The Good Karma Hospital

Synopsis

The story of British-Asian junior doctor Ruby Walker who arrives at the run-down Good Karma Hospital to join a dedicated team of over-worked medics. Run by a gloriously eccentric Englishwoman, Lydia Fonseca, this under-funded but creatively resourceful cottage hospital is the beating heart of the local community. It’s much more than just a medical outpost - it’s a home.

First Air Date: 2017-02-05

Last Air Date: 2022-02-27

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 24

Created By: Dan Sefton

Networks: ITV1

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Top Cast

Amrita Acharia as Dr. Ruby Walker
Amanda Redman as Dr. Lydia Fonseca
Darshan Jariwala as Ram Nair
Sagar Radia as AJ Nair
Neil Morrissey as Greg Mcconnell
James Floyd as Dr. Gabriel Varma
Philip Jackson as Paul Smart
Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke as Raja Mehta
Aldric Charles as Market boy
Mandip Gill as Padma Kholi

Seasons

Season 1 (2017) - (6 Episodes)

Season 2 (2018) - (6 Episodes)

Season 3 (2019) - (6 Episodes)

Season 4 (2022) - (6 Episodes)

Season 1 (2017)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2017-02-05)

A junior doctor becomes disillusioned with her life and decides to leave the UK. She heads for South India hoping to make a fresh start, and finds a new home working in an under-resourced and over-worked cottage hospital run by an eccentric English ex-pat.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2017-02-12)

The team race against the clock to treat a local snake catcher.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2017-02-19)

As Holi festival fever hits The Good Karma Hospital, an abandoned baby strikes a personal chord with Ruby. Meanwhile, Lydia is reacquainted with an aging ex-pat artist, whose alternative life choices may be about to catch up with him.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2017-02-26)

On the day that he is attending a lavish Indian wedding, Ram clashes with Lydia when a medical case gets personal. Meanwhile, as Ruby treats a patient from the UK whose story doesn't quite add up, she's left questioning where she truly belongs.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2017-03-05)

Lydia and Ruby visit a convent to make a seemingly miraculous diagnosis, but Lydia's interference in the destiny of a young nun backfires bringing Lydia and Ruby to blows. Meanwhile, Maggie and Paul join local pilgrims trekking through the jungle - is Maggie searching for her own miracle?
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2017-03-12)

As the first monsoon rains arrive, tensions run high between Lydia and Ruby leading Ruby to make a shock decision. Meanwhile, Maggie's health is rapidly declining, and with her daughter insisting on returning to the UK, will Maggie be granted her dying wish to stay in India?