It's Gonna Hurt: Ben Wishaw for Best Seller, Bond, and the Bear
Written byTimes Magazine
Ben Wishaw just restarted his computer. But unfortunately, the Bafta, Emmy, and Golden Globe winners have voting problems. "Hello. Is that better?" he asked hopefully, still sounding like someone gargling a submarine.
The 41-year-old is known for his roles, from Q in the last three James Bond films to the voice of Paddington Bear.
She came to me online to talk about her new BBC series One This Is Going to Hurt, a seven-part adaptation of Adam Kay's hugely successful book of the same name, about her attempts to become a resident on the NHS maternity ward.
Published in 2017, this book highlights the long hours and life-or-death decisions doctors have to make when suffering from severe sleep deprivation. He also makes people laugh and continues to sell over 1.5 million copies.
Unfortunately, my ears will be "very sick" during this conversation; the internet connection is terrible. However, the interview was also broadcast, so Wishow happily agreed to record the end of the chat on his cell phone for better audio quality and post it afterward.
"The book was very entertaining," was Wishow's review of Kay's bestseller. "So honest and ultimately completely devastating. And you wonder how much someone can endure," he said, admiring what the young doctor went through.
Kay, who retired as a doctor in 2010, adapted and produced the series. However, the actor only met twice before filming began, with Covid-19 playing the part.
"I was and am still very shy around Adam," Wishaw admits. "In a way, he's a guy I don't know, but then I get a very intimate picture of him and his life, so it still feels weird to me."
Wishaw, who describes himself as "most unscientific," was assisted onset by three "amazing doctors" who were consultants on the show.
"They were there every day, coming straight from the shift to the set and telling us how what we were shooting that day was going to work out. "We train on the prosthetic body. The doctors said, "You have to do this. Put your hands down. Feel like this: "That's very useful."
Will the mannequin survive this operation?
"Well, I feel pretty good about myself," laughed the actor. "And the doctor said I'm not bad either. But there's a big difference that needs to be brought up.
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