All Creatures Great and Small 47 years old

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. Ninety episodes were aired over two three-year runs. The first run was based directly on Herriot's books; the second was filmed with original scripts.

Credits

Patrick Troughton

Tony Steedman

Ralph Beamish

Pamela Salem

Zoe Bennett

Lynda Bellingham

Helen Herriot

Robert Hardy

Siegfried Farnon

Robert Hardy

Cast

Name	Character
Patrick Troughton He was 57 , 67 years old when he died
Tony Steedman He was 50 , 73 years old when he died	as Ralph Beamish
Pamela Salem She was 27 , now 75 years old	as Zoe Bennett
Lynda Bellingham She was 29 , 66 years old when she died	as Helen Herriot
Robert Hardy He was 52 , 91 years old when he died	as Siegfried Farnon
Robert Hardy He was 52 , 91 years old when he died
Carol Drinkwater She was 29 , now 76 years old	as Helen
Jean Heywood She was 56 , 98 years old when she died
Margaretta Scott She was 65 , 93 years old when she died	as Mrs. Pumphrey
Peter Davison He was 26 , now 73 years old	as Tristan Farnon
John McGlynn He was 16 , now 63 years old	as Calum Buchanan
Jenny Laird She was 65 , 89 years old when she died
Teddy Turner He was 60 , 75 years old when he died	as Hodgekin
Christopher Timothy He was 37 , now 84 years old
Preston Lockwood He was 65 , 83 years old when he died
André Maranne He was 52 , 66 years old when he died
Edwin Richfield He was 56 , 68 years old when he died
James Grout He was 50 , 84 years old when he died	as Granville Bennett
James Ellis He was 46 , 82 years old when he died
Christopher Timothy He was 37 , now 84 years old	as James Herriot
Andrea Gibb	as Deirdre McEwan / Deirdre / Deidre Buchanan
Nicholas Courtney He was 48 , 81 years old when he died

Crew

Name	Job title
Brian Finch Writing He was 41 , 70 years old when he died	Writer
Johnny Byrne Writing He was 38 , 60 years old when he died	Writer
Christopher James Baker Directing	Director

All Creatures Great and Small (47 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1978-01-08
Runtime: [60,50] minutes
Number of Episodes: 87