Channel 4 series reveals life with Britain’s busiest vets

31 July 2018

The realities of day-to-day life in two of our busiest pet hospitals is being highlighted in a new TV series on Channel 4.

Cameras spent six months behind the scenes at our two Liverpool pet hospital sites in Kirkdale and Huyton, to create the fascinating new series called The People’s Vet.

The 20-part series captures all the drama as our vet teams deal with hundreds of cases every single day – ranging from routine check-ups to extraordinary life-and-death emergencies.

Series Executive Producer Sarah Murch said: “The PDSA has, for one hundred years, treated British pets when their owners can’t afford private vet treatment. We deliberately chose two of their busiest city hospitals to see the day to day realities faced by their veterinary teams, working to treat sick pets and helping their owners. It was very moving to see the importance of pets in the clients’ lives, and their gratitude for the treatment they received”

Currently in our centenary year, we run 48 pet hospitals in cities and towns throughout the UK. We provide low-cost and free veterinary treatment for pets of eligible clients, most of whom are on means-tested benefits. We also promote preventive pet health and educates owners on pet care matters.

One of the vets featured in the TV show is Matt Forshaw, senior vet at our Huyton Pet Hospital. He said: “The series gives us a great opportunity to show the wider world what an important job we do at PDSA. We are dealing with some of the country’s most vulnerable pets and owners. The sheer number and variety of cases we see is amazing, so there’s no shortage of great stories for a programme maker.”

Produced for Channel 4 by Blakeway North, The People’s Vet appears every Saturday at 4.30pm from 4 August.