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The Latvian Locum

Series 1

1. Late

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

An offbeat comic drama series following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake - mistakenly hired in the belief she speaks Polish - in a beleaguered medical centre in the deprived South Shore area of Blackpool.

It's Dr Dace's first day working at the medical centre.

She's late, which incurs the wrath of Jan the receptionist and she encounters a man throwing up into a carrier bag outside the surgery.

Not a good start to the day.

Written in five parts by Ben Cottam.

Dr Dace Zake ...... Dolya Gavanski
Jan ...... Michelle Holmes
Chris ...... Ben Cottam
Candis ...... Talisa Garcia
Jack ...... Jack Loxton
Francis ...... Sean Barrett
George ...... Ian Puleston-Davies
Eileen ...... Pippa Haywood
Lauren ...... Ciara Baxendal

Director: Alison Crawford

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017. Show less

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