This Is Going To Hurt, BBC’s long-awaited drama about a junior doctor’s experiences of working on the NHS frontline, starts tonight (February 8).
The new seven-part series follows Adam (played by Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning actor Ben Whishaw) as he works on a busy NHS labour ward.
The whole series is based on the real-life experiences of former NHS doctor Adam Kay, whose bestselling memoir, This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor was originally published in 2017.
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Kay, 41, worked as a doctor between 2004 and 2010, before leaving the profession behind to start a writing career.
After gaining widespread critical acclaim for his writing debut, he went on to publish his second book, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas, two years later, in 2019.
Kay is also known as an established screenwriter, having co-created and written the 2015 BBC Three sitcom, Crims.
He has also worked as a writer and script editor for hit TV series including Mrs Brown’s Boys, Watson & Oliver and Very British Problems.
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In terms of his personal life, Kay is married to James Farrell, a television executive who worked on the pilot for HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series.
Farrell was previously the head of development at BBC Studios, and his TV shows have won several awards, including BAFTAs and National Television Awards.
The pair live together in Oxfordshire with their Airedale terrier, Pip.
This Is Going To Hurt starts on Tuesday, February 8 at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer
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