Series Title: Doctor Life Episode 1: The Dream Begins in Urhonigbe

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.

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