![]() ![]() Prior to joining the cast of All Creatures, Carol had taken relatively low-profile roles on stage and screen. The reassuring greeting was the start of a close relationship between the young actress and the established thespian as they filmed the first two series of All Creatures. There was this leading man saying this to me.” “He laid his hands on my hands, which were clasped tightly in front of me, and said, ‘Perfect casting – you’re beautiful’. “When he arrived, he came straight up to me.” she says. But Carol needn’t have worried – their friendship was instant. Īt 51, he was already a renowned actor who, rumour had it, was on occasions, shall we say, a little difficult to work with. ![]() The little-known newcomer, who, at 28, had been cast in the role of lead character James Herriot ’s wife, was also nervous about meeting future co-star Robert Hardy. She wasn’t just daunted by appearing in what promised to become one of Britain’s best-loved TV shows. Knees knocking with fear, Carol Drinkwater sat nervously in a room at the BBC in 1977 as she prepared for her first meeting with the producers and cast of All Creatures Great and Small. ![]()
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