I could not give this one star as the acting is satisfactory and the scenery, costumes, et all are enjoyable. But I am severely disappointed with the character changes made to the two Farnon brothers. Tristan is more cocksure and less friendly than in the books, but his character is practically unchanged compared to what happened to Siegfried.
(Spoiler)First, he doesn’t want an assistant, then he is disappointed with James and fires him, then he’s boastful about having two assistants to another vet. He gets very upset with James for drinking at the pub! In the books he could keep pace with the farmers and regularly did so! He isn’t the brilliant, enthusiastic, energetic, generous, and maddeningly adorable man he is in the original stories. He simply isn’t warm.
This adaptation focuses more on Mrs. Hall (she has a backstory) than on the animals and the quirky and unique cases James deals with in the books. I had hopes in the beginning, but when they made Tricki-Woo a growler!
Sadly I have purchased a season pass. I’ll probably end up watching the rest of the season. But if the characters don’t improve by the end of the season, I will not be watching the next one.
If you love the books, you probably won’t like this show.