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This Is Going to Hurt

2022 · Miniseries · ★ 7.6 · 94% critics

ComedyDrama

An unflinching hospital dramedy follows the daily grind of an overworked doctor in obstetrics and gynaecology. It mixes sharp humour with intense, emotional moments while showing the pressure, exhaustion, and messy humanity of life inside a stretched health system.

Based on This Is Going to Hurt

Also known as ÇA VA FAIRE MAL

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5 hours to watch · 7 episodes.

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Details
Years
2022
Release date
2022-02-08
Network
BBC One
Language
English
Max quality
HD
Critic score
94/100
TMDB rating
7.6/10 (163 votes)
About

You may like this if you want a funny, painful medical drama with the emotional bite of It's a Sin; Not for you if graphic hospital scenes or bleak moods are a turnoff.

Pros: raw and honest; darkly funny; emotionally gripping | Cons: graphic birth scenes; bleak at times; prickly lead

Themes

  • coming out
  • hospital
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • lgbt
  • maternity ward
  • gynaecology
  • obstetrics
  • nhs
  • gay theme

Cast & crew

Directed by Tom Kingsley, Lucy Forbes

Created by Adam Kay

Episodes1 season · 7 episodes

Season 17 episodes
  • S1E1Episode 146m
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  • S1E2Episode 244m
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  • S1E3Episode 346m
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  • S1E4Episode 444m
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  • S1E5Episode 546m
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  • S1E6Episode 644m
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  • S1E7Episode 746m
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