The doctor does the follow up check while he is so ill that he must remain hospitalized himself.
When he finds out that the patient does not go to school but he likes to study, he tries to teach the little boy.
Don't miss the sixth episode of the 37-part series on iFilm TV tonight at 23:00 GMT and you can watch it now via the channel’s website.
Directed by Kianoush Ayyari, ‘Gharib’s World’ has a look at the life and times of Doctor Mohammad Gharib, from the time he was born to the very end of his life.
The doctor was a famous pediatrician who is known as the founder of pediatric practice in Iran and established a specialized hospital to cure children.
Sick, on a hospital bed, Doctor Gharib takes us back to his childhood, youth and later years.
While doing so, he gives us an insight into Iran’s political and economic situation at the time.
The most notable on the cast list are Reza Babak, Mehran Rajabi, Mehdi Hashemi, Maryam Kaviani, Shahab Kasraee, Farahnaz Manafi-Zaher, Bahareh Afshari, Reza Kianian, Elnaz Habibi, Saba Kamali, Amir-Hossein Seddiq, Maryam Soltani, and Hossein Panahi.