
This Is Going to Hurt
Taste attributes: comedydramagay/lesbianbiographyslowfresh & originalrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationship
Boxlist takeA grounded comedy-drama series that is original, emotional and slow-paced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.8 /10
TMDB · 84 votes
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Season
Limited Series
· 2022 · 7 episodesPainfully 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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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What lines up
- 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
What might not click
- 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
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2022
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- AMC Studios
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