BRA (Chinese: 内在美) is a 13 episode mini-series produced by Mediacorp Channel 5.[1] The show was inspired by real-life cancer survivors and airs Mondays to Thursdays at 10pm.

BRA
内在美
GenreFamily
Romance
Medical Drama
Created byJaya Rathakrishnan
Written byJaya Rathakrishnan
Directed byKabir Bhatia
Don Aravind
StarringBeatrice Chia
Belinda Lee
Dhaya Nambiar
Jimmy Taenaka
Jason Godfrey
Koh Chieng Mun
Esther Yeo
Saina
Karen Tan
Chiew Wei
Gabriel Irons
Opening themeCrowns by Jean Tan
Country of originSingapore
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersJaya Rathakrishnan
Abbas Akbar
ProducerManju Balakrishnan
Production locationsSingapore
Malaysia
Running timeapprox. 46 minutes
Original release
NetworkMediacorp Channel 5
ReleaseOctober 23 (2017-10-23) –
November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)

Cast

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Main cast

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  • Beatrice Chia as Alexis Chua, Head of Oncology at Republic Hospital
  • Belinda Lee as Brenda Low, beauty pageant winner, social worker and social media influencer
  • Dhaya Nambiar as Rathika Rajan, aspiring actress
  • Jimmy Taenaka as Adrian Tan, husband of Brenda
  • Jason Godfrey as Herman Yap, in love with Alexis, doctor at Republic Hospital
  • Koh Chieng Mun as Mdm Sophia, mother of Alexis, has Alzheimer's

Supporting cast

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  • Randall Tan as Chua Hock Heng, father of Alexis, former doctor at Republic hospital
  • Steve Yap as Chua Hock Hin, son of Hock Heng
  • James Kumar as Surya, longtime friend of Rathika
  • Tan Kheng Hua as Gloria Yap Edwards, mother of Herman
  • Beau Di Orazio as Brenda’s International Photographer

References

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  1. ^ "The challenge of acting in a TV drama about breast cancer after losing your mum to the disease". Channel News Asia. October 20, 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.