Great! Here's a full Episode 1 draft for your series "Doctor Life", set in Urhonigbe, Edo State. It's got the family drama, JAMB tension, and the dream of studying medicine.
Series Title: Doctor Life
Episode 1: The Dream Begins in Urhonigbe
Scene 1: Early Morning – 5 Way, Okapn Street, Urhonigbe, Edo State
Camera opens on a small, aging bungalow. Roosters crow in the background. Inside, a pot boils on a charcoal stove. A woman, GIFT (mid-40s), serves pap into bowls. Her husband, SAMUEL (50s), sits shirtless, wiping sweat from his face with a faded towel. Their teenage son, DAVID (17), is reading beside the window. Their daughter, RACHEL (19), is scrolling on her old phone.
Gift:
David, JAMB registration don start. You hear me? You go write medicine.
Samuel:
(half-distracted)
Yes na. Medicine go better for am. Doctor life dey pay.
Rachel:
(scoffs)
Mama, which money you wan use train am do medicine? We dey manage inside this our ‘dump’—make una calm down.
Gift:
Abeg jor! My son go be doctor. God go make way. I no born am for nothing.
David:
(quietly)
I’ll try my best. But medicine get work o.
Samuel:
If na your dream, follow am. No fear.
Scene 2: JAMB Registration Centre – Few Days Later
David is at a cyber café with other students. He's filling his form online.
Cyber Cafe Guy:
Your subject combination for Medicine na:
English
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
David:
(quietly repeats)
English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics.
Scene 3: JAMB Day – Test Centre in Benin City
David is in a large hall with computers. He's sweating slightly but focused. A timer ticks on the screen.
Sample JAMB Questions:
(You can use this to show what he’s up against)
Biology:
Which of the following organelles is responsible for respiration?
A. Ribosome
B. Mitochondrion
C. Lysosome
D. Nucleus
→ David clicks: B. Mitochondrion ✅
Chemistry:
What is the number of moles in 11g of carbon dioxide (CO₂)? (Molar mass = 44g/mol)
A. 0.25
B. 0.5
C. 0.75
D. 1
→ David clicks: B. 0.5 ❌ (Correct answer: A. 0.25)
Physics:
What is the SI unit of Power?
A. Watt
B. Newton
C. Joule
D. Ohm
→ David clicks: A. Watt ✅
English:
Choose the correct synonym for the word “benevolent”
A. Cruel
B. Kind
C. Weak
D. Arrogant
→ David clicks: B. Kind ✅
Scene 4: After the Exam
David walks out of the hall looking thoughtful. He sees other students talking, some celebrating, some worried. He stands quietly and takes a deep breath.
David (voiceover):
If I pass, na first step. If I fail… I go still try again. Doctor life no be beans, but I go try.
Cut to black.
Text on screen:
To be continued...
Let me know if you want Episode 2—maybe when he checks his result, tells his parents, or starts preparing for university. I can also expand this with deeper characters, twists, or even a rival student.
Yes! Here’s Episode 2 of Doctor Life, following David as he checks his JAMB result, discovers he didn’t qualify for Medicine, begins a redemption arc, and eventually passes. It's emotional, realistic, and full of Nigerian flavor.
Series Title: Doctor Life
Episode 2: The Road to Redemption
Scene 1: A Week After JAMB – At Home in Urhonigbe
David sits outside with his phone, his heart racing. He opens the JAMB portal.
JAMB Result Checking Process:
Open browser: https://www.jamb.gov.ng
Click on “Check UTME Result”
Enter Registration Number
Click "Check My Result"
David stares at the result.
JAMB RESULT:
English: 62
Biology: 51
Chemistry: 55
Physics: 48
Total Score: 216
David:
(low voice)
Chai... 216. Medicine cutoff for UNIBEN na 270.
He enters the house slowly. GIFT meets him at the door.
Gift:
David! How e go?
David:
I get 216, Mama. No reach for Medicine.
Gift:
(clearly disappointed but trying)
Hmm... Pharmacy nko? Or Nursing?
