My Grandson, the Doctor

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My Grandson, the Doctor
Genre Sitcom
Created byAndrea Teo
Written bySeah Chang Un
Directed byAndrea Teo
Colin Cairnes
Chong Gim Hwee
Jennifer Tan
Eunice Tan
Yong Mun Chee
Starring Nicholas Lee
Jacintha Abisheganaden
Michelle Goh
Susan Quah
Neo Swee Lin
Jasmin Samat Simon
Koh Chieng Mun
Theme music composerNicholas Lim
Country of origin Singapore
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerAndrea Teo
Original release
Network TCS Channel 5
ReleaseOctober 3, 1996 (1996-10-03) 
February 13, 1997 (1997-02-13)

My Grandson, the Doctor was a Singaporean English-language sitcom. [1] It starred Nicholas Lee, Jacintha Abisheganaden, Michelle Goh, Susan Quah, Neo Swee Lin, Jasmin Samat Simon and Koh Chieng Mun. [2] [3]

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For his performance in the series, Samat won the Best Actor award for the comedy/light entertainment category at the Asian Television Awards in 1997. [4]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Reception

Carol Leong of The New Paper wrote that "Devotees of TCS sitcoms will enjoy the faintly absurd scenarios, the local humour and the sight of Jacintha playing it matronly." [5]

Ong Sor Fern of The Straits Times wrote that the series has an "annoying share of well-educated actors trying to speak street English", and is "much too insipid to inspire many memories." [6]

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References

  1. "SHE WASN'T THE ORIGINAL CHOICE". The New Paper . Singapore. 25 September 1996. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. 邓宝翠 (24 September 1996). "英语环境剧受欢迎 《妙医妙诊》诊所里笑话多". Lianhe Zaobao . Singapore. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. "Jasmin jadi 'doktor'". Berita Harian . Singapore. 26 September 1996. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. Bachik, Hasleen (22 January 1998). "Jasmin terbukti 'lebih besar' dari Moses Lim". Berita Harian . Singapore.
  5. Leong, Carol (7 October 1996). "Vital signs of lively touch". The New Paper . Singapore. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  6. Ong, Sor Fern (28 July 1999). "The Grammar : According to TCS". The Straits Times . Singapore.