DVD Review Young James Herriot Young James Herriot DVD 1-Disc (176 min) 16:9 Stereo Released by Acorn Media on September 4 th 2012. SRP $29.99 This series is not All Creatures Great & Small . The BBC series All Creatures Great & Small is one of those TV series I hold very close to my heart. If you want proof, please take a look at here , here or here . This is a series that I have been watching since a very young age. I have read the books of James Herriot and seen every episode of All Creatures Great & Small . Of course, I was very leery about anything that is made about him that takes him out of the surroundings of Darrowby. It�s a series with James but without the likes of Siegfried or Tristan Farnon. There is no partnership with his life-long love Helen. Young James Herriot takes place before all of this. As someone who has grown up watching this series, it may be easy to see why I was so concerned. Like I said in my first sentence, this is not All Creatures Great ...