{This will also include the two anniversary series for 2008: "The Gem of Life," and "When Easterly Showers on the Sunny West":
The Gem of Life October 20, 2008 - February 8, 2009
Cast: Lam, Bowie (林保怡) Chan Ho, Moses (陳豪) Choi Siu Fun, Ada (蔡少芬) Lai Chi, Gigi (黎姿) Shiu Mei Ki, Maggie (邵美琪) Wong Chung Chak, Bosco (黃宗澤) Chung, Linda (鍾嘉欣) Wong He (王喜)
Producer: Chik Ki Yee You may wish to be a famous socialite. You may wish to have fame and fortune. But is that really what you will wish for at the end?
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In PAK SIU-YAU (LEE SZE KEE, LOUISE)'s eyes, her three daughters are just as perfect as diamonds. She believes that the greatest blessing for a woman is to marry a wealthy man. To guarantee a better life for her daughters, she has started training the girls since they were young, hoping that they will marry into the richest families when they mature.
YAU's first daughter HONG NGA-YIN (SHIU MEI KI, MAGGIE) does not agree with her on her values. Yet when she sees that the man YIN is going out with is KO CHEUNG-SING (LAM, BOWIE), who is very well-off, she decides to let YIN go with her choice. YAU's second daughter HONG NGA-TUNG (LAI CHI, GIGI) is hopelessly romantic but does not seem to have much luck with men. To make it up to her, YAU seeks to match her up with HO CHIT-NAM (CHAN HO, MOSES), the son of Hong Kong's most powerful business tycoon HO FUNG (YUEH HUA). Being the youngest in the family, HONG NGA-SZ (CHOI SIU FUN, ADA) is well aware of YAU's concerns. Having recovered from divorce, SZ now decides to pin all her hopes on FUNG.
YAU's persistence pays off and her daughters have all found a wealthy husband. But money does not really bring them happiness and the sisters are gradually losing themselves in vanity.
When Easterly Showers on the Sunny West Premiering on October 27 - December 5, 2008
Cast: Wang Ming Chun, Liza (汪明荃) Ma Tak Chung (馬德鐘) Sheh Charmaine (佘詩曼) Sheung Tin Ngor (商天娥) Wong Ho Yin (黃浩然) Li Selena (李詩韻) Edwin Siu (蕭正楠) Kwok Fung (郭 峰)
Producer: Kwan Wing Chung
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Coming from a very humble background, POON MUK HING (Ma Tak Chung) nevertheless is content with his lot. He works for the POONs of Dongshan as driver. His true identity of the eldest son of the family comes to light when he saves POON CHEUK WAH (Wong Ho Yin), the young master, in an accident. CHONG FUNG YEE (Wang Ming Chun, Liza), the first daughter-in-law in the family, has to admit unwillingly the fact that when she married into the family she was already pregnant. His true identity revealed, HING changes his name to POON CHEUK HING according to the genealogical table of the clan. The mother and son have since been locked in a seesaw struggle.
YIP HEUNG CHING (Sheh Charmaine) came from an influential family in Xiguan. She starts selling congee on a boat for a living with her elder brother after their family has fallen into decline. CHING and WAH used to go out but YEE did all she could to separate them. Later, CHING opens a teahouse with the help and support of HING. Spontaneously, love blossoms between them. Not long afterwards, the Poon family runs into a lot of troubles. YEE and WAH are unable to handle them at all. HING seizes the opportunity to restore the prestige of the family. For the sake of the benefit of POONs, he is prepared to sacrifice his relationships with other family members, his love as well as his friends. By doing so, he also involves himself in a never-ending bloody battle of power.
Pages of Treasures Premiering on December 8, 2008 to January 2, 2009
Cast: Paul Chun Pui, Wayne Lai, Eric Suen, Sonija Kwok, Shirley Yeung, Sharon Chan, Mary Hon, Vivian Yeo, Jason Chan, Macy Chan, Lily Ho
Producer: Mui Siu Ching
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Bookshop staff FONG HOK MAN (Paul Chun) always believes that “knowledge is power”. He tries hard to encourage his older son FONG SUM MING (Wayne Lai Yiu Cheung) and his younger son FONG SUM CHING (Eric Suen) to study more. Unfortunately, MING is not good at studying at all and he quits after secondary school. On the other hand, CHING is a very smart boy and MING works hard overseas to support CHING’s further studies on computer sciences in America.
