Series synopsis
The Good Karma Hospital is a British drama television series that premiered on ITV1 on February 5, 2017. It ended on February 27, 2022. It was created by Dan Sefton. It stars Amrita Acharia, Amanda Redman, Darshan Jariwala and Sagar Radia.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading 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
Supporting cast
- Aldric Charles as Market boy
- Mandip Gill as Padma Kholi
- Mitch Smart as Danny McKay
- John O'Mahoney as Father O'Shea
- Niklesh Samarasekara as Vijay Kholi
- Induwara Hanchapola as Sanjay Nadar
- Andre Perera as Hotel manager
- Narinder Samra as Inspector Gomez
- Rakesh Srivastava as Vikran Kartik
- Raj Zutshi as Juan Gonzalez
- Katharine Rogers as Goth Sister
- Nimmi Harasgama as Mari Rodriguez
Guest cast
- Svar Kamble as Krish Sagar
- Rukku Nahar as Indu
- Anneika Rose as Neelam Sugar
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | February 5, 2017 | March 12, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 6 | March 18, 2018 | April 22, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 6 | November 11, 2019 | November 11, 2019 |
| Season 4 | 6 | January 23, 2022 | February 27, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 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. |
February 5, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The team race against the clock to treat a local snake catcher. |
February 12, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
February 19, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Ruby faces new challenges as a blistering heatwave hits Kerala. Lydia decides Ruby is ready for her first solo night shift, but when a storm hits Barco, Ruby faces an agonising test that stretches her medical skills to the limit. |
March 18, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Lydia discovers that a former patient is in the care of a herbal doctor and is determined to win back her patient's trust. Meanwhile, Ruby and Gabriel treat a patient with a mystery condition - and Gabriel reveals something about his past. |
March 25, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Gabriel joins Ruby on an outreach programme to a tea plantation but he discovers that Ruby hasn't been open about her motive for the trip. Lydia attempts to help a patient who she suspects may be a victim of domestic abuse. |
April 1, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 After months away with her family, Ruby returns to the hospital for her pregnant sister to give birth. A life and death medical crisis unfolds, forcing Ruby to see where her loyalty lies. Greg gets a surprise family visitor. |
November 11, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A medical train rolls into in town providing miracle surgeries, and carrying a surprise for Gabriel – a glamorous older surgeon from his past. One of the team is viciously attacked, leaving Lydia reeling. |
November 11, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Gabriel and Aisha get closer when they work on a surgery together, threatening Ruby and Gabriel’s blossoming relationship. Ruby and Ram fall out over a patient’s care and Edmund’s search for his lost love hits a dead end. |
November 11, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Lydia is forced to admit a patient who has the highly contagious Nipah virus when Ruby and new British-Asian doctor Samir Hasan break protocol in the fight to save the girl's life. Return of the medical drama set in a hospital in southern India. |
January 23, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Ruby faces difficult questions when her actions have devastating consequences, while Greg keeps a troubling secret from Lydia and the hospital welcomes a new doctor. |
January 30, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The happy news that Karishma is awake is offset by her loneliness. Samir realizes she needs more than medicine to fix her and arranges a little magic. Meanwhile, Lydia discovers there's only one answer to Greg's visa problem. |
February 6, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 5, 2017 |
| Last aired | February 27, 2022 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Sunday at 20:00:00 |