6.6 /10 1 Votes
6/10 TV Original language(s) English First episode date 26 August 1997 | 7/10 IMDb Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 11 Final episode date 27 September 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Trude MostueSteve LeonardJoe InglisEmma Milne Awards National Television Award for Most Popular Documentary series Similar Animal Park, The Bionic Vet, Emergency Vets, E‑Vet Interns, The Supervet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 8pm 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.
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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.
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.