Vets in Practice

1997 British TV series or programme

Vets in Practice

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 (1997-08-26) –
31 December 2002 (2002-12-31)
Related

* Vets' School (1996)
* Vets in the Wild (2000–02)

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.[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 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.[3]

## Series overview

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# | 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

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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

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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

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1. ^ "Vets in Practice – BBC One London – 26 August 1997". BBC Genome. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
2. ^ Annette Hill (2 August 2004). Reality TV: Factual Entertainment and Television Audiences. Routledge. pp. 149–. ISBN 978-1-134-50704-7.
3. ^ "NTA Winners". Retrieved 6 November 2015.
4. ^ "Vets in Practice at Christmas – BBC One London – 26 December 1999". BBC Genome.
5. ^ "Vets in Practice at Christmas – BBC One London – 21 December 2000". BBC Genome.
6. ^ "Vets in Practice at Christmas – BBC One London – 20 December 2001". BBC Genome.
7. ^ "Goodbye Vets in Practice – BBC One London – 31 December 2002". BBC Genome.
8. ^ "Return to... Vets in Practice – BBC Two England – 7 July 2008". BBC Genome.

## External links

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* 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

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