Darrowby is a fictional village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, which was created by author Alf Wight under the pen name of James Herriot as the setting for the veterinary practice in his book It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet.

This series began being aired in 2020 on Channel 5 and in early 2021 on PBS' Masterpiece in the U.S.[2] The Skeldale House veterinary surgery of central characters Siegfried Farnon and James Herriot is on Trengate.

(The Drovers was made out to be near the church in the early series, as evidenced in the episode "The Name of the Game".)

[7] Bob Howell's Music Shop is where Siegfried buys, as a birthday gift for Tristan from their mother, the acoustic guitar he had been admiring.

[9] Sandra's ladies' hair stylist is directly across from the surgery,[10] a few doors up from Roland Partridge's cottage.

The very first programme begins with Herriot travelling on a bus and dismounting in the town square (filmed in Richmond).

The local cricket team, based in Rainby, is featured in the episode "The Name of the Game", when they play arch-rivals Hedwick.