TV show's new series a boost to Herriot Country

A television series set in Yorkshire that tourism bosses say has led to a nine per cent boost in visitor numbers has returned for a second series.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Apr 2016, 17:49 BST
Updated 13th Apr 2016, 17:52 BST
Julian Norton, right, and former Herriot trainee Peter Wright, who run the Skeldale Veterinary Centre in Thirsk and are part of Channel 5's new series The Vet. 25th September2015. Picture : Jonathan GawthorpeJulian Norton, right, and former Herriot trainee Peter Wright, who run the Skeldale Veterinary Centre in Thirsk and are part of Channel 5's new series The Vet. 25th September2015. Picture : Jonathan Gawthorpe
Julian Norton, right, and former Herriot trainee Peter Wright, who run the Skeldale Veterinary Centre in Thirsk and are part of Channel 5's new series The Vet. 25th September2015. Picture : Jonathan Gawthorpe

The first of six episodes of The Yorkshire Vet, set in the Skeldale Veterinary Centre in Thirsk, where James Herriot based his famous books, aired on Channel 5 on Tuesday.

According to the Herriot County Tourism Group, which recently re-launched in order to give a boost to local tourism, the series includes large amounts of coverage of the area.

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Ian Ashton, World of James Herriot managing director, said: “This is fantastic news for the World of James Herriot in the 100th anniversary year of James Herriot’s birth. It’s also a boost for the Herriot Country Tourism Group in this part of Yorkshire because there are so many people who have been inspired by the original James Herriot books, TV series and films of All Creatures Great and Small.”

Herriot, a British veterinary surgeon and writer, is best known for semi-autobiographical works about animals and their owners, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. A black tie dinner is to be held on October 1 in Leyburn to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth.

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