News about Samuel West

Since the comforting drama debuted in September, 2020, fans have become hooked on the lives of veterinary surgeon James Herriot, his wife Helen and their pals at Skeldale House.

If you've been watching All Creatures Great And Small since the heady days of 1978, you might care to take a stiff drink and sit down before reading on. What I am about to say amounts to television heresy. The Channel 5 version of this much-loved show returned yesterday for a fifth series, and it's now clear to me that Samuel West is a better Siegfried than the great Robert Hardy. Hardy's Siegfried was a force of nature. But with his hurricane-strength personality, it was hard to see why anyone would want to work with him. He was a tuba in an orchestra of piccolos. West's Siegfried is still the alpha male of Skeldale House, impulsive and sometimes impossible, but the character is more rounded. His kindly side is allowed to peep through more often.

Channel 5 and Banijay are reportedly set to reboot Faking It, 20 years on from its final episode.   Originally broadcast on Channel 4, the award-winning reality show set out to establish whether it is possible to train a person in a new skill, that is wildly different from their background.  The participants then tried to pass themselves off as a professional in their new field to try and trick a panel of experts. 

Channel 5 has announced a major rebrand including a new name and streaming model. To add to the overhaul, the channel, which will now go simply as 5, has promised viewers the return of two beloved shows  The UK TV channel and its streamer counterpart, My5 will be combined into one streamlined model in a move similar to rival Channel 4. 

Timothy West, 89, and Prunella Scales, 91, who has suffered with vascular dementia for more than 20 years, recently celebrated one of the best marriages in showbiz this week, with their son Samuel West who has fought his followers on X. The couple, who were wed on October 26th, 1963, still live in the Wandsworth home where they raised their three children. Images: Tim West and Prunella were both photographed earlier in their marriage, this week. Inset: pictured with one of their two sons as a baby)

CLAUDIA CONNELL: At this time of year, there's something about charming, cosy period TV dramas that pull us in. The nights are drawing in, there's a chill in the air, and the prospect of people riding bicycles on cobbled streets is highly appealing. The characters may have a few wobbles and tragedia along the way, but you know that a happy, uplifting ending is guaranteed. And there's nothing more cosier, less threatening, or unashamed than All Creatures Great And Small, which is back for a fourth series. One can only imagine the reaction when the company first suggested remaking one of the BBC's most popular series based on the life of a Yorkshire vet.

Both federal and state police now are in San Bernardino County, Mexico, to track down Julian Sands. Last Friday, the British actor was discovered missing in the southern Californian mountains. Now police are using cell phone numbers to help pinpoint his position, but so far, no new details have been found.

The Wildlife Trusts' annual marine survey has highlighted some of the most unusual wildlife sightings in UK waters this year. For the first time, a colorful sea slug was seen in UK waters. Babakina anadoni, a slug found by a diver off the coast of Isles of Scilly, an archipelago southwest of Cornwall, on July 29. It's just 0.8 of an inch (2cm), less than half the width of a little finger, and it's covered with a variety of jewel-like 'cerata'. A swordfish that appeared off the Isle of Man in August, and a 100-year-old Greenland shark that washed up on these shores for the second time ever are among the list. But Wildlife Trusts has warned of 'huge threats to marine life,' including the avian flu that has killed tens of thousands of seabirds.

Samuel West has revealed that he is preparing for the day his mother, Prunella Scales, who has dementia, will not remember him or her family members. Siegfried Farnon, 56, stars in All Creatures Great and Small's Christmas special, where Skeldale House will hold festive celebrations during WW2 with a young evacuee. Samuel, along with his actress mother Prunella, 90, and actor Timothy Timothy 88, will be tuning in on the show on December 24.

During the heatwave of this summer, the cast of All Creatures Great And Small filmed their Christmas special. In 30°C heat, the cast shot the Christmas scene in the studio in front of a coal fire. The cast members talk about their experience with filming the special episode. Mrs Pumphrey (Patricia Hodge)Eva Feldman (Ella Bernstein) James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph). Inset: River the horse and Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West)

Sarah Vine (pictured left) has been following Sir David Attenborough's documentary Frozen Planet 2 with her daughter. Humans who reach a certain age are considered remarkably unique and remarkably spiritual, according to her. Sir David, she says, is another queen and is the last man standing of an extraordinary age.

According to TV reviewer ROLAND WHITE, you know what you're going to get from Channel 5's All Creatures Big and Small: the cosiest of comfort viewing. Hangovers after a rowdy stag night? Check out the site. We saw James (Nicholas Ralph) downing a barrel of ale, and the next thing we knew it was morning, and Mrs Hall was asking Siegfried (Samuel West) why his trousers were in the pantry. Doubts before the big day? Check it out. Helen (Rachel Shenton) has a charm on this subject, but she was only teasing her father this time. But, if you were a cow with a broken leg, everything was bound to go wrong.

The Queen was known to be a mystery throughout her life, with royal watchers rarely getting a glimpse of Her Majesty's personal life. However, the Queen, who has died at the age of 96, was brought to life in the Netflix series The Crown (pictured), which chronicled her years of service, from her wedding to Prince Philip in 1947 to becoming the monarch at just 25, before finally finding her feet in the role as she met with hundreds of Prime Ministers, Presidents, and world leaders. It has also pointed to difficulties in the beginnings of her marriage to Prince George of Edinburgh, as well as her children's broken marriages throughout the four seasons. However, the show split on how true its portrayals were; in 2021, Prince Harry said that the program is 'loosely based on the truth,' and portrayed the feeling of being expected to place 'duty and service above family and everything else'; However, Prince Charles spoke out about his depiction on film, shocking Scottish politicians that he is 'nowhere near' his character on the program. So, how accurate was the portrayal of Her Majesty? FEMAIL reveals what was real and false in the drama, from her 73-year marriage to Prince Philip to her love of horses and promise to always place duty first.

On September 15, Creatures Great and Small will return to Channel 5 again. The series is back in a modern twist, with women at the forefront of action. As a studio set, the weekend has been allowed to a former warehouse where James Herriot's fictional veterinary practice Skeldale House was built. Left to Right: - Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley), Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West), James Herriott (Nicholas Ralph), Helen Alderson (played by Rachel Shenton) and Tristan Farnon (Callum Woodhouse)