LEGENDARY Scottish goalkeeper Jim Herriot has tragically died at the age of 85.
Touching tributes are pouring in for Herriot, who gave his name to the character in the books and TV show All Creatures Great and Small.
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All Creatures Great and Small follows the adventures of a young vet, James Herriot, who moves to the Yorkshire Dales during the 1930s.
The much-loved Channel 5 show is in fact based on a series of novels written by author James Herriot, whose real name was James Alfred Wight,
The first book was published in 1969, under the title If Only They Could Talk.
This title was later changed by an American publisher to All Creatures Great and Small, and saw sales be boosted considerably.
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