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Dave, Melbourne,Australia · 02-22-2013, 10:57 PM

JJ,

The actor playing James Herriot (Christopher Timothy) also liked the original Helen Herriot (Carol Drinkwater), because he left his wife and kids to shack up with her. It wasn't long, however, until the two of them couldn't stand each other. Hence the replacement of the series' leading lady with Lynda Bellingham. After seeing her in the role, my brother concluded "They obviously chose a plain and dowdy actress so he wouldn't be tempted to do it again."

02-22-2013, 10:57 PM	#10
Dave, Melbourne,Australia Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 557	Re: Songs About Places. JJ, The actor playing James Herriot (Christopher Timothy) also liked the original Helen Herriot (Carol Drinkwater), because he left his wife and kids to shack up with her. It wasn't long, however, until the two of them couldn't stand each other. Hence the replacement of the series' leading lady with Lynda Bellingham. After seeing her in the role, my brother concluded "They obviously chose a plain and dowdy actress so he wouldn't be tempted to do it again."