Christopher Timothy James Herriot Actor Robert Hardy Siegfried Farnon Actor Mary Hignett Mrs Hall Actor Carol Drinkwater Helen Alderson Actor John Sharp Biggins Actor George Selway Soames Actor Paul Luty Bert Sharpe Actor Johnny Allan Phineas Calvert Actor Lorraine Peters Mrs Calvert Actor Georgina Melville Diana Brompton Actor Ted Carroll Man on Bus Actor Leslie Sarony Pub Customer Actor James Ottaway Pub Customer Actor John Biggerstaff Pub Customer Actor Johnny Maxfield Farmer Actor Terence Dudley Director James Herriot Writer