I approached this reboot with an open mind. Like many, I remember with great affection the original series which ran from the late 1970's to the early 1990's.
I believe the first episode sets the tone of any series. We are now two episodes into this new adaptation and I am afraid this version totally lacks the warmth, gentle humour and pathos of the original.
Samuel West's Siegfried is an unpleasant bully and the local farmers are little better. Anna Madeley is a fine actress but far too young to play Mrs. Hall, and why in God's name has it been deemed necessary to give her a troublesome son?
With all due respect to Dame Diana Rigg, the wonderful Margaretta Scott will ALWAYS be Mrs. Pumphrey.
For me, the only positives are the glorious views of the Yorkshire Dales and the fact that James Herriot now has a Scottish accent.
I'll stick with the original and best, thanks.
I believe the first episode sets the tone of any series. We are now two episodes into this new adaptation and I am afraid this version totally lacks the warmth, gentle humour and pathos of the original.
Samuel West's Siegfried is an unpleasant bully and the local farmers are little better. Anna Madeley is a fine actress but far too young to play Mrs. Hall, and why in God's name has it been deemed necessary to give her a troublesome son?
With all due respect to Dame Diana Rigg, the wonderful Margaretta Scott will ALWAYS be Mrs. Pumphrey.
For me, the only positives are the glorious views of the Yorkshire Dales and the fact that James Herriot now has a Scottish accent.
I'll stick with the original and best, thanks.