Series synopsis
Healing Hands, also known as 妙手仁心 is a drama television series that premiered on TVB Jade on August 31, 1998. It ended on September 16, 2005. It stars Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah, Bowie Lam Bo-Yee, Ada Choi Siu-Fan and Moses Chan Ho.
Medical drama that focuses on the lives and loves of the doctors and nurses at the fictional Yan Oi Hospital in Hong Kong.
Premise
Medical drama that focuses on the lives and loves of the doctors and nurses at the fictional Yan Oi Hospital in Hong Kong.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah as 程至美 Paul
- Bowie Lam Bo-Yee as 黎国柱 Henry
- Ada Choi Siu-Fan as 唐姿礼 Jackie
- Moses Chan Ho as 林敏智 M.C. Lam
- Flora Chan Wai-Shan as 江新月 Annie
- Gigi Lai Chi as 岑雅晴
- Melissa Ng Mei-Heng as 叶淘
- William So Wing-Hong as 江满月 Gilbert
Supporting cast
- Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei as 万安生 Anson
- Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai as 何心妍 Tracy
- Claire Yiu as 戴玉莹
- Nick Cheung Ka-Fai as 张创业 Peter
- Woo Fung as 唐永全
- Astrid Chan Chi-Ching as 凌少霞 Helen
- Bernice Liu Bik-Yee as 曾淑淇
- Fiona Yuen Choi-Wan as 万宁生(Suki)
- Raymond Cho Wing-Lim as 向众仁 Chris
- Angela Tong Ying-Ying as 周淑茵 Judy
- Kit Chan as 阮朗平 Dorothy
- Timothy Cheng Chi-Sing as 王国彬
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 112 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 32 | August 31, 1998 | October 13, 1998 |
| Season 2 | 40 | November 20, 2000 | January 12, 2001 |
| Season 3 | 40 | July 25, 2005 | September 16, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 LING and MAY`s happy marriage is endangered with the intrusion of a competitor. One day, LING attempts to commit suicide and is sent to hospital. LAI gives her treatment. LAI firmly believes that MAY is not loyal to love affairs and is not a responsible man. MOON`s gay lover abandons him. He is so depressed that SUN and LAI lead him to have a drink to conciliate him. In the bar SUN meets her former lover CHU. She is not happy. HO wants to sue MAY and KWONG for their improper surgery eight years ago. MAY has to confront challenges in his marriage and career. |
August 31, 1998 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 MAY is depressed as he is frustrated by his marriage. Though the trial has started, MAY still has the confidence that he can overcome the situation. At last the case is settled outside the court. In a armed robbery, one of the gangsters request a doctor so that his colleague can be cured. YU is instructed to shoulder this task. A woman hostage faints in the bank. TUNG has to show up to give assistance. As the thief has lost too much blood, YU persuades other thieves to surrender in order to save his life. At last, YU`s attempt is successful. MAY and LONG celebrate with CHING for her eighteenth birthday. CHING makes the wish that she can celebrate her next birthday. However there is no suitable marrow to cure her blood cancer. LING packs her luggage and decides to divorce MAY. |
September 1, 1998 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 CHING accompanies several students to the hospital. They were hurt in a fire. CHING collapses and it is proven that cancer has spread in her body. MOON`s mother tries to bridge MOON and IVY. LAI tells her that MOON is a gay. This does not affect their friendship. KIN is lurked and is hurt seriously. His elder brother visits him but is not welcomed. This reminds YU that his brother was killed as his brother wanted to protect him. He convinces KIN to change his attitude. YU passes the department of pregnancy and sees TUNG there. Their mutual understanding deepens. CHING`s wish can be realized. However the donor changes his mind. LONG begs the doctor to tell her the donor`s information. LING blames MAY that he has terminated the insurance policy. LAI witnesses their quarrel and her misunderstanding of LAI worsens. |
