Television series

The Yorkshire Vet

Name: The Yorkshire Vet
Genre: Documentary, Nature, Medical
Released: 2015
Cast: Julian Norton, Peter Wright, Christopher Timothy, Peter Davison

A gentle, unhurried fly-on-the-wall documentary following real vets Julian Norton and Peter Wright around the Yorkshire Dales, treating everything from lambs to labradors. It's comfort television in the purest sense: green hills, kind hands, the odd tense caesarean, and nobody raising their voice. Watch it with tea, not with anything else demanding your attention.

TVMaze rating

7.3

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