
This Is Going to Hurt
Created by Adam Kay
On BBC One
A darkly comic, intimate portrait of a gay doctor navigating the emotional and physical demands of obstetrics while coming out, balancing humour with the weight of life-and-death responsibility.
The unvarnished truth of life as a doctor working in obstetrics and gynaecology.
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Questions people ask
Is This Is Going to Hurt scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Is This Is Going to Hurt sad? Somewhat. More sad than 72% of series.
Is This Is Going to Hurt violent? Not especially. Less violent than 70% of series.
Is This Is Going to Hurt easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does This Is Going to Hurt leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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