This Is Going to Hurt

Synopsis

The unvarnished truth of life as a doctor working in obstetrics and gynaecology.

First Air Date: 2022-02-08

Last Air Date: 2022-03-22

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 7

Created By: Adam Kay

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Ben Whishaw as Adam Kay
Ambika Mod as Shruti Acharya
Rory Fleck-Byrne as Harry
Michele Austin as Tracy
Alex Jennings as Lockhart
Tom Durant-Pritchard as Greg
Ashley McGuire as Houghton
Harriet Walter as Veronique
Kadiff Kirwan as Julian
Hannah Onslow as Erika

Seasons

Miniseries (2022)

Painfully funny, heartbreakingly honest – welcome to the weird world of an NHS labour ward. Ben Whishaw stars in Adam Kay's raw, ridiculous rollercoaster diary of a doctor’s life.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2022-02-08)

Junior doctor Adam juggles his personal life with his hectic job on the labour ward. In the chaos of the ward, he makes his first big mistake.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2022-02-15)

Still reeling from his mistake, Adam becomes increasingly difficult to be around. While he clashes with a colleague over a patient, he tries to make amends at home.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2022-02-22)

Adam and Shruti struggle to help vulnerable patients, while a politician visiting the ward makes everyone’s lives harder. Adam makes some big steps in his personal life.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2022-03-01)

Adam’s mistake comes back to haunt him, and he tries desperately to dig himself out of trouble. Shruti is excited to find a promising new mentor.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2022-03-08)

It’s the day of Adam’s engagement party, but his work stress is becoming increasingly overwhelming. Shruti tries a new tack, but doesn’t get the outcome she hoped.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2022-03-15)

Heartbroken Adam does his first shift at a posh private hospital and finds that it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Shruti has a challenging night shift on the NHS Ward.
Ep. 7: Episode 7 (2022-03-22)

A grieving Adam faces a tribunal over his malpractice, and is no longer sure if he can go on in medicine. Reconnecting with Harry, he tries to decide where his future lies.