James Herriot

John Alderton

Siegfried Farnon

Colin Blakely

Mrs. Tompkins

May Warden

Mrs. Dodds

Liz Smith

Mrs. Butterworth

Christine Hargreaves

Bamford Boy

Martin Whiteley

Kendall

Clifford Kershaw

Kirby

Leslie Sarony

Mrs. Kirby

Gwen Nelson

William Dalby

Kevin Moreton

Harry

Stacy Davies

Charlie

John Price

Helen Herriot

Lisa Harrow

Mrs. Bond

Marjorie Sudell

Jean

Juliet Cooke

P.C. Dalloway

Robert Putt

2nd P.C.

Bernard Atha

Sam Broadbent

Richard Griffiths

Judge

Teddy Turner

Boy with Pony

Brian Sweeney

Jackson

Ian Hastings

Check Suit

Ken Burgess

Man with Taties

Peter Russell

Hinchcliffe

Bill Maynard

Boy with Goldfish

Richard Clayforth

Boy with Tortoise

David Clayforth

Blonde

Sally Grace

Father with Mynah Bird

Tommy Harper

Granville Bennett

Richard Pearson

Richard Carmody

Paul Shelley

Crump

John Barrett

Mrs. Dalby

Rosemary Martin

Jack Almond

Philip Stone

Colonel Bosworth

Raymond Francis

Director

Eric Till

Writer

Alan Plater

Producer

Margaret Matheson

Director of Photography

Arthur Ibbetson

Original Music Composer

Laurie Johnson