BRITBOX

A coal mining community is changed forever following the death of the local doctor.

The Arrival

Drama

When their local doctor passes away, the residents of a sleepy Welsh mining village are surprised by the arrival of his replacement, Prem Sharma, who has arrived from India.

The Indian Doctor

Sanjeev Bhaskar is the new doc in the village... 60s-set comedy-drama

Sanjeev Bhaskar stars as an Indian doctor thrust into a remote Welsh village in this 60s-set comedy-drama. When the only doctor dies in Trefarlin, Dr Sharma takes on the challenge.

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Sharpe's plan to pay a local street urchin to steal the diary from the surgery backfires.

The Diary

A couple of weeks have passed since Dr Prem Sharma and his wife Kamini arrived in Trefelin, and colliery manager Richard Sharpe is still desperate to find a mysterious diary left behind by Prem's predecessor, Dr Elwyn.

Mrs Sharma, the doctor's wife, is desperate to get out of Trefelin.

Young Hearts

Mrs Sharma, the doctor's wife, is desperate to get out of Trefelin, but when local tearaway Dan gets into trouble, only she can help him.

Dr Sharma comes up with a plan to diagnose the miners' health problems.

The Van

Dr Sharma comes up with a plan to diagnose the miners' health problems, and a rather unusual van arrives in the village.

The village of Trefelin is preparing for the annual summer fete.

Heat Wave

The village of Trefelin is preparing for the annual summer fete, but there's a lot going on behind the scenes.

Dr Prem Sharma nervously awaits the arrival of his dreaded mother-in-law, Pushpa.

Foreign Bodies

Dr Prem Sharma and his wife Kamini nervously await the arrival of his dreaded mother-in-law, Pushpa.

Dr Prem Sharma finds himself under pressure to track down and save Dan.

Immunity

Dr Prem Sharma finds himself under pressure to track down and save Dan before it is too late.

Trefelin is deserted as Prem waits for a vaccination unit to arrive from Cardiff.

The Miracle

Trefelin is deserted as Prem waits for a vaccination unit to arrive from Cardiff. However, Reverend Todd is still determined that only he can save the village.

With Trefelin under quarantine, supplies are getting low.

Quarantine

With Trefelin under quarantine, supplies are getting low. Despite Prem's attempts to piece together the evidence, the real source of the outbreak is still unknown.

Reporters hear that the outbreak of smallpox in Trefelin is finally under control.

The Source

Reporters gather at the surgery to hear that the outbreak of smallpox in Trefelin is finally under control. However, Prem is not convinced that they have managed to locate the real source of the disease, and so the village is still not safe.

The `prodigal sons' return to bring a first real taste of the swinging 60s.

The Prodigals

It is now 1966, three years after Prem and Kamini's arrival, and they have become very much a part of the Trefelin community.

Charming and bullying, the Thomas brothers set about their plans for a New Trefelin.

The Gold Rush

Charming and bullying, the Thomas brothers set about their plans for a New Trefelin. They begin trying to convince Trefelin to back their plan for a New Town, complete with new supermarket and surgery.

As more and more villagers sign up for New Trefelin, Prem is left isolated.

Desperate Measures

As more and more villagers sign up for New Trefelin, Prem is left isolated. An act of sabotage breaks the village's calm, and Basil Thomas wastes no time in telling Emlyn who he thinks is to blame.

At the mine Prem, Emlyn and Owen are trapped deep underground.

Trapped

At the mine Prem, Emlyn and Owen are trapped deep underground following an unexplained accident. Meanwhile, an unknowing Kamini is left to deal with the patients in the surgery and an AWOL Dan.

Prem and Emlyn begin to suspect foul play is behind the collapse at the mine.

Into the Light

Prem and Emlyn begin to suspect foul play is behind the collapse at the mine, and Robert pleads with Megan to leave Trefelin with him, but Prem confronts him with the truth about his past and Basil's real intentions.

The Indian Doctor

The Indian Doctor

Series 1

1. The Arrival

1. The Arrival

2. The Diary

2. The Diary

3. Young Hearts

3. Young Hearts

4. The Van

4. The Van

5. Heat Wave

5. Heat Wave