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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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?
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