September 2, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 LAI KWOK CHU, HENRY (LAM, BOWIE) has been the head of A & E at a hospital for two years. He disapproves of YU LONG PING, DOROTHY (CHAN KIE EE, KIT) replacing TONG CHI LAI, JACKIE (CHOI SIU FUN, ADA). CHANG CHI MEI, PAUL (NG KAI WAH, LAWRENCE) has achieved more in Neurology and is more popular among medical students. A beautiful, talented but cold doctor, ANSON MAN (SHIU MEI KI, MAGGIE), has just joined Gynaecology. Her only relative is a sister, SUKI MAN (YUEN CHOI WAN), who is an intern in the same hospital. ANSON is very touched by PAUL and JACKIE’s love story. KONG SUN YUI, ANNIE (CHAN WAI SHAN, FLORA) has put all her efforts into AIDS education since her brother died from it. She and HENRY are settled in their relationship. PAUL, HENRY and ANSON impress TRACY HO (MUNG KA WAI, YOYO) and MC CHAN (CHAN HO), who are from rich families and doctors too, when they work on the victims from a traffic accident. |
November 20, 2000 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 PAUL has lived a simple life for two years since JACKIE fell ill. JACKIE’s father, TSUEN, is suffering from dementia but he remembers everything about JACKIE. TRACY and MC start working in the hospital and cause gossips. TRACY’s uncle YI (YU YANG) has a heart attack, but refuses an operation because of work. TRACY ignores his refusal. A woman is excited when she is informed that she is pregnant with a boy after giving birth to three girls. Unfortunately, ANSON suspects that she has lupus. KWONG (WONG TAK PUN) is now going out with PEACE (FU CHOR WAI). They own a cafe at a beach. One day, PAUL, HENRY and the others visit them there. During a game, HENRY is rude to PEACE and upsets ANNIE. PAUL and STEVEN (CHEUNG TUNG JO), the Head Medical Officer, discuss an elderly patient’s case and are annoyed by the relatives’ negligence. |
November 21, 2000 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 PAUL accidentally finds out about TRACY and MC’s affair. MC upsets her when he tries to cover it up. All the interns feel overloaded with their work. SUKI loses her temper over EDMOND (TONG, MICHAEL) when she complains that he does not care enough about her. TSUEN’s ex-wife gets married again, but he does not get upset and his open attitude impresses PAUL. ANSON’s patient, WAI, cannot accept that he has dementia at his young age. TRACY’s father, YAN donates money to the hospital and invites PAUL and HENRY to a dinner party to thank them for saving YI. However, he is tied up with work and does not show up. ANSON has read about a cure in saving some patients like JACKIE and tells PAUL about it. |
November 22, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The staff at Yan Oi Hospital take a different view on lives as well as personal values after the SARS outbreak. CHING CHI MEI PAUL is performing a brain operation on a patient who is suffering from Parkinson’s disease. As the operation is conducted when the patient is conscious, TSANG SUK KEI BETSY, an O & G (Obstetrics & Gynecology) intern, is present so as to learn from PAUL. Her superior, MAN ON SAN ANSON, is unhappy for her absence from her post without official. A & E (Accident & Emergency) consultant, LAI KWOK CHU HENRY, invites PAUL to her girlfriend, JAN’s, birthday party. HENRY knows then that PAUL is still in contact with his ex-girlfriend, HO SUM YIN. PAUL suspects that a female patient has contracted SARS. Since he is the Acting Executive Director of the hospital, he decides to activate the green alarm system, to block the relevant ward, and to strengthen the preventive measures.… ... |
July 25, 2005 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 YIN’s elder brother, HO CHI WANG ALAN, points the finger at PAUL. A friend of PAUL’s, TAM YUNG MING EDMOND, happens to know FRANCES as well. PAUL asks EDMOND to give him a helping hand and ask FRANCES if YIN has killed herself. Nevertheless, EDMOND refuses to help him. HEUNG CHUNG YAN CHRIS, an A & E doctor, has a very bad impression on PAUL because he cut off his relationship with YIN on the very day she had an abortion. PAUL is puzzled about YIN’s death and would like to contact her boyfriend, who is in Canada. Cardiac Surgeon LAM MAN CHI MC rents an A-class office to set up his own clinic. The hospital is holding a press conference to inform the public about the sealing-off of the O & G ward. As the press goes after PAUL for YIN’s death, the new Executive Director, TANG TAT YIN TY, chairs the conference on behalf of PAUL.… ... |
July 26, 2005 |
| 3 | 敏智骨枯痛極暈倒 | July 27, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 31, 1998 |
| Last aired | September 16, 2005 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |