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 calf has developed a serious limp, and farmer Kyle is hoping Jennie can find out what is wrong. The calf’s protective mother is making it clear she wants her baby back, and Jennie does not want to distress her, so she has to work fast. \n\nTen miles to the north of the Mourne Mountains is Castle Vets, the largest practice in the area. Vet Darren has been working here since he graduated two years ago. The rush of farmwork in springtime is the perfect opportunity for him to gain more valuable experience. This morning, he is treating a two-day-old lamb. Her owner Eamon thinks she has a urinary infection, but when she happily relieves herself all over Darren’s examination table, he has to use all his investigative skills to diagnose the real problem.\n\nOver in Downpatrick, vet Jennie is back in the clinic and examining Beau, a retired show chicken. It is a prestigious orpington breed but has been brought in by owner Rodney after she collapsed. \n\nMaurice King, the founder of the Downe Veterinary Clinic, is taking the ferry across Strangford Lough to meet a rare and exotic visitor to the area - a loggerhead turtle has been rescued by the local sea life sanctuary. The turtle’s natural habitat is in the Sargasso Sea, but it is believed he may have drifted on the Gulf Stream for hundreds of miles before getting stranded on the Ulster coast. For Maurice, it is another wonder of life as a vet in the Mountains of Mourne.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 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
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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