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Finally, this excellent series makes it onto night-time viewing on BBC2. This is the kind of programme we British do so very well - a period drama with warmth and humour thrown in. Set in 1963 in a Welsh mining village, it revolves around a doctor newly arrived from India, eager to settle in and get to know the local community. His aristocratic wife, however, is less enthralled, having been used to a life of servants and hob-nobbing with folks such as the Mountbattens, and now having to cope with a cold, antiquated apartment and actually having to do her own cooking. Add a varied bunch of locals, from an outspoken but well-meaning union man to the decidedly iffy coal mine manager, and you have the makings of a gentle, nostalgic yet topical drama set in a time when the government was actively recruiting trained medical professionals from India.

Beautifully written and acted, with well-observed characters and a refreshing look at immigration, along with luscious camera-work and a fine sense of period, this is a delightful series. Well done, Auntie Beeb - and more please!!!

This little gem of a series should not be hidden away in the daytime schedules, it should be on later, perhaps on a Sunday evening?. The doctor in question, played by the brilliant Sanjeev Bhaskar comes to a small Welsh mining village in the early 1960's and the 5 part series follows him and his wife on the many problems they and the doctor's patients face.

I liked this very much, not least because Dr Sharma could easily be my own GP who is Indian and dresses exactly the same.

Sanjeev Bhaskar does a great job and is very believable in the role.

MORE please BBC, and in a better time slot.

Yes it pulls at the heart and yes it has some wonderful humor of situation and yes with only three short five episode seasons it's just way too short. Prem Sharma, Sanjeev Bhaskar, arrives from India with his wife, Kamini. His wife, who is accustomed to a comfortable life in India replete with servants and mixing with the best people, is horrified to see her new home in South Wales. The town is a backwater replete with the usual cast of idiosyncratic British oddballs--think Doc Martin ( Martin Clunes) and the inhabitants of Portwenn.

If the first series, Prem must fight for the hearts and minds of the locals against a rapacious mine supervisor in the form of Richard Sharpe, Mark Williams (think Harry Potter and Father Brown). Prem must also fight against some inner demons arising from the loss of his daughter in India. And, yes he is successful. But he must endures gossip about a non existent "relationship" with Megan Evans (whose husband is dying of emphysema), the gossip of a busybody shopkeeper, and shenanigans of Dan Griffiths the local child hooligan.

The second season centers around a smallpox outbreak; and the third, about bringing the sleepy town into the swinging 60's big time.

Every member of the cast rings true and you cheer for the good guys and want to hiss the villains. Only downside here is just three short seasons.

After reading so many views about this serial I thought I should also write my view for the first time. I am really excited to tell you that this serial is perfection of every TV stuff I have ever seen. Director did a perfect job by choosing an excellent casting and live the roles incredible as real as I am watching them in my neighbor. Doctor Prem now lives in my heart. Their are 5 episode in each season. Doctor who came first time in English speaking country with his royal standard wife who always complain and try to find way to get rid of the place. I hope I will see more seasons in coming years Cheers for giving so amazing life of past with excellent music and varieties. Greetings

We started watching the series out of curiosity. It seemed like it might be worth checking it because it looked out of the ordinary by the description but, we didn't have high expectations.

The series turned out to be a pleasant surprise. The story takes place in a small town in Wales during the 1960s. The characters are all well developed, the acting is first rate, and the story is entertaining and engaging.

We finished the series a month before the Coronavirus pandemic began. It is eerie how closely the Indian Doctor storyline parallels the Coronavirus pandemic. The Indian Doctor deals with a Smallpox outbreak in a realistic, not overly dramatic way. Each season has a distinctly different story. The Smallpox story is only one of the stories.