Other shows which he has worked on as a writer and script editor include Mrs Brown’s Boys, Very British Problems, Up the Women, Mitchell and Webb and Child Genius. He wrote and co-created 2015 BBC Three sitcom Crims - about two men sent to a young offenders' institution after one involves the other in a bank robbery without telling him first. One of their tracks London Underground, written to the tune of The Jam’s Going Underground, gained some popularity on the internet in the UK in 2005. Kay founded the parody music group Amateur Transplants in the early part of the 2000s, with their songs mostly dealing with medical subjects. To get the Bristol Live app visit the App Store here for iOS devices, and on the Google Play store here to download the app on Android. Most importantly you can now get push notifications through to your mobile, which will pop up on your screen like a text message. Only see the news that interests you - just select the topics you want to display on the app's homepage. Just one quick download and you can read our content on the move without being online.

You can also read all our latest What's On content and entertainment stories. See our best content via our dedicated smartphone apps and keep up to date on all our breaking news stories - including the latest on crime, business, travel and weather. For the follow-up book, Kay delved back into his diaries for a sometimes hilarious, sometimes horrifying look behind the curtain at the NHS over Christmas - paying tribute to all the healthcare workers who give up time with their families over the festive period to help sick people. Kay’s second book, Twas the Nightshift before Christmas, was released in October 2019.

It became an instant bestseller after it was published in 2017. His first book was This Is Going to Hurt, which was based on his diaries from his former career as a doctor. He worked for a number of years as an obstetrics and gynaecology trainer before leaving medicine for a career in writing. It follows Adam in his chaotic job in obstetrics and gynaecology as he deals with the disorder and fatigue of hospital life - from unexpected births to shock deaths of patients.Īt the same time, he has to navigate his personal relationships, including his parents - to whom he has not yet come out.Īdam Kay, now 41, was a doctor between 2004 to 2010. Read more: Dancing on Ice: Oti Mabuse's comment about Connor and Alexandra is a 'shame' say viewers It stars Ben Whishaw and is based on the best-selling, non-fiction memoir of the same name by author Adam Kay. New BBC series This Is Going To Hurt has proved to be a hit with viewers for its unflinching portrayal of life for many healthcare workers.ĭescribed as a ‘love letter to the NHS’, the show is a candid story of life and death as told by a junior doctor.

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