Programme overview
Dramedy Series
*North America Rights*
Season 1 | 7x60 (2023)
Chanel/Platform | BBC (UK), AMC+ (US)
Creator, Writer and Executive Producer | Adam Kay
Executive Producers | Naomi de Pear (Don’t Forget The Driver, Flowers, The Bisexual, The Power), Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl, Giri/Haji, The Split, The Power), James Farrell (Untitled Game Of Thrones Prequel)
Cast | Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal, No Time to Die, London Spy), Ambika Mod, Michele Austin (Meet the Richardsons, The Casual Vacancy), BAFTA-nominated Alex Jennings (The Crown, A Very English Scandal, Unforgotten, The Lady In The Van), Kadiff Kirwan (Chewing Gum, This Way Up, The Stranger), Ashley McGuire (This Country, Malory Towers, It’s A Sin), Emmy-nominated Dame Harriet Walter (Killing Eve, The Crown, Succession), Rory Fleck Byrne (Harlots, Vita and Virginia, Ghosts),Tom Durant-Pritchard (Feel Good, The Windsors, Judy, The Crown)
Based on Adam Kay’s award-winning international bestselling memoir of the same name, This Is Going To Hurt rejoices in the laugh-out-loud highs, while pulling no punches in its depiction of the gut-wrenching lows of life on a gynecology and obstetrics ward.
The series follows Adam (Whishaw), a doctor who is finding his way through the ranks of hospital hierarchy; junior enough to suffer the crippling hours, but senior enough to face a constant barrage of terrifying responsibilities. Adam is clinging to his personal life as he is increasingly overwhelmed by stresses at work: the 97-hour weeks, the life-and-death decisions, and all the while knowing the hospital parking meter is earning more than him.
"The Best Medical Drama in Years" — Time