
A Young Doctor's Notebook & Other Stories
Alex Hardcastle, Robert McKillop, 2012-2013
A Country Doctor's Notebook
Mikhail Bulgakov, 1925
A Young Doctor’s Notebook & Other Stories is a TV series directed by Alex Hardcastle and Robert McKillop in 2012 and based on the book A Country Doctor’s Notebook by Mikhail Bulgakov, first published in 1925. The TV series features Jon Hamm, Daniel Radcliffe, Adam Godley, Rosie Cavaliero, Vicki Pepperdine, Tim Steed, and others.
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Storyline
A wry comedy-drama unfolds as a young doctor embarks on his fledgling career, starting a new chapter in a small, backward Russian village. Inspired by Bulgakov’s semi-autobiographical short stories, the narrative delves into the young medical graduate’s turbulent and harsh initiation into his practice, with the story narrated by his older, more experienced self.
Movie vs Book

Year
2012
Minutes
23
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
TV Series
A Young Doctor's Notebook & Other Stories
Director: Alex Hardcastle, Robert McKillop
Country: UK
Year: 2012-2013
Length: 23m / 8 episodes

Year
1925
Pages
158
Book Rate
8.56
S: Goodreads
Book
A Country Doctor's Notebook
Original title: Zapiski yunogo vracha
Author: Mikhail Bulgakov
Country: Russia
First published in: 1925
Length: 158 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“The author of a book pretty much gives up control of the story when the producers take over a book to make it into a movie.”
RODMAN PHILBRICK (Writer)
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