Threesome (Hong Kong TV series)

Threesome (Chinese: 三個女人一個「因」), is a 2018 legal comedy drama produced by TVB. It stars Mandy Wong, Benjamin Yuen and Jason Chan as the main cast, with Arnold Kwok, Snow Suen, Joseph Lee, Gigi Wong, Lam King-ching and Kirby Lam as the major supporting cast.[1][2]

Threesome
三個女人一個「因」
GenreModern
Legal
Comedy
Written bySteffie Lai Sin-yi
StarringMandy Wong
Benjamin Yuen
Jason Chan
Arnold Kwok
Snow Suen
Joseph Lee
Gigi Wong
Lam King-ching
Kirby Lam
Opening theme"Uniquely Me" (無雙)
by Miriam Yeung
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes18
20 (Original Version)
Production
ProducerPoon Ka-tak
Production locationHong Kong
Production companyTelevision Broadcasts Limited
Release
Original networkTVB Jade
Original release18 February (2018-02-18) 
15 April 2018 (2018-04-15)

The drama earned critical acclaim and won My Favourite TV Drama in both Malaysia and Singapore in 2018 TVB 51st Anniversary Gala. Mandy Wong earned critical acclaim for her performance in the drama, playing Evie Fong Yee-yan, a barrister with dissociative identity disorder, along with Evie's two other personalities, Piña Colada and Sau Mak Mak, winning Favourite TVB Actress in a Leading Role in both Malaysia and Singapore in 2018 TVB 51st Anniversary Gala.[3]

Synopsis

Evie Fong Yee-yan (Mandy Wong) is a well-known barrister. In fact, she suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder. Although Evie keeps this secret from everyone, Lee Tong-kai (Benjamin Yuen), Evie's childhood friend, finds out she suffers from DID by chance. In order to marry Theo Kei Hiu-yung (Jason Chan Chi-san), Evie accepts Kai as her apprentice and Kai must not reveal her secret to anyone.

Cast

Main cast

CastRoleDescription
Mandy WongEvie Fong Yee-yan
(方以因)
A competitive barrister
Suffered from Dissociative Identity Disorder and had lost her memory before the age of ten, but kept this as a secret from everyone
Kai's childhood friend, becomes his pupil master after he found out that she has DID in order to prevent him from revealing her secret
Theo's fiancée, broke up with him after knowing his biggest fear is DID patient
Piña Colada
(菠蘿椰奶)
One of the split personalities of Evie
Wild, vigorous and likes to drink alcohol
Did not get along with Evie
Befriended with Kai
Hated Wa Yee-sze
Got marry with Dominic after drunk, later divorces
Sau Mak Mak
(愁擘擘)
Another split personality of Evie
Pessimistic and timid
Had a crush on Kai
Benjamin YuenLee Tung-kai
(利東佳)
A law student, became Evie's apprentice after finding out she had DID
Cleared up the mess made by Evie's split personalities and prevented the others from knowing that she has DID, later befriended with Piña and Sau Mak Mak
Persuaded Evie to seek help from Dr. Bean
Jason ChanTheo Kei Hiu-yung (紀驍勇)A rich CEO
Suffered from Panic Disorder, feared of height, darkness, blood and ghost, biggest fear is DID sufferer, later sought help from Dr. Bean
Evie's fiancé, later broke up her without knowing that she suffered from DID

Major Supporting Cast

  • Arnold Kwok as Dominic Tong Mai-ni (唐米尼), a model. He got marry with Piña after they were drunk in Las Vegas.
  • Snow Suen as Dr. Bean Siu-dou (邊小豆), a psychotherapist who had a crush on Theo.
  • Joseph Lee as Au-yeung Yat-bor (歐陽一波), a prosecutor from the Deputy of Justice and Evie's master.
  • Gigi Wong as Easy Wah Yee-sze (華綺思), Evie's mother who treated her harshly.
  • Lam King-ching as Bowin Bak Bo-wun (白保運), Evie's apprentice.
  • Kirby Lam as Lee Tung-ling (利東伶), Kai's youngest sister.

Awards and nominations

TVB Anniversary Awards 2018

Category Nominee Result
Favourite TVB Drama in Malaysia Threesome Won
Favourite TVB Drama in Singapore Won
Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Mandy Wong as "Fong Yee-yan (Evie)" Won
Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore Won
Best Drama Threesome Nominated
Best Actress Mandy Wong as "Fong Yee-yan (Evie)" Nominated (Top 5)
Most Popular Female Character Nominated (Top 5)
Most Popular Drama Theme Song Uniquely Me by Miriam Yeung Nominated

People's Choice Television Awards 2018[4]

Category Nominee Result
People's Choice Best Drama Threesome Top 5 (Ranked 2nd)
People's Choice Best Script Won
People's Choice Best Actor Benjamin Yuen as "Lee Tung-kai" Top 5 (Ranked 3rd)
People's Choice Best Actress Mandy Wong as "Fong Yee-yan (Evie)" Won
People's Choice Most Improved Male Artiste Arnold Kwok as "Tong Mai-ni (Dominic)" Top 5 (Ranked 5th)
People's Choice Most Improved Female Artiste Kirby Lam as "Lee Tung-ling" Won
People's Choice Best TV Drama Partnership Mandy Wong as "Fong Yee-yan (Evie)" and Benjamin Yuen as "Lee Tong-kai" Top 6 (Ranked 3rd)
People's Choice Best TV Drama Theme Song Uniquely Me by Miriam Yeung Won

2018 Hong Kong Television Awards

Category Nominee Result
Best Drama[5] Threesome Won
Best Leading Actor in Drama Series Benjamin Yuen as "Lee Tung-kai" Top 5 (Ranked 2nd)
Best Leading Actress in Drama Series[6] Mandy Wong as "Fong Yee-yan (Evie)" Won
Best Supporting Actress in Drama Series Kirby Lam as "Lee Tung-ling" Top 4 (Ranked 4th)
Best Drama Theme Song Uniquely Me by Miriam Yeung Top 5 (Ranked 4th)

References

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