Storyline

A young doctor who has graduated at the top of his class from the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry is thrust out into an isolated and impoverished country side as the village's only doctor. As he learns to adapt to his new lifestyle, he develops a morphine addiction to stay his sanity while realizing what being a doctor in the real world means.

First Aired

2012-12-06
Last Aired

2013-12-12
Creator

Kenton Allen
Genre

Comedy, Drama
Seasons

2
Episodes

8
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

Sky Arts

Keywords:

nurse winter drug addiction dark comedy morphine hospital doctor period drama historical based on short story withdrawal told in flashback russian history medical drama 1910s 1930s medical modern history

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Season 1

Season 2

1. Episode 1

A doctor finds his old diary while answering to the authorities about self-prescribing morphine. He ha...More

A doctor finds his old diary while answering to the authorities about self-prescribing morphine. He has a series of comic exchanges with his young and inexperienced self, mocking him for his youthful looks and guiding him through his early difficulties on the job.Less

23mins 2012-12-06

2. Episode 2

The inexperienced younger doctor is forced to carry out the operation of his career. His older self do...More

The inexperienced younger doctor is forced to carry out the operation of his career. His older self does little to ease his nerves.Less

23mins 2012-12-13

3. Episode 3

In spite of his success in the operating room, life in the snow-bound hospital begins to take its toll...More

In spite of his success in the operating room, life in the snow-bound hospital begins to take its toll on the young doctor. His efforts to combat his feelings of boredom and isolation are defeated and he wonders how much longer he can last. Nursing abdominal pains and two harrowing cases, the young doctor is tempted by the allure of morphine...Less

23mins 2012-12-20

4. Episode 4

Balancing a heavy workload with a developing morphine habit, the young doctor finds it increasingly di...More

Balancing a heavy workload with a developing morphine habit, the young doctor finds it increasingly difficult to conceal his burgeoning addiction from his colleagues. After one humiliation too many, he resolves to make a clean start and a dedicated effort to combat the syphilis epidemic. But a blizzard-bound journey to visit a dying patient proves to be his toughest test yet.Less

23mins 2012-12-27

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A Review by Timefox881 8

Written by Timefox881 on 2021-08-03

Magnificent! Loaded with atmosphere and a sense of melancholy this show was a pleasure to watch. I was engrossed in the world almost inst... read more

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A Review by Timefox881

Magnificent! Loaded with atmosphere and a sense of melancholy this show was a pleasure to watch. I was engrossed in the world almost instantly. Daniel Radcliffe showed very good comedic instincts. Walking the fine line between overcoo...

A Review by Timefox881 8

Written by Timefox881 on 2021-08-03

Magnificent! Loaded with atmosphere and a sense of melancholy this show was a pleasure to watch. I was engrossed in the world almost instantly. Daniel Radcliffe showed very good comedic instinct...