Whishaw’s Adam is an effective and dedicated doctor, too often to the exclusion of anything human. The series was adapted by Kay from his memoir of the same title and whether it’s his version of himself or Whishaw’s interpretation, This Is Going to Hurt is unflinching. Our imperfect hero is Whishaw’s Adam Kay, a junior doctor working obstetrics and gynecology - “Brats & Twats,” he dubs it - at an overcrowded, underfunded NHS hospital in London. At the same time, however, the sheer number of initially curious viewers whose tolerance for graphic C-sections, various pieces of prolapsed anatomy and just generally jeopardized pregnancies will be tested within the first five minutes must be acknowledged. The seven-episode series has much to recommend it. Airdate: Thursday, June 2 (AMC+ and Sundance Now)Ĭast: Ben Whishaw, Ambika Mod, Michele Austin, Alex Jennings, Kadiff Kirwan, Ashley McGuire, Harriet Walter, Rory Fleck Byrne, Tom Durant-Pritchard
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