Vets in Practice
Vets in Practice | |
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Starring | Trude Mostue Steve Leonard Joe Inglis Emma Milne |
Narrated by | Christopher Timothy |
Theme music composer | Debbie Wiseman |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 11 |
No. of episodes | 110 (+ 4 specials) |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | BBC |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 26 August 1997 31 December 2002 | –
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Vets in Practice is a
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.[1] Series one attracted 8.09 million viewers (39 per cent audience share).[2] It made celebrities of Trude Mostue and Steve Leonard
, who became TV presenters.
Filming took place at various locations in England and Wales, including
.In 1999, it won Most Popular Documentary Series at the National Television Awards.[3]
Series overview
# | Episodes | Aired |
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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 |
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Vets in Practice at Christmas | Christmas special.[4] | 26 December 1999 |
Vets in Practice at Christmas | Trude visits her family in Norway.[5] | 21 December 2000 |
Vets in Practice at Christmas | Christmas special.[6] | 20 December 2001 |
Goodbye Vets in Practice | Vets reminisce about their time on the show.[7] | 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.[8]
References
- BBC Genome. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-134-50704-7.
- ^ "NTA Winners". Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Vets in Practice at Christmas – BBC One London – 26 December 1999". BBC Genome.
- ^ "Vets in Practice at Christmas – BBC One London – 21 December 2000". BBC Genome.
- ^ "Vets in Practice at Christmas – BBC One London – 20 December 2001". BBC Genome.
- ^ "Goodbye Vets in Practice – BBC One London – 31 December 2002". BBC Genome.
- ^ "Return to... Vets in Practice – BBC Two England – 7 July 2008". BBC Genome.
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