Series synopsis
The Yorkshire Vet is a British documentary reality television series that premiered on 5 on September 15, 2015. It stars Julian Norton and Peter Wright.
Documentary about Yorkshire vet Julian Norton, his business partner Peter Wright and their team as they administer modern-day medical and surgical aid to creatures great and small. From bulldogs to bullocks, there are no creatures too large or too small for these vets.
Premise
Documentary about Yorkshire vet Julian Norton, his business partner Peter Wright and their team as they administer modern-day medical and surgical aid to creatures great and small. From bulldogs to bullocks, there are no creatures too large or too small for these vets.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 226 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 18 | December 13, 2016 | December 17, 2024 |
| Season 1 | 6 | September 15, 2015 | October 20, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 10 | April 12, 2016 | June 14, 2016 |
| Season 3 | 10 | October 4, 2016 | March 21, 2017 |
| Season 4 | 9 | April 18, 2017 | June 13, 2017 |
| Season 5 | 8 | September 26, 2017 | November 13, 2017 |
| Season 6 | 8 | April 17, 2018 | June 5, 2018 |
| Season 7 | 13 | August 28, 2018 | November 20, 2018 |
| Season 8 | 10 | February 26, 2019 | May 14, 2019 |
| Season 9 | 8 | August 27, 2019 | December 4, 2019 |
| Season 10 | 11 | March 17, 2020 | June 2, 2020 |
| Season 11 | 17 | August 11, 2020 | December 1, 2020 |
| Season 12 | 12 | April 13, 2021 | July 20, 2021 |
| Season 13 | 12 | September 7, 2021 | November 23, 2021 |
| Season 14 | 10 | April 26, 2022 | June 28, 2022 |
| Season 15 | 13 | September 6, 2022 | November 29, 2022 |
| Season 16 | 12 | April 25, 2023 | July 11, 2023 |
| Season 17 | 10 | August 8, 2023 | October 17, 2023 |
| Season 18 | 11 | April 23, 2024 | July 9, 2024 |
| Season 19 | 18 | August 13, 2024 | December 23, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Winter on the Moors With Yorkshire in the grip of another bitter winter, the vets battle against the elements to visit their clients in remote farm locations. The pace of life slows in rural communities around Thirsk, but there is no rest for the team as they contend with cold, dark nights, rain and snow to treat creatures great and small, from owls to cattle. |
December 13, 2016 |
| 2 |
At Christmas (2016) It's Christmas in Thirsk, but the vets cannot join in the celebrations until they have tended to their flock. A cow has collapsed on Chris's farm leading Peter to fear the worst, Barney the spaniel may have to have a leg amputated and a piglet named Tiny Tim needs some urgent care. When things settle down, Peter and Julian have the honour of switching on Thirsk's Christmas lights. |
December 24, 2016 |
| 3 | Home Visits | February 7, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Julian Norton treats a much-loved moggie with a badly swollen eye before being called out to help a ewe deliver twin lambs. Back at the surgery, his Herriot-trained partner Peter Wright needs a strong stomach to deal woth a bull terrier with terrible halitosis. |
September 15, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Julian risks life and limb to inject a ferocious pig, stud alpaca Lothario fails to live up to his namesake's reputation, Peter examines elderly clients Steve and Jeanie Green's dairy herd, but will he have good or bad news for them? |
September 22, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Julian is called out to a late-night emergency to help a cow that is struggling to deliver a large calf, while a Bernese mountain puppy delivered by cesarean section is brought in to be seen by Peter. Ruth and nurse Katy perform delicate and intricate surgery on a poorly chicken to try and save her life, and Labrador owner Steve is worried about his elderly dog's constant pain and failing eyesight. |
September 29, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Julian Norton, Peter Wright and their staff deal with more animal emergencies including a dog facing an emergency operation to remove a tumour and a prolapsing sheep that has to be treated on the car park. |
April 12, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Julian and head nurse Sarah tend to an injured swan at a fishing lake. Meanwhile, Bobby (a canine member of the North Yorkshire police force) is brought in to the surgery to have an operation. |
April 19, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Julian Norton has to get to grips with castrating alpacas, while Peter Wright attempts to perform a life-changing operation on a dearly loved pug dog that is having breathing difficulties. |
April 26, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Julian Norton receives an emergency call from alpaca breeder Jackie, whose prize-winning female Cinderella is pregnant and struggling with a difficult labour. Back at the practice, Peter Wright is dealing with Larry the chinchilla, who is responsible for a population explosion and needs to be castrated, while Dougie the petulant parrot is due for a beak and nail trim. |
October 4, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Julian receives a late-night emergency call to help a cow give birth, but the delivery is more complicated than expected, with the mother and calf's lives hanging in the balance. Alfie the blind labrador is brought to Skeldale following an unusual baking incident, having swallowed a spatula while trying to steal some food. |
