Vets in Practice (1997)

Genre

reality television

Country

United Kingdom

Length

11 seasons, 118 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This fly-on-the-wall documentary series follows trainee veterinary surgeons as they learn their craft. It shows their work in clinics and on location, which includes treating animals at safari parks and on international trips.

observationaldown-to-earthearnestoccasionally tensewarminformativequietly inspiring

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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