| 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 – 31 December 2002 |
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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 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]
- ^ "Vets in Practice – BBC One London – 26 August 1997". BBC Genome. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ Annette Hill (2 August 2004). Reality TV: Factual Entertainment and Television Audiences. Routledge. pp. 149–. ISBN 978-1-134-50704-7.
- ^ "NTA Winners". Retrieved 6 November 2015.