Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles
| Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles | |
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Written by | Au Koon-ying Lo Mei-wun |
| Starring | Damian Lau Idy Chan Kenneth Ma Tavia Yeung Ron Ng Rebecca Zhu Ben Wong Elena Kong Mary Hon Vincent Wong Sire Ma JJ Jia Adrian Chau Shek Sau |
| Opening theme | At This Very Moment (此時此刻) by Fiona Sit |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original languages | Cantonese English Shanghainese |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Chong Wai-kin |
| Production locations | Hong Kong Shanghai, China |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Production company | Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Original release | |
| Network | Jade HD Jade |
| Release | October 22 – December 14, 2012 |
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| Chinese | 名媛望族 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "prominent family of high status women" | ||||||||||
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Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles is a Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) under executive producer Chong Wai-kin. The drama follows the lives of a large, rich, and influential Chinese family living in 1920's and 1930s colonial Hong Kong.
Cast and characters
Chung family (鍾家)
- Damian Lau portrays Sir Arthur Chung, JP (鍾卓萬) the patriarch of the Chung family with four wives; the first ethnic Chinese barrister.
- Mary Hon as Koo Sam-lan (顧心蘭) portrays the first wife of Sir Arthur Chung.
- Idy Chan portrays Aisin Gioro Yee-yin (愛新覺羅·爾嫣), a Manchu ex-princess of the fallen Qing dynasty; the second wife of Sir Arthur. She is the oldest daughter Pak's character, and sister of Aisin Gioro Yee-hei; also the love interest of Chai Yat-fai.
- Elena Kong portrays Yvonne Yik (易懿芳), the third wife of Sir Arthur.
- Tavia Yeung portrays Hong Tsz-kwan (康子君) a famous Peking opera daomadan singer known by the stage name Sai Fenghuang (賽鳳凰), who eventually becomes Sir Arthur's fourth wife.
- Kenneth Ma portrays Charles Chung Kai-sun (鍾啟燊), Chung's eldest son, also a barrister.
- Rebecca Zhu portrays Kwai Siu-yau (季小由), the wife of Kai-sun. Rebecca Zhu replaced Fala Chen, who withdrew from production due to health problems.
- Vincent Wong as Jimmy Chung (鍾啟燁), Chung's illegitimate son.
- Sire Ma portrays Elaine Chung (鍾浩頤), Chung's eldest daughter.
- Suki Lam portrays Chung Ho-ching (鍾浩晴), Chung's second daughter.
- Alvin Lau portrays Chung Kai-hei (鍾啟熙), Chung's youngest son.
Fok family (霍家)
- Shek Sau portrays the boss of a prominent Hong Kong triad.
- Corinna Chamberlain portrays the wife of Shek Sau's character.
- Stefan Wong portrays Fok's eldest son but dies as a result of heartbroken due to rejection of his love by Elaine Chung.
Aisin Gioro family (愛新覺羅家)
- Pak Yan portrays the mother of Aisin Gioro Yee-yin, and Aisin Gioro Yee-hei.
- Sammy Sum portrays Aisin Gioro Yee-hei (愛新覺羅·爾熹). He is the younger brother of Aisin Gioro Yee-yin.
Other characters
- Ron Ng portrays Kam Muk-shui (金木水)a wanderer who eventually becomes the leader of a triad.
- Ben Wong portrays Chai Yat-fai (齊日輝), a businessman who is in love with Aisin Gioro Yee-yin. Leg amputated after being violently beaten up by Jimmy Chung in Ep:25.
- Savio Tsang portrays Chung's assistant.
- Jess Sum portrays Suen Fei-Fei (孫菲菲) a Peking opera singer specializing in scholar-warrior characters (文武生).
- Adrian Chau portrays Yung Dat Chi (容達志), a young cop who is also Elaine Chung's love interest.
- Bella Lam portrays Kwai Siu-yu (季小茹), the younger sister of Siu-yau.
- Charmaine Li, a maid of Chung family.
Viewership ratings
The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership.
| Week | Originally Aired | Episodes | Average Points | Peaking Points | References |
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References
- ^ Week 1 Ratings
- ^ Week 2 Ratings
- ^ [Week 3 Ratings]
- ^ [Week 4 Ratings]
- ^ [Week 5 Ratings]
- ^ [Week 6 Ratings]
- ^ [Week 7 Ratings]
- ^ [Week 8 Ratings]