A Child's Hope
A Child's Hope is a MediaCorp TV Channel 8 Chinese drama which stars Tay Ping Hui, Phyllis Quek and Huang Biren. It was aired in 2003 on weekday nights at 5:30pm and ran for 2 series. Scenes were filmed at the Singapore General Hospital and National University Hospital. The opening theme 为明天 was used for both seasons.
Story
This medical drama focuses on the working and personal lives of the doctors, social workers and trainee nurses in the paediatric department who care for critically ill children with chronic disease or terminal illness, such as congenital heart diseases and kidney problems.Using the hospital as a backdrop, the drama brings forth the importance of understanding the true needs of these children and their families. The drama also highlights the strain on the doctors, nurses and social workers who have to strike a balance between wanting the best for their patients and making sure that their actions are 'socially correct'.
The various heroes and angels in this drama include Dr Huang Junsheng, the responsible and committed paediatrician who dedicates too much time at the hospital and as a result neglects his girlfriend; Sunny, the social worker who believes in giving her best to care for the patients and their families; and three nursing student interns from a polytechnic. They are the bubbly but muddle-headed, Fan Danmei, the cool and matured Fang Xiuyue and the mission driven Hong Zhonggeng.
The cast also features Chen Shucheng, Huang Biren, Chen Huihui, Ivy Lee, Huang Yiliang and many others as family members of the main characters and hospital patients.
Cast
Season 1 (2003)
Main cast
- Tay Ping Hui as Huang Junsheng 黄俊生
- Phyllis Quek as Zhang Shanni 张珊霓
- Yvonne Lim as Fang Xiuyue 方秀月
- Florence Tan as Fan Danmei 范丹美
- Dasmond Koh as Hong Zhonggeng 洪忠耿
- Chen Shucheng as Zhang Younian 张有年
Season 2 (2004)
Main cast
| Cast | Role |
| Li Nanxing | Hu Yiming 胡逸名 / Hu Yi Dao 胡一刀 - Also known as Hu Xu Lao. Originally a Doctor. After an Operation on his Mentor gone wrong which inadvertently caused his Death. He felt grief-stricken and left his job at the Hospital. Ever since, whenever he is asked whether he is a Doctor or when he comes near a Hospital, he is struck with fear. |
| Jeanette Aw | Lin Jinghao 林静濠 - A social worker. She has an illness that is incurable. The illness is fatal and not known when it will take her life. Known to the kids as Sister Jinghao. She will do her best to help unfortunate kids as she believe they have a future ahead of them. |