Yorkshire Vet shares Channel 5 All Creatures Great and Small memories

Peter Wright, Channel 5’s Yorkshire Vet, appeared at the Great Yorkshire Show on Wednesday (July 15) and spoke to host Christine Talbot about everything TV, travels, and his future plans.

During the chat, the broadcaster shared some fond memories from the set of the modern All Creatures Great and Small adaptation when he appeared in a Christmas episode, while also noting what the real-life vets that the show is based on were like.

“I loved my time on the set of All Creatures Great and Small; it was great to chat to the actors and make a small appearance,” he said.

Peter Wright at The Great Yorkshire Show (Image: GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW)

“I remember heading to Grassington, where the show is filmed and seeing Nicholas Ralph, who plays James Herriot, wearing a full coat and getting into an RAF car on one of the hottest days of the year.

“I started to feel for him in the end because they made him do this scene 17/18 times and he was massively sweating by the end of it.”

He then went on to say how difficult it was for the new cast of the All Creatures Great and Small cast, compared to those who portrayed the characters back in the 1970s and 1980s.

“The cast back then had the original people that these characters are based on to turn to, but you don’t have that now.

“The cast of both shows are very talented and do such a great job.”

He then recalled working alongside Alf Wright, who wrote All Creatures Great and Small, as well as knowing James Herriot during his life.

“It was a great experience to spend time around them when I was becoming a vet,” he added.

Later in the talk, the TV star let the audience know that he’s currently filming the 23rd series of The Yorkshire Vet and has a four-part ‘At Home with the Greens’ series in the pipeline too.

He has also been over to India recently to film ‘A Passage to India: A Yorkshire Vet Special’, which saw him join colleague Rohin to explore Punjab, where he said that he had a “fantastic time,” despite calling part of the journey “utter chaos”.

Peter Wright at The Great Yorkshire Show (Image: GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW)

During the trip to India, Peter said that he and Rohin went to a festival dressed in traditional Punjabi outfits.

Joking about the experience, he said: “It reminded me of Del Boy and Rodney when they dressed as Batman and Robin in Only Fools and Horses.”

The TV star also spent some time with the judges of the schools’ Veg Box Competition.

Schools across the region took part in building, designing and growing a veg box from scratch. Learning all about growing and nature along the way.

This year’s theme was Waste to Grow, and judges visited all the schools to choose 12 finalists, which were displayed at the show.

Peter said: “It’s very early in the morning, but it’s great to see such enthusiasm from the youngsters. At the GYS, we get to appreciate our food and where it comes from.

For children to be given seeds and flat packs to create these veg boxes, they can grow their own food and learn about how it. For many children, food comes from a supermarket or a packet, so this is really important for them.

The children have really got into the task, and it is an important extension of school life. It’s a wonderful initiative.”