How many seasons does Mountain Vets have?

Mountain Vets has 3 seasons with 18 episodes.

When did Mountain Vets premiere?

Mountain Vets premiered on March 19, 2021.

Mountain Vets

BBC Two Running Nature Medical

3 Seasons · 18 Episodes · Premiered March 19, 2021

Mountain Vets takes viewers to the ancient Kingdom of Mourne, where animals out number people ten to one, and where no two days are the same for the busy mountain vets.Rising up from lakeshore lowlands to Mountain peaks, the Mourne area is well known for its stunning natural beauty and traditional country life - and it is here we will follow the work of nine mountain vets, several nurses and stable hands in three very different vet practices, observing as they care for a diverse range of animals in clinics, on farms and smallholdings. From old-hand to new recruits working together, the three practices cover the whole Mourne Mountain area, responding to over 100 clinic cases and call outs a day.From a rare five-legged calf to emergency surgery on a horse, overweight cats and rescued seals, the doors are constantly revolving with an array of unusual and unexpected cases for the vets to treat. And though things might not always go according to plan and tragedies do happen, the Mountain Vets do everything they can for the animals in their care.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

6 episodes

E01

Episode 1

Fri, Nov 15 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Vet Maurice is called to an extraordinarily rare birth, equine vet Inge tries to help a dangerous donkey, and Rachel helps a hedgehog who's woken early from hibernation.

E02

Episode 2

Fri, Nov 22 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

A pregnant sheep must undergo an emergency caesarean, while Flame the dachshund and Monty the fell pony present worrying symptoms that put the vets' knowledge to the test.

E03

Episode 3

Fri, Dec 6 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Rachael attends to a cow with a potentially fatal displaced stomach, and vet Martin operates on a valuable sheepdog to try to save its injured leg.

E04

Episode 4

Fri, Dec 13 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Maurice delivers a valuable litter of 11 sniffer dogs, Rachel operates on a therapy dog with possible cancerous skin growths, and a woman with Asperger's adopts a wild bird.

E05

Episode 5

Fri, Dec 20 2019 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

The vets care for animals with all kinds of value - from high worth racehorses to pedigree bulls and irreplaceable family pets.

E06

Episode 6

Fri, Dec 27 2019 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Vet Rachael Frew heads out to a pre-booked appointment with a farmer she knows well. Damien produces meat from a large herd of Dexter cattle and his prize possession is bull Charlie, who has won several awards. Damian has had his eye on a young bull to follow in Charlie's footsteps, but it is not working out. Elsewhere, tests are carried out on a Yorkshire terrier that has stopped eating, stable-hand Caroline prepares cow Daisy for her first competition at the Balmoral Show and Inge D'Haese uses all of her skills to perform a tricky procedure to correct a horse's stance.

Season 2

6 episodes

E01

Episode 1

Fri, Oct 2 2020 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Vet Cahir is surprised by an unexpected turn of events while helping a pregnant ewe, Nuala amputates a calf's toe to save its life, and Daisy treats a dog that may have swallowed rat poison.

E02

Episode 2

Fri, Oct 2 2020 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Maurice delivers a valuable litter of 11 sniffer-dogs, Rachel operates on a therapy dog with possibly cancerous skin growths, and a woman with a particular affinity with animals adopts a wild bird.

E03

Episode 3

Fri, Oct 9 2020 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

As winter morphs into spring, lambing and calving keeps the team busy out on the farms. However, their small animal clinic is also packed with pets and Martin Fitzpatrick - the man who founded the practice 35 years ago - faces a difficult case concerning a Highland terrier. Young vet Darren is called out on an emergency to a farm where a prize cow is struggling to deliver a calf. An examination reveals it's simply too big to come out naturally. Darren decides the safest option, for both the cow and the calf, is to perform an emergency Caesarean section. It's a risky operation, but without it, the cow will die.

E04

Episode 4

Fri, Oct 9 2020 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Newly qualified vet Patrick is called out to help a farmer whose cow has been struggling all night with a difficult labour. Patrick discovers her calf is breached, and has to reposition it. However, once it's in the correct position, a shock discovery makes his job twice as precarious. Back in Castlewellan, a farmer arrives with a two-week-old lamb that's developed a limp. Some antibiotics and a dose of anti-inflammatories will help the lamb back on its feet. However, vet Maeve notices its eyes are milky white and she has to use all her expertise and knowledge to save the lamb's sight.

E05

Episode 5

Fri, Oct 16 2020 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Vet Jennie saves the life of a show chicken, Darren helps a pregnant cow avoid a caesarean section, and Maurice comes face to face with an exotic visitor.

E06

Episode 6

Fri, Oct 16 2020 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Vet Jennie must save a litter of puppies, Nuala carries out an important job on her family farm, and an emergency case leaves Darren delivering two sets of twins.

Season 3

6 episodes

E01

Episode 1

Tue, Jul 19 2022 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Rosalind must give champion Rhodesian Ridgeback Luna an emergency caesarean to save her puppies. USPCA head vet Gillian performs a complicated amputation on a bearded dragon's tail.

E02

Episode 2

Wed, Jul 20 2022 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

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 rescuing.

E03

Episode 3

Tue, Jul 26 2022 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Vets Alanna and Lorna need to operate on a three-legged Lurcher but make a worrying discovery. Vet Martin must try to save twin lambs, and Gillian anaesthetises a goldfish.

E04

Episode 4

Thu, Jul 28 2022 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

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.

E05

Episode 5

Tue, Aug 2 2022 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

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 badgers.

E06

Episode 6

Thu, Aug 4 2022 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

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.