''You Can Be an Angel Too'' (
Chinese
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: 你也可以是天使) is a medical/nursing drama serial produced by MediaCorp Studios and aired on
Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. The series, which is sponsored by the ''Care To Go Beyond'' movement by the
Ministry of Health of Singapore, revolves around the lives of a group of dedicated nurses at Ai De Hospital, and how they balance the passion for their job with the challenges they face in their personal lives. It stars
Zoe Tay
Zoe Tay (; born 10 January 1968) is a Singaporean actress and former model. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Caldecott Hill" and "Ah Jie" (Top Actress) by the local media since the rise of her popularity in the 1990s. She is one of th ...
,
Xiang Yun
Chen Cuichang (born 27 October 1961), better known by her stage name Xiang Yun, is a Singaporean actress & television host.
She is commonly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" (Senior actress) for being among the first locally trained arti ...
,
Rebecca Lim,
Bryan Wong
Bryan Wong Lok Kiang (, born on 30 January 1971) is a Singaporean television host and actor.
Career
Wong began his career as a child actor in 1981 and featured in several popular children's programmes on SBC. He began performing modelling ...
,
Elvin Ng
Elvin Ng Choon Siong (; born 23 December 1980) is a Singaporean actor and former model.
Early life
Ng attended Jurong Primary School, Catholic High School and National Junior College. He graduated with an honours degree in English litera ...
,
Sheila Sim
Sheila Beryl Grant Sim, Baroness Attenborough (5 June 1922 – 19 January 2016) was an English film and theatre actress. She was also the wife of the actor, director and peer Richard Attenborough.
Career
Sheila Beryl Grant Sim was born in ...
,
Xu Bin
Xu Bin (; born 19 February 1989) is a Chinese actor based in Singapore. He is managed under NoonTalk Media and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill.
Life and career
Xu was born in Fuzhou, China, and moved to Singapore to pursue ...
&
Aloysius Pang
Aloysius Pang (; 24 August 1990 – 24 January 2019) was a Singaporean actor managed under NoonTalk Media, best known for his involvement in multiple Mediacorp dramas. He died on 24 January 2019 at 1:45am NZDT (23 January 2019 at 8:45pm SST) d ...
as the casts of this series.
Plot
Wang Ruojun (
Zoe Tay
Zoe Tay (; born 10 January 1968) is a Singaporean actress and former model. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Caldecott Hill" and "Ah Jie" (Top Actress) by the local media since the rise of her popularity in the 1990s. She is one of th ...
) is a veteran
Nurse Manager
Nursing management consists of the performance of the leadership functions of governance and decision-making within organizations employing nurses. It includes processes common to all management like planning, organizing, staffing, directing and ...
. At a chance encounter, she disregarded her personal safety to rescue Liu Youle (
Sheila Sim
Sheila Beryl Grant Sim, Baroness Attenborough (5 June 1922 – 19 January 2016) was an English film and theatre actress. She was also the wife of the actor, director and peer Richard Attenborough.
Career
Sheila Beryl Grant Sim was born in ...
) who was attacked by a ruffian. Youle felt profuse gratitude towards Ruojun. Upon receiving tender care and warm encouragement from Ruojun during her hospital stay, Youle decided to take up the nursing profession and became a well-liked nurse by her patients she has taken care of.
Ruojun and her husband, Huang Yiqiang, had been a loving couple married for years. Ruojun discovered that Yiqiang turned unfaithful and to make things worse, he was caught in the act with naked photos and being blackmailed. A cleanliness freak, Ruojun could not bring herself to forgive Yiqiang and made the painful decision to divorce. Yiqiang remained deeply in love with Ruojun and refused to let her go. He persisted and sought help from Meiying for a chance of reconciliation. However, Ruojun held no more feelings for Yiqiang. Just as she was about to start a new relationship, Yiqiang was brought down by a stroke and she was stuck in a dilemma. Ruojun was dealt with a final blow when she realized that the philandering Yiqiang not only had a one-night stand, he had even bore a child with another woman.
Software engineer Fu Jiazi (
Elvin Ng
Elvin Ng Choon Siong (; born 23 December 1980) is a Singaporean actor and former model.
Early life
Ng attended Jurong Primary School, Catholic High School and National Junior College. He graduated with an honours degree in English litera ...
) hitched a hike from his friend Ken and met with a traffic accident. Ken sustained serious injuries. As Jiazi was incapable of performing first aid, Ken died due to excessive loss of blood. Jiazi was inundated with guilt and made up his mind to switch career track by enrolling into the nursing course. His mother opposed to the decision, fortunately his father was supportive. Out of self-remorse, Jiazi got together with Ken’s sister Dai Xiwen. However, Xiwen did not wish to have a relationship built from charity and broke off with Jiazi. Jiazi was the nursing mentor of Youle and both developed affection for each other with time, but Jiazi’s guilt towards Xiwen prevented him from taking a step further with Youle.
Wang Ruo'en (
Xiang Yun
Chen Cuichang (born 27 October 1961), better known by her stage name Xiang Yun, is a Singaporean actress & television host.
