It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet
British cinema poster
Directed by Eric Till
Produced by Margaret Matheson
Screenplay by Alan Plater
Based on Let Sleeping Vets Lie & Vet in Harness
by James Herriot
Starring John Alderton
Colin Blakely
Lisa Harrow
Bill Maynard
Music by Laurie Johnson
Cinematography Arthur Ibbetson
Edited by Thom Noble
Production
company
Distributed by EMI Films (UK)
Release date
 11 April 1976 (UK)
Running time
 93 minutes
Country United Kingdom
United States
Language English

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (in the US also known as All Things Bright and Beautiful), is a 1976 sequel to the 1975 film All Creatures Great and Small. Although having the same title as James Herriot's second novel, the film is actually based on his third and fourth novels, Let Sleeping Vets Lie and Vet in Harness, which in the US were released as a compilation volume titled All Things Bright and Beautiful. It is part of a series of movies and television series based on Herriot's novels.[1]

In this film, John Alderton has taken over the role of James and Colin Blakely that of Siegfried (portrayed by Simon Ward and Anthony Hopkins in the first film), while Lisa Harrow returns as Helen. It also features Richard Griffiths in his debut film appearance as 'Sam'. The film was directed by Eric Till, and the screenplay is by Alan Plater. The film, which has a British-American joint venture, was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]

Synopsis

The story continues where All Creatures Great and Small ended, and follows the lives of James, Helen and Siegfried from 1938 until the outbreak of war.

Main cast

Home media

Released on VHS in the 1990s, the film has yet to see a commercial release on DVD in the UK (region 2) or US (region 1).

References

  1. ↑ IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO A VET Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 43, Iss. 504, (Jan 1, 1976): 101.
  2. ↑ "10th Moscow International Film Festival (1977)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-12.


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