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 3: Episode 1: The Prodigals Return

The Prodigals Return

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Episode 1: The Prodigals Return

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Prem and Kamini face the prospect of becoming outcasts once again.

Comedy drama set in 1960s Wales. Indian doctor Prem Sharma and his wife Kamini's dreams are dashed and they face the prospect of becoming outcasts once again.

It is now 1966, three years after Prem and Kamini's arrival, and they have become very much a part of the Trefelin community. But their lives and those of everyone in the village are about to change when its high-flying 'prodigal sons' return to bring a first real taste of the swinging '60s.

A shiny American sports car zooms into the sleepy Valleys village of Trefelin, carrying with it Basil and Robert Thomas, sons of the old local mine owner. The high-achieving brothers are greeted with joy by everyone from Sian the shopkeeper to the miners in the pub. But for others, like the Indian doctor Prem Sharma, his wife Kamini and newlyweds Emlyn and Megan, the brothers' return spells confusion and frustration as their dreams are dashed and they face the prospect of becoming outcasts once again.

The Indian Doctor: Series 3

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Comedy drama set in 1960s Wales. Prem and Kamini's lives are about to change...

Comedy drama set in 1960s Wales. Prem and Kamini have become a part of the Trefelin community. But their lives and those of everyone in the village are about to change.

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