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A Young Doctor's Notebook

A Young Doctor's Notebook

20127.12 Seasons8 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A young doctor who has graduated at the top of his class from the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry is thrust out into an isolated and impoverished country side as the village's only doctor. As he learns to adapt to his new lifestyle, he develops a morphine addiction to stay his sanity while realizing what being a doctor in the real world means.

Created by Jon Hamm
Written by Mikhail Bulgakov
Produced by Clelia Mountford
NetworksSky Arts

Top Cast

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

Older Doctor

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe

Young Doctor

Adam Godley

Adam Godley

The Feldsher

Vicki Pepperdine

Vicki Pepperdine

Anna

Rosie Cavaliero

Rosie Cavaliero

Pelageya

Themes & Keywords

nursewinterdrug addictiondark comedymorphinehospitaldoctorperiod dramahistoricalbased on short storywithdrawaltold in flashbackrussian historymedical drama1910s1930smedicalmodern history

About A Young Doctor's Notebook

A Young Doctor's Notebook is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2012 exploring themes of nurse, winter, drug addiction, dark comedy, morphine, hospital. Created by Jon Hamm, it stars Jon Hamm, Daniel Radcliffe, Adam Godley. A young doctor who has graduated at the top of his class from the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry is thrust out into an isolated and impoverished country side as the village's only doctor. As he learns to adapt to his new lifestyle, he develops a morphine addiction to stay his sanity while realizing what being a doctor in the real world means.

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