Welcome to the colourful Ulster village of Ballybucklebo, where two doctors work hand in hand to mend the bodies and spirits of the town's diverse and engaging inhabitants. But who is looking after the wounded hearts of the doctors? After less than a year, young Barry Laverty, M.B., is settling in to the village, with only a few months to go before he becomes a full partner in the practice. He's looking forward to becoming a fixture in the community,...

Long before Doctor Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly came to the Irish village of Ballybucklebo, he was a young M.B. planning to marry midwife Deirdre Mawhinney. Until the outbreak of World War II. Surgeon Lieutenant O'Reilly soon found himself face-to-face with the hardships of war, tending to the HMS Warspite's crew of 1,200 as well as to the many casualties brought aboard. But over two decades later, O'Reilly still has plenty of challenges.