Will there be a This is Going to Hurt season 2? Could Ben Wishaw medical drama return for another series

This Is Going To Hurt, an adaptation of Adam Kay’s hit book about his time as a doctor in the NHS was well received when it aired on BBC One in February.

The seven-part series is set in the obstetrics and gynaecology unit of and NHS hospital in London, and takes an unflinching look at life on the the front line of healthcare.

Viewers are thrown into the gorey world that doctors inhabit, as an early scene in the first episode sees a woman suffer a cord prolapse.

The shows protagonist is Adam, played by Ben Whishaw, a doctor attempting to hold it together as he navigates his high-stress job and keep up some sense of a social life.

Despite the serious subject matter, the series is full of dry humour, in keeping with the source material, in which Kay infused both comedy and tragedy.

At many times in season one, Adam debates whether he should stay in his unrelenting job, or look for greener pastures, eventually deciding not to leave the NHS.

Will there be a This is Going to Hurt season 2?

A second season of This is Going to Hurt has not been given the green light just yet.

Ambika Mod, who plays Shruti, a senior house officer at the hospital, told RadioTimes: “I’ve heard people talk about a second series. I don’t know if that’s confirmed or anything.

“But I can definitely see a potential for it. But no one said anything to me about it."

And given the show’s critical reception there is every chance that it will be renewed.

This is Going to Hurt received positive reviews from all corners, including The Guardian, Empire and The Telegraph, and The Independent specifically praised Whishaw’s performance.

National World’s TV reporter called the show “deeply watchable” and “one of the most memorable dramas of the new year.”

There’s certainly good reason for the BBC to move forward with a second season, so watch this space.

Has Adam Kay written other books?

Kay left medicine in 2010 to begin a career in writing and later comedy.

This is Going to Hurt was Kay’s magnum opus - it sold more than 2 million copies and occupied the number one stop on the Sunday Times bestseller list for more than a year.

Kay has written several other books, all of which are in some way connected to his medical background.

Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas is a short book which describes the life of a junior doctor over the busy Christmas period.

Containing 25 different tales of holiday hospitalisation, the book helped to show the sacrifices NHS workers make for the benefit of others.

Kay has also written two Horrible Histories style children’s books: Kay’s Anatomy, which covers the human body, and Kay’s Marvellous Medicine, which takes readers through the barmy medical practices of the past.

Additionally, Kay has written a follow-up to This is Going to Hurt - Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients - which is due for publication in September.

The memoir will reflect on Kay’s eventual decision to leave the NHS frontline.

Where can I watch season one of This is Going to Hurt?

Season one of This is Going to Hurt is available to stream on BBC iPlayer now.

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