''A Great Way To Care'' is a
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
medical crime drama television series produced by
Marco Law and
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and TVB ...
. It stars
Alex Fong as Dr. Ko Lap-yan, a senior psychiatrist who has a specialty in diagnosing mentally ill criminals.
Produced in 2008, the first series premiered on Malaysia's
AOD on 8 June 2009. Originally scheduled for a summer 2009 release in Hong Kong, the broadcast of the series was put on hold after the success of
Lee Tim-sing
Lee Tim-sing (born 1949) is a Hong Kong television producer, director and writer.
Career
After graduating from secondary school, Lee joined Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) in 1969 as a set decorator. He became a director in 1975 and was ...
's period serial, ''
Rosy Business
''Rosy Business'' () is a 2009 Hong Kong period television drama produced by Lee Tim-sing and TVB. Comprising 25 episodes, it originally aired on the Jade network from 27 April to 29 May 2009.
Set in Eastern China during the mid-19th century, ...
''. Lee's sister production, ''
Sweetness in the Salt
''Sweetness in the Salt'' (Traditional Chinese: 碧血鹽梟) is a TVB costume drama series released overseas in December 2008
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'', was aired in place of ''A Great Way to Care.''
With a total of 20 episodes, the series finally premiered on Jade in Hong Kong on 10 January 2011. A sequel series of 25 episodes was renewed in early 2012, and premiered on TVB's Jade and HD Jade channels on 18 March 2013.
Series overview
Dr. Ko Lap-yan heads a team of senior psychiatrists and residents at the Yan Wo Hospital in Hong Kong. Most episodes revolve around the team diagnosing patients. With a specialty at diagnosing criminals, Ko also has close ties with the Serious Crime Unit of the Hong Kong Police Force, a unit headed by Senior Inspector Chung Kwon-ban. The second series sees Ko's resignation from the Yan Wo Hospital; he is later transferred to a new psychiatric department, the Forensics Psychiatry Department, of Bok On Hospital, where he formally diagnoses criminals.
Cast and characters
Series 1 characters
Ko Family
Lin Family
= Yan Wo Hospital
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= Hong Kong Police CID
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Medical cases
= Post-traumatic stress disorder (Chapter 1)
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= Antisocial personality disorder (Chapter 2 - 3)
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= Compensated dating girl (Chapter 4 - 6)
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= Personality disorder (Chapter 6 - 9)
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= Policemen Murders (Chapter 10 - 12)
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= Obsessive compulsive disorder (Chapter 13 - 17)
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= Dissociative identity disorder (Chapter 17 - 20)
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Others
Series 2 characters
Bok On Hospital
Sui Oi Psychiatric Clinic
Major Case Unit
Season 1 viewership ratings.
Season 2 viewership ratings.
Awards and nominations
45th TVB Anniversary Awards 2011
* Nominated: Best Drama
* Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Ram Chiang)
* Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Vivien Yeo)
International Broadcast
* -
8TV (Malaysia)
8TV () is a Malaysian Chinese-language free-to-air television (formerly both English and Chinese-language free-to-air television) network focused on the Chinese community of Malaysia. Its programming consists of mostly dramas, sitcoms, and re ...
from II onwards.
References
External links
TVB.com''A Great Way to Care'' - Official Website
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TVB dramas
2011 Hong Kong television series debuts
2013 Hong Kong television series endings