Johnny is the most unconventional family doctor you will ever meet. Brilliant but soft hearted, with an appetite for hard work, attractive women, and pub quiz nights, he treats many poorly patients in his busy Yorkshire practice. When Johnny's lifelong friend Joe Bradford develops a fatal illness, his promise to look after him to the end is jeopardised by a malicious complaint. Not only may Johnny not be able to care for Joe but his entire career might be terminated by an angry patient with a grudge. Could he be rescued by Kate, a beautiful young American woman who has moved into the town, or will Johnny be forced to abandon Joe at his time of greatest need? As time runs out for both men, can a frantic search for evidence clear his good name?