James Herriot

[spiff]

Does anyone know James Herriot's real name? Also,what was the name of the actual village that 'Darrowby' was based on.Finally,is he dead? If so,when? Cheers!

[greenfingers]

His real name was Alfred White, and I believe he is dead.

[spiff]

Cheers greenfingers.

[harold&maude]

His name is Christopher Timothy and he now does adverts for dead people.

[jenstar]

I believe he spelt it Wight, not White.

[maggi]

I think Darrowby was based on Thirsk.

[molly]

We visited his museum when we were in Thirsk a couple of years ago. If you're in the area it's well worth a visit. It's in the actual house where he lived and worked. Here's the website. http://www.hambleton.gov.uk/hambleton/herriot.nsf/
pages/herriot.html

[spiff]

Thank you MOLLY!! I loved his books,and the TV series. Thanks for the info.xxx

[molly]

You're welcome. I loved all his books as well.

[superloopie]

In the TV series, Darrowby is actually Askrigg, North Yorks, near to Aysgarth Falls. Whether or not this was the inspiration for the original fictional Darrowby I don't know, but it's certainly based on that area.

[pinus]

Link to a timeline of his life http://www.jamesherriot.org/life.php Born 3 October 1916 Died 23 February 1995