All Creatures Great and Small star on 'transformative' moment for James Herriot

All Creatures Great and Small star on recreating real life James Herriot moment (Image: CHANNEL 5) Nicholas Ralph, star of the hit Channel 5 show All Creatures Great and Small, is set to embark on a transformative journey as his character James Herriot. The popular historical TV series has been renewed for seasons 5 and 6 and is soon to make its Netflix debut. During an appearance on the Masterpiece Studio podcast, the 34 year old Scottish actor opened up about working with a new head writer in season four and the evolution of his character, a composed Scottish vet based in the Yorkshire Dales.

In the latest season, viewers saw James Herriot navigate life's uncertainties while training a new vet, joining the RAF during the war, and becoming a parent alongside his beloved wife Helen. Nicholas shared: "Yeah, I suppose there definitely was a sense of transition in that we didn't have Callum, our lead director, Brian Percival, had moved on, and our lead writer. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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