Fictional village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England
Darrowby
Askrigg village centre, used as "Darrowby" for filming for the BBC TV series, with "Skeldale House" to the right
Created by
James Herriot
Genre
Television series
In-universe information
Type
Village
Darrowby is a fictional village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, which was created by author Alf Wight under the pen name of James Herriot as the setting for the veterinary practice in his book It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet. The book has been adapted for two television series, both titled All Creatures Great and Small. The first was the BBC's 1978 series, which aired between 1978 and 1990. A new adaptation was produced for the 2020 series.
Darrowby is a composite of Thirsk, Richmond, Leyburn and Middleham (until 2017, Thirsk had a public house, named The Darrowby Inn, to recognise this).[1] Askrigg, in Wensleydale, was used for filming scenes set in Darrowby for the BBC production. In the first three series, the surgery's phone number was "Darrowby 85"; for the final four series it became "Darrowby 385".
The 2020 production primarily used Grassington for filming scenes that took place in the town. This series aired in 2020 on Channel 5 and in early 2021 on PBS' Masterpiece in the U.S.[2]
^James Herriot's Yorkshire (1979), James Herriot, St. Martin's
^Blow, John (18 October 2019). "First look as Yorkshire Dales market town is transformed for All Creatures Great and Small reboot". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
Darrowby is a fictional village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, which was created by author Alf Wight under the pen name of James Herriot as...
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the 1960s and 70s. Most of the stories are set in the fictional town of Darrowby, which Wight described as a composite of Thirsk, its nearby market towns...
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became known as "Skeldale House" after its use as the exterior of the Darrowby veterinary surgery of Siegfried Farnon and James Herriot in the original...
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establishments. The village has become notable through its role as the fictional Darrowby in the 1978-1990 BBC TV series All Creatures Great and Small. Cringley...
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Retrieved 21 December 2012. "Felixkirk village Thirsk North Yorkshire Darrowby Herriot". www.thirsk.org.uk. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020...
John and Joseph Lodge purchased the pub in 1800. The pub doubled as Darrowby's Drover's Arms in the BBC television series All Creatures Great and Small...
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