"It's the best job in the world, really."
Hello everyone!
I ended up running out of time due to a situation in my family, so I couldn't really spend two or so hours watching a movie which I would then review here on the blog.
Things SHOULD be back to normal, or normal enough at this point, that next week, when February starts, movies should be making a come-back here on the blog. I have a nice line-up to go through and am definitely looking forward to sharing them!
Or catching up with them. Either way!
For tonight though, it's something different and something that's more educational than it is amusing - though there's enough amusement in it for everyone's taste as well.
I'm talking about The Yorkshire Vet.
I do have some blog posts that can probably be connected to this one through their themes and such, and I'll be linking them down at the bottom of this page, as always.
But as far as The Yorkshire Vet is concerned, this is primarily an educational program.
See, it follows the work (and some of the lives) of a group of dedicated veterinary surgeons and nurses working in northern Yorkshire, in the market town of Thirsk, where the world's most famous veterinarian EVER lived and worked.
If you guessed this was James Herriot, you're one step ahead of me, because I had no idea who he was before watching this show, despite the fact that it says he also wrote books.
This bears investigating. I may have read one or two without even knowing it!
But I digress. Herriot is sadly no longer with us BUT his practice has moved into its own complex of buildings and the work is continued by his former trainee, Peter Wright, and his former partner Julian Norton. I say former because Julian has since relocated to another nearby town, Boroughbridge, where he's opened his own practice, already bursting at the seams from all the furry and feathery friends he gets to treat.
We get to see a few other vets on standby through the work of these two main ones, but really it's Peter and Julian who are the heart of the show, and who make it, between their skills and humour.
Peter, for example, has over 35 years of experience and often advises the younger partners at the clinic if possible since he's really seen practically everything at this point.
Julian's no slouch either, with his over 20 years or so, which means that between them they're going on 60 years of medical experience to help animals in distress, and THAT is something to remember!
My sister watched an episode or two with me while she was home and she was thoroughly impressed, amused and positively surprised at how the show's set, as well as how much you can learn through a single episode.
There's usually at least three or four, sometimes even five cases the vets have to have a look at, and given that Yorkshire is primarily a farming community, this means that they treat all animals, big or small, from problems like not eating well, colic, getting into what they shouldn't, not performing well for the farmer's breeding purposes, etc.
They also often help during lambing or calving seasons when the mothers need an additional pair of hands, and on the other hand they castrate and spay if the owners ask that of them.
Peter, in particular, has apparently earned the reputation and name Dr. Testicle, because he performs so many castrations!
Overall, between the beautiful scenic shots and the comedic relief that's Peter and Julian (I point you in the direction of a stomach pump and two veterinarians trying to figure out how to make it work!), you get all that you could ask for in The Yorkshire Vet.
It has a huge educational value and sheds light on the veterinary practice, but it also manages to showcase Yorkshire and Thirsk really, really well, especially its colourful inhabitants!
Plus, cute animals. What more could you ask for?!
So the next time you're fiddling your thumbs, bored out of your minds, have a look and see whether The Yorkshire Vet isn't on a program somewhere on television. I guarantee you won't be disappointed!
xx
*images and video not mine
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