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30 January 1978: A Cumbrian Evensong is rescheduled to accommodate All Creatures Great and Small

Askrigg market cross and, on the right, the side of Skeldale House

Askrigg market cross and, on the right, the side of Skeldale House (NewTestLeper79 2019/07/25).

James Wight. 2000. The Real James Herriot. London: Penguin. Get it:

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For many, the series became addictive viewing. An extract from the Western Daily Press, dated 30 January 1978, illustrates the high regard in which it was held: “Churchgoers in the village of Lowick, Cumbria, have been blessed with the chance to worship all things bright and beautiful – and then go home to ‘All Creatures Great and Small’. For the tiny Lakeland church has been given a special dispensation to hold its Sunday evening service earlier than usual so the congregation can get home in time to watch its favourite television programme. Since the series started, there had been a decline in the numbers attending Evensong and those that turned up complained of missing the start of the programme.”

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For many, the series became addictive viewing. An extract from the Western Daily Press, dated 30 January 1978, illustrates the high regard in which it was held:

Churchgoers in the village of Lowick, Cumbria, have been blessed with the chance to worship all things bright and beautiful – and then go home to ‘All Creatures Great and Small’. For the tiny Lakeland church has been given a special dispensation to hold its Sunday evening service earlier than usual so the congregation can get home in time to watch its favourite television programme.

Since the series started, there had been a decline in the numbers attending Evensong and those that turned up complained of missing the start of the programme.

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