The Hippocratic Crush
| The Hippocratic Crush | |
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| Also known as | On Call 36 Hours |
| On Call 36小時 | |
| Genre | Medical drama |
| Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Written by | Suen Ho-ho Poon Man-hung Leung Yan-tung |
| Starring | Kenneth Ma Tavia Yeung Him Law Mandy Wong Benjamin Yuen Candy Chang Ben Wong Gigi Wong |
| Theme music composer | Tang Chi-wai |
| Opening theme | 連續劇 by Joey Yung |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original languages | Cantonese Mandarin English |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Tommy Leung |
| Producer | Poon Ka-tak |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes (each) |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | Jade HD Jade |
| Release | 13 February – 16 March 2012 |
| Related | |
| The Hippocratic Crush II | |
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| Chinese | On Call 36小時 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "on call 36 hours" | ||||||||||
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The Hippocratic Crush, also known by its Chinese language title On Call 36 Hours (Chinese: On Call 36小時) is a 2012 Hong Kong television medical drama series produced by Poon Ka-tak and TVB. The drama follows the lives of young housemen, residents, and their mentors working in Mercy Hospital (慈愛醫院), a fictional hospital set in Hong Kong.
A sequel series with 30 episodes, The Hippocratic Crush II (a.k.a. On Call 36 Hours II), began filming in February 2013. The sequel premiered on 4 November 2013.