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This Is Going to Hurt 2022
This Is Going to Hurt is a British medical comedy-drama television miniseries that adapts Adam Kay's autobiographical book. The production involved BBC and AMC as co-producers. The storyline centers on junior doctors in an NHS hospital's obstetrics and gynaecology department. It portrays both their careers and personal experiences while examining the impact of high-stress conditions. Main characters Adam Kay (Ben Whishaw) and Shruti Acharya (Ambika Mod) navigate hospital structures throughout the series. Both characters speak directly to the audience during episodes. The series combines humor and serious elements in its storytelling approach. A total of seven episodes were released. The miniseries launched on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 8 February 2022. AMC+ screened it in the United States starting 2 June 2022.
Cast
- Ben Whishaw[[Adam Kay
- Ambika ModShruti Acharya
- Alex JenningsNigel Lockhart
- Michele AustinTracy
- Rory Fleck ByrneHarry Muir
- Ashley McGuireVicky Houghton
- Kadiff KirwanJulian
- Harriet WalterVeronique
- Josie WalkerNon-Reassuring Trace
- Philippa DunneRia
- Michael WorkéyèBen
- Tom Durant-PritchardGreg
- Alice Orr-EwingEmma
- Hannah OnslowErika Van Hegen
- Rosie AkermanPaula Van Hegen
- George SomnerAl
- Agata JaroszAgnieska
- Yasmin WildeBenilda
- James CorriganWelly
- Sophie WinklemanKathleen Mullender
- The VivienneThe Drag Queen
Crew
- Director
- Lucy Forbes, Tom Kingsley
- Writer
- Adam Kay
- Producer
- Holly Pullinger
- Executive producer
- Adam Kay, Naomi de Pear, Jane Featherstone, James Farrell, Mona Qureshi, Kristin Jones, Dan McDermott, Ben Whishaw
Details
- Production
- AMC Networks, Sister, Terrible Productions
- Network
- BBC One
