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An All Creatures Great and Small star has revealed how a two-tonne bull left cast and crew running after it escaped on set.
The series, which will return to Channel 5 for a festive special to air on Monday, was plunged into chaos when filming took a dramatic turn.
Nicholas Ralph, who plays James Herriot, recalled a terrifying incident during a previous series when a bull ran away.
he said the sun: ‘We had a bull that weighed two tons. This was like one of the previous series, but we were heading towards, through a field, towards another field.
‘Then we heard a kind of, do-do-do-do, something like Jurassic Park. Then we turned around and saw this two-ton bull running towards us.
‘So we just split up, like it was me, the director and the cinematographer. I think we parted like the Red Sea, like two of us went that way, one of us went that way and the bull ran past.
An All Creatures Great and Small star has revealed how a two-tonne bull left cast and crew running after escaping on set.
Nicholas Ralph, who plays James Herriot, told The Sun: “We had a bull that weighed two tonnes. Then we heard a kind of, do-do-do-do, something like Jurassic Park (Rachel Shenton as Helen Herriot and Nicholas like James in the photo)
He continued: “So we turned around and saw this two-ton bull running towards us” (stock image
Since the heartwarming drama debuted in September 2020, fans have become hooked on the lives of veterinarian James Herriot, his wife Helen and their friends at Skeldale House.
With its positive outlook and warm stories, the series is loosely inspired by the popular series of novels written by real-life veterinarian James Herriot.
The show returned for season five in September and has since been recommissioned for another two seasons.
The titular veterinarian’s name was actually just the pseudonym of the real surgeon, James Alfred Wight.
The doctor, nicknamed Akf, was born in Sunderland in 1916 and moved to Scotland aged three.
Just like in the period drama, the medical professional lived and worked with his employer.
The family and employer were so close that Donald was James’ best man at his wedding.
James practiced as a veterinarian for nearly five decades while establishing himself as a best-selling author.
He added: Then we turned around and saw this two-ton bull running towards us. ‘So we just split up, like it was me, the director and the cinematographer. I think we parted like the Red Sea’
His book series, which debuted in the 1970s with If Only They Could Talk, sold 60 million copies worldwide.
He retired in 1989 and two years later was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but died at age 78 in 1995.
His two children, Jim and Rosie, supported the television adaptation and believed their father would approve.
Jim Wright previously said: “I hope and believe this could be a breath of fresh air for the population right now.” Would my father have approved? Ah, I think so.
James’ daughter Rosie Page added: “We feel there is a very big generation gap between those who grew up with Herriot and those who have never heard of him and we believe there is a whole new generation who have never read those wonderful books.” .