Samuel:
That result no bad. But if na Medicine you still wan do, we go try again.
Rachel:
(half-joking)
No be today JAMB dey humble people. You try. Next one you go scatter am.
Scene 2: The Next Day – David's Study Corner
David clears a space and creates a mini timetable. He tapes a sign on the wall: “DOCTOR LIFE OR NOTHING.” Every day, he studies.
He begins self-testing.
David (writing in notebook):
Blood travels away from the heart through...
→ Arteries ✅
Avogadro’s number is...
→ 6.022 x 10²³ ✅
Watt = Joule per...?
→ Second ✅
Photosynthesis occurs in...?
→ Chlorophyll ❌ (Correct: Chloroplast)
David circles the wrong answers and keeps going.
Scene 3: JAMB Re-Registration – 6 Months Later
David registers again, this time more confident.
Subjects:
English
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Scene 4: New JAMB Exam Day – Same Centre in Benin
He enters calmly, sits, and faces the screen. The timer starts.
Sample Questions:
Biology:
What part of the plant transports water?
A. Xylem
B. Phloem
C. Cortex
D. Cambium
→ David clicks: A. Xylem ✅
Chemistry:
The atomic number of oxygen is...
A. 6
B. 8
C. 16
D. 18
→ David clicks: B. 8 ✅
Physics:
A body moves 20m in 4 seconds. What's its speed?
A. 5 m/s
B. 80 m/s
C. 24 m/s
D. 4 m/s
→ David clicks: A. 5 m/s ✅
English:
Choose the word opposite in meaning to “Generous”
A. Kind
B. Selfless
C. Stingy
D. Rich
→ David clicks: C. Stingy ✅
A few tricky ones come and he misses one or two.
Scene 5: After the Exam – Outside the Hall
David steps out. Samuel’s car pulls up. Rachel is driving. Gift sits in front.
Rachel:
Omo Doctor, how e go?
David:
(smiles)
I try o. Better pass last year.
Gift:
God go do am this time.
Scene 6: 2 Months Later – Result Day
David logs in again. The entire family is around. He enters his reg number and clicks “Check Result.”
JAMB RESULT:
English: 75
Biology: 82
Chemistry: 79
Physics: 74
Total Score: 310 ✅✅✅
Rachel:
shouts
Omoooo!!! 310!!!
Gift (crying):
My pikin don make am!!! Doctor! Doctor!!
Samuel:
(puts arm around David)
Now you go wear white coat.
David (smiling):
Doctor Life. I dey come.
Text on screen:
Next Episode: David Prepares for Post-UTME... and Life in University Begins.
Let me know if you want Episode 3 to show David preparing for Post-UTME, getting admission, or even entering university. Want some rivals, roommates, or love interest? I got you.
Yes! Let’s continue with Episode 3 of Doctor Life — a powerful mix of emotion, sacrifice, and the beginning of a whole new journey for David. 💼✈️📚
Series Title: Doctor Life
Episode 3: The Price of a Dream
Scene 1: At Home, Urhonigbe – Night Time
David is lying on his bed, thinking. He opens his notepad and writes:
"Can my parents afford university?"
He checks several universities on his phone.
Abuja University – School of Medicine (Private)
Tuition: ₦1,500,000 per session
Acceptance Fee: ₦50,000
Hostel: ₦100,000
Total: ₦1,650,000
David:
“Ha! Abuja? No be for poor man like me.”
Lagos University – College of Medicine (Private)
Tuition: ₦1,800,000
Acceptance Fee: ₦60,000
Hostel: ₦120,000
Total: ₦1,980,000
Even though he had picked a private medical school in Lagos in his JAMB form, he now realizes it’s too expensive.
Scene 2: Family Meeting – Next Morning
Samuel:
“Na big money o... but we go try. Even if we go work day and night, David must enter university.”
Gift:
“We no go let him suffer. That white coat, I go see am with my eyes.”
Rachel:
“I go start doing extra hair jobs for street. We move!”
Scene 3: Work Hustle Montage – 1 Month Later
Samuel starts fixing generators and wiring houses.
