It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet
British cinema poster
Directed by	Eric Till
Screenplay by	Alan Plater
Based on	Let Sleeping Vets Lie & Vet in Harness by James Herriot
Produced by	Margaret Matheson
Starring	John Alderton Colin Blakely Lisa Harrow Bill Maynard
Cinematography	Arthur Ibbetson
Edited by	Thom Noble
Music by	Laurie Johnson
Production companies	EMI Films Venedon Limited Reader's Digest Films Talent Associates
Distributed by	EMI Films (UK)
Release date	11 April 1976 (1976-04-11) (UK)
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (in the United States also known as All Things Bright and Beautiful), is a 1976 sequel to the 1975 film All Creatures Great and Small. Although having the same title as James Herriot's second novel, the film is actually based on his third and fourth novels, Let Sleeping Vets Lie and Vet in Harness, which in the United States were released as a compilation volume titled All Things Bright and Beautiful. It is part of a series of movies and television series based on Herriot's novels.^[1]

In this film, John Alderton has taken over the role of James and Colin Blakely that of Siegfried (portrayed in the first film by Simon Ward and Anthony Hopkins, respectively), while Lisa Harrow returns as Helen. It also features Richard Griffiths in his debut film appearance as Sam. The film was directed by Eric Till, and the screenplay is by Alan Plater. The film, which has a British-American joint venture, was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.^[2]