Take It From Samuel West — The Real Siegfried Farnon Was Just As Quirky

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🗓️ 25 January 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of the First Season of All Creatures Great and Small.

Siegfried Farnon is a difficult man to live with — and Donald Sinclair, the real life Yorkshire veterinarian he's based on, was just as unusual. Actor Samuel West used Alf Wight's memoir series and personal anecdotes from those who knew Sinclair to build his character, and he shares some of those stories in a new podcast interview.

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0:56.6	Still in the farmer's pockets, I should imagine.
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1:02.0	But not even his brother would doubt Sigfreed's
1:04.0	veterinarian skills. Sigfreed is the devoted caretaker for the animals of the Yorkshire
1:09.4	dales, helping out cart horse and house cat alike with the same diligent expertise.
1:15.0	If I can help a horse in pain, I feel in some way I'm repaying a debt of sorts.
1:22.0	Are you happy? I'm repaying a debt of sorts.
1:26.0	You have it. And while Siegfried is gruff, he can't help but thrill at his chance to tend to the noble
1:31.0	racing steeds at the Daraby race course.
1:33.6	I mean, don't get me wrong.
1:35.6	I take great satisfaction in looking after our usual Cleontel of cart horses and
1:40.8	Jim Carnaponies, but to spend a day with those magnificent beasts
1:44.8	bred to perfection. And the general was impressed. He hadn't been down as an
1:51.8	also ran. Now he knows I'm a thoroughbred.
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