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Drama: Medical

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.

Dolya Gavanski

Ben Cottam

Alison Crawford

The Latvian Locum: Series 1: 5. Teen Pregnancy

5. Teen Pregnancy

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A teenage girl comes to the surgery fearing she is pregnant.

A teenage girl patient fears she is pregnant, and Dace is running late again for something important. 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.

 A teenage girl comes to the surgery fearing she is pregnant and Dace is running late again for something important.

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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