There’s cause for celebration when The Yorkshire Vet returns to our screens this week, as the 18th run will feature the show’s milestone 200th episode!
The Channel 5 docuseries immediately struck a chord with viewers when it began in 2015, giving us a slice of country life as cameras charted the work of mild-mannered vets Peter Wright and Julian Norton at Skeldale Veterinary Centre as they followed in the footsteps of All Creatures Great and Small author James Herriot, also known as vet James Alfred ‘Alf’ Wight.
Now, almost nine years on, the team is as busy as ever, with the new nine-part outing seeing Peter rush a ewe to the practice with her lamb stuck mid-delivery, while his current protégé, Matt Jackson-Smith, has to dart antibiotics into a poorly deer.
TV Times booked an appointment with Peter, 67, who trained under Alf, and Matt, 34, to find out more…
Congratulations on the 200th episode, which will be the fifth instalment In this latest run. Why do you think the show remains so popular?
PETER We’re lucky to have a lot of loyal fans. I think they love the series because we’re living in dreadful times – you turn on the TV and it’s all bad news but The Yorkshire Vet brings people back to the natural world, especially now it’s spring.
Lambing time and bringing new life into the world is a time of fresh hope and new beginnings. It puts a spring in my step! Yes, we have ups and downs as vets, but there’s a lot of happiness, too!
What can you tell us about the animals we’ll meet this time?
Denne historien er fra April 20, 2024-utgaven av TV Times.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra April 20, 2024-utgaven av TV Times.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
24CRACKERS CHRISTMAS
Madame Blanc stars SALLY LINDSAY and STEVE EDGE lead our sparking preview
Penniless POLLARD
The foolish pensioner loses his and Brenda's money - will he lose his fiancée, too?
KIDNAPPED!
April pays the price for Jade's feud with Ross
Confession TIME?
The pressure mounts for cheating Cindy when Kojo wakes up and lan makes a discovery...
Back TOGETHER
Eve and Suki reunite, but could incarcerated Nish spoil the party?
REVENGE plan!
Leanne is on a mission after discovering that Toyah and Nick are still together
Shona the CHEAT?
Furious with David, she does something she later regrets...
Let it SNOW!
Filmmaker RICHARD CURTIS on a magical animation in which things turn upside down at Christmas
Thriller SECRETS & SPIES
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY and SARAH LANCASHIRE on the thrill of playing dangerous double agents
POWERING change
DENISE VAN OUTEN on her mission to help us cut our heating bills