All Creatures Great and Small: What a Balls Up!
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Wednesday, July 22 on 5SELECT (46)
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What a Balls Up!
Season 3, Episode 4
James is finally succeeding with the farmers' uptake of the Ministry of Agriculture's TB testing scheme, but is struggling with the complicated paperwork - a fact that he is keen to keep from Siegfried. Tristan decides that he is outgrowing running the small animal surgery and buys a car to help with errands at the practice, which also provides him with transport for taking Florence, the daughter of Siegfried's rival, George Pandhi, out on a date
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Samuel West
(Actor)
.. Siegfried Farnon
Anna Madeley
(Actor)
.. Mrs Hall
Nicholas Ralph
(Actor)
.. James Herriot
Callum Woodhouse
(Actor)
.. Tristan Farnon
Rachel Shenton
(Actor)
.. Helen Alderson
Tony Pitts
(Actor)
.. Richard Alderson
Imogen Clawson
(Actor)
.. Jenny Alderson
Patricia Hodge
(Actor)
.. Mrs Pumphrey
Drew Cain
(Actor)
.. James Herriot Sr
Gabriel Quigley
(Actor)
.. Hannah Herriot
Mollie Winnard
(Actor)
.. Maggie
Lamin Touray
(Actor)
.. Tom Chapman
Henry Dinsdale
(Actor)
.. Mark Noble
Paul Hawkyard
(Actor)
.. William Henry
Samuel Jordan
(Actor)
.. Wilfred Henry
Mark Chatterton
(Actor)
.. Vicar
John Tueart
(Actor)
.. Recruitment officer
Michael Maloney
(Actor)
.. Albert Seabright Saunders
Steven Hartley
(Actor)
.. John Monkham
Joseph May
(Actor)
.. Francois
Declan O'Connor
(Actor)
.. Maurice Oliver
Sam Heron
(Actor)
.. Robert Turner
Jim Moir
(Actor)
.. Jeff Mallock
Mike Harding
(Actor)
.. Isaac Cranford
Julie Edwards
(Actor)
.. Mrs Beck
Marc Pickering
(Actor)
.. Mr Barge
Lynda Rooke
(Actor)
.. Kate Billings
Sophie Khan Levy
(Actor)
.. Florence Pandhi
Will Thorp
(Actor)
.. Gerald Hammond
Adrian Rawlins
(Actor)
.. Charles Harcourt
Sophie Mensah
(Actor)
.. Kitty Pattison
Alexis Platt
(Actor)
.. Dick Rudd
Austin Haynes
(Actor)
.. Andrew Simmonds
Lara Steward
(Actor)
.. Penny
Conor Deane
(Actor)
.. Edward Hall
Ian Mercer
(Actor)
.. Andrew Sunningwell
Kriss Dosanjh
(Actor)
.. George Pandhi
Helen Sheals
(Actor)
.. Joyce Pandhi
Joe Osbourne
(Actor)
.. MAG Inspector Finlay
Brian Percival
(Director)
Andy Hay
(Director)
Stewart Svaasand
(Director)
Melissa Gallant
(Executive producer)
Colin Callender
(Executive producer)
Ben Vanstone
(Executive producer)
Sharon Moran
(Executive producer)
Richard Burrell
(Producer)
Karim Khan
(Writer)
Jamie Crichton
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Samuel West
(Actor)
.. Siegfried Farnon
Born:
June 19, 1966
in
London
Best Known For:
His roles in Howards End and Hornblower.
Early-life:
Samuel Alexander Joseph West was born in south London on June 19, 1966, to thespians Prunella Scales and Timothy West. He has a younger brother, Joe, and an older half-sister, Juliet, from his father's first marriage. His childhood was spent either at home with his mother or visiting his father on location around the globe. His parents discouraged him from becoming an actor, and at first it seemed their ploy worked when he concentrated on studying science at school. He planned to study physics at Oxford University, but switched to English.
Career:
West had a small part in TV series Nanny when he was 13, but didn't become hooked on acting until appearing with Oxford University's theatre group. He went on to appear in a TV adaptation of the Chronicles of Narnia as Prince Caspian, but 1992's Howards End was his big break, earning him a Bafta nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Since then he's appeared in A Feast at Midnight, Carrington, Persuasion, Jane Eyre, Stiff Upper Lips, Hornblower, Iris, and Van Helsing. He also starred in the critically acclaimed play ENRON in 2009 and alongside his father in Caryl Churchill's two-hander A Number, in 2011. In 2012 he appeared as grumpy angel Zac Gist in ITV1's fantasy drama Eternal Law. More recently he featured in Hyde Park on Hudson and Mr Selfridge.
Quote:
'The problem with being fashionable is you become unfashionable.'
Trivia:
In 2005 West became the artistic director of Sheffield Theatres, eventually leaving two years later when the city's Crucible was closed for refurbishment. He's also directed a number of plays.
Anna Madeley
(Actor)
.. Mrs Hall
Nicholas Ralph
(Actor)
.. James Herriot
Callum Woodhouse
(Actor)
.. Tristan Farnon
Rachel Shenton
(Actor)
.. Helen Alderson
Tony Pitts
(Actor)
.. Richard Alderson
Imogen Clawson
(Actor)
.. Jenny Alderson
Patricia Hodge
(Actor)
.. Mrs Pumphrey
Born:
September 29, 1946
in
Cleethorpes
Best Known For:
Playing a string of stand-offish, English upper-crust characters.
