This Is Going To Hurt. Adam (Ben Whishaw)
This Is Going To Hurt
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2022
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Comedy drama series based on Adam Kay's book about his time as a junior doctor. Also features Ben Whishaw, Ambika Mod, Alex Jennings, Rory Fleck Byrne, Michele Austin and more.
Streaming rank this week: 536
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Series 1, Episode 7
This Is Going To Hurt. Image shows from L to R: Adam (Ben Whishaw), Harry (Rory Fleck Byrne)
A grieving Adam faces a tribunal over his malpractice, and is no longer sure if he can go on in medicine. Reconnecting with Harry, he tries to decide where his future lies.
Further details
Adam is back living in his childhood home, preparing to face the tribunal panel who will determine the fate of his career. When his boss gives him some toxic advice, Adam is confronted with an agonising dilemma: tell the truth or lie to keep his job.
Whatever the outcome of the tribunal, Adam still has a huge question to answer: is medicine really the right path for him? As he tries to reconnect with Harry, Adam desperately tries to prove he's changed.
But can he really find happiness with Harry and remain a doctor?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 22nd March 2022
- Time
- 9:10pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 50 minutes
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Cast & crew
| Ben Whishaw | Adam |
| Ambika Mod | Shruti |
| Alex Jennings | Mr Lockhart |
| Rory Fleck Byrne | Harry |
| Michele Austin | Tracy |
| Ashley McGuire | Ms Houghton |
| Tom Durant-Pritchard | Greg |
| Hannah Onslow | Erika |
| Philippa Dunne | Ria |
| Rosie Akerman | Paula |
| Michael Workeye | Ben |
| Kadiff Kirwan | Julian |
| Harriet Walter | Veronique |
| Agata Jarosz | Agnieska |
| James Corrigan | Welly |
| Alice Orr-Ewing | Emma |
| Anil Goutam | Shruti's Dad |
| Mita Rahman | Shruti's Mum |
| George Somner | Al |
| Ani Nelson | Nicola |
| Beru Tessema | Dan |
| Anna Leong Brophy | Ali |
| Joshua Higgott | Impatient Husband |
| Charlotte Arrowsmith | Jessica |
| Alastair Roberts (as Al Roberts) | James |
| Liz Carr | Tina |
| Bhavik C Pankhania | Chris |
| Roshni Rathore | Naureen |
| Ashley Cook | Minister |
| Deborah Wastell | Toastmaster |
| Tuyen Do | Laura |
| Jack Barry | Tim |
| Adam Kay | Writer |
| Sam Freeman | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Louise Ironside | Writer (Additional Material) |
| John Jackson | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Matt Jones | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Maya Sondhi | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Lee Warburton | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Ben Hough | Script Editor |
| Dan Swimer | Script Consultant |
| Justin Myers | Script Consultant |
| Tom Kingsley | Director |
| Holly Pullinger | Producer |
| Naomi De Pear | Executive Producer |
| Mona Qureshi | Executive Producer |
| Adam Kay | Executive Producer |
| James Farrell | Executive Producer |
| Jane Featherstone | Executive Producer |
| Ben Whishaw | Executive Producer |
| Piers Wenger | Executive Producer |
| Geraldine Hawkins | Line Producer |
| Lucy Forbes | Associate Producer |
| Jo Walker | Editor |
| Dick Lunn | Production Designer |
| Nina Gold | Casting Director |
| Martin Ware | Casting Director |
| Emma Rees | Costume Designer |
| Niamh Morrison | Make-up Designer |
| Nick Cooke | Director of Photography |
| Katelyn Ewen | Graphics |
| Steve Browell | Sound Designer |
| Alex Streeter | 1st Assistant Director |