The two brothers return to Hong Kong eventually and they work in the same commercial building. CHING works as a senior network security engineer while MING works as a junior security guard. MAN worries that the difference in their job ranking will hinder their relationship. MING admires a girl YUEN WAI CHUNG (Sonija Kwok) who opens a paper mud figure shop. MAN tries to help MING establish his career by buying a secondhand bookshop for him to operate. However, MAN doesn’t realize that the virtual world is gradually manipulating his family. CHING meets a romanticist TSU HEI MAN (Vivien Yeo) at work which creates misunderstanding between him and his girlfriend, LUI YUEN YI (Shirley Yeung). MAN’s younger daughter FONG SUM MEI (Lily Ho) indulges herself in the virtual world and she is suspected for stealing exam papers on the internet.
Sweetness in the Salt Note: This series is not aired in Hong Kong yet but overseas. Premiering 5th Jan - 6th February Mon-Fri, 8.30pm
Cast: Ma Steven (馬浚偉) Yeung Yi (楊 怡) Wong Ho Yin (黃浩然) Kwok Fung (郭 峰) Tam Siu Wan (譚小環) Ngo Ka Nin (敖嘉年) Chan Shan Chung (陳山聰) Tseung Chi Kwong (蔣志光)
Producer:Lee Tim Shing
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NIP CHI YUEN (Ma Steven), who works in the anti-smuggling camp, is determined to wipe out the Tau's Fort, which is the stronghold for salt smugglers. He pretends to be a down-and-out scholar. TAU SING SUET (Yeung Yi), daughter of the chief smuggler, sympathizes with YUEN and puts him up in the village. Later, they even become fond of each other. During an anti-smuggling operation SUET is badly hurt and has since been separated from YUEN and her family. Fortunately she is saved by WU TING HIN (Wong Ho Yin), son of salt merchant WU KIN (Kwok Fung). HIN takes her home. One day, SUET is horrified to see the dead bodies of her parent being hung on the wall of the city tower, and that the official standing on the top of the tower telling the public not to sell smuggled salt is none other than the man she misses day and night. She is heartbroken, and her love for YUEN turns into hatred that moment on.
HIN finds a job for SUET at the salt company his family runs to help her get over her unhappiness. To repay him, she devotes herself entirely to the job. As time goes by, HIN starts to fall in love with her. However his critical illness making him hesitates to express his love for her. SUET's real identity comes to light when her younger uncle reappears out of the blue. HIN, for fear that his family will report SUET, proposes to her.
The Greatness of a Hero Note: This series is not aired in Hong Kong but overseas. Premiering 9th Feb - 6th Mar Mon - Fri, 8.30pm
Producer:Leung Choy Yuen
Cast:Cheng Jut Si (鄭則士) Chan Kam Hung (陳錦鴻) Sonija Kwok (郭羨妮) Liu Bernice Jan (廖碧兒) Lai Yiu Cheung (黎耀祥) Chan Sau Chu (陳秀珠) Leila Tong (唐 寧) Lee Heung Kam (李香琴)
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TIK YAN KIT (Cheng Jut Si), one of the most celebrated chancellors, is greatly trusted by Empress MO TSAK TIN (Chan Sau Chu). TIN's nephew MO SHING CHI (Lai Yiu Cheung) is jealous and he seeks every opportunity to frame him up. CHI accuses KIT for colluding with his daughter TIK CHING LUEN's (Liu Bernice Jan) husband SUNG TING YUK (Chan Kam Hung) of treason and an attempt to subvert TIN's throne. KIT is left speechless and his family members are all seized in order to TIN has been incited to action by CHI. KIT escapes in chaos but CHI threatens to kill his second wife CHO YUET (Sonija Kwok). The incorruptible and intelligent KIT is miserably caught in a dilemma and he feels helpless in every way. Would KIT be able to conquer the traitors eventually and help restore order from a tragic turnaround?
E.U. February 16, 2009 – March 27, 2009 Producer: Cast: Ron Ng, Sammul Chan, Michael Mui, Michael Tse, Kathy Chow, Elanne Kong, Dominic Lam
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JIANG SHI XIAO (Michael Miu Kiu Wai) is released from jail in Taiwan. He returns to Hong Kong immediately and tries to find his daughter JIANG YOU YOU (Elanne Kong) so as to heal their relationship. By pretending to be friendly with the one who made him in jail, the gang leader TO YIK TIN (Lam Lei), XIAO is eager to get even with him, and also intends to draw two young policemen to his side in order to strengthen his influence. LEE PAK KIU (Sammul Chan) from the Emergency Unit is reluctant to get close with a gangster while CHUNG LAP MAN (Ron Ng Cheuk Hai) from Special Duty Squad believes that XIAO could help them fight against TIN by acting as an informer. MAN develops a close relationship with him gradually but he has been dismissed before accomplishing the task. Afterwards, XIAO takes MAN under his wing and MAN devotes himself to the triad society.
