This Is Going to Hurt

Parents need to know that This Is Going to Hurt is a darkly realistic look at a labor and delivery ward that's part of Great Britain's strained comprehensive public health service. The main character is a junior doctor who's also a partially closeted gay man. There are many situations of peril during hospital emergencies. Blood and graphic medical scenes are shown and can be gruesome and/or make viewers squeamish. The doctors are under a tremendous stress and often deal with mental health issues. They're hard on each other, and sling insults, but also offer comfort through tough circumstances. An unexpected suicide occurs off screen. There are frequent sexual innuendos and jokes, as well as anatomical descriptions using both medical terms and slang: "vagina," "perineum," "c--k and balls," "twat," "p---y," "penis," etc. Detailed vaginal births and cesarean sections are shown often. There's mention of sex workers and a strip club is shown during a bachelor party, with women in provocative clothing dancing on poles. Naked butt cheeks are shown occasionally as well as two men kissing and sleeping in the same bed while cuddling. Adults are shown drinking and smoking in a bar and a character shows up drunk afterward.