In All Creatures Great and Small, Patricia Hodge plays eccentric Mrs Pumphrey, who’s rarely seen without her pampered pooch Tricki Woo. But as the latest series continues, she takes on a new canine companion who causes her some embarrassment! Here, Patricia reveals more…
Tell us about the new canine resident at Pumphrey Manor…
Mrs Pumphrey has adopted a dog called Cedric, who is somewhat anti-social. The story has quite a humorous element, which was fun to film. It’s amusing because she takes him to the vets’ surgery and we see her discomfort. And there’s a new vet at Skeldale House, Richard Carmody (James Anthony-Rose), who she doesn’t really want