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( February 2017 ) The Good Karma Hospital Genre Drama Created by Dan Sefton Starring Amanda Redman Amrita Acharia James Floyd Neil Morrissey Darshan Jariwala Phyllis Logan Composer ( s ) Ben Foster Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 12 Production Executive producer ( s ) Frith Tiplady Iona Vrolyk Will Gould Producer ( s ) Stephen Smallwood Cinematography Michael Snyman Running time 60 minutes ( inc. adverts ) Production company ( s ) Tiger Aspect Productions Distributor Endemol Release Original network ITV Picture format 16 : 9 1080i Audio format Stereo Original release 5 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 05 ) -- present The Good Karma Hospital is a medical drama series produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for ITV about a disillusioned doctor, Ruby Walker, who heads for South India hoping to make a fresh start. Stars Amanda Redman, Amrita Acharia, James Floyd, and Neil Morrissey. The series is shot in Unawatuna in southern Sri Lanka, Thiranagama Golden Beach Restaurant and some other places in Galle District. The Good Karma Hospital was recommissioned for a second series. Filming for the second series started in August 2017 and it is being broadcast from 18 March 2018. Season 3 has been confirmed and will return in 2019. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast and characters 3 Series overview 4 Episodes 4.1 Series 1 ( 2017 ) 4.2 Series 2 ( 2018 ) 5 DVD release 6 References 7 External links Plot A medical drama about a junior doctor, Ruby Walker, who becomes disillusioned with her life and broken relationship, and decides to leave the UK. Seeing an advertisement for a hospital job in south India, she travels there hoping to make a fresh start and finds herself working at The Good Karma Hospital, an under - resourced and overworked cottage hospital run by an eccentric English expat, Dr. Lydia Fonseca. Cast and characters Amanda Redman as Dr Lydia Fonseca Amrita Acharia as Dr Ruby Walker James Floyd as Dr Gabriel Varma Neil Morrissey as Greg McConnell Darshan Jariwala as Dr Ram Nair Sagar Radia as AJ Nair Nimmi Harasgama as Mari Rodriguez Phyllis Logan as Maggie Smart ( Season 1 ; Cameo Season 2 ) Phillip Jackson as Paul Smart Sue Johnston as Virginia ( Guest Season 2 ) Series overview Series Episodes Originally aired Ave. UK viewers ( millions ) First aired Last aired 6 5 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 05 ) 12 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 12 ) 7.39 6 18 March 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 18 ) 22 April 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 22 ) 6.28 Episodes Series 1 ( 2017 ) No. overall No. in series Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers ( millions ) `` Episode 1 '' Bill Eagles Dan Sefton 5 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 05 ) 8.13 `` Episode 2 '' Bill Eagles Dan Sefton 12 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 12 ) 8.02 `` Episode 3 '' Bill Eagles Nancy Harris 19 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 19 ) 7.08 `` Episode 4 '' Bill Eagles Vinay Patel 26 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 26 ) 7.30 5 5 `` Episode 5 '' Jon Wright Dan Sefton 5 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 05 ) 7.07 6 6 `` Episode 6 '' Jon Wright Dan Sefton 12 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 12 ) 6.71 Series 2 ( 2018 ) No. overall No. in series Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers ( millions ) 7 `` Episode 1 '' Alex Winckler Dan Sefton 18 March 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 18 ) 6.90 8 `` Episode 2 '' Alex Winckler Ben Edwards 25 March 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 25 ) 6.58 9 `` Episode 3 '' Alex Winckler Nicola Wilson 1 April 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 01 ) 6.05 10 `` Episode 4 '' Lisa Clarke Gabbie Asher & Dan Sefton 8 April 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 08 ) 6.05 11 5 `` Episode 5 '' Lisa Clarke Ben Edwards 15 April 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 15 ) 6.05 12 6 `` Episode 6 '' Lisa Clarke Dan Sefton 22 April 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 22 ) 6.06 Dvd release The UK 's itv channel currently distributes DVDs amazon.co.uk. Series 1 is available, with series 2 being released on 23 April 2018. Title Number of discs Year Number of episodes Release date ( UK only ) Series 1 2017 6 20 March 2017 Series 2 2018 6 23 April 2018 References Jump up ^ `` ITV Media - The Good Karma Hospital ''. ITV Media. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017. Jump up ^ Louise McCreesh ( 13 March 2017 ). `` ITV 's The Good Karma Hospital is coming back for a second series ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` ITV orders a second series of The Good Karma Hospital '' ( Press release ). ITV. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017. Jump up ^ Ben Dowell ( 12 March 2017 ). `` The Good Karma Hospital is coming back for a second series on ITV ''. Radio Times. Retrieved 24 December 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-05-04/the-good-karma-hospital-series-3-itv/ Radiotimes, `` The Good Karma Hospital series three confirmed '' Jump up ^ `` Series 1 -- Episode 3 ''. Radio Times. Retrieved 24 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Series 1 -- Episode 4 ''. Radio Times. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017. Jump up ^ Jane Rackham. `` The Good Karma Hospital ''. Retrieved 24 December 2017. Jump up ^ Jane Rackham. `` The Good Karma Hospital ''. Retrieved 24 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Series 2 − Episode 5 ''. Radio Times. Retrieved 8 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Series 2 − Episode 6 ''. Radio Times. Retrieved 15 April 2018. External links The Good Karma Hospital on IMDb The Good Karma Hospital at TV.com The Good Karma Hospital at epguides.com Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Good_Karma_Hospital&oldid=846900526 '' Categories : 2017 British television programme debuts 2010s British drama television series British medical television series English - language television programs ITV television dramas Television series by Endemol Television series by Tiger Aspect Productions Television shows set in India Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2017 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 21 June 2018, at 15 : 29 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: how many episodes in series 2 of good karma hospital
Answer: 6