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The Latvian Locum

Series 1

4. Fortune Teller

Duration: 14 minutes

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

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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.

Dace's first patient of the day is a fortune teller who has foreseen everything apart from type 2 diabetes. She's considering making her position at the medical centre a permanent one, but then has an unpleasant experience with a patient who is unhappy to be seen by a foreign doctor.

Dr Dace Zake ...... Dolya Gavanski

Written by Ben Cottam.
Directed by Alison Crawford.

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

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