Gift sells food by the roadside.
Rachel braids hair every day under the hot sun.
David helps neighbors with errands and teaches kids at evening lesson.
After 1 month, they check their savings:
Total Saved: ₦823,000
Still not enough.
Scene 4: Another Month of Hustle
More hustle. They cut down food expenses, sell their TV, and Rachel even sells her old iPhone 6.
Final Savings After 2 Months:
Tuition Paid: ✅
Hostel Paid: ✅
Books Covered: ✅
Feeding money remaining: ₦45,000
School Dress Code:
No uniform required. Casual wear allowed, decent dress only.
Scene 5: Packing Day
David packs his things:
3 trousers
5 shirts
2 pairs of shoes
A Bible
JAMB printout, Admission letter, Original WAEC result
Food flask, provisions
His phone and ₦5,000 in his wallet
David (kneels to pray):
Yoruba Prayer:
“Olúwa, jọ̀wọ́, ṣe mí ni ayò. Má jẹ́ kí ọkọ ofurufu yìí dá sílẹ̀. Má jẹ́ kí mo fi orúkọ ẹbí mi ṣe ìtìjú. Ṣe àánú fún mi, kí n lè ṣe rere nínú ilé-èkó tuntun yìí.”
English Translation:
"Lord, please give me joy. Let this flight be safe. Let me not bring shame to my family. Have mercy on me and let me do well in this new school."
Scene 6: Airport in Urhonigbe
David arrives at the small local terminal.
He checks in his box and backpack.
Seat Number: 18A – Window Side
Boarding...
Scene 7: On the Plane (First Flight Ever)
David enters the plane, tries to sit upside down on the chair...
Passenger (laughs):
"Oga, na your first time? That’s not how to sit."
David embarrassingly straps the seatbelt over his neck.
Air Hostess:
"Sir, it goes around your waist, not your chest."
Everyone laughs. David smiles shyly and says:
"Na my first time. Make una no vex."
He composes himself and enjoys the rest of the flight quietly, peeking out the window like a child.
Scene 8: Arrival in Lagos – University of Lagos (UNILAG) Gate
He checks into the school, goes straight to Hostel Management.
Boy’s Hostel – Block B, Room 215
4 boys per room
2 bunk beds
Toilet: shared at the front for the room
Public bathroom at the back of the hostel
Scene 9: Meeting His Roommates
David opens the door. The room is small but clean. Three boys are already inside.
Roommates:
Ikenna – Igbo, from Anambra, loud and funny, aspiring engineer.
Yusuf – Hausa, quiet, always with Quran, wants to be a surgeon.
Tobi – Yoruba, smart mouth, stylish, studying Computer Science.
Ikenna:
"Ah! New doctor don land!"
Yusuf:
"As-Salamu Alaikum, welcome brother."
Tobi:
"Just know say you go wash toilet once a week. No be joke."
They all laugh and welcome David warmly.
Text on screen:
Next Episode: David’s First Week in School — Orientation, Lecture Madness, and Hostel Life Begins.
Want me to write Episode 4 with orientation, timetable, first lectures, or even some roommate drama? Or maybe a campus crush appears 👀? Just say the word!
Absolutely! Here's Episode 4 of Doctor Life — now David begins his university life for real. New people, lectures, tension, and a little banter between roommates. Let’s dive in!
Series Title: Doctor Life
Episode 4: New Life, New Vibes
Scene 1: David’s Hostel Room – Morning
David is unpacking his box and arranging his mattress. Yusuf and Ikenna help him set up his side of the bunk bed.
Yusuf (lifting a bag):
"Where should I put this, David?"
David:
"Just drop am under the bed, thank you."
Ikenna (laughing):
"Guy, you dey come from village but you come with correct provisions o. Na only you get 4 packs of milk and 3 sardines!"
Tobi (chilling on the top bunk):
"Make una work your asses up! Man no go kill himself with lifting."
Yusuf (to David, jokingly):
"Sorry my brother. Tobi is a dummy, no mind am."
