My Family (Hong Kong TV series)
My Family (Chinese: 甜孫爺爺) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in January 2005.
| My Family | |
|---|---|
 Promo poster | |
| 甜孫爺爺 | |
| Genre | Modern Comedy |
| Starring | Chung King Fai Ha Yu Hawick Lau Alex Fong Shirley Yeung Sam Chan Rebecca Chan |
| Narrated by | Hawick Lau |
| Opening theme | "幸福家庭" by Alex Fong |
| Ending theme | "頭等" by Hawick Lau |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Amy Wong |
| Running time | 45 minutes (approx.) |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVB |
| Original release | January 31 – February 25, 2005 |
Synopsis
- Experience grows with age,
- When wise old grand pa is in charge,
- The family is in good shape.
Man Tai-Lor (Chung King Fai) controls the Man family with an iron fist, much to the displeasure of his son Man Chiu-Kit (Ha Yu), who is constantly trying to assert his authority within the family. When Tai-Lor developed Parkinson's disease, he hides his anxieties by retiring from his job as a school principal and concealing his ailment from his family. When the truth is revealed, he decides to step down as the patriarch of his family and lets Chiu-Kit run the family.
Relationships in the family worsen when eldest son Freeman Man Yat-Long (Hawick Lau) moves out. He and second son Ray Man Yat-Hei (Alex Fong) end up competing for the same girl, an aspiring cake maker named Miki Mo See-Ting (Shirley Yeung). The third son, Kevin Man Yat-Ching (Sam Chan) becomes especially rebellious as his father tries to assert himself as the family patriarch by implementing stricter and less reasonable rules for his sons to follow. When the Man family starts teetering off the track, the old and retired Tai-Lor has to step in to clear the mess and gently guide everyone back...
Cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Chung King Fai | Man Tai-Lor 文泰來 | Retired Principal Man Chiu-Kit's father. Man Yat-Long, Man Yat-Hei, and Man Yat-Ching's grandfather. |
| Ha Yu | Man Chiu-Kit 文超傑 | Health Inspector Man Wong Mei-Sin's husband. Man Tai-Lor's son. Man Yat-Long, Man Yat-Hei, and Man Yat-Ching's father. |
| Rebecca Chan | Man Wong Mei-Sin 文王美仙 | Housewife, high school teacher Ning Mao-Chun's wife. Man Yat-Long, Man Yat-Hei, and Man Yat-Ching's mother. |
| Hawick Lau | Man Yat-Long (Freeman) 文逸朗 | Singer Mo Si-Ting's ex-boyfriend. Man Yat-Hei and Man Yat-Ching's older brother. |
| Alex Fong | Man Yat-Hei (Ray) 文逸晞 | Pastry Chef Mo Si-Ting's boyfriend. Man Yat-Long and Man Yat-Ching's brother. |
| Sam Chan | Man Yat-Ching (Kevin) 文逸清 | Student Man Yat-Long and Man Yat-Hei's younger brother. |
| Shirley Yeung | Mo See-Ting (Miki) 毛思婷 | Patry Chef Man Yat-Long's ex-girlfriend. Man Yat-Hei's girlfriend. Akubi's assistant. |
| Belinda Hamnett | Akubi | Singer/Actress |
Awards
- Ha Yu won the "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" Award for his role Man Chiu-Kit, at the 38th TVB Anniversary Awards in 2005.
External links
- TVB.com The Family - Official Website (in Chinese)