Surprised me!

James (jr!)

Here, un-fictionalized: The grown children of author and veterinarian James Alfred Wight (aka James Herriot) share singular anecdotes about their parents’ early married life. Siblings Rosie Page and Jim Wight reveal what their parents’ wedding day was truly like, describe the real men behind Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, and divulge what they’re asked most about their dad.

'if mum said “darling” to the dog or something, dad would say, “Yes, dearest?” just because he knew fine well it wasn’t directed towards him. So no, they did not exchange endearments. I don’t think they needed to. They were a very close couple.'

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/all-creatures-great-and-small-qa-with-the-children-of-james-herriot/#

I enjoyed this piece. I read all the Herriot books but it was decades ago when I read them. Really do enjoy the current PBS adaptation!