A Child's Hope () is a

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TV Channel 8 Chinese drama which stars

Tay Ping Hui Tay Ping Hui (born 10 November 1970) is a Singaporean actor and director, known for starring in many Chinese-language television dramas in Singapore and mainland China. In 2014, Tay made his directorial debut with the basketball film '' Meeti ...

, Phyllis Quek and

Huang Biren Huang Biren (born Wee Pat Ling on 7 March 1969) is a Singaporean actress and television host who received numerous honours and known for appearing in numerous MediaCorp Channel 8 television series. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 19 ...

. It was aired in 2003 on weekday nights at 5:30pm and ran for 2 series. Scenes were filmed at the

Singapore General Hospital Singapore General Hospital (SGH) is an academic health science centre and tertiary referral hospital in Singapore. It is located next to the Bukit Merah and Chinatown districts of the Central Region, close to the Outram Community Hospital (O ...

and

National University Hospital The National University Hospital (NUH) is a tertiary referral hospital and academic medical centre in Singapore, located in Kent Ridge. It is a 1,160-bed tertiary hospital serving more than 670,000 outpatients and 49,000 inpatients and serves ...

. 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

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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 ( Phyllis Quek), 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 (Florence Tan), the cool and matured Fang Xiuyue ( Yvonne Lim) and the mission driven Hong Zhonggeng ( Dasmond Koh). The cast also features Chen Shucheng,

, Chen Huihui,

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, Huang Yiliang and many others as family members of the main characters and hospital patients.

Cast

Season 1 (2003)

Main cast

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 Chen Shucheng (born Tan Soo Seng on 21 October 1949) is a Singaporean actor and television host. He is one of Mediacorp's few artistes still active from the " black and white TV" era. Career Acting Chen joined Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. L ...

as Zhang Younian 张有年

Other cast

Season 2 (2004)

Main cast

Other cast

Accolades

The series was nominated for

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in the 2003 and 2004 award ceremonies; the first series lost out the Best Drama Series to Holland V in 2003 (which at the time, was the biggest winner for the ceremony), but the second series won the award.

Season 1 (2003)

Season 2 (2004)

External links

Official Website (Via Wayback Machine)

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Story

Cast

Season 1 (2003)

Main cast

Other cast

Season 2 (2004)

Main cast

Other cast

Accolades

Season 1 (2003)

Season 2 (2004)

See also

External links