JANUARY 10 - 16, 2021 staradvertiser.com ANIMAL ANTICS Nicholas Ralph stars as surgical veterinarian James Herriot in this reboot of the popular British drama All Creatures Great and Small. Based on the semi-autobiographical series of books by James Alfred Wight, Herriot is taken under the wing of Dr. Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West) to help with his rural veterinary practice’s day-to-day responsibilities. Premiering Sunday, Jan. 10, on Masterpiece on PBS. Mele A‘e THE NEXT PERFORMANCE COULD BE YOURS. SUBMIT YOUR VIRTUAL AUDITION NOW! This is your chance to break through. Mele A¶e is a new program from ¶ũe^ehmaZmlahp\Zl^lAZpZb¶blg^qm`^g^kZmbhgh_fnlb\ZeZkmblml'?bef^]hg¶ũe^ehllmZm^&h_&ma^&Zkm olelo.org lhng]lmZ`^%Lmn]bh**++%l^e^\m^]Zkmblmlpbeei^k_hkfma^bkhpghkb`bgZelhg`l'Oblbmolelo.org/auditions 590228_MeleAe_2.indd 1 11/18/20 5:48 PM ON THE COVER | ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL Lending a farm hand Reboot of ‘All Creatures by newcomer Nicholas Ralph. Despite not All the action takes place in the breathtak- having any previous on-screen credentials, ing English countryside, which has become Great and Small’ airs on PBS it appears from the trailers that Ralph, who a character in its own right, but it looks like graduated from the highly respected Royal Herriot will be falling in love with more than By Rachel Jones Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly the Royal just the pleasant farmland and attractive TV Media Scottish Academy of Music and Drama), is waterfalls in this series remake. It’s pretty the perfect fit. As the story goes, Herriot is clear from the trailer that Helen has cap- ot on the heels of hits such as “Downton reluctantly taken on by the quirky Dr. Siegfried tured his attention, though her current boy- Abbey” and “Grantchester,” PBS has Farnon (Samuel West, “Mr Selfridge”) to help friend, Hugh Hulton (Matthew Lewis, “Harry Hdone it again! There’s a new bingeable with a rural veterinary practice’s day-to-day Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” British drama ready to warm your heart — “All responsibilities and gain some valuable new 2011), might have something to say about Creatures Great and Small” is coming to the experience. that. network on Sunday, Jan. 10, and is Rounding out the cast of main characters is In a bit of exciting news for PBS, this year slated to follow the adventures and Mrs. Hall (Anna Madeley, “The Royal”), the res- marks the 50th anniversary of Masterpiece, misadventures of a well-meaning ident housekeeper of Skeldale House, and the renowned series responsible for the new veterinarian’s assistant in Northern the lovely and likable — albeit moderately show. As Masterpiece fans continue to tune England during the 1930s. less integral — Helen Alderson (Rachel in as they have done for half a century now, The show is based on a series of Shenton, “Hollyoaks”). But on a sadder “All Creatures Great and Small” is sure to draw semi-autobiographical books by note with regard to character news, the many new viewers to the program as well, James Alfred Wight (who wrote current remake is one of the last shows each of them eager to dive into the lives of under the pen name James to feature actress Diana Rigg (“The its newest show’s unique characters. Others Herriot), which delved into his Avengers”), who played the eccentric tuning in to Masterpiece for the reboot may own life as a country veterinarian in Mrs. Pumphrey in just two episodes be- have fond memories of the original British Yorkshire during the ‘30s and ‘40s. fore her death this past September. television series, but rest assured that while In a fairly unusual move, the lead the storyline remains more or less the same role, James Herriot, named so for Rachel Shenton as seen in “All as its predecessor, no one should expect to Creatures Great and Small” the author himself, will be played see an exact replica of it. Free Headlines, Breaking News There can’t be a Next Generation without Whether you like the stories, the features, the columns, the savings, the comics...or just the feel of a newspaper in your hand, and Much More on staradvertiser.com the original one. There’s always the original — the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 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