TIN always put XIAO on his guard and he asks his trusted follower LEUNG SIU TONG (Michael Tse Tin Wah) to keep a close eye on XIAO. On the other hand, XIAO fights back by making use of TIN’s wife CHING YEUK SAM (Kathy Chow Hoi Mei) to strengthen his power in the gang. XIAO eventually becomes the gang leader and he believes that everything is under control. However, the drug trafficking business keeps running into trouble abnormally. XIAO begins to question the loyalties among his confidants.
The Winter Melon Tale Premiering 9th March - 3rd April Mon-Fri, 8.30pm Cast: Sunny Chan, Louisa So, Lui Kai Chi, Nancu Wu, Jack Wu, Mimi Lo
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FAN TUNG (Liu Kai Chi) is one of the four deities under the Stove God. He has offended the Queen Mother of the West of being ravenous and gets imprisoned for 500 years in the winter melon. By chance TIN TAI KWAI (Chan Kam Hung) and his wife CHUNG PIK YUK (So Yuk Wah) free him from constraint. TUNG has crashed with KWAI's older brother TIN TAI FU (also played by Liu Kai Chi) accidentally and his spirit enters FU's body inexplicably while losing all his instincts.
TUNG starts living in KWAI's house and getting closer to the family. YUK finds suspicious TUNG and she tries to unmask him by all means. Having failed in his attempt to return to Heaven, TUNG becomes reliant on the help of six little deities who assimilated his instincts released from the melon, and since then TUNG is aware of the fickleness of human nature. One day, FU's truant wife LING FUNG (Lau Yuk Chui) suddenly returns. She ruins everything and even causes the death of KWAI. In order to get his life back, TUNG illicitly breaks into the netherworld.
The King of Snooker Premiering 30th March - 24th April Mon - Fri, 9.30pm Producer: Tong Kei Ming Scriptwriter: Suen Ho Ho & Lo Mei Wan Starring: Cheng Siu Chau, Adam (鄭少秋) Niki Chow (周麗淇) Patrick Tang (鄧健泓) Tang Lai Ming, Joyce (滕麗名) Kok Ching Hung (郭政鴻) Hui Shiu Hung (許紹雄) Tam Siu Wan (譚小環) Yuen Wai Ho (袁偉豪)
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The all-conquering snooker player YAU YAT KIU (Cheng Siu Chau, Adam) takes everyone by surprise when he suddenly retires from the snooker world. This comes as a huge disappointed to her daughter YAU KA KAN (Niki Chow), who has always wanted to follow in his footsteps. She feels bewildered too, for although KIU pretends he does not care about the snooker any more, he has set up an extremely difficult game in his restaurant. His purpose cannot be more obvious: he is waiting for someone to solve the game. KIU comes to know KAN TSZ HIM (Patrick Tang) by chance. Noticing his flair for the snooker, KIU decides to make an exception for HIM and teaches him all he knows about the game. Later, KAN manages to persuade her father into taking her in as well.
HIM fancies KAN, but she is fond of LUI KIN CHUNG, KIU's bitter foe (Kok Ching Hung). CHUNG is a crafty person. In order to win the game, he fools around with HIM's aunt CHIN TO TO (Tang Lai Ming, Joyce), who is also HIM's manager. HIM falls out with KIU because of CHUNG. Both master and disciple come to settle their scores on a snooker-table in the end.
Man in Charge Premiering 6th Apr - 1st May Mon-Fri, 8.30pm [b]Producer: Lee Tim Shing Cast: Kenneth Ma, Leila Tong, Matthew Ko, Kate Tsui, Lau Ka Fai
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Master TAI YAU KUNG (Lau Ka Fai) is skilled in training official advisor for government. He helps his foster son CHOW PING (Ma Kwok Ming) obtain a job in officialdom. PING is a resourceful young man but he holds fast to his own beliefs. He finds all the rules and practices of the officials intolerable so he stays idle all the time. Sometimes he goes tavern to have fun and he falls into the adorable owner CHONG SIU HAN (Leila Tong). His wife CHIU YUK HING (Tsui Tsz Shan, Kate) becomes green-eyed monster and never stays in settlement with him.
KUNG recommends PING to work as an advisor to the new government official SHUM KWAN POK (Matthew Ko). PING and POK become good friends as time goes by. However, PING accidentally discovers that his respectful master KUNG is actually the father of POK. In order to protect himself, POK starts making use of HING to eliminate PING. PING is shocked to realize that his wife is in fact a spy dispatched by Imperial .