#christopher timothy

[bbbrianjones]

ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL - 1.12 PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

[cosmic-chelonian]

when mr herriot makes tricki wave 🥺🥺🥺

[fivebroken]

Friend: what’s that old tv show with the vets you always use to watch

Me: ohh right, that one! haha funny story actually, it’s called—

[just-a-twinge-of-cosmic-angst]

All Creatures Great And Small (1978) -> S1 E3

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

Have you seen All Creatures Great and Small (1978-1990)?

Yes

Partially

No, but I've heard of it

Never heard of it

Voting ended onAug 10, 2024

[ivycopper]

The fact that Peter was made a permanent cast member bc Robert wanted him to stay on is so lovely. Idk what the showrunners were thinking, but once again perfect instincts from Robert Hardy.

That man really took care of:

- filming taking place in Yorkshire

- Tristan being a main character

- James not being recast due to Christopher's injury

- set safety (especially with the horses)

- thoughtful scenes that he wrote himself (like the WWII stuff)

- making sure to have Siegfried support female vets by putting in that convo with James (Rosie's storyline)

- teaching everyone how to start those old cars

- getting everyone to relax in the lambing scenes

Love that man. They would've been lost without him.

[releasing-my-insanity]

The complete segment of Peter Davison's This Is Your Life featuring Robert Hardy, Carol Drinkwater, Christopher Timothy, and Brian Sinclair the actual real-life Tristan.

Transcribed under the cut:

Eamonn Andrews after showing a clip from All Creatures Great and Small 1978: Well Peter, you were pioneering some weatherproof headgear there.

Peter Davison: *Laughs mildly.* Yeah.

Robert Hardy from offstage: And I wonder if you remember who designed your costume for you on that occasion.

Peter Davison: *Laughter.*

Eamonn: Just before curtain up for The Dear Liar, Siegfried himself, television actor of the year, Robert Hardy.

*Applause. Peter laughs.*

Eamonn: And your other co-stars from All Creatures Great and Small, Carol Drinkwater...

*Peter giggles*

Eamonn: And on his way to underneath the arches of the Prince of Wales Theater, James himself, Christopher Timothy...

Peter and Christopher Timothy: How are you? I'm very well how are you? *Laughter.*

Eamonn: And with them. The real life Tristan from the real life veterinary practice of which the series was based...

*Peter laughing*

Eamonn: Brian Sinclair.

*Applause*

Eamonn: Robert, what about those clothes that he was wearing there?

Robert Hardy: It was a very, very, very cold morning. We were absolutely freezing and he comes up with a scarf over his head. And then they said 'we going to shoot now' and he starts to take it off and I said 'No. You look marvelous in that.'

*Peter laughing*

Robert: He said 'I can't.' Because you know, he's very conscious of his good looks.

*Peter laughing harder*

Robert: And his youth and all the rest. And I said, 'Keep it on, it looks much more real, much more cold.' And thus I put his steps firmly on the road to success, which I think was kind of me don't you?"

*Laughter*

Eamonn: I think so too, but you've come through to the end of it as well. Christopher, I know that you admire Peter as an actor.

Christopher: Really? Who told you that?

*Peter and Audience laughing*

Eamonn: Well I think you do.

Christopher: Well he happens to be a very great face(?) and he also happens to be very good at his job. And what more could a man ask for? He's...He's very splendid.

*Peter laughs.*

Christopher to Carol: Is that true or not true?

Carol Drinkwater: No?

*Everyone laughs*

Christopher: You see?

Eamonn: Well now, let me ask the only non-actor here. Brian you are the real life vet that Peter played. Well how did you like the way he interpreted you?

Brian Sinclair: Well I felt very flattered that somebody like Peter was cast as me. And uh I remember telling him it'd have been nice to have been as tall and as handsome as he was.

*Brian and Peter laughing.*

Christopher Timothy from off-camera: I'll go along with that.

Eamonn: Thank you Brian Sinclair, Christopher Timothy, Carol Drinkwater, and Robert Hardy.

*Indistinct voices*

*Clip ends.*

[duranian]

Just remembered I had this clip on my phone. I love this scene so much