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 |
| Ending theme | Sometimes by Ron Ng |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original languages | Cantonese English |
| 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; jyutping: Zung Ceokmaan) the patriarch of the Chung family with four wives; the first ethnic Chinese barrister.
- Mary Hon as Koo Sam-lan (顧心蘭; Gu Samlaan) portrays the first wife of Sir Arthur Chung. Dies in Ep:39.
- Idy Chan portrays Aisin Gioro Yee-yin (愛新覺羅·爾嫣; Oisangoklo Jijin), 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. She left Sir Arthur Chung for Chai Yat-Fai in Ep:36."
- Elena Kong portrays Yvonne Yik (易懿芳; Jik Jifong), the third wife of Sir Arthur, later divorced after she had an affair with Muk Sui.
- Tavia Yeung portrays Hong Tsz-kwan (康子君; Hong Zigwan) a famous Peking opera daomadan singer known by the stage name Sai Fenghuang (賽鳳凰), who eventually becomes Sir Arthur's fourth wife, divorced and later remarried to Sir Arthur as his only wife.
- Kenneth Ma portrays Charles Chung (鍾啟燊; Zung Kaisan), Chung's eldest son, also a barrister and husband to Kwai Siu Yau.
- Rebecca Zhu portrays Kwai Siu-yau (季小由; Gwai Siujau), 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; Zung Kaijip), Chung's illegitimate son.
- Sire Ma portrays Elaine Chung (鍾浩頤; Zung Houji), Chung's eldest daughter.
- Suki Lam portrays Chung Ho-ching (鍾浩晴; Zung Houcing), Chung's second daughter.
- Alvin Lau portrays Chung Kai-hei (鍾啟熙; Zung Kaihei), Chung's youngest son.
Fok family (霍家)
- Shek Sau portrays rival barrister to Sir Arthur.
- Corinna Chamberlain portrays the wife of Shek Sau's character.
- Stefan Wong portrays Fok's 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) love interest of Siu-Yau ... later has an affair with Sir Arthur's third wife, Yvonne.
- 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). Also, a best friend to Hong Chi Kwan.
- Adrian Chau portrays Yung Dat Chi (容達志), a young cop who becomes Sir Arthur's son-in-law and husband to Chung Ho Yee.
- Bella Lam portrays Kwai Siu-yu (季小茹), the younger sister of Siu-yau.
- Charmaine Li, a maid of Chung family who married Jimmy Chung.
Awards and nominations
- Won: Best Actress (Tavia Yeung)
- Nominated: Best Drama
- Nominated: Best Actor, Top 5 (Damian Lau)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Vincent Wong)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Elena Kong)
- Nominated: My Favourite Male Character (Damian Lau)
- Nominated: My Favourite Female Character (Tavia Yeung)
- Nominated: Most Improved Male Artiste (Vincent Wong)
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]