October 11, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Julian is called to a heifer in agony with an object embedded in her painful, swollen and infected foot, while Peter removes a huge lump from Holly the golden retriever's head. Meanwhile, two of Skeldale's favourite clients, farmers Steve and Jeanie, are concerned about their cat Spitfire, who has not been his usual feisty self. |
October 18, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A badly injured llama has smashed his jaw and lost several teeth. The Greens have taken in a stray cat who needs a health check. New mother Butterfly's calving caused a potentially deadly prolapse. Ella is in agonising labour to birth her puppies. |
April 18, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Julian is called out to a desperately ill calf. Peter treats an elderly cat with severe constipation. Other patients include a young, wild stag trapped by its antlers, a dog with a dislocated leg, a postnatal cow and five noisy, young goats whose horn buds need removing. |
April 25, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Semi-feral cat Pretty Tom has a suspicious-looking lump on his face, Vera the prized Zwartbles ewe needs help giving birth, Obi Wan the doberman is lame and in pain, a young donkey needs to be stopped from sexually harassing his dad, and a hyperactive Russian hamster needs surgery. |
May 2, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Great Yorkshire Show Peter Wright and veterinary partner Julian Norton help participants get their livestock into peak condition as clients prepare for the Great Yorkshire Show. Alan and Anne Turnbull seek help after one of their prize-winning show heifers has developed large unsightly warts. Meanwhile, farmer Martin Jackson is doing all he can to bag a prize, preferably the coveted red rosette for first place. |
September 26, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The staff of Skeldale Veterinary Centre have to deal with a lamb born with five fully formed legs, and a peacock which is on the loose at a housing estate. Plus, the owner of a Yorkshire terrier suspects her dog may be pregnant - but the truth is war worse as a life-threatening condition is diagnosed. |
October 6, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Julian and Peter rush to help a ewe that is struggling to give birth and, while there, realise there is another expectant sheep that also needs urgent help. At the practice, Peter has a visit from old pal Benji the border terrier, who despite being as lively as ever has been vomiting, while a newborn calf has a life-threatening hernia. |
October 10, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Griff the terrier has swallowed a tennis ball - is it safe to leave it there? Wendy the wallaby is under the weather, but Peter has trouble catching the crafty critter. Lawrence the bull's fertility is in question. |
April 17, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Julian Norton is called out to a sick llama called Gus, while Peter Wright is asked to help relocate a young male deer. He also drops in on elderly farmers the Greens to care for their beloved lurcher, Ruben |
April 24, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Peter Wright battles to save a young cow in labour, whose calf does not want to come out. Much-loved hamster Christopher Nibbles has an ugly skin condition, and rescue dog Bella needs surgery for a growing lump. Plus, Dobby the llama needs castrating, and older farmers the Greens need Peter's help with their young calves |
May 1, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Peter helps a pregnant ewe deliver twin lambs. Griff the terrier has swallowed a tennis ball. At Monk Park Visitor Centre, Wendy the wallaby is sick but evading capture. Julian performs a fertility test on Lawrence the bull. |
August 28, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Julian Norton meets Mia the meerkat, who suffered brutal injuries after being rejected from her gang. Peter Wright handles a scary-looking doberman, and a newborn lamb in life-threatening danger. Also featured is miserable-looking cat Jess, who went missing for days and came back injured |
September 4, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Julian Norton receives an emergency call and dashes to the scene of a freak accident involving a sheep. At Boroughbridge, he meets elderly cat who could need life-saving surgery. In Thirsk, Peter Wright meets a badly injured tawny owl who has been brought in by a worried member of the public. |
September 11, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Dog owner Louise brings her poorly westie Duffy to Boroughbridge where, assisted by his wife and colleague Anne, Julian Norton faces one of his most challenging surgeries. Elsewhere, Peter races to an emergency lambing. Farmer Phil's ewe is expecting triplets, but has been unable to deliver two of them due to complications. Peter has to administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation once the lambs are born, but will it be enough?0 |
February 26, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Peter Wright reflects on a much loved farming couple, Jean and Steve Green. They were married 40 years ago and are looking forward to their anniversary vow renewal. Jean is moved to tears when Julian arrives with an anniversary present. Finally, as the big day arrives, the couple prepare to walk down the aisle again |
