The Good Karma Hospital

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.

Creators and Cast

Creators

Rate

Dan Sefton

Creator

Cast

None.

Episodes

Season 1

6 episodes

S1 E1 · 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.

S1 E2 · Episode 2

2017-02-12

The team race against the clock to treat a local snake catcher.

S1 E3 · 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.

S1 E4 · 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.

S1 E5 · 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?

S1 E6 · 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?

Season 2

6 episodes

S2 E1 · Episode 1

2018-03-18

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.

S2 E2 · Episode 2

2018-03-25

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.

S2 E3 · Episode 3

2018-04-01

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.

S2 E4 · Episode 4

2018-04-08

Ruby is still reeling from her discoveries at the tea plantation and must decide if she can forgive past mistakes. Mari goes head to head with Lydia when a surrogate mother gives birth in the hospital.

S2 E5 · Episode 5

2018-04-15

A building collapses in Barco and the team are stretched to the limit. Ruby’s objectivity is put to the test when she discovers a secret about one of her patients and Ram cares for a patient whose husband is missing.

S2 E6 · Episode 6

2018-04-22

Ruby and Gabriel intervene in a dispute between two fishermen and Lydia faces a difficult dilemma when her former mentor asks for her help. The team come together for Ram and Mala’s wedding and Ruby and Gabriel have a heart to heart.

Season 3

6 episodes

S3 E1 · Episode 1

2019-11-11

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.

S3 E2 · Episode 2

2019-11-11

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.

S3 E3 · Episode 3

2019-11-11

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.

S3 E4 · Episode 4

2019-11-11

AJ returns to the hospital keen to impress, Aisha and Lydia come to blows managing Jyoti’s case and Greg discovers a shocking secret that Tommy has been hiding.

S3 E5 · Episode 5

2019-11-11

A building collapses in Barco and the team is stretched to the limit. Ruby’s objectivity is put to the test when she discovers a secret about one of her patients and Ram cares for a patient whose husband is missing.

S3 E6 · Episode 6

2019-11-11

When a life and death crisis hits the team's own ranks, Gabriel is forced to face his true feelings. Lydia goes to a difficult personal place to help Jyoti get better. As he prepares to leave India, Ted seeks closure.

Season 4

6 episodes

S4 E1 · Episode 1

2022-01-23

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.

S4 E2 · Episode 2

2022-01-30

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.

S4 E3 · Episode 3

2022-02-06

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.

S4 E4 · Episode 4

2022-02-13

A tragic case leads Samir and Mari to grow closer still. Lydia and Niki are reminded of how testing life can be as Good Karma Hospital doctors and a familiar face returns to Good Karma but will he find the forgiveness he's looking for?

S4 E5 · Episode 5

2022-02-20

Ruby is shocked with the unexpected arrival of someone from her past who insists on helping care for her father. Can she really be expected to trust again? A misstep teaches Niki the dangers of overconfidence and Lydia is forced to confront her past in the form of her first husband, the charismatic Dr. Jules Fonseca.

S4 E6 · Episode 6

2022-02-27

Lydia and Greg's wedding plans are upset by three emergency admissions. Greg wonders if disappearing to help her patients is a ploy and in truth, Lydia has cold feet. Will they tie the knot?