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Channel 5’s All Creatures Great and Small Reboot Sheds Light on Herriot’s Health Struggles

Recent reports reveal how Alf Wight’s mid-1950s brucellosis prompted his shift from country vet to bestselling author

Overview

  • Newly surfaced accounts show that recurring fevers and depression in the 1950s led to James Alfred Wight’s brucellosis diagnosis after months of unexplained illness
  • Family statements confirm Wight’s 1991 prostate cancer diagnosis and the three-year battle that ended with his passing at age 78 in his Thirlby home
  • Production on season 6 is underway in the Yorkshire Dales, with Rachel Shenton stepping away on maternity leave during filming
  • On-location shoots in Grassington, Broughton Hall and other Nidderdale sites continue to fuel local tourism and fan visits
  • Profiles of star Nicholas Ralph highlight his Cape Town birth, Scottish Highland upbringing and training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland