The Latvian Locum

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Comic drama series by Ben Cottam following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake.

Offbeat comic drama series by Ben Cottam following the working life of a Latvian locum doctor in Britain.

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Dolya Gavanski

Ben Cottam

Alison Crawford

The Latvian Locum: Series 1: 4. Fortune Teller

4. Fortune Teller

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Dace encounters a fortune teller who hasn't foreseen type 2 diabetes.

Dace sees a fortune teller who’s foreseen all except diabetes, and a patient unhappy with foreign doctors. Stars Dolya Gavanski.

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.

The Latvian Locum: Series 1

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Offbeat comic drama series following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake.

Offbeat comic drama series by Ben Cottam following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake.

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