Big White Duel 2 Explained

Alt Name:Big White Duel II
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C:白色強人II
L:White Strongmen 2 / White Strongmen II
Genre:Medical drama
Creator:Marco Law Wing-yin
Opentheme:"上流一族"
Endtheme:"Wish" by JW Wong
Theme Music Composer:Alan Cheung Ka-shing, Schumann Lee
Composer:Kwong Ching-yan
Country:China
Language:Cantonese
Mandarin
English
Num Episodes:30
Runtime:45 minutes
Company:TVB
Network:TVB Jade

Big White Duel II is a Hong Kong television medical drama produced by TVB. It stars Roger Kwok, Kenneth Ma, Moses Chan, Nancy Wu, Natalie Tong and Kelly Cheung as the main cast.[1] It is the sequel to the 2019 drama Big White Duel, and is the 3rd installment in the Strongman series by Marco Law.

The drama made its premiere on Youku on 22 June 2022.

Cast and characters

Marshall Paxton Hospital

Name Portrayed by Occupation
Dr. "YT" Yeung Yat-to Chief Executive of Marshall Paxton, Head of Surgery Department, Chief of Service (C.O.S.) and Consultant for the Neuroendovascular Surgery (NES) Department, Neurosurgeon
Dr. Tong MingDeputy Chief Executive of Marshall Paxton, C.O.S. and Consultant for the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (CTS), Cardiothoracic surgeon
Dr. "Vincent" Lee Man-shun Accident & Emergency (A&E) Associate Consultant, surgeon
Dr. Ip Ching Chief Executive of Marshall Paxton, C.O.S. and Consultant for the Department of Oncology, Oncological surgeon, Medical Development Authority board member
Dr. "Zoe" So Yee A&E Associate Consultant
Dr. "Yan" Lui Ngoi-ling NES Associate Consultant, Neurosurgeon
Dr. Yu Cham-sum C.O.S. and Consultant for A&E

Senior Management

Cast Role Description
Roger Kwok
郭晉安
Yeung Yat-to
楊逸滔
YT
  • Chief Executive
  • Proposed opening a Drug Formulary that would greatly subsidize the cost of pharmaceuticals for every citizen. Proposal was passed in the legislative council.
Nancy Wu
胡定欣
Ip Ching
葉晴
  • Chief Executive
  • Proposed establishing an Asian Drug Research & Development Centre that would reduce reliance on profit-oriented pharmaceutical companies. Withdrew proposal right before a legislative council vote after learning the government would not have a controlling equity stake in the new centre.
Kenneth Ma
馬國明
Tong Ming
唐明
  • Deputy Chief Executive

Neuroendovascular Surgery (NES)

Cast Role Description
Roger Kwok
郭晉安
Yeung Yat-to
楊逸滔
YT
  • Department C.O.S. & Consultant
  • Yan’s boyfriend → fiancé → husband
  • Best friend with Tong Ming and Vincent
  • Cheung Ting’s ex-husband
  • Diagnosed with glioblastoma, recover after surgery
Kelly Cheung
張曦雯
Lui Ngoi-ling
呂靄寧
Yan
  • Associate Consultant
  • YT’s girlfriend → fiancée → wife
  • Best friend with Zoe
  • Vincent’s ex-girlfriend
  • Support YT’s proposal of fully opening the Drug Formulary
Patrick Lam
林溥來
Ling Wai-hong
凌偉康
Ben
  • Associate Consultant

Cardiothoracic Surgery (CTS)

Cast Role Description
Kenneth Ma
馬國明
Tong Ming
唐明
  • Department C.O.S. & Consultant
  • Zoe’s fiancé, later break up
  • Best friend with Yu Cham-sum, YT and Vincent
  • Support YT’s proposal of fully opening the Drug Formulary
Willie Wai
韋家雄
Ho Bing-kwong
何秉光
Hugo
  • Associate Consultant
Shaopin Tsui
徐肇平
Yuen Chun-fai
阮振輝
  • Medical Officer
  • Rachel’s friend → boyfriend
Lesley Chiang
姜麗文
Fan Wai-shan
范慧珊
Rachel
  • Medical Officer
  • Yuen Chun-fai’s friend → girlfriend

