| Native Name: | 末代御醫 |
| Alt Name: | The Last Imperial Physician |
| Genre: | Historical drama, historical fiction |
| Creator: | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Starring: | Roger Kwok Tavia Yeung Helena Law Pierre Ngo JJ Jia Jonathan Cheung Rebecca Zhu Jazz Lam |
| Opentheme: | Agony (靈魂的痛) by Hubert Wu |
| Theme Music Composer: | Alan Cheung |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Language: | Cantonese |
| Num Episodes: | 20 |
| Executive Producer: | Catherine Tsang |
| Producer: | Nelson Cheung |
| Editor: | Wong Kwok-fai |
| Location: | Hong Kong Panyu District, Guangzhou, China |
| Camera: | Multi camera |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes |
| Company: | TVB |
| Network: | Jade |
| The Last Healer in Forbidden City | |
| T: | 末代御醫 |
| S: | 末代御医 |
| L: | "The Last Imperial Physician" |
| Y: | Muhtdoih Yuhyī |
| Ci: | pronounced as /mùːt̚.tɔ̀ːy jỳː.jíː/ |
| J: | Mut6doi6 Jyu6ji1 |
| P: | Mòdài Yùyī |
The Last Healer in Forbidden City (; literally "The Last Imperial Physician") is a 2016 Hong Kong historical fiction television drama produced by TVB, starring Roger Kwok and Tavia Yeung as the main leads, produced by Nelson Cheung.[1] It premiered on March 28, 2016, airing every Monday to Friday on Hong Kong's TVB Jade, Malaysia's Astro on Demand and Australia's TVBJ channels during its 8:30–9:30 pm timeslot, concluding April 22, 2016 with a total of 20 episodes.[2]
The Last Healer in Forbidden City is a fictional telling told through the account of a physician of Emperor Guangxu played by Roger Kwok about the Emperor's mysterious death at the age of 37. It has long been rumored that the Guangxu Emperor was actually poisoned to death. In 2008, forensic tests done on the Guangxu Emperor remains revealed that high levels of arsenic was found in his remains. The arsenic levels were 2,000 times higher than that of ordinary levels.[3]
Story takes time period in between 1898 (24th year of Guangxu) and 1908 (34th year of Guangxu), the late reign of the Qing dynasty. Skillful physician To Chung (Roger Kwok) is named the new Imperial Palace Physician when he successfully heals Empress Dowager Chee-Hei (Law Lan) from her illness. To Chung eventually grows close to the Gwong-seoi Emperor (Pierre Ngo) who is under house arrest at the Forbidden City and stripped of his powers after angering Dowager Chee-hei due to losing the First Sino-Japanese War and rebelling against her authority. To Chung also heals Gwong-seoi Emperor from his illness and helps the young emperor with his relationship with Consort Tsan (Rebecca Zhu).
However how great he is as a physician to the imperial family, To Chung cannot heal his crippled wife Hung Bak-hap (JJ Jia). Desperate to heal his wife he seeks out the services of bone-setter Fuk Ling (Tavia Yeung). Fuk Ling's treatments helps Bak-hap relieve some of her pain. Impressed by Fuk Ling, To Chung refers her to the Forbidden City where she becomes Empress Dowager Chee-hei personal bone-setter.
To Chung and Fuk Ling's friendship eventually turns romantic but his loyalty to his wife Bak-hap prevents him from further pursuing his romance interest in Fuk Ling. Fuk Ling however has ulterior motives with getting close to the imperial family as she has been tasked to kill the Gwong-seoi Emperor.[4]
Character names are in Cantonese romanisation.
Names of the main cast are all homophones to Chinese herbs.
| Timeslot (HKT) | Week | Episode(s) | Average points | Peaking points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon – Fri (8:30–9:30 pm) 20:30–21:30 | 1 | Mar 28 – April 1, 2016 | 1–5 | 25 | – | |
| 2 | April 4–8, 2016 | 6–10 | 23 | 25 | ||
| 3 | April 11–15, 2016 | 11–15 | 22 | 23 | ||
| 4 | April 18–22, 2016 | 16–20 | 23 | 26 | ||
| Total average | 23.25 | 27 | ||||
| Network | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astro on Demand | March 28, 2016 | Monday – Friday 8:30–9:15 pm | ||
| 8TV (Malaysia) | June 26, 2018 | Monday – Friday 7:00–8:00 pm | ||
| TVBJ | March 28, 2016 | Monday – Friday 7:15–8:15 pm | ||
| Starhub TV | July 4, 2016 | Monday – Friday 8:00–9:00 pm |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | StarHub TVB Awards[8] | My Favourite TVB Drama | The Last Healer in Forbidden City | |
| My Favourite TVB Actor | Roger Kwok | |||
| My Favourite TVB Supporting Actor | Pierre Ngo | |||
| TVB Star Awards Malaysia | My Favourite TVB Actor in a Supporting Role | Pierre Ngo | ||
| My Favourite Top 15 TVB Drama Characters | Roger Kwok | |||
| Tavia Yeung | ||||
| TVB Anniversary Awards | Best Series | The Last Healer in Forbidden City | ||
| Best Actress | Tavia Yeung | |||
| Most Popular Series Song | Agony (靈魂的痛) by Hubert Wu | |||