Beast
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2000 - 2001
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Sitcom about the adventures of a very reluctant country vet. Nick doesn't particularly like animals, in fact he hates them. Stars Alexander Armstrong, Doon Mackichan, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Steven Alvey, Lucy Akhurst and Emma Pierson
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2000 - 2001
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 12 (2 series)
- Stars
- Alexander Armstrong, Doon Mackichan, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Steven Alvey, Lucy Akhurst and Emma Pierson
- Writer
- Simon Nye
- Director
- Martin Dennis
- Producers
- Julian Meers, Paul Schlesinger, Margot Gavan Duffy and Juliet Blake
- Company
Stuck in a job he no longer enjoys, Nick is a country vet who shouldn't be a vet. A dislike of most animals - and particular terror of guinea pigs - not to mention poor interpersonal skills and a tendency to chat up and then alienate the young female owners of his patients, mean it's a profession to which he isn't exactly suited.
The only thing keeping him remotely within the realms of sanity is the ever-tolerant manager-cum-receptionist of Smallridge Veterinary Practice, Kirsten.
Nick's fellow vets in the practice are the strait-laced, characterless Briony; and the wet and slightly boring Andrew. There's also the charming but slightly weird young veterinary nurse, Jade.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- Animals (Working title)
- Hairy (Working title)
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 13th January 2000 at 10pm on BBC One