THE first pictures from a new adaption of All Creatures Great and Small have been released.

The production, based on the best-selling stories of Yorkshire vet and author James Herriot, is due out this spring.

It was filmed in Yorkshire last year and stars Nicholas Ralph as James Herriot and Rachel Shenton as Helen Alderson.

The Northern Echo:

A six-episode series and Christmas special was commissioned by Channel 5 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the original publication of the much-loved books.

The images released by Channel 5 also feature Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West), Tristan Farnon (Callum Woodhouse) and Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley).

The Northern Echo:

The books were previously adapted into films and a television series in the 1970s.

In the new show, Nicholas Ralph plays Herriot, starring opposite Samuel West as Siegfried Farnon, the veterinary surgeon who hires the recently qualified Herriot.

The new series has been supported by Screen Yorkshire, the region's film and television agency.