This Is Going to Hurt
TV Series2022 · 1 season · 7 episodes · Ended

This Is Going to Hurt

Taste attributes: comedydramagay/lesbianbiographyslowfresh & originalrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA grounded comedy-drama series that is original, emotional and slow-paced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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Quality rating

7.8 /10

TMDB · 84 votes

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Season

Limited Series

· 2022 · 7 episodes

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 (7)
  1. 1Episode 18 Feb 2022

    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.

  2. 2Episode 215 Feb 2022

    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.

  3. 3Episode 322 Feb 2022

    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.

  4. 4Episode 41 Mar 2022

    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.

  5. 5Episode 58 Mar 2022

    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.

  6. 6Episode 615 Mar 2022

    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.

  7. 7Episode 722 Mar 2022

    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.

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  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2022
Episode length
45 min
Status
Ended
Studio
AMC Studios
Taste scores
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