In the 1950s at the fictional Lancashire village of Ormston, a father and son, both doctors, navigate the challenges of running a cottage hospital under the newly established National Health Service.

James Bolamas Dr. Arthur Gilder
Michael Frenchas Dr. Tom Gilder
Jenna Russellas Deborah Gilder
Charlotte Saltas Helen Gilder
Peter Gunnas Const. Len Cosgrove
Chris Chibnall
Robert Shearman