Big White Duel (2019)

Original title

白色強人

Genre

drama

Country

Hong Kong

Length

2 seasons, 55 episodes

Rated

14+

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Doctors at a busy public hospital in Hong Kong treat patients while dealing with internal politics. One doctor pushes for a major change to the city's healthcare system and tries to get support from his colleagues.

tensethoughtfulseriousfast-pacedemotionally chargedproceduralpoliticalclinical

What happens

Big White Duel (Chinese: 白色強人; Cantonese Yale: baahk sīk kèuhng yàhn) is a 2019 Hong Kong television medical drama produced by Marco Law and TVB. It stars Roger Kwok, Kenneth Ma, Natalie Tong, Ali Lee and Kelly Cheung as the main leads. The series follows a team of medical practitioners at the fictional Marshall Paxton Hospital, Hong Kong's leading public hospital, with its central plot structuring around the hospital's Deputy C.E., Dr. YT Yeung's (Roger Kwok) attempts in rallying support for a new healthcare plan that would change the landscape of Hong Kong's healthcare system. Big White Duel premiered on TVB Jade in Hong Kong on 10 June 2019, and aired its final episode on 12 July 2019. It aired on Mediacorp's Channel 8 on 18 March 2020 and concluded on 25 May 2020. A second season was released in 2022. Big White Duel received critical acclaim throughout its broadcast period. It is currently sitting as Hong Kong's second highest-rated television drama of 2019, and garnered multiple awards and nominations at the StarHub Night of Star Awards and TVB Anniversary Awards, including Best Actor and Best TVB Male Artiste for Kenneth Ma, Best TVB Female Artiste for Natalie Tong, Most Improved Female Artiste for Kelly Cheung and Best Drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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