In the obstetrics and gynecology ward, a pregnant woman claimed that a foreign body had been accidentally inserted into the lower body.
Accompanied by her boyfriend, she hung up the hospital emergency department and needed immediate treatment.
When the doctor removed a small yellow box from the woman's lower body, she insisted that her boyfriend open it herself.
So in full view of everyone, the man found an unexpected surprise in the box - a diamond ring.
Immediately the style of painting suddenly changed, and the woman began to propose to her boyfriend.
The two embraced each other passionately and cried bitterly, leaving only the faces of the medical staff in the emergency ward.
Yes, in the obstetrics and gynecology ward, there are so many strange stories that you did not expect.
These real people and real events have recently been filmed into a high-scoring new drama that decompresses hilariously and contemplatively -
Pain is inevitable
This Is Going to Hurt
Director: Lucy Forbes / Tom Kingsley Screenwriter: Adam Kay Starring: Ben Weshao / Ambica Mude / Alex Jennings
Rory Fleck-Byrne / Tom Durant Prittchard
Premiere: 2022-02-08 (UK)
Episodes: 7 Episode Length: 47 minutes
The play is based on the British bestseller of the same name, written by Adam Kay, a former obstetrician-gynecologist.
After resigning from the hospital, he published the previous 6 years of obstetrician experience into a book, and became a phenomenon-level work overnight.
This book has long occupied the top of Amazon's book best-seller list, and has been recommended by various book lists, telling readers an incredible and strange obstetric story.
As the book says, "Life is like a delivery room, never knowing what will happen in the next second." ”
On the basis of the best-selling original, the creative team of this drama is also worth mentioning.
Lucy Forbes, director of "Go to His*'s World", and Tom Kingsley, director of "Old House Friends", co-directed, which is a powerful combination.
In terms of actors, the familiar Ben Wei Shaw was invited to star.
From the perverted killer in "Perfume" to the quartermaster Q in "007", his three-point acting skills and unique and charming personal temperament have gained a large number of fans.
Stills from Perfume
The story in this drama revolves around Adam, an obstetrician and gynecologist played by Ben Weshao.
Adam works in a public hospital in the UK and is an acting obstetrician and gynaecologist.
In the name of "agent", he is not valued by his colleagues or valued by his leaders, but his work is still very busy.
Often working overtime, day and night upside down has become the norm, Adam often fell asleep in the car after work until dawn.
But for Adam, none of that mattered.
What made him most anxious and irritable was the strange patients he met at work.
Patient No. 1, a temporary cradle-footed mother.
One day, Adam, who was going to work, had just walked to the door of the hospital and saw a pregnant woman who was about to give birth.
She was alone and slow- and her expression was painful.
After a quick questioning and examination, Adam judged that the pregnant woman was in the infant's immediate recumbent position and that the baby was difficult to give birth to.
He did not care about the rules and procedures of the hospital, and immediately helped the pregnant woman to take a shortcut and went straight to the operating room.
In this process, pregnant women are unaware of their physical condition and only care about whether giving birth in the hospital is free of charge...
Fortunately, after Adam's timely rescue, the child was finally born without any danger.
However, Adam was reprimanded and punished by his superiors for not following the hospital's procedures.
Patient two, pick three type four maternal.
A pregnant white woman, accompanied by her mother, came to the hospital to await delivery.
Between breaks, she lay on the bed and played crossword puzzles gracefully, looking very nurturing.
But in fact, she is an out-and-out racist.
She strongly opposed black doctors to take care of herself, and her words showed discrimination and contempt for people of color.
This caused Adam's dissatisfaction, and he immediately quarreled with the woman, even at the cost of exploding foul language.
Unexpectedly, at the time of childbirth, the mother explicitly refused to allow a Pakistani woman to deliver the baby for herself.
Adam naturally ignored such unreasonable demands.
However, after a battle of righteousness, Adam did not exchange the gratitude and understanding of his black colleagues, which can be said to be undesirable.
Patient Number Three, Ignorant and Stupid White Sweet Type Mother.
A young pregnant woman repeatedly came to the hospital to register for treatment, claiming that she was unwell in many places, and even pretended to be dead to attract the attention of doctors.
When Adam consulted, she replied that the donkey's lips were not right and she had no common sense of life.
After five times, the people in the hospital were overwhelmed.
Adam thinks she's not feeling sick, just too anxious, and suggests she go home and rest more.
But what I didn't expect was that the suspicious woman was really physically abnormal, pregnant with a newborn with placental abruption.
After some emergency rescue, the woman was temporarily safe, but the premature baby was not out of danger.
Because of this misdiagnosis, Adam was punished by the hospital and sued by the patient.
I believe that everyone has seen that there are urgent and strange stories happening in the obstetrics and gynecology ward every day.
In addition to the above patients, there are also punk mothers who listen to music during childbirth, lace mothers with poisonous tongues, and so on.
And this life-and-death case revolves around Adam as a surrogate physician, which makes people feel his anxiety and even collapse even more.
And this is one of the characteristics of this series, it is different from most previous medical dramas, dedicated to depicting the noble deeds of doctors to save lives and help the injured, and to create a heroic image of lofty and great shores.
On the contrary, he starts from Adam, an ordinary person with many shortcomings, and leads the audience to see the cruel situation of the vast number of medical workers represented by him:
Insufficient manpower at the bottom, bureaucracy at the top, poor working environment, long working hours and long-term overload, etc.
In addition to the main line of the hospital, there is another story line in the play, that is, Adam's private life.
Since obstetrics and gynecology work takes up most of the time and energy, Adam's private life is also a chicken feather:
Gathering less and more with lovers, rarely seeing each other several times a week, and sometimes taking time to make a phone call is a luxury.
I also don't get along well with friends, rarely attend a party, and am often temporarily called to the hospital to work overtime.
There are also the marriages of the elders in the family, the arranged blind dates, etc., these trivial things in life are overwhelming Adam.
Just like the title of the play "Pain Is Inevitable", it focuses on the real life state of medical workers, allowing us to see the pain of an obstetrician and gynecologist who runs into walls everywhere in his daily life and work.
The miracle of saving lives and helping the injured is only a fleeting moment, and the daily life of depressing and decadent is the real norm.
It is worth mentioning that under such a depressing theme, the series uses the way to break the fourth wall to open up emotional outlets for the audience.
In urgent or bizarre situations, Adam would usually make a funny spit on the camera.
This operation not only reflects the character's outspoken and fast-talking personality, but also adjusts the atmosphere of serious tension, eases the dense narrative rhythm, and the effect of black humor is full.
Ben Weschaud, who plays Adam, said in an interview that the show was a love letter to NHS staff.
In fact, not only the NHS, this drama also cares about every medical worker in reality, and even every worker who is busy with life.
Whether it is Adam, the hard-talking superior, or the newcomer who is trying to review and prepare for the exam, they all have their own anxieties and dilemmas.
In the frustrated work and life, there are always some people and things that are worth fighting for.
Once in a lifetime, pain is inevitable, but it is still necessary to keep moving forward.
*This article is written by Ah Wei