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 TV presenters.
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
Specials
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 BBC Online
- 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
