The Indian Doctor
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One / BBC One Wales
- 2010 - 2013
- 18 episodes (3 series)
Period comedy drama starring Sanjeev Bhaskar as an Indian doctor who finds work in a South Wales mining village in the 1960s. Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Matthew Aubrey, Sion Pritchard, Ceri Murphy, Ayesha Dharker and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - Young Hearts
Further details
The Indian Doctor's wife, Kamini Sharma, is still desperate to leave the village of Trefelin. But as she tries to escape, she finds herself becoming the only person who can help local tearaway Dan when he gets into trouble.
With the previous doctor's green leather diary found, Prem's friendship with Megan deepens as she translates it from Welsh into English and they realise that Dr Elwyn's diary holds vital clues to the deteriorating health of the local miners.
When Prem questions the mine manager Sharpe about the miners' health, Sharpe tries to persuade the doctor that health hazards are just an unfortunate part of a miner's job.
Meanwhile Gina, Prem's receptionist, is falling recklessly in love with Tom...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 17th November 2010
- Time
- 2:15pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 45 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Thursday 30th December 2010 | 5:30pm | BBC2 |
Wednesday 26th October 2011 | 2:15pm | BBC1 |
Wednesday 13th June 2012 | 5:45pm | BBC HD |
Sunday 7th December 2014 | 7:00pm | Drama |
Monday 11th January 2016 | 9:00am | Drama |
Monday 11th January 2016 | 4:00pm | Drama |
Monday 1st February 2016 | 9:00am | Drama |
Monday 1st February 2016 | 4:00pm | Drama |
Tuesday 2nd February 2016 | 2:40am | Drama |
Thursday 31st March 2016 | 3:40pm | BBC2 |
Thursday 4th August 2016 | 1:40am | Drama |
Monday 15th August 2016 | 7:00am | Drama |
Thursday 25th August 2016 | 2:20am | Drama |
Wednesday 29th November 2017 | 3:00pm | BBC2 |
Wednesday 29th November 2017 | 3:30pm | BBC2 Scot |
Wednesday 30th September 2020 | 1:45pm | BBC1 |
Cast & crew
Sanjeev Bhaskar | Dr. Prem Sharma |
Ayesha Dharker | Kamini Sharma |
Mali Harries | Megan Evans |
Ifan Huw Dafydd | Owen Griffiths |
Jacob Oakley | Dan Griffiths |
Erica Eirian | Sian Davies |
Naomi Everson | Gina Nicolli |
Mark Williams | Richard Sharpe |
Beth Robert | Sylvia Sharpe |
Alexander Vlahos | Tom Evans |
Bill Armstrong | Writer |
Tim Whitby | Director |
Tom Ware | Executive Producer |
Deep Sehgal | Executive Producer |