Early-life:
Patricia Ann Hodge was born in Cleethorpes on September 29, 1946. She was brought up in a hotel in nearby Grimsby, where her father was the manager. She got fed up with eating posh food, when all she wanted was bangers and mash. She spent rainy Sundays roller skating in the hotel's empty ballroom. Acting was not her first love. She trained to be a teacher and taught for a while before treading the boards.
Career:
Hodge's first acting job was playing a 37-year-old tart and old-age pensioner in alternate scenes of the same play. She is one of the few actresses to win critical regard, despite spending the bulk of her career in commercial theatre and TV. She played a ballet teacher in acclaimed Quentin Crisp biopic The Naked Civil Servant and also appeared in The Elephant Man. Other memorable TV roles include Rumpole of the Bailey, Jemima Short Investigates, The Life and Loves of a She Devil, and Rich Tea and Sympathy. Film roles include the Harold Pinter drama Betrayal, Bruce Willis flop Sunset and Julie Walters drama Before You Go. She played Margaret Thatcher in controversial drama The Falklands Play and stripped to the basics in the hit West End production of Calendar Girls. Her recent work has included playing Miranda Hart's mother in the comedienne's hit sitcom Miranda.
Quote:
'I didn't choose late motherhood: it chose me. The best time to have children is in your thirties. The only good thing about doing it in your forties is that by then you know yourself, have nothing to prove, and you've come to terms with your shortcomings.'
Trivia:
Hodge is joint president of Grimsby's Caxton Theatre.
Drew Cain
(Actor)
.. James Herriot Sr
Gabriel Quigley
(Actor)
.. Hannah Herriot
Mollie Winnard
(Actor)
.. Maggie
Lamin Touray
(Actor)
.. Tom Chapman
Henry Dinsdale
(Actor)
.. Mark Noble
Paul Hawkyard
(Actor)
.. William Henry
Samuel Jordan
(Actor)
.. Wilfred Henry
Mark Chatterton
(Actor)
.. Vicar
John Tueart
(Actor)
.. Recruitment officer
Michael Maloney
(Actor)
.. Albert Seabright Saunders
Steven Hartley
(Actor)
.. John Monkham
Joseph May
(Actor)
.. Francois
Declan O'Connor
(Actor)
.. Maurice Oliver
Sam Heron
(Actor)
.. Robert Turner
Jim Moir
(Actor)
.. Jeff Mallock
Born:
January 24, 1959
in
Leeds
Best Known For:
Comic alter ego Vic Reeves, and his surreal comedy with sidekick Bob Mortimer.
Early-life:
Born James Roderick Moir in Leeds, on January 24, 1959. He moved to Darlington with his parents and younger sister, Lois, at the age of five. He left school without any qualifications and after his plan to attend art college was dashed, he became an apprentice at a mechanical engineering firm. A move to London in 1979 changed his life. Reeves appeared in several bands before turning to comedy, naming himself after singers Vic Damone and Jim Reeves. His friends still call him Jim, while his family knows him as Rod.
Career:
In 1986, he received an Enterprise Allowance grant to finance the stage show Vic Reeves' Variety Palladium, which later became Vic Reeves' Big Night Out. He met Bob Mortimer during its run, and their partnership was formed. A TV version of the show appeared in 1990. The duo went on to create hits such as The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, Shooting Stars, Families at War, and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). Away from the partnership, Moir has featured in various adverts, acted in Bafta winner Eric & Ernie, been a contestant on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, presented Brainiac: Science Abuse, and featured in The Ministry of Curious Stuff. His recent work includes Hebburn and House of Fools.
Quote:
'Vic Reeves is really just a character on TV. He's an exaggerated version of me, I suppose. He's more brusque and self-confident.'
Trivia:
In 2006, he published his autobiography, Me: Moir.
Mike Harding
(Actor)
.. Isaac Cranford
Julie Edwards
(Actor)
.. Mrs Beck
Marc Pickering
(Actor)
.. Mr Barge
Lynda Rooke
(Actor)
.. Kate Billings
Sophie Khan Levy
(Actor)
.. Florence Pandhi
Will Thorp
(Actor)
.. Gerald Hammond
Adrian Rawlins
(Actor)
.. Charles Harcourt
Sophie Mensah
(Actor)
.. Kitty Pattison
Alexis Platt
(Actor)
.. Dick Rudd
Austin Haynes
(Actor)
.. Andrew Simmonds
Lara Steward
(Actor)
.. Penny
Conor Deane
(Actor)
.. Edward Hall
Ian Mercer
(Actor)
.. Andrew Sunningwell
Kriss Dosanjh
(Actor)
.. George Pandhi
Helen Sheals
(Actor)
.. Joyce Pandhi
Joe Osbourne
(Actor)
.. MAG Inspector Finlay
Brian Percival
(Director)
Andy Hay
(Director)
Stewart Svaasand
(Director)
Melissa Gallant
(Executive producer)
Colin Callender
(Executive producer)
Ben Vanstone
(Executive producer)
Sharon Moran
(Executive producer)
Richard Burrell
(Producer)
(Writer)
Karim Khan
(Writer)
Jamie Crichton
(Writer)
