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All Creatures Great and Small: Breath of Life

on BBC Two England

From the books by James Herriot
Adapted by Anthony Steven
The last of 13 episodes starring Christopher Timothy as James Herriot, Robert Hardy as Siegfried Farnon
with Peter Davison and Carol Drinkwater

Siegfried discovers that a gift given in good faith can deal out death, and James discovers that dealing out death can accidentally be the gift of life...
BBC Birmingham
(First shown on BBC1)

Contributors

Author:
James Herriot
Adapted by:
Anthony Steven
Theme Music:
Johnny Pearson
Producer:
Bill Sellars
Director:
Terence Dudley
James Herriot:
Christopher Timothy
Siegfried Farnon:
Robert Hardy
Tristan Farnon:
Peter Davison
Helen:
Carol Drinkwater
Mrs Hall:
Mary Hignett
Dowson:
John Ronane
Bob Rigby:
Michael Graham Cox
Kitson:
John Barrett
Mrs Flaxton:
Fiona Gray
Mr Flaxton:
John Alkin
Skipton:
Edwin Finn

BBC Two England

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