Country of origin Hong Kong No. of episodes 32 First episode date 31 August 1998 Genre Drama Network TVB | Original language(s) Cantonese Producer(s) Tang Tak Hei Final episode date 10 October 1998 Number of episodes 32 | |
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Starring Lawrence NgBowie LamAda ChoiFlora ChanNick CheungSteven MaWilliam SoAstrid Chan Ending theme "不想獨自快樂" byWilliam So"曾經幾許" bySteven Ma Cast Ada Choi, Flora Chan, Moses Chan, Steven Ma, Maggie Shiu Similar Healing Hands II, Healing Hands III, File of Justice, Untraceable Evidence, Armed Reaction | ||
Healing hands
Healing Hands (妙手仁心) is a 1998 Hong Kong medical drama series that ran on TVB Jade. It focuses on the lives and loves of the doctors and nurses at the fictional Yan Oi Hospital in Hong Kong. It is noted for its realism in depicting medical situations, thanks to the help of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, who had loaned actual hospital equipment and facilities for filming. It can be considered the Hong Kong equivalent to the American television series ER, although its storyline are arguably mirrored in another American series, Grey's Anatomy. Lawrence Ng is the main star of the show as neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Ching Chi Mei. The other main role is played by Bowie Lam, who plays Dr. Henry Lai Kwok Chu as an accident and emergency doctor who is best friends with Paul.
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The series was considered controversial within Hong Kong during its original run, as it dealt with sensitive issues such as homosexuality and AIDS. This was regarded as one of the main factors as to why the Hospital Authority pulled its support after the series was aired.
The show was followed by two sequels, Healing Hands II (2000) and Healing Hands III (2005).