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     • James Herriot is the pen name of James Alfred (“Alf”) Wight, Yorkshire veterinarian and bestselling author.
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   Who is Alf Wight?

   • Unlike the James of our MASTERPIECE series, Alf Wight started his career at the outset of WWII, the family tells us. He completed his veterinary degree in 1939 and had one previous stint as a veterinarian in Sunderland, England where his mom’s relatives lived, before joining the North Yorkshire veterinary practice.

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   Who is James Alfred Wight?

   • James Alfred “Alf” Wight is the authentic Yorkshire vet and with the help of his children, Jim Wight and Rosie Page, we learn exactly which of these beloved and unconventional characters are true to life and which are pure fiction. Like the character of James Herriot, James Alfred Wight grew up in Glasgow.

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   Where did James Alfred Wight grow up?

   • Like the character of James Herriot, James Alfred Wight grew up in Glasgow. However, he was born to English parents in the English town of Sunderland, according to his children. His family moved to Glasgow when he was only three weeks old. His father worked in the shipyards and his mother was a dressmaker.

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   Did Alf Wight have a housekeeper?

   • Brian Sinclair is referred to in biographies of Alf Wight as fun-loving, ever optimistic, and someone who definitely loved a good prank. James Herriot’s stories reference a housekeeper named Mrs. Hall who is in her 60s, but she’s a very minor character. However, there never was a housekeeper who lived in the real house and veterinary practice.

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   How did Alf Wight die?

   • Alf Wight had been diagnosed with prostate cancerin 1991 and was treated in the Friarage Hospitalin Northallerton. : 345, 352 On 23 February 1995, he died at his home in Thirlby as a result of the cancer. leaving an estate valued for probate at £5,425,873 (equivalent to £13,174,807 in 2023).

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   What happened to James Alfred Wight?

   • The highly successful franchise spawned multiple TV adaptations, including a BBC series in the late 70s and the 2020 reboot on Channel 5. James Alfred Wight, known as Alf, retired from full-time practice in 1980 but continued part-time work for another nine years before officially retiring.

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   James Alfred Wight OBE FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), better known by his pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and author. Born in Sunderland, Wight graduated from Glasgow Veterinary College in 1939, returning to England to become a veterinary surgeon in Yorkshire, where he practised for almost 50 years.

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   Sep 16, 2024 · Since his book If Only They Could Talk was published in 1970, James Herriot – the pen name of James Alfred ‘Alf’ Wight – has delighted generations with endearing stories of his life as a veterinarian in North Yorkshire from the 1930s-50s.

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   Wight was found to have prostate cancer in 1991, and underwent treatment in the Lambert Memorial Hospital in Thirsk. He died on 23 February 1995, aged 78, at home in Thirlby.

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   James Alfred “Alf” Wight is the authentic Yorkshire vet and with the help of his children, Jim Wight and Rosie Page, we learn exactly which of these beloved and unconventional characters are true...

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   Oct 21, 2024 · Quick Facts. Pen name of: James Alfred Wight. Born: October 3, 1916, Sunderland, Durham, England. Died: February 23, 1995, Thirlby, near Thirsk, Yorkshire (aged 78) News •. Meet the James Herriot superfans making pilgrimages to Thirsk • Oct. 20, 2024, 6:43 AM ET (BBC)

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    Aug 13, 2024 · The real James Herriot, Alf Wight, who is the inspiration for the Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small, died after a health battle.

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    James Herriot is the pen name of James Alfred (“Alf”) Wight, Yorkshire veterinarian and bestselling author. Watching or reading his All Creatures Great and Small, we feel like we understand...