"As they recount Alf Wight’s own story to me, however, his son and daughter reveal how it was tinged with irony.
For in his 40s, before his genius for capturing his clients’ amusing foibles brought him acclaim, the author who lifted the spirits of millions suffered from clinical depression. It was so serious that they feared he might take his life, and he was treated with electroconvulsive therapy or ECT."
~ David Jones
"James Herriot's children reveal truth behind All Creatures Great And Small as series lifts spirits" | Daily Mail Online
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