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This Is Going to Hurt

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2022
  • TV-14
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
22K
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POPULARITY
339
572
This Is Going to Hurt (2022)
Set on labour ward with all its hilarity and heart-lifting highs but also its gut-wrenching lows, the show delivers a brutally honest depiction of life as a junior doctor on the wards, and the toll the job can take back home.
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Set on Labour Ward with all its hilarity and heart-lifting highs but also its gut-wrenching lows, the show delivers a brutally honest depiction of life as a junior doctor on the wards, and t... Read allSet on Labour Ward with all its hilarity and heart-lifting highs but also its gut-wrenching lows, the show delivers a brutally honest depiction of life as a junior doctor on the wards, and the toll the job can take back home.Set on Labour Ward with all its hilarity and heart-lifting highs but also its gut-wrenching lows, the show delivers a brutally honest depiction of life as a junior doctor on the wards, and the toll the job can take back home.

  • Creator
    • Adam Kay
  • Stars
    • Ben Whishaw
    • Ambika Mod
    • Rory Fleck Byrne
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    22K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    339
    572
    • Creator
      • Adam Kay
    • Stars
      • Ben Whishaw
      • Ambika Mod
      • Rory Fleck Byrne
    • 146User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 4 BAFTA Awards
      • 17 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Ben Whishaw
    Ben Whishaw
    • Adam
    • 2022
    Ambika Mod
    Ambika Mod
    • Shruti
    • 2022
    Rory Fleck Byrne
    Rory Fleck Byrne
    • Harry
    • 2022
    Michele Austin
    Michele Austin
    • Tracy
    • 2022
    Alex Jennings
    Alex Jennings
    • Mr. Lockhart
    • 2022
    Tom Durant Pritchard
    Tom Durant Pritchard
    • Greg
    • 2022
    Ashley McGuire
    • Miss Houghton…
    • 2022
    Harriet Walter
    Harriet Walter
    • Veronique
    • 2022
    Kadiff Kirwan
    Kadiff Kirwan
    • Julian
    • 2022
    Hannah Onslow
    Hannah Onslow
    • Erika
    • 2022
    Philippa Dunne
    Philippa Dunne
    • Ria
    • 2022
    Rosie Akerman
    • Paula
    • 2022
    Michael Workeye
    Michael Workeye
    • Ben
    • 2022
    Josie Walker
    Josie Walker
    • Non-Reassuring Trace
    • 2022
    Agata Jarosz
    • Agnieska
    • 2022
    Sara Kestelman
    Sara Kestelman
    • Mrs. Winnicka
    • 2022
    Grace Cookey-Gam
    Grace Cookey-Gam
    • Amie
    • 2022
    Alice Orr-Ewing
    Alice Orr-Ewing
    • Emma
    • 2022
    • Creator
      • Adam Kay
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    User reviews146

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    9HJKNIGHT

    Wow, speechless

    So it may be the bottle of Prosecco I was drinking through the first couple of episodes OR the fact that I've listened to the audiobook read by Adam Kay himself a couple of times but this series rocked me and is the best experience I've had watching a series in a long time.

    The main character is one who initially is difficult to connect with but over the series you understand why. I was stunned from episode 5 onwards and it once again is a great reminder of the service provided by the NHS and the importance of every individual involved. Thank you Adam Kay & BBC for sharing this with us all.
    9watcher2019

    Fabulous

    This is a really good series. Ben is a great actor everyone else is so good. The stories are funny, sad, serious. I hope they make another. I never read the book but there must be more to come. The last episode's childbrith scene is so graphic ! Dont miss this gem of a show.
    9ladyliliroche

    Brilliant

    A must watch for sure. Story is engaging, Ben Whishaw is amazing.

    I saw the trailer first and that made me read the book (a must read too), and then finally got to watch this.

    I hope we are getting more of this kind of realist show. Truly an insight into a broken system and what doctors went through.
    10Almost_Soldout

    11/10

    That's a masterpiece. I don't remember when any tv show left me speechless(episode 6-7), I am watching a lot tho. The cast is genius, black humor weaving with drama twists are just brilliant.
    9bwmcg

    Top Notch

    I was hoping when I read this book that it would be serialised but also that it wouldn't lose anything in the process.

    I needn't have worried the script is as sharp as a scalpel and expertly delivered by a superb team.

    You wouldn't want to be squeamish though.

    Thoroughly recommended.

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      Many of the extras were played by actual hospital staff; the producers thought it would be easier than training actors who had no hospital experience.
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      Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #5.30 (2022)

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    • Release date
      • June 2, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC One (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Буде боляче
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Sister Pictures
      • Terrible Productions
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