Vets in Practice
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. 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 |