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The Indian Doctor

2010 · TV Series · TV-14 · 45 min · ★ 5.9

DramaComedy

In the summer of 1963, a newly arrived doctor takes a job in a South Wales mining village and quickly learns that earning trust can be as hard as treating patients. This period comedy drama mixes culture clash, community tensions, and everyday family troubles as the outsider tries to find a place to belong.

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Details
Years
2010–2013
Release date
2010-11-15
Network
BBC One
Language
English
Rated
TV-14
Runtime
45 min
TMDB rating
5.9/10 (9 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an easy, family-friendly period dramedy about community life and fitting in, with warmth and humor; Not for you if you dislike soap-style subplots or want gritty realism like Being Human.

Pros: warm feel-good tone; charming village characters; culture-clash humor | Cons: generic soap-like plots; uneven writing; later seasons weaker

Themes

  • wales
  • historical
  • british history
  • historical drama
  • 1960s
  • rural
  • modern history

Cast & crew

Episodes3 seasons · 15 episodes

Season 15 episodes
  • S1E1The Arrival45m
  • S1E2The Diary45m
  • S1E3Young Hearts45m
  • S1E4The Van45m
  • S1E5The Fete45m
Season 25 episodes
  • S2E1Foreign Bodies45m
  • S2E2Immunity45m
  • S2E3The Miracle45m
  • S2E4Quarantine45m
  • S2E5The Source45m
Season 35 episodes
  • S3E1The Prodigals Return45m
  • S3E2The Gold Rush45m
  • S3E3Desperate Measures45m
  • S3E4Trapped45m
  • S3E5Into The Light45m