'The Indian Doctor' primarily focuses on storytelling, character development, and the realistic challenges of an immigrant doctor's life in 1960s Wales. While it explores themes of prejudice and culture shock, identity factors serve the period setting rather than modern ideological boxes. Forced representation is minimal; most characters feel integral and not shoehorned in for diversity’s sake.

The show presents traditional family life, religion, and community dynamics with nuance and respect, reflecting both Welsh and Indian cultural norms. There’s little sign of mocking masculinity or tradition. If anything, it highlights the strengths and tensions within these cultural pillars, without heavy-handed revisionism or subversion.

While 'The Indian Doctor' does address issues like racism and cultural tension, it avoids using cartoonish villains or monocultural groupthink. Alternative perspectives are present, and characters wrestle with their own prejudices and values, providing more dimensionality than most modern shows with similar themes.