The Yorkshire Vet season 18 is back to give us another slice of country life as the docuseries follows vets at four different practices across Yorkshire who help poorly animals.
This series will feature the show's 200th episode after fans fell in love with the show when it began in 2015 as vets Peter Wright and Julian Norton at Skeldale Veterinary Centre carried on the legacy of All Creatures Great and Small author James Herriot, aka vet James Alfred "Alf" Wight.
Nine years on, the team are still as busy as ever, with the new nine-part season featuring Peter tending to an ewe with her lamb stuck mid-delivery, while his current apprentice Matt Jackson-Smith has to give antibiotics to a sick deer.
Here's everything we know about The Yorkshire Vet season 18...
The Yorkshire Vet season 18 next episode
The Yorkshire Vet season 18 started on Tuesday, April 23 on Channel 5 at 8pm. The next episode will air on Tuesday, May 21 at 8pm.
Episodes will continue to air every Tuesday for nine weeks.
Episodes will be available to watch on My5 after they have aired.
The Yorkshire Vet season 18 episode guide
Episode One - Tuesday, April 23: Vet Peter Wright headed out into Yorkshire, where he faced a difficult lambing at an old friend's farm. At Donaldson's animal hospital in Huddersfield, Rohin Aojula was under pressure when he had to sedate a well-loved pot-bellied pig. Julian Norton headed into surgery, hoping to give another anxious owner more time with her elderly dog, and Matt Jackson-Smith treated a hawk with sore legs.
Episode Two - Tuesday, April 30: Peter Wright rushed to help a three-hour-old alpaca called Elvis, whose life was in danger because he couldn't feed from his mother. Julian Norton met a therapy sheep with an ear problem and a paralysed French bulldog that required complex spinal surgery. Plus, a charity cricket match took place between vets and farmers.
Episode Three - Tuesday, May 7: Julian Norton and alpaca farmer Jacki looked for the perfect match to create some crias, and David Melleney rushed to a lambing at a farm where two farmers found romance on a rural dating site. A dog owner was heartbroken when she accidentally ran over her own terrier, Peter Wright attempted to repair its fractured pelvis.
Episode Four - Tuesday, May 14: A newborn lamb was rushed to the hospital with his insides out, Rohin Aojula attempted to defy the odds and save the baby. Peter Wright helped an elderly cattle breeder, who could no longer keep her last two Highland cows and Julian Norton headed into surgery with a golden retriever. Plus the vets, with the help of their farming friends, gave a young Herriot fan a Yorkshire trip to remember.
Episode Five - Tuesday, May 21: A farmer rushes his ewe to the practice with her lamb stuck mid delivery and Matt Smith takes aim to dart antibiotics into a poorly, young deer. At Cannon Hall Farm, Rohin Aojula scans to see if some musically named alpacas are pregnant.
Episode Six - Tuesday, May 28: An emaciated sheep is rushed to Huddersfield hospital after being abandoned outside a local rescue centre. Matt Smith scans the ewe, suspecting she could be pregnant. Julian Norton takes a labrador puppy with a hip injury into surgery, hoping to give her a new lease of life. Plus, Rob and Dave Nicholson hope to win a rosette with their Highland bull.
The Yorkshire Vet season 18 vets
Peter Wright, who was trained under James Herriot himself, has been in the show since it first started in 2015 and will return to the 18th season. He has more than four decades of experience treating animals and currently works out of Grace Lane Vets in Kirkbymoorside after leaving his original boss' practice Skeldale Veterinary Centre.
Talking to What To Watch, Peter revealed why he thinks The Yorkshire Vet remains so popular: "We're lucky to have a lot of loyal fans. I think they love the series because we're living in dreadful times — you turn on the TV and it's all bad news but The Yorkshire Vet brings people back to the natural world, especially now it's spring. Lambing time and bringing new life into the world is a time of fresh hope and new beginnings. It puts a spring in my step! Yes, we have ups and downs as vets, but there's a lot of happiness, too!"
Julian Norton, Peter's former partner at Skeldale, is back on his veterinary duties and has opened a practice in Thirsk with his wife Anne. He is also a partner at Sandbeck Veterinary Centre in Wetherby.
There is also a team of young vets who are following in the footsteps of James Herriot at Donaldson's practice in West Yorkshire where they treat farm animals, wildlife, popular pets, and exotic animals. The team consists of Matt Jackson-Smith, Shona Searson, David Melleney and Rohin Aojula.
Matt, Peter's current protégé, told What To Watch about what animals we can expect to see in this series: "There's a huge variety of creatures. We see quite a few birds of prey — they're always magnificent to work with. I treat a Harris hawk called Sigrid with wounds on her legs that weren't healing properly, and there's a vulture later in the series too!
"I also get called out to see a rare Pere David's deer calf, who has pneumonia and needs antibiotics. But because they're skittish, you can't get close to them. So the only way I can treat it is by darting it. It's the closest thing I've got to being James Bond!"
Is there a trailer for The Yorkshire Vet season 18?
Yes, you can watch the trailer for The Yorkshire Vet season 18 below...
Hi everyone, we can confirm exactly when the vets will assemble! We’re back on your screens – Tuesday 23rd April, at our usual time of 8pm on C5. Lots more info to come very soon. In the meantime, for those who missed it, here’s another look at our heroic trailer! pic.twitter.com/pcArr9ooptApril 11, 2024
