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Set in a coastal town in tropical South India, THE GOOD KARMA HOSPITAL tells the story of junior doctor, Ruby Walker, who arrives in India looking for a job and a distraction from her heartbreak. She anticipates the sunshine, the palm trees and picture-perfect beaches. She's even prepared for the sacred cows, the tuk-tuks and the Delhi-belly that everyone warned her about. What she doesn't expect are the realities of work, life and even love at an under-resourced and over-worked cottage hospital.
Run by a gloriously eccentric Englishwoman – Doctor Lydia Fonseca - the Good Karma Hospital is the beating heart of the local community. Held together by a hand-picked team of British and Indian medics, the Good Karma turns no-one away - locals, ex-pats and tourists are all welcomed through its doors.
The series follows the lives and loves of a team of hard working medics as they travel the red dirt roads to patients staying in five-star beach resorts or inland – through lush green jungles – to help local villagers. Back at the hospital, literally any story can walk through the door – and often it does.
Life affirming and optimistic, this contemporary series mixes the heart-breaking with the humorous, and as Doctor Ruby Walker adjusts to life in India, she realizes that the Good Karma Hospital is more than just a rundown medical outpost - it’s a home.
EPISODE GUIDE:
Episode 1 airs Friday, April 17 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV - Heartbroken and disillusioned, junior doctor Ruby Walker ditches her life in the UK for a fresh start in exotic South India. But when she arrives at the Good Karma Hospital, nothing is quite what she expected, not least her eccentric new boss, Lydia Fonseca.
Episode 2 airs Friday, April 24 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV - The full moon spells trouble when a mystery Adonis washes up on the shore. And as the team race against the clock to treat a local snake catcher whose luck may finally have run out, tensions mount when new girl Ruby questions Gabriel’s professional conduct.
Episode 3 airs Friday, May 1 at 9 p.m. on KPBS - 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.
Episode 4 airs Friday, May 8 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV - 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.
Episode 5 Friday, May 15 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV - 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?
Episode 6 Friday, May 22 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV - 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?
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