It is autumn in the Mourne mountains, a rural area in the east of Northern Ireland where animals outnumber people. \n\nCahir is out on call. A local pedigree sheep breeder has phoned in with an emergency - one of his prize ewes is having difficulty in labour. Cahir must perform an emergency section, but it is bad news. The lamb he delivers is stillborn. But then Cahir makes an unexpected and happy discovery: a second lamb inside the mother. This one is strong and healthy. \n\nMeanwhile, vet Nuala tends to a calf with an infected hoof. Nuala, who is the longest serving vet in the practice, is also preparing for her wedding, so she is not risking getting kicked by a calf. She secures its leg so she can examine the hoof safely and diagnoses a deep-rooted infection. The only choice is to amputate or put the calf down. \n\nBack at the clinic, young vet Daisy is treating Kim, a terrier. Her owner believes she has swallowed some rat poison. Daisy has to act quickly to neutralise the poison, which could kill the dog.\n\nVet Jennie is the most recent arrival to the veterinary practice. Today, she is seeing a newborn lamb who has been brought to the clinic by its owner, farmer Stephen. The lamb is limping, and Jennie diagnoses a broken leg. Luckily for the lamb, Jennie can fix it.\n\nFinally, on Nuala’s last day of work before her wedding, nurse Genevieve is up to mischief. It is all to do with a local wedding tradition known as a ‘doing’, in which friends of the bride-to-be douse her in buckets of gunge. Nuala’s last day ends with some very messy laughter.
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Series 2: Episode 4
With winter giving way to spring, and the year’s earliest lambs and calves born, the vets begin to feel the pressure as they enter their busiest period.\n\nIn Castlewellan ...
13-01-2024
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Series 2: Episode 6
At the foot of the mountains is the market town of Castlewellan. It is home to the Castle Vets practice, where the team is being kept busy by the rush of newborns.\n \nTerry, on ...
11-11-2023
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Series 2: Episode 5
It is the height of spring in the Mourne Mountains. This morning, local vet Jennie is on the road, heading to a friend’s farm just a mile from where she grew up. A young c ...
10-11-2023
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Series 2: Episode 3
It is late winter in the Mourne mountains. Despite a blanket of snow covering the stunning landscape, the farms are working hard as the early lambing season is already underway. ...
08-11-2023
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Series 2: Episode 2
The series returns to the spectacular Kingdom of Mourne and the mountain vets who are the lifeblood of this unique country community.\n\nThe historic cathedral town of Downpatri ...
07-11-2023
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 1
It is autumn in the Mourne mountains, a rural area in the east of Northern Ireland where animals outnumber people. \n\nCahir is out on call. A local pedigree sheep breeder has p ...
06-11-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 6
After the busy birthing season, life is less hectic for the mountain vets. \n\nFor vet Maurice King, it is a less pressured time of year and a chance to enjoy the rewards of the ...
09-11-2022
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 5
A calf born with an extraordinarily rare condition is brought in to see vet Martin Fitzpatrick at Castle Vets.\n\nCastle Vets also run an obesity clinic, and head nurse Julie Hu ...
08-11-2022
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 4
At the mixed practice in Downpatrick, the vets treat farm animals and pets, and in the spring, concerned locals often bring wild animals into the clinic. \n\nA pregnant dog is ...
07-11-2022
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 3
Warmer weather finally arrives in the Mournes. The racing season is getting underway and the vets face a rush of emergency operations. \n\nVet Maurice King and his son Cahir are ...
04-11-2022
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 5
A calf born with an extraordinarily rare condition is brought in to see vet Martin Fitzpatrick at Castle Vets.\n\nCastle Vets also run an obesity clinic, and head nurse Julie Hu ...
08-11-2022
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 3
Warmer weather finally arrives in the Mournes. The racing season is getting underway and the vets face a rush of emergency operations. \n\nVet Maurice King and his son Cahir are ...
04-11-2022
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 5
It’s summer in the Mournes, and temperatures are the highest on record, giving the mountain vets a new set of challenges like overheated dogs, dehydrated calves and hot ba ...
19-08-2022
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 4
Gillian adopts three baby hedgehogs and hand feeds them until they can fend for themselves. Helen has to respond to a call from her boss’s husband about a difficult calving.
11-08-2022
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 6
After the busy birthing season, life is less hectic for the mountain vets. \n\nFor vet Maurice King, it is a less pressured time of year and a chance to enjoy the rewards of the ...
09-11-2022
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 6
Vet Nigel discovers a worrying growth on much-loved cow Florence, but will she have a second chance? Vet Gillian must perform surgery on dog Bailey so that he can be rehomed.
19-08-2022
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 1
Rising up from the Irish Sea lies the ancient kingdom of Mourne, a rural area in the east of Northern Ireland that teems with animal life. It's March and the start of the birthi ...
02-11-2022
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 2
It’s the weekend shift for on-call vets Rosalind and Aidan in the busy spring calving season. USPCA wildlife officer Phil responds to a couple of sick swans that need resc ...
07-08-2022
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 4
At the mixed practice in Downpatrick, the vets treat farm animals and pets, and in the spring, concerned locals often bring wild animals into the clinic. \n\nA pregnant dog is ...
07-11-2022
BBC 2
Series 1: Episode 2
It is a busy start to spring and the birthing season in the Mournes is reaching its peak. \n\nIt has been raining for days and vet Maurice King is called into the practice car ...
03-11-2022
BBC 2