Ben Whishaw delivers hearty laughs and a lot of babies

Based on the trailer, “This Is Going to Hurt” seems like a nuanced look at the sometimes harsh but beautiful realities of working in the gynecological and obstetrical department, as well as the conflicts outside of work that doctors still have to endure as human beings. beings that exist in the world. The sprinkles between the birth and the hospital barriers are scenes by Dr. Kay, who struggles with her mother who refuses to accept that he is gay, and Ambika Mods character Shruti, who tries to deal with the hospital administrator if the action less than confirms her stressors.

Pregnancy and childbirth are still strangely difficult topics to talk about, and “This Is Going to Hurt” should be praised for being willing to tackle the aspects of it that people do not like to talk about … like the fact , that pooping during delivery is extremely common, for example. Whishaw and Mod will be joined by Michele Austin, Alex Jennings, Kadiff Kirwan, Ashley McGuire, Dame Harriet Walter, Rory Fleck Byrne and Tom Durant-Pritchard, with Adam Kay as director. Lucy Forbes directed the first four episodes of the series with Tom Kingsley rounding out the last three.

“This Is Going to Hurt” premieres on June 2, 2022.