The Hospital (TV series)
The Hospital is a 2006 Taiwanese drama starring Jerry Yan, Leon Dai, Janine Chang, Zhang Guozhu, Ng Man Tat and Tang Zhiping. It was produced by Yang Ming International Production and directed by Cài Yuè Xun. The series comprises thirty-nine 60-minute episodes and was broadcast on free-to-air China Television from 15 August 2006 to 6 October 2006, Mondays to Fridays at 20:00.
The story of The Hospital is based on the 2000 Chinese novel of the same title by Taiwanese author Hou Wenyong. It depicts the power struggle and prestige in a national university-affiliated hospital in Taiwan, as well as the human relations within the community. Due to the resemblances in the title and story setting, Hou's novel is often compared alongside the Japanese novel Shiroi Kyotō, written by Toyoko Yamasaki. Both works have been adapted into television series in Asia.
In 2007, the drama was nominated for eight awards at the 42nd Golden Bell Awards and won Best Director in a Television Series and Best Supporting Actor.
Cast
Hospital staff
- Jerry Yan as Su Yihua, M.D., the male protagonist of the story, professor at the National United University School of Medicine and surgeon at its affiliated hospital, takes no interest in the hospital's internal politics but eventually becomes a tool used by others to bring down his mentor, Tang Guotai
- Leon Dai as Qiu Qingcheng, M.D., professor at the NUUSM and deputy director of the NUUH Surgery Department, sides with the peremptory Tang Guotai when Tang is in power but then joins Xu Daming to purge Tang's influence in the department after Tang's sudden stroke attack
- Janine Chang as Guan Xin, M.D., anesthesiologist at the NUUH and later director of the NUUH Anesthesia Department, Su Yihua's lover who eventually parts with him as she escapes from the power struggles in the hospital
- Zhang Guozhu as Xu Daming, M.D., professor at the NUUSM and director of the NUUH Department of Internal Medicine, arch rival to Tang Guotai and winner for the appointment of superintendent to the hospital, later father-in-law of Su Yihua
- Ng Man Tat as Tang Guotai, M.D., professor at the NUUSM and director of the NUUH Surgery Department, teacher and tormentor of Su Yihua who suffers a stroke when he learns his loss in the bid for hospital superintendency to Xu Daming
- Tang Zhiping as Chen Kuan, M.D., assistant professor at the NUUSM and surgeon at the NUUH, friend of Su Yihua who fails in his bid for associate professorship due to Tang Guotai's persecution and dies of stomach cancer shortly afterwards
- Zhang Fujian
- Huang Ruobai
- Chien Te-men
- Emma Ni
- Liu Renzo
- Jason Chang
- Tang Kehua
- Linda Liao
- Huang Zongyou
- Kelly Mi
Family members of the staff
- Josephine Blankstein as Xu Cuifeng, daughter of Xu Daming who eventually marries Su Yihua
- Hsiu Chieh-kai as Liao Qishu, a clinic doctor who eventually marries Guan Xin
- Ding Ning
- Yang Wenwen
- Zhang Kui
- Shen Shihua
- Hong Cen
- Ke Shuqin
- Jian Peien
- Wu Yanxuan
- Qiu Naihua
Patients and their relations
- Saya as Liu Xinping, patient and admirer of Su Yihua whose hospitalization is highly publicized due to her identity as the President's daughter
- Liang Xiushen as the President, Liu Xinping's father
- Deng An'ning
- Lin Liyang
- Shen Hairong
- Xiang Liwen
- Cai Mijie
- Agnez Mo
Other roles
- Kris Phillips as Juang Mingzhe, M.D., former professor at the NUUSM and surgeon at the NUUH, Kuan Xin's lover when she was a student
- Cheryl Yang as Ma Yifen, television journalist who develops an extramarital affair with Qiu Qingcheng
- Yao Daiwei
- Tender Huang
- Tao Chuanzheng
Music
- Opening theme song: "你是我唯一的执着" by Jerry Yan - released on My Secret Lover
- End theme song "曾經太年輕" by Shadya
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The Hospital Original Soundtrack
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Books
- The Hospital Photobook / 白色巨塔寫真書 -
International broadcasts
- Thailand: Channel 3 - 17 August 2007. It broadcast every Friday at 23:00.
- Japan: NHK satellite channel - October 2007. It was the first Taiwanese drama broadcast in Japan.
- Philippines: Studio 23 ABS-CBN's UHF Channel - 5 October 2009
Awards and nominations
- Nominated: The Hospital for Best Television Series
- Nominated: Leon Dai for Best Actor
- Nominated: Ng Man Tat for Best Supporting Actor
- Awarded: Zhang Guozhu for Best Supporting Actor
- Nominated: Saya for Best Supporting Actress
- Nominated: Cheryl Yang for Best Supporting Actress
- Nominated: 吳洛纓、彭盛青 for Best Writing for a Television Series
- Awarded: Cài Yuè Xun for Best Director in a Television Series