The BEST episodes of A Young Doctor's Notebook season 1

Every episode of A Young Doctor's Notebook season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of A Young Doctor's Notebook season 1!

Based on short stories by Mikhail Bulgakov, this new series on Sky Arts 1 follows the adventures of a youthful, innocent doctor in his first job in a small country hospital in Russia.

Last Updated: 8/21/2024Network: Sky ArtsStatus: Ended
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Episode 1
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7.74
727 votes

#1 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/6/2012

A doctor finds his old diary while answering to the authorities about self-prescribing morphine. He has a series of comic exchanges with his young and inexperienced self, mocking him for his youthful looks and guiding him through his early difficulties on the job.

Directors: Alex Hardcastle
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Episode 2
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7.53
616 votes

#2 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/13/2012

The inexperienced younger doctor is forced to carry out the operation of his career. His older self does little to ease his nerves.

Directors: Alex Hardcastle
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Episode 3
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7.45
485 votes

#3 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/20/2012

In spite of his success in the operating room, life in the snow-bound hospital begins to take its toll on the young doctor. His efforts to combat his feelings of boredom and isolation are defeated and he wonders how much longer he can last. Nursing abdominal pains and two harrowing cases, the young doctor is tempted by the allure of morphine...

Directors: Alex Hardcastle
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Episode 4
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7.42
477 votes

#4 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/27/2012

Balancing a heavy workload with a developing morphine habit, the young doctor finds it increasingly difficult to conceal his burgeoning addiction from his colleagues. After one humiliation too many, he resolves to make a clean start and a dedicated effort to combat the syphilis epidemic. But a blizzard-bound journey to visit a dying patient proves to be his toughest test yet.

Directors: Alex Hardcastle
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