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

#EpisodesAired
11026 August – 10 October 1997
2105 February – 6 March 1998
31021 July18 August 1998
4107 January – 5 February 1999
51027 July – 9 September 1999
6101 February1 March 2000
71014 August – 14 September 2000
8105 January – 4 February 2001
91029 August – 28 September 2001
10103 January – 7 March 2002
111029 August – 27 September 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.