When Johanna diagnoses a little girl, Lena Straussberger, with a ruptured spleen after a fall, she has no idea that this is going to bring turmoil to her life. The results of a blood test indicate it is highly unlikely that Gerhard Straussberger (Gregor Bloéb) really is Lena’s biological father. He flies into a rage and suggests that Lena may be the result of an affair between his wife Verena (Judith Richter) and Laurenz Hofer. Johanna finds that hard to believe - but now she has become uneasy. When Verena comes to her surgery, Johanna questions her...  and discovers that she really did have an affair with Laurenz. Johanna is stunned; she and Laurenz are in the middle of planning their wedding! But now nothing at all seems certain any more, especially her relationship with Laurenz.

“The Country Doctor” is a production from Ziegler Film (producer: Regina Ziegler) and ARD Degeto for Channel One. The program is made with the support of the state of Upper Austria and the Austrian Television Fund.