Does James Herriot smoke...


...in the series (with the possible exception of the occasional cigar)? I recall him using a pipe and offering Golden Flake tobacco to a farmhand in the novels, but don't recall seeing the character smoke in the series.

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I think in the TV series they wanted Tristan's "bad" habits to stand out so James doesn't smoke. However, as you also recalled, I do remember James occasionally smoking in the novels. I remember him indicating he used Navy Regular Cut pipe tobacco in one of the books.

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He smoked a pipe as he also was required to have "his pipe tooth" extracted while serving in the RAF.

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