March 5, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Julian gets the call that all vets fear - a young cow has had a baby and prolapsed her entire uterus. This is a rare and life-threatening situation that is difficult for both vet and animal. Peter meets Jemima, a little duck with a big attitude, then comes face to face with his old friend Snakee, a constipated corn snake whose problems have resurfaced. |
March 19, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Julian must treat a pregnant heifer with a pelvis that may be too small to give birth, while a cat that lost a leg after being run over by a car suffers another injury in a road accident, but this time, no treatment may be possible. A pygmy goat keeps getting its head stuck in a wire fence, a dog needs an operation on its lungs, and farmers the Greens celebrate their anniversary with a trip to Whitby. |
August 27, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Peter treats a ewe that is struggling to give birth to twin lambs, and also performs a complicated and risky surgery on a tawny owl to remove the bird's ruptured eyeball. Julian examines a herd of cows from a breed that is on the endangered species list, a young alpaca has been unable to stand or walk since birth, and a dog lover is left distraught when one of his four-legged friends brutally attacks another. |
September 3, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Peter treats a lamb that was born with a life-threatening cyst full of spinal fluid on its head, which will require delicate and painstaking surgery to safely remove. Julian is called out in the middle of the night to save a cow that has experienced dangerous complications while giving birth, a pig is resistant to being castrated, and a dog swallows a bottle of e-cigarette liquid. |
September 10, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Peter gets an emergency call from sheep farmer Clive, whose ewe has gone into labour, but the lambs are tangled up inside their mother. One arrives safely but the second isn't breathing, and Peter's skills are put to the test when he realises there is a third lamb still to come. In Boroughbridge, Julian and Anne operate on a dog with a tumour in its chest. |
March 17, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Julian treats a lhasa apso with a mouth tumour which other vets have given up on, and comes up with an alternative course of action to save the dog's life. He also locks horns with an aggressive ram that has a sore eye. Over in Thirsk, Peter treats a Shetland pony with a painful foot condition and a cow with a prolapsed uterus. |
March 24, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Peter faces a struggle to save a baby alpaca that was born prematurely during a storm, and Julian performs a delicate eye operation on a labrador preparing for a dog show. A wallaby dies at a local visitor farm, raising concerns that its joey will not survive without its mother's milk and pouch. A newborn lamb suffers a potentially fatal injury, and a rabbit named Boris needs to be castrated if it is to stay in its new home. |
March 31, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Julian rushes to an emergency at Jackie's alpaca farm, where a new mum desperately needs his help - but rural North Yorkshire isn't always the best place for driving when time is of the essence, and Julian gets stuck behind not one, but two tractors. There's a glimpse of what lockdown life was like for Steve and Jean, whose daughter Sarah kept a video diary and, with things returning to normal, Peter returns to the Greens' farm, where there's now lots of veterinary work to do. |
August 11, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Julian comes to the aid of a cow that is unable to stand up due to a condition called milk fever, caused by calcium deficiency. One false move in the treatment could put the animal's life in danger. Peter works to save the life of a three-week-old kitten with pneumonia. A Chihuahua has a worrying lump that requires surgery, a goose acquires a mating injury from an overenthusiastic partner, and a horse is not going to sit back and allow itself to be castrated. |
August 18, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A special episode to mark International Dog Day, in which Julian faces the challenge of having to perform surgery on his own four-legged friend Emmy - who is not too keen on needles. Peter removes a tumour from a Great Dane's leg, and a spaniel is rushed in with her side ripped open on a barbed wire fence. Julian pays a visit to a sheepdog whose broken leg he fixed with a metal plate - and which he now has to take out again. |
August 25, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Peter Wright rushes to help a cow struggling to give birth and it is believed the calf may be coming out backwards. Meanwhile, Joanne and her three-year-old son Jack are sure their kitten Jasmine has been in a road accident, and later Julian and Matt head out to a farm where there are two boisterous patients to treat. |
April 13, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Julian treats a seriously ill llama called Echo who is struggling to breathe, and he has the tricky job of conducting his very first llama chest X-ray. Elsewhere, Walter the pug arrives at Huddersfield hospital with a painful knee problem, so Matt and Martin put him through the CT scanner as they try to work out what is causing the pain. |
