Animal Heroes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Across the world, British service men and women are risking life and limb for their country. Now, in this three-part series for ITV, we meet the four-legged friends who are working at their side.

With access to the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the series shows at close quarters the vital work the animals do, and how they are trained and looked after by the unit's team of veterinary surgeons, handlers and nurses dedicated to the welfare of the 1500 animals serving in the military.

Series details

• Title: Animal Heroes
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2013-06-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-06-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27472
• TVDB ID: 271018

Cast and credited roles

• Maxine Peake — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-06-04; final listed air date 2013-06-18; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Animal Heroes on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.