She is commonly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" (Senior actress) for being among the first locally trained arti ...
), the elder sister of Ruojun, is also a Nurse Manager. Coupled with a strong yet finicky personality, she stands against injustice, adopts a stern management style and holds high expectations. As a result, she did not get along well with people and often received complaints from the families of patients. The two sisters subsequently lost their father from illness. Ruo'en could not accept the reality and put the blame on Ruojun, causing the once-loving siblings to fall out. Thankfully through the mediation of their mother, both healed and patched up. Her mother thereafter underwent surgery and needed a caretaker for her recuperation. With another patient complaint directed at her way, Ruo'en tendered resignation in a fit of fury and moved on to be a property agent. Eventually she realized that nursing was still her true passion and returned to her original profession.
Nurse Manager Xie Yaozong (
Bryan Wong
Bryan Wong Lok Kiang (, born on 30 January 1971) is a Singaporean television host and actor.
Career
Wong began his career as a child actor in 1981 and featured in several popular children's programmes on SBC. He began performing modelling ...
) works with Ruo Jun at Ward 8A. Everyone at work calls him by the abbreviation of his name, XYZ. On the surface, Yaozong appeared a loner and miser, and turned people off with his caustic tongue. Yaozong was later stabbed and on the brink of death. There arrived an endless flow of visitors, whose lives had been touched by his kindness in the past. Only then, truth was revealed that colleagues had misunderstood Yaozong all along and they began to see him in a different light.
Guan Xinni (
Rebecca Lim) is an
Advanced Practice Nurse specializing in
geriatrics
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. Exuding a cold demeanour, she is particularly aloof with men. She and her friend had suffered molestation during her schooling days; although they managed to escape from the ordeal, she remained affected by the incident. Xinni discovered that the molester then and Yaozong bore a similar birth mark and mistook Yaozong as the culprit, leading to a comedic chain of events. She even obstructed the wedding of Yaozong and her pal Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan became a runaway bride, leaving a devastated Yaozong behind. Love between Xinni and Yaozong blossomed through episodes of misunderstanding and squabble. Just as their relationship saw progress, Yuanyuan returns out of the blue. Feeling like the third party, Xinni retreated from the love triangle in agony.
Fu Jiaren (
Xu Bin
Xu Bin (; born 19 February 1989) is a Chinese actor based in Singapore. He is managed under NoonTalk Media and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill.
Life and career
Xu was born in Fuzhou, China, and moved to Singapore to pursue ...
) is the younger brother of Jiazi. He excelled in school but did not further his studies right after completing his national service. Instead he went in search for the ideal job in life. After wandering one full circle, it dawned on him that the greatest meaning in work lies on the altruistic ability to help others and develop oneself, and extrinsic returns are immaterial. And so, he followed the footsteps of his brother and answered the calling to become a nurse.
Li Longhua (
Aloysius Pang
Aloysius Pang (; 24 August 1990 – 24 January 2019) was a Singaporean actor managed under NoonTalk Media, best known for his involvement in multiple Mediacorp dramas. He died on 24 January 2019 at 1:45am NZDT (23 January 2019 at 8:45pm SST) d ...
), was an ITE-graduate. Having to take care of his grandmother and their living expenses, he had to take up two jobs in the morning and night. He looks up to Xie Yaozong, who gave him a sum of money so as to continue his education, but instead he gave the sum of money to a family who needs it more. Under the influence and encouragements of Xie Yaozong, he eventually became a nurse.
Cast
Main cast
Other Casts
Cameo Appearances
Development
*The drama began production in June 2014
and wrapped up its filming in September 2014.
*It will begin on 5 January 2015 with a total of 20 episodes.
Release
The Drama was repeated at 5.30pm on
Channel 8.
Awards & Nominations
Xiang Yun
Chen Cuichang (born 27 October 1961), better known by her stage name Xiang Yun, is a Singaporean actress & television host.
She is commonly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" (Senior actress) for being among the first locally trained arti ...
is nominated for Best Actress In A Supporting Role in the
Asian Television Awards
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2015, but lost to Thailand's Nusba Punnakanta in ''The Secret Truth''. ''You Can Be an Angel Too'' is nominated for four award categories in
Star Awards 2016
Star Awards 2016 (also SA2016, Chinese: 红星大奖2016) is a double television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by Mediacorp for free-to-air channels Channels 8 and U.
This was the firs ...
, winning the Favourite Male Character award, which ''
The Dream Makers II
The Dream Makers II (Chinese: 志在四方II, often abbreviated as ZZSF2) is a 32-episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show served as the year-end blockbuster for Channel 8 in 2015. The show aired at 9pm on ...
'' was not nominated in.
Asian Television Award 2015
Star Awards 2016
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This was the firs ...
See also
*
Ministry of Health (Singapore)
The Ministry of Health (MOH; ms, Kementerian Kesihatan; zh, 卫生部; ta, சுகாதார அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for managing the public healthcare system in Singapore.
Statuto ...
References
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