April 20, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Peter Wright tries to save a cow who has suffered a huge prolapse after giving birth, and Matt and David attempt make-or-break surgery on a sheep with a foot infection. Elsewhere, Jasper the 13-year-old golden retriever has a nasty looking cancerous tumour on his mouth, and Julian embarks on a tricky surgery to try and remove it. |
April 27, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Peter is called out to an emergency when a cow has a life-threatening stomach problem, and Julian welcome an expectant dog to the new Wetherby practice. In Huddersfield, Matt treats an exotic animal in the form of water dragon Bandit, who needs his tail amputating. |
September 7, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A pregnant ewe is rushed to the animal hospital from Cannon Hall Farm, while for young vet Rohin, there's a day gaining vital experience on the farm. With Matt's guidance, he has to remove the very large horns from some cows, and soon learns that traditional vet work is tiring. Meanwhile, Julian rushes a cat into emergency surgery before heading to Jacki's farm for some well-earned |
September 14, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A farmer rushes in a struggling pregnant sheep who belongs to his two-year-old son, and Julian and Anne head to Jacki's alpaca farm to deal with Ebony's worrying lump on her lip. Springer Spaniel Poppy has an aggressive cancer, so Shona and Martin are facing complex surgery to remove the tumour from inside her rib cage |
September 21, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Peter faces a late night emergency as Abbie rushes in her sheep who is pregnant with triplets. The babies aren't due for another three weeks, but Peter must act quickly. |
April 26, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 In this episode, Matt rushes to a local cattle farm to help Tilly the cow give birth. But as he delivers one healthy baby, he suddenly has more than he bargained for. |
May 3, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Julian heads over to see alpaca lover Jackie Barlow, because of a large lump. |
May 10, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Peter deals with an emergency at the practice in Kirkbymoorside, when a local farming couple rush in their pregnant Texel ewe. |
September 6, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Peter rushes to help a pregnant cow that is expecting twins; Julian meets a champion ferret who has an infected foot; an old horse has sore eyes. |
September 13, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 20, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 25, 2023 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | May 2, 2023 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | May 9, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A frog called Kermit has a very delicate problem at his rear end, Julian operates on a cat who has a strange lump, and a ewe struggles to give birth to large twin lambs. |
August 8, 2023 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Matt performs surgery on a heifer with a lump that's growing larger at a worrying rate, Rohin is shocked by a Siamese cat's sizeable problem, and there's a horse with suspected colic. |
August 15, 2023 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Shona tries to deliver a cow called Tinkerbell's calf. But Tinkerbell isn't very fairy like - and her kicking doesn't make it easy for Shona and the team to get to work. |
August 22, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Vet Peter faces a difficult lambing at an old friend's farm, the baby's legs are hanging out and it's in a nightmare position. Meanwhile, vet Julian heads into surgery, hoping to give another anxious owner more precious time with her elderly dog. |
April 23, 2024 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Peter Wright rushes to help a three-hour-old donkey called Elvis whose life is in danger because he can't feed from his mum. Plus, it's vets versus farmers at a charity cricket match! |
April 30, 2024 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Love is in the air for Yorkshire's alpacas, vet Matt Smith meets a disabled chicken with an overgrown beak, and a dog owner is heartbroken when she accidentally runs over her own terrier. |
May 7, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In a first for Peter Wright, he has to deliver a stuck lamb with building work going on all around him. Shona Searson and David Melleney strive to save a cow with a twisted stomach. |
August 13, 2024 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A lame Scottish wildcat's x-rays give Matt a shock, Julian operates on a special Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and Shona visits a sheep with a nasty looking wound - he might have been shot. |
August 20, 2024 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A heavily pregnant basset hound is rushed into Julian's Thirsk practice, where it's all hands on deck to save her puppies. Peter's feeling the pressure from the pupils as he performs a procedure on a school's pet sheep and one of Cannon Hall Farm's residents, Gary the donkey, is struggling to walk and needs Matt's help. |
August 27, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | 5 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 15, 2015 |
| Last aired | March 10, 2026 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 20:00:00 |