Accident & Emergency (A&E)

Cast Role Description
Ram Chiang
蔣志光
Yu Cham-sum
余湛琛
  • Department C.O.S. & Consultant
  • Best friend with Tong Ming
  • Has feeling on Zoe
Moses Chan
陳豪
Lee Man-shun
李文信
Vincent
  • Associate Consultant
  • Best friend with YT and Tong Ming
  • Yan’s ex-boyfriend, but still has a crush on her
  • Support YT’s proposal of fully opening the Drug Formulary
  • One night stand with Cheung Ting
Natalie Tong
唐詩詠
So Yee
蘇怡
Zoe
  • Associate Consultant
  • Tong Ming’s fiancée, later break up because of abortion
  • Best friend with Yan
  • Pregnant, but forced to undergo abortion due to seriously injured in first aid scene
Osanna Chiu
趙璧渝
Cheung Sin-hang
張善珩
Jackie
  • Medical Officer
Alex Yung
容天佑
Szeto Kit
司徒杰
  • Medical Officer
Doris Chow
周麗欣
Ma Wing-chi
馬穎芝
Paula
  • Medical Officer
Kris Lam
林俊其
Lam Shiu-leung
林紹良
Don
  • Medical Officer

Oncology

Cast Role Description
Nancy Wu
胡定欣
Ip Ching
葉晴
  • Department C.O.S. & Consultant
  • Develop feelings for Tong Ming
Wong Fei
王菲
Tsui Hiu-wan
徐曉韻
Wendy
  • Medical Officer

Nursing

Cast Role Description
Lily Poon
潘芳芳
Wong Ching
汪澄
  • Deputy Head Nurse
  • Advanced Practice Nurse
  • A & E Nurse
Aurora Li
李君妍
Au Tsz-yau
區子柔
Kate
  • Registered Nurse
  • A & E Nurse
Wu Fei
胡㻗
Tse Ka-chun
謝家俊
Roy
  • Registered Nurse
  • A & E Nurse
Elizabeth Wu
胡美貽
Lau Kei-kei
劉琪琪
  • Registered Nurse
  • A & E Nurse

Other cast

Cast Role Description
Max Cheung
張達倫
Wan Ming-cheung
溫銘章
Martin
  • Medical Development Authority Chairman
  • Support Ip Ching’s proposal
  • Thwart YT’s proposal from being passed in the legislative council
Virginia Lau
劉溫馨
Cheung Ting
張庭
  • TNN producer
  • YT’s ex-wife
  • Support Ip Ching’s proposal
  • Thwart YT’s proposal from being passed in the legislative council
Gary Chan
陳嘉輝
Chong Ho-ban
莊浩彬
Henry
  • Health Secretary
Willie Lau
煒烈
Chow Sai-cheong
周世昌
  • Financial Secretary
  • Refuse to increase grant for YT’s proposal
William Chak
翟威廉
Tsang Tsz Long
曾子朗
  • Professor of Pharmacology, Westminster Hospital
  • Ip Ching's late boyfriend
  • Suffered from Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, type 2
  • Published a paper on establishing an Asian Drug Research and Development Center. Ip Ching brings this paper to Hong Kong in the hopes of fulfilling his dying last wish.
  • Died in surgery

(episode 7)

Lam King-ching
林景程
Ng Wing-hong
吳永康
  • Legislative councillor
David Chiang
姜大衛
Lui Chung-hok
呂仲學
  • Former Chief Executive of Marshall Paxton Hospital
  • Yan’s father

(Guest appearance in ep. 11)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Big White Duel 2' will start shooting in Oct 2020 with additional new cast. 17 June 2020 . hk01 . 17 June 2020. zh-hk.