Vets in Practice is a BBC fly-on-the-wall documentary series that followed a group of trainee veterinary surgeons. The first episode, Animal Magic, aired at 8 pm on 26 August 1997. Series one attracted 8.09 million viewers (39 per cent audience share). It made celebrities of Trude Mostue and Steve Leonard, who became television personalities.
Filming took place at various locations in England and Wales, including Longleat Safari Park, as well as veterinary practices in Kenya, Botswana, Turkey, and the Bahamas.
In 1999, it won Most Popular Documentary Series at the National Television Awards.
Series overview
# Episodes Aired 1 10 26 August – 10 October 1997 2 10 5 February – 6 March 1998 3 10 21 July – 18 August 1998 4 10 7 January – 5 February 1999 5 10 27 July – 9 September 1999 6 10 1 February – 1 March 2000 7 10 14 August – 14 September 2000 8 10 5 January – 4 February 2001 9 10 29 August – 28 September 2001 10 10 3 January – 7 March 2002 11 10 29 August – 27 September 2002
Specials Title Synopsis Date Vets in Practice at Christmas Christmas special. 26 December 1999 Vets in Practice at Christmas Trude visits her family in Norway. 21 December 2000 Vets in Practice at Christmas Christmas special. 20 December 2001 Goodbye Vets in Practice Vets reminisce about their time on the show. 31 December 2002
Return to... Vets in Practice In July 2008, BBC Two broadcast a five-part series called Return to... Vets in Practice, catching up with the stars of Vets in Practice, and highlights from the original series.
References
External links Vets in Practice at the Internet Movie Database
Vets in Practice at Screenonline Britain's Docusoaps Transfix a Nation of Flies on the Wall – 15 Nov 1998 at The New York Times BBC puts down Vets in Practice – 25 Apr 2002 at The Guardian Lifting the lid: Maria Lowe – 16 Nov 2002 at The Telegraph Return to... Vets in Practice Emma Milne talks to Yorkshire Life – 11 Jan 2010 at Yorkshire Life