Vets in Practice
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{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| runtime = 30 minutes
| starring = Trude Mostue
Steve Leonard
Joe Inglis
Emma Milne
| company = BBC
| narrated = Christopher Timothy
| language = English
| country = United Kingdom
| theme_music_composer = Debbie Wiseman
| network = BBC One
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|08|26}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2002|12|31}}
| num_series = 11
| num_episodes = 110 (+ 4 specials)
| related = {{Plainlist|
- 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.{{ cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0dc96fc429bc4c05a0d7a894210fe1fa |title=Vets in Practice – BBC One London – 26 August 1997 |publisher=BBC Genome |accessdate=6 November 2015}} Series one attracted 8.09 million viewers (39 per cent audience share).{{cite book|author=Annette Hill|title=Reality TV: Factual Entertainment and Television Audiences|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F9xk4mtkLTIC&pg=PA149|date=2 August 2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-50704-7|pages=149–}} 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.{{ cite web |url=http://www.nationaltvawards.com/winners |title=NTA Winners |accessdate=6 November 2015}}
Series overview
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| # | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|
| 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=
''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.{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/821650a626704fc7a8134b4db7cccd9d|title=Return to... Vets in Practice – BBC Two England – 7 July 2008 |publisher=BBC Genome }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291678/ Vets in Practice] at the Internet Movie Database
- {{BBC programme|id=p00fzpnz|title=Vets in Practice}}
- [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1178610/ Vets in Practice] at Screenonline
- [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/15/arts/television-radio-britain-s-docusoaps-transfix-a-nation-of-flies-on-the-wall.html?pagewanted=all Britain's Docusoaps Transfix a Nation of Flies on the Wall – 15 Nov 1998] at The New York Times
- [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/apr/25/bbc.broadcasting BBC puts down Vets in Practice – 25 Apr 2002] at The Guardian
- [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/2718895/Lifting-the-lid-Maria-Lowe.html Lifting the lid: Maria Lowe – 16 Nov 2002] at The Telegraph
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ckv65 Return to... Vets in Practice]
- [http://www.yorkshirelife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/vets_in_practice_star_emma_milne_talks_to_yorkshire_life_1_1632866 Emma Milne talks to Yorkshire Life – 11 Jan 2010] at Yorkshire Life
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