budding admiration for Miss Grantley, giving him a nudge towards strengthening that potential bond.
This development might stir a bit of dismay among viewers who were championing a romantic spark between Siegfried and Mrs Hall (played by Anna Madeley). Away from the lens, Samuel West enjoys a longstanding relationship with accomplished playwright Laura Wade, with the couple setting up a shared home back in 2007. Despite facing a brief separation in 2011, the pair's partnership has been a creative match; actor meets writer.
In a revealing piece with The Guardian that very year, West reflected: "I would very much like my own family, but I would prefer not to say if I've got close to it. When you run a theatre, as I have done in the past, it becomes your baby." He further shared insights into his life, stating, "I've lived with the playwright Laura Wade, and the combination of writer and actor was a good mix.
But I love being an uncle to [his brother] Joe's children; I take that responsibility very seriously." Fate took a turn for the theatrical when in 2013, We.
