James Walton

The medical equivalent of The Responder: BBC1’s This is Going to Hurt reviewed

Plus: BBC1's funny, tense, awkward (in a good way) and often rather sweet new comedy

Ben Whishaw as Adam in This is Going to Hurt. Credit: BBC/Sister/AMC/Ludovic Robert

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