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 rushed into surgery. Cocker spaniel Tilly has been in labour for 12 hours and is struggling to give birth. It is a potentially life-threatening situation, and vet Maurice King decides to perform an urgent caesarean section. It is a huge and valuable litter, but can Maurice save Tilly and her pups?\n\nA young jackdaw has been brought into the clinic. He was found under a tree and is unable to fly. The vets rehome him with Belinda, a local woman who has Asperger’s. Belinda has a particular affinity with animals and at home she hand-feeds him and encourages him to use his wings on short test flights.\n\nAt Tullyraine Equine Clinic, vet Hugh Suffern examines mare Echo, who has a lame hind leg. Owner Alex trusts only Hugh with Echo’s treatment, but it is unclear exactly what is causing her lameness. Alex has spent years training Echo in eventing, and if Hugh can’t fix Echo’s leg, her sporting career will be over.\n\nAt the Downpatrick clinic, Dexter - a therapy dog at the local hospital - is brought in to see vet Rachael Frew. Dexter has had cancerous lumps on his skin before, and owner Lavinia is concerned about some new lumps that have recently appeared. Rachael books him in for an operation to remove the lumps, but they must wait for the results of tests to find out whether the cancer has returned.\n\nIn the town of Newcastle, Maurice’s son Cahir King runs Downe Vets’ sister practice. Umbrella cockatoo Brolly has an appointment to get her nails clipped, but it is not something she enjoys. \n\nMaurice is booked in to assess the hooves of some semi-feral ponies and tries out a new blowpipe that he will use to sedate them. \n\nMaurice also has an appointment to provide a horse with a passport, and vet Daisy Dillon heads out to inoculate some puppies that will form part of a pack of hounds for a local hunt in Northern Ireland.\n
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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
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 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 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
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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 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
BBC 2