The Good Karma Hospital

- Season 2

(2018)

An unusually hot spell brings dozens of heat stroke sufferers to the hospital. Ruby faces a double baptism by fire as she performs her first operation, triumphing over both Gabriel and the domineering father of her young patient as well as taking her first solo night shift. The latter is jeopardized by a power cut caused by a thunder storm, requiring emergency surgery which ultimately gains Lydia's approval and an admission from Gabriel.

Lydia is outraged to find that her former colleague Anila is now operating as a herbal remedist, poaching her patients. Lydia is particularly concerned for bus driver Reyna, especially when her intervention costs Reyna her job, and decides to put things right. Ruby involves Gabriel in discovering why a young boy is stealing from the hospital and they are both caught up with English tourist Sean's problems.

Ruby sets up an outreach clinic at a distant tea plantation, accompanied by a reluctant Gabriel. However her true motive is to locate her uncle Amir to ask why her father walked out on her and her mother. Answers become clearer thanks to Gabriel, thawing their relationship but another admission comes as a terrible shock to her. Back at the hospital Lydia is concerned for Neelam Sagar, suffering domestic violence from her policeman husband Sanjay but when Sanjay is viciously attacked Lydia is presented with a dilemma.

Ruby is still reeling from her discoveries at the tea plantation and must decide if she can forgive past mistakes. Mari goes head to head with Lydia when a surrogate mother gives birth in the hospital.

When a building collapses onto the local market the hospital is inundated with casualties. Ruby helps Lydia to amputate the crushed arm of Mohanan, trapped under rubble, and discovers the reason for the rift with his brother. Ram cares for confused, elderly Sushma, who is concerned for her missing husband, leading him to a further revelation whilst Greg attempts to shake Paul from his grieving.

AJ saves the life of young Hari, who is dumped outside the hospital with stab wounds but the boy refuses to name his attackers. When another injured youngster arrives Ruby discovers the cause of a feud between local fishermen. Lydia answers a call to visit Virginia Mileham, her old mentor and the hospital's founder, who is terminally ill and wants Lydia to help her go swiftly, which leads to Lydia striking a deal with her. Afterwards the staff attend Ram's wedding, where there are admissions from some of the guests.