Christopher Timothy James Herriot Actor Robert Hardy Siegfried Farnon Actor Peter Davison Tristan Farnon Actor Carol Drinkwater Helen Alderson Actor Mary Hignett Mrs Hall Actor Jessica Spencer Sister Louisa Rose Actor James Bree Mr Plenderleith Actor Gabrielle Daye Mrs Plenderleith Actor Jean Harrington Connie Actor Eileen Waugh Brenda Actor Michael Holt Mr Myatt Actor Nicholas Wright Gipsy Boy Actor Nicholas McArdle Mr Worley Actor Norman Mann Richard Edmundson Actor David Davenport Head Waiter Actor Peter Moffatt Director James Herriot Writer