All Creatures Great and Small, Rosie Page

Celebrating All Creatures Great & Small

For the Love of the Yorkshire Dales

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 26/09/2024

ISBN: 9781789297188

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Biographies

Binding: Hardback

Size: 246 x 189 mm

Extent: 224 pages

Illustration: Full-colour photographs throughout

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

The official All Creatures Great & Small companion, offering a glimpse behind the scenes of the award-winning show, with beautiful photography throughout.

‘All Creatures Great & Small is the loveliest place in (fictional) Britain.’ The Telegraph
‘The show that heals cows and soothes souls.’ The New York Times

Featuring hundreds of spectacular shots from all four series, plus an in-depth look at the characters and real-life inspiration for the show, this book tells the fascinating story of the programme’s main character: the Yorkshire Dales.

Packed full of heartwarming photographs of the landscape, the set and the characters, as well as soundbites from the cast, this is everything you need to know about James and Helen Herriot, the beloved setting of Skeldale House and, of course, the animals.

Lavish, celebratory and richly detailed, this is an unmissable and sumptuous guide to All Creatures Great & Small, which showcases how Darrowby and its inhabitants have paid homage to such an incredible heritage. The perfect book for anyone with an interest in the Yorkshire Dales and James Herriot.

Foreword written by Rosie Page, James Herriot’s daughter.

Reviews:

The one-stop guide ... offers a behind-the-scenes look at fictional Darrowby ... and information about the real-life inspiration for Herriot’s haunts in the Yorkshire Dales

Radio Times

Stunning ... showcases the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales landscape … A great companion piece to the series

The Real Yorkshire blog

Highly recommended for fans of the series

Shortbook&Scribes blog

If you are a fan of the Yorkshire Dales, James Herriot books and TV dramatisations then this book is ... wonderful ... I would definitely recommend it

Yvonne, MeandMyBooksblog

Sales points:

  • Airing on Channel 5 in the UK and PBS Masterpiece in the US, All Creatures Great & Small is more popular than ever. With an average of 3.8 million viewers, the show now has an established, loyal audience.

  • Featuring hundreds of stunning photographs, this book will be a sumptuous celebration of the series, as well as offering a glimpse behind-the-scenes of the award-winning show and bringing together some of the most beautiful and iconic scenes from the last four series.

  • In addition to official photography, we also have a number of photographs from established Yorkshire photographer, David Speight, to really showcase the local scenery.

  • Threaded around the beautiful photography will be 30,000 words, which puts a spotlight on key themes such as Family and Friendship’, ‘Love and Romance’, 'Hardship and Yorkshire Spirit (and Pudding)', and ‘Home and Away’. Celebrating a bygone era as well as the show’s iconic heritage and setting, this will be a timeless, unmissable book for fans.

  • To also feature soundbites from the cast and crew, this will be an exclusive look at the programme, its characters and setting, and what has made it such a heartwarming hit around the world.

  • Series five will return this autumn for another 6 x 1-hour episodes, plus a Christmas special.

  • Written in full collaboration with the production company and featuring photographs from all four series, plus teaser shots for series five, this book promises to be just as heartwarming and stunning as the programme itself.

  • Praise for the programme: ‘All Creatures Great & Small is still the loveliest place in (fictional) Britain’ The Telegraph; ‘The show that heals cows and soothes souls’ The New York Times; ‘Lush scenery, adorable animals. An incredible balm’ Rolling Stone; ‘Animal magic. The comforting TV we all need.’ The Guardian

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