After a tracheotomy makes young Vladimir famous, he is inundated with patients - but he begins to experience the embarrassing and unsavoury side effects that have been plaguing his older self . Repulsed by what is happening to his body, the young doctor vows to make a clean start and decides to open a specialist syphilis clinic to combat the disease rife in his remote village.
Based on short stories by Mikhail Bulgakov, this series follows the adventures of a youthful, innocent doctor in his first job in a small country hospital in Russia.
A Young Doctor's Notebook - Series 2, Episode 4 Synopsis and Schedule