A Great Way to Care


A Great Way To Care is a Hong Kong medical crime drama television series produced by Marco Law 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's period serial, Rosy Business. Lee's sister production, Sweetness in the Salt, 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. The sequel will premiere 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
Hong Kong Police CID

Medical cases

Post-traumatic stress disorder (Chapter 1)
Antisocial personality disorder (Chapter 2 - 3)
Compensated dating girl (Chapter 4 - 6)
Personality disorder (Chapter 6 - 9)
Policemen Murders (Chapter 10 - 12)
Obsessive compulsive disorder (Chapter 13 - 17)
Dissociative identity disorder (Chapter 17 - 20)

Others

Series 2 characters

Bok On Hospital
Major Case Unit
Season 1 viewership ratings.
WeekEpisodesAverage PointsPeaking PointsReferences
1
10–14 January 2011
1 — 5
29
31
2
17–20 January 2011
6 — 9
31
35
3
24–28 January 2011
10 — 14
30
—
4
31 January - 2 February 2011, 4 February 2011
15 — 18
27
—
4
5 February 2011
19 — 20
23
27

Season 2 viewership ratings.
WeekEpisodesAverage PointsPeaking PointsReferences
1
18–22 March 2013
1 — 5
26
28
2
25–29 March 2013
6 — 10
27
31
3
01–5 April 2013
11 — 15
28
—
4
16–20 April 2013
16 — 20
27
—
5
15–19 April 2013
21 — 25
29
—

Awards and nominations

45th TVB Anniversary Awards 2011