Tobi (sits up instantly):
"Dummy? I got 345 in JAMB. You got 320. Don’t even try me, Yusuf."
Ikenna (shaking head):
"Roasted."
Yusuf (grins):
"See this one. You no even get 106 sef. Na your papa bribe school make you enter. Abeg e."
All of them burst into laughter as David finally finishes unpacking and they settle in.
Scene 2: Orientation Day – Sunday Afternoon
David receives a text:
"📩 Orientation starts by 2 PM at the Main Auditorium. Bring your Admission Letter and ID Card Slip."
He walks in with a crowd of freshers. A large banner reads:
WELCOME TO UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS – FRESHERS ORIENTATION
The session includes:
VC’s Welcome Speech – Talk on university life and discipline.
Dean of Students Affairs – Hostel rules, dress code, and academic honesty.
Medical Faculty Rep – Encourages medical students to stay focused, stay healthy, and avoid cultism.
Security Briefing – No loitering at night, always wear ID card.
Campus Tour – Library, Clinic, Lecture Halls, Cafeteria, Sports Centre.
David listens, takes notes, and receives his Student Handbook.
Scene 3: First Monday Morning – Assembly
📍 Location: Science Auditorium Grounds
🕗 Time: 7:45 AM
All Year 1 Science and Medical students gather.
Dean of Faculty (on mic):
"Good morning freshers. This is your first Monday assembly. It will happen every week. Attendance is compulsory."
School Anthem is sung.
A brief message is shared about discipline and responsibility.
Lecturers are introduced.
Department timetable is distributed.
David gets his timetable:
Day
Course
Time
Venue
Monday
BIO 101
10 AM – 12 PM
Lab Hall A
Tuesday
CHM 101
9 AM – 11 AM
Lecture Theatre 2
Wednesday
PHY 101
8 AM – 10 AM
Main Hall 3
Thursday
GST 101
11 AM – 1 PM
Auditorium C
Friday
MTH 101
2 PM – 4 PM
Hall 5
Scene 4: First Lecture – BIO 101
David rushes to Lab Hall A by 9:45 AM.
The hall is big, cold, filled with about 200 students. Some are shy, some excited. He takes a middle row seat and smiles at the people beside him.
He meets:
Bimpe – smart, cute girl with glasses, from Ogun.
Chuka – calm guy, always chewing gum, studying Medicine.
Amara – loud and social, wants to be a doctor but hates blood.
Lecturer walks in at 10:05 AM.
Dr. Okonkwo (Lecturer):
"Good morning. Welcome to BIO 101 – General Biology. I don’t joke with attendance, and I don’t like noise. Open your notes. We start NOW."
BIO 101 – First Lecture Topics:
Definition of Biology
Branches of Biology
Characteristics of Living Things
Cell as the Basic Unit of Life
Introduction to Microscopy
Sample Note (written by David):
Biology – The study of living organisms.
Branches: Botany, Zoology, Microbiology.
Characteristics of Life: Respiration, Growth, Excretion, Reproduction, Movement, Nutrition.
Cell Theory: All living things are made of cells.
The lecturer gives an impromptu class question:
“Mention 3 characteristics of living things.”
David raises his hand confidently:
“Growth, Movement, and Reproduction.”
Dr. Okonkwo:
"Good. You’re already thinking like a doctor."
Scene 5: Back in the Hostel – Evening
David walks back feeling proud. He enters his room.
Yusuf:
"How was lecture, Doctor David?"
David:
"Good. I even answered question today!"
Tobi:
"Mad o! Me I went to MTH 101 today. Na pure cruise. That lecturer go frustrate person life sha."
They all laugh and talk about their different departments.
Closing Scene:
David kneels to pray before sleeping.
David:
"Lord, thank you for today. This new life no go easy, but I know say You go guide me."
Next Episode Preview:
David meets a course rep.
First practicals in Biology lab.
Bimpe and David share a moment.
Yusuf faints during a blood test practical 😱
Wanna continue to Episode 5 or should we add something romantic or dramatic next? 😏
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