Series synopsis
The Hippocratic Crush II, also known as On Call 36小時II is a drama television series that premiered on TVB Jade on November 4, 2013. It ended on December 13, 2013. It was created by Poon Ka-Tak. It stars Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah, Kenneth Ma Kwok-Ming, Tavia Yeung and Tracy Chu.
Neurosurgeon Cheung Yat-Kin marries fellow doctor Fan Tze-Yu and the two are happily living together, expecting their first child. However, when Tze-Yu is diagnosed with a tumour, her pregnancy becomes medically unsafe and, much to her dismay, Yat Kin doesn't want her to go through with childbirth. This causes a dangerous rift between the two, one that love alone can't bridge. But before the once-happy couple can focus on their marital problems, Yat-Kin also has to contend with pathology special ...
Premise
Neurosurgeon Cheung Yat-Kin marries fellow doctor Fan Tze-Yu and the two are happily living together, expecting their first child. However, when Tze-Yu is diagnosed with a tumour, her pregnancy becomes medically unsafe and, much to her dismay, Yat Kin doesn't want her to go through with childbirth. This causes a dangerous rift between the two, one that love alone can't bridge. But before the once-happy couple can focus on their marital problems, Yat-Kin also has to contend with pathology specialist Lok Man-Sang, a new arrival to the hospital who simply cannot go without disagreeing with Yat-Kin, and who also gets involved with Heung Chin-Yi, an internal medicine doctor nearly 20 years his junior with her own heartbreak to deal with. Between an unwanted power struggle, the slow disintegration of their marriage, and the small matter of saving lives, Yat-Kin and Tze-Yu have to figure out how to bring their flat-lining marriage-and love-back to the operating table.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah as Lok Man-Sang
- Kenneth Ma Kwok-Ming as Cheung Yat-Kin
- Tavia Yeung as Fan Chi-Yu
- Tracy Chu as Heung Chin-Yi
- Lo Chung-Him as Yeung Pui-Chung
- Mandy Wong as Hung Mei-Suet
- Eliza Sam as Che Hiu-Tung
- Louisa So Yuk-Wah as Suen Man-Yuet
Supporting cast
- Derek Kwok Jing-Hung as Lui Siu-Yik
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 30 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 30 | November 4, 2013 | December 13, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Mutated H5N1 is discovered in Hong Kong and everybody in the healthcare sector is very nervous. Doctor YEUNG PUI-CHUNG adores his good friend Doctor KAN CHING-CHING but CHING-CHING suddenly resigned last year. Two of his good friends persuade him to let go but PUI-CHUNG continues to buy daily commodities for CHING-CHING. The patient Grandma HA TUNG-MUI starts a quarrel with Doctor HUNG MEI-SUET for MEI-SUET takes away her chocolates before surgery. Doctor CHEUNG YAT-KIN helps her to settle the problem. On the wedding day of male head nurse LUI SIU-YIK and female head nurse TO KA-MAN, YAT-KIN and his pregnant wife Doctor FAN TZE-YU agreed to go together but YAT-KIN forgets to bring their gift. TZE-YU's younger sister MEI-SUET picks her up instead. Pathology consultant doctor LOK MAN-SAN reveals in a media interview that a tourist called Mr WONG is believed to be infected with the mutated H5N1…… |
November 4, 2013 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 MAN-SAN, his cousin MONICA and his good friend MOYUNG WAI open a coffee shop together. MOYUNG WAI persuades MAN-SAN to treat his illness as early as possible but MAN-SAN doesn't take it seriously. MAN-SAN discovers that his patient's tumor cell is in its 2nd phase already. Deputy consultant doctor CHONG BOK-MAN suggests him to perform an operation for the patient and he assigns MEI-SUET to be his immediate assistant. PUI-CHUNG, SHUI-WAH and two other friends join singles party together. The girls laugh at them and they are upset. MEI-SUET and BING-CHAN visit YAT-KIN to try his mother SIU-ANG's homemade soup. TZE-YU receives an urgent call from the hospital and YAT-KIN accompanies her to go back. CHIN-YEE looks for MONICA at the coffee shop. MOYUNG WAI and MAN-SAN reveal that MONICA is not in Hong Kong. HIU-TUNG returns from Australia and she works as a volunteer in the hospital. She believes that PUI-CHUNG's girlfriend is living abroad…… |
November 5, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 When TZE-YU sends the patient to the operation room, she suddenly falls down because of serious body pain. YAT-KIN worries that her disease is coming back. A man called CHAN KA-KWOK is sent to the hospital after an injury. When his girlfriend TONG MEI-BO is quarreling with him, KA-KWOK suddenly collapses. After giving birth to a baby, the doctor discovers a shadow in Mrs WONG's lung and she needs to have antibiotic injection. A group of new staffs arrive and BING-CHAN teaches them to know each other more with games. When MEI-SUET is having dinner with BING-CHAN, she teaches TZE-TING to sew the wound through online video call. PUI-CHUNG brings HEI-YAN to the rest room. He finds HIU-TUNG and SIU-ANG studying the recipes. He suggests HEI-YAN to learn cooking as well in order to become a real woman but HEI-YAN teases him in return. MEI-SUET asks TZE-TING to learn more from SHUI-WAH and TZE-TUNG is worried…… |
November 6, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 4, 2013 |
| Last aired | December 13, 2013 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Status | ended |