“All Creatures” feels quintessentially British, with its pastoral focus on country life. The show turned out to be the platonic ideal of what Americans expect British TV to look and sound like: thick Northern accents, sprawling green hillsides, quaint towns filled with working-class, salt-of-the-earth farmers. The show didn’t fit into the deliberately highbrow style of the PBS brand, which in the late 1970s was more interested in shows like “I, Claudius” than “I, Veterinarius.” Most importantly, the series was too simple - just a man and his animals. The irony is the original “All Creatures” was not a 'Masterpiece' property. premiere (on Channel 5) coincided with the book’s anniversary, while PBS (which is a co-producer) held it to be part of the planned 'Masterpiece' anniversary celebration. But this is the first reboot for “All Creatures.” Part of the reason for bringing the show back now is Herriot’s works themselves are also 50 years old - “If Only They Could Talk” was published in 1970. Since then, there have been other Herriot adaptations and even a reality series inspired by his stories.
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