The Indian Doctor

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Comedy drama in which a 1960s Welsh mining village is forever changed by the new doctor.

Comedy drama set in a 1960s Welsh mining village which is forever changed by the arrival of the new doctor, a high-flying Delhi graduate.

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The Indian Doctor: Series 1: Episode 1: The Arrival

The Arrival

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Episode 1: The Arrival

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The residents of a Welsh mining village are surprised by their new doctor.

Period comedy drama set in 1963. When their local doctor passes away, the residents of a sleepy Welsh mining village are surprised by the identity of his replacement.

The sleepy Welsh mining village of Trefelin is in for a shock. When the local doctor dies, his replacement isn't quite what people expect - Prem Sharma is the Indian doctor who arrives in the Valleys, in this period comedy drama set in 1963. And it's not just the locals who are shocked: Prem's regal wife Kamini isn't too happy with the situation either.

Life in the village is centred around the pit, and the Coal Board's local manager Richard Sharpe is keen to welcome the new arrivals - but he also has a few skeletons in his closet. Meanwhile, the doctor strikes up some new friendships and starts to settle into life in the Valleys, but it won't be plain sailing...

The Indian Doctor: Series 1

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Comedy drama set in 1963, in which an Indian doctor moves to a sleepy Welsh village.

Period comedy drama set in 1963. A sleepy Welsh mining village is forever changed by the arrival of the new local GP, a high-flying Delhi graduate.

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