How to be a good doctor in a medical system on the verge of implication? The hospital’s obstetrician, Adam, is often bothered by events, overloaded with XXL week work, important decisions, and ridiculous salaries. An everyday obstacle in which his personal life takes on the appearance of a savior.
This Is Going To Hurt, created by Adam Kay based on his autobiographical bestseller, published in 2017.
In France we have Hippocrates, the British have This Is Going To Hurt. The two series aired on Canal +, created by former doctors who condemn the insane state of the public hospital, face further budget cuts.
The TV series, which is sometimes considered as a comedy, sometimes as a drama, fails to cover the daily lives of overcrowded medical staff, who are always asked for more in a crisis health system.
So we mostly follow Adam, played brilliantly by Ben Wishow (the newest James Bond), an obstetrician-surgeon trying to find a balance between his chaotic professional life and his not always easy personal life. But also Shrut (Ambika Fashion Revelation), a young intern who decides to train.
The often cynical atmosphere of the series is reminiscent of another very popular medical show, Dr. House, while the protagonist’s face-to-face speeches may remind you of House of Cards. Severe, sometimes even shocking (watching some surgical scenes can be difficult), This Is Going To Hurt still has its soul and manages to take the viewer into its world without any problems.
Broadcast on CANAL + in two episodes every Thursday night, This Is Going To Hurt is also fully available on myCANAL.
Source: allocine
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