You never once doubt that Hardy is a Vet. Hardy is one of the finest television presences, and as the senior Farnon delivers his lines with alot of believable conviction and commands the screen, his character is of the old guard, an even older time when people were strict and strong.
Second to the success of the series is Robert Hardy as Sigfried Farnon. He is excellently portrayed by the under-rated Timothy. Christopher Timothy as lead Vet James Herriot is basically a good person who loves his job, but who is kind and tries his best with people to be of good nature. The other major reason for its success is that it has an absolute solid gold cast in the trio of principles leads. This is a brighter, happier time.The Vetenary work place is of no particular interest to me, but I think that because of the setting of the 1930's it makes everything seem all the more like a fantasy. The charm comes from the fact that it is set a long time ago, in a more gentle and picturesque time when life was easy as could be imagined, before the ravages of World War II left its scars upon the nation.
I think the key for this is the belief that the producers, writers and directors installed into the series to make it real. All Creatures Great and Small, is one of those rare, timeless and charming BBC Productions that never seems to age and which can still be enjoyed all these years after its production finished.
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