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0101Late2017112720240311/12 (BBC7)
An offbeat comic drama series following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake - mistakenly hired in the belief she speaks Polish - in a beleaguered medical centre in the deprived South Shore area of Blackpool.

It's Dr Dace Zake's first day working at the medical centre. She's late, which incurs the wrath of Jan the receptionist and she encounters a man throwing up into a carrier bag outside the surgery. Not a good start to the day.

Chris - Ben Cottam

Candis - Talisa Garcia

Francis - Sean Barrett

George - Ian Puleston-Davies

Eileen - Pippa Haywood

Lauren - Ciara Baxendal

Written by Ben Cottam

Directed by Alison Crawford

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.

Dr Dace Zake gets to grips with life in a medical centre in Blackpool.

Dr Zake's late on her first day at a Blackpool medical centre, incurring the wrath of the receptionist. Starring Dolya Gavanski.

An offbeat comic drama series by Ben Cottam following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake - mistakenly hired in the belief she speaks Polish - in a beleaguered medical centre in the deprived South Shore area of Blackpool.

Writer.........................Ben Cottam

Director.....................Alison Crawford.

By Ben Cottam. Dr Dace Zake gets to grips with life in a medical centre in Blackpool.

0102Addict2017112820240312/13 (BBC7)
By Ben Cottam. Dace meets Jack, a young heroin addict from Birmingham.

An offbeat comic drama series following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake - mistakenly hired in the belief she speaks Polish - in a beleaguered medical centre in the deprived South Shore area of Blackpool.

Dace feels like she's making progress and Jan seems to have thawed a bit. But then she meets Jack, a young heroin addict from Birmingham.

Written by Ben Cottam.

Directed by Alison Crawford.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.

Dace feels like she is making progress, but then she meets Jack, a young heroin addict from Birmingham. Starring Dolya Gavanski.

0103Bingo And Bonds2017112920240313/14 (BBC7)
By Ben Cottam. Dace considers playing bingo and helps a widower who has become confused.

An offbeat comic drama series following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake - mistakenly hired in the belief she speaks Polish - in a beleaguered medical centre in the deprived South Shore area of Blackpool.

Dace considers the serious business of bingo and Jan shows her true colours whilst helping an elderly widower who has become confused.

Written by Ben Cottam.

Directed by Alison Crawford.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.

Dace considers the serious business of bingo and bonds with Jan while helping a confused widower. Starring Dolya Gavanski.

01042017113020181025 (R4)By Ben Cottam. Dace's first patient of the day is a fortune teller who has foreseen everything apart from type 2 diabetes. She's considering making her position at the medical centre a permanent one, but then has an unpleasant experience with a patient who is unhappy to be seen by a foreign doctor.

Director......Alison Crawford.

By Ben Cottam. Dace encounters a fortune teller who hasn't foreseen type 2 diabetes.

0105 LASTTeen Pregnancy2017120120240315/16 (BBC7)
An offbeat comic drama series following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake - mistakenly hired in the belief she speaks Polish - in a beleaguered medical centre in the deprived South Shore area of Blackpool.

A teenage girl comes to the surgery fearing she is pregnant and Dace is running late again for something important.

Written by Ben Cottam.

Directed by Alison Crawford.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.

A teenage girl comes to the surgery fearing she is pregnant.

A teenage girl patient fears she is pregnant, and Dace is running late again for something important. Stars Dolya Gavanski.

By Ben Cottam. A teenage girl comes to the surgery fearing she is pregnant.

020120190812Second series of the drama following the working life of a Latvian locum doctor in Britain. When her surgery in Blackpool is closed, Dr Dace Zake finds herself relocating to a practice in deprived rural Cornwall, and facing a whole new set of medical and personal challenges.

Dace's first working day in Cornwall is a complete contrast to her earlier life in Blackpool. When a patient doesn't turn up she and District Nurse Pippa take to the roads to track him down.

Cast:

Dace Zake - Dolya Gavanski

Pippa - Alex Tregear

Noah - Gerard Horan

Jodie - Helen Clapp

Muriel - Pippa Haywood

Dylan - Ed Browning

Romanian woman - Olivia Popica

Ruth - Elaine Claxton

Jenny - Victoria Cansfield

Writer Ben Cottam

Director Alison Crawford

Photo of Dolya Gavanski courtesy of Victoria Cansfield.

By Ben Cottam. On Dace's first day in Cornwall she goes on the hunt for a patient.

020220190813By Ben Cottam. Dace meets a young mum anxious about being summoned for jury service.
020320190814By Ben Cottam. After a hypochondriac steps through the door Dace is running late.
020420190815By Ben Cottam. Whilst attempting to help a Romanian woman Dace makes a difficult choice.
0205 LAST20190816By Ben Cottam. Dace endures the wrath of a local woman she has advised not to drive.