A Young Doctor's Notebook (TV series)
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Series one DVD cover, featuring Hamm (left) and Radcliffe (right)
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| Genre | British dark comedy |
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A Young Doctor's Notebook by Mikhail Bulgakov |
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| Composer(s) | Stephen Warbeck |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Clelia Mountford |
| Editor(s) | Mark Henson |
| Running time | 30 min. (with commercials) |
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| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
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| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 6 December 2012 – 12 December 2013 |
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 "I Am the Doctor"The young doctor (Radcliffe) arrives at the hospital. Taken from episode 1. |
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"5 Days" The young doctor (Radcliffe) examines a dying woman. Taken from episode 3. |
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"Pathetic and Weak" The young doctor (Radcliffe) and the older doctor (Hamm) struggle with morphine addiction. Taken from episode 4. |
A Young Doctor's Notebook is a British dark comedy television programme based on the short story collection of the same name by Mikhail Bulgakov. Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe both portray the show's main character, a doctor at the fictional Muryevo Hospital in Russia, at different ages. The first series was broadcast between 6 December and 27 December 2012 on Sky Arts 1, and a second and final series aired from 21 November to 12 December 2013. The first series takes place in the year 1917 during the Russian Revolution, and the second series takes place in the following year, during the Russian Civil War.
The second series is based specifically on the short story titled 'Morphine' by Bulgakov, but is also dependent on writers for much of the subject matter as most of Bulgakov's works were utilized in the first series.
The title cards and credits use faux Cyrillic.
The music for the programme was composed by Stephen Warbeck. It features a strong violin line, a clarinet or oboe, an acoustic guitar, and a cello. The theme song was featured on Sky Arts' compilation album Sky Theme Tunes, Vol. 2.
Dr. Vladimir Bomgard leads a team at the fictional Muryevo Hospital in Russia. The team consists of Pelageya Ivanovna (Rosie Cavaliero), a junior midwife; Demyan Lukich (Adam Godley), a feldsher; and Anna Nikolayevna (Vicki Pepperdine), a senior midwife. The typical episode follows the team in their attempts to treat patients' illnesses. Bomgard contends with the uneducated populace who refuse his treatment. He regularly provides them with rapid and accurate diagnoses.
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