This Is Going To Hurt has arrived on BBC One – here’s a full run down of who’s on the cast.
Based on Adam Kay’s award-winning international multi-million selling memoir of the same name, the show tells the unvarnished truth of life as a doctor working in obstetrics and gynaecology.
The series and book it is based on are inspired by Kay’s diaries, scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends.
A teaser for the show shares: “At times hilarious, at times devastating, This Is Going To Hurt is a series following Adam, a doctor who we find wending 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.”
This Is Going To Hurt 2022 cast
Here’s a full rundown of who’s on the cast of of This Is Going To Hurt:
Ben Whishaw plays Adam
Ambika Mod plays Shruti
Michele Austin plays Tracy
Alex Jennings plays Mr. Lockhart
Rory Fleck Byrne plays Harry
Tom Durant-Pritchard plays Greg
Kadiff Kirwan plays Julian
Michael Workeye plays Ben
Hannah Onslow plays Erika
Alice Bailey Johnson plays Callie
Marion Bailey plays Callie’s Mother
Agata Jarosz plays Agnieska
Andreea Paduraru plays Andrea
Watch This Is Going To Hurt on TV and online
This Is Going To Hurt airs weekly on BBC One. The final episode airs Tuesday, 22 March at 9:10PM on BBC One.
Alternatively you can watch the full series online now or catch up via BBC iPlayer.
The series has seven episodes.
A teaser for the opening instalment shares: “This Is Going To Hurt, based on Adam Kay’s award-winning bestselling memoir, follows Adam, a doctor who we find wending 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 juggling his personal life with a hectic job on the labour ward, where he is faced with a racist mother-to-be and an irritating frequent flyer.
“He meets Shruti, an inexperienced SHO who is struggling to find her feet in Obs & Gynae. He eventually makes it to his best friend’s stag do, but is immediately called back to the hospital to cover a staff shortage, and forced to abandon his boyfriend, Harry. On arriving back at work, Adam discovers that he has made a terrible mistake.”
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