Completely charming dramatisation of the books which ha been overlooked by the success of the TV show. The stories suit television better, really, but it has been done with taste and affection - and it has a "spine" in the romance between Simon Ward and Lisa Harrow (even though there's some weird editing... we don't see them kiss, they date, then he proposes to her father then they get married then we see them kiss over the credits).
Anthony Hopkins is wonderful as Siegfried. Simon Ward isn't much as Herriot - you can see why he didn't become a star, in this and Ace's High. Lisa Harrow is charming.
Production design a delight. Some sure fire scenes like Ward telling a crusty old farmer he needs to put his dog down, and some shifty Yorkshire farmers. Ward's character is very keen to recommend euthenasia!
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