E.U. (TVB)
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Emergency Unit, better known as simply E.U. is a 2009 Hong Kong
television drama created and produced by Wong Wai-sing. It is the direct sequel to 2007's On the First Beat
and the third installment in the The Academy series
. E.U. stars Ron Ng
and Sammul Chan
from the original series, with the addition of Michael Miu
, Kathy Chow, Michael Tse
, and Elanne Kong
. The popularity of Tse's role, Laughing Gor, spawned a film spin-off
and a television drama spin-off
of the character.
Unlike the two previous installments, E.U. focuses on one particular secret triad, while the first two focuses more on the general lives of the characters. E.U. stands for Emergency Unit, a traffic and criminal operation wing under the Hong Kong Police Force.
, Kong Sai-Hao (Michael Miu
) finally returns to Hong Kong. Other than the hope to find his daughter Yau-Yau (Elanne Kong
) to mend their relationship, he also plans for revenge. On one hand, he pretends to surrender to triad boss To Yik-Tin (Lam Lee), the man who caused him to be jailed. On the other hand, he tries to gain trust from police officers Chung Lap-Man (Ron Ng
) and Lee Pak-Kiu (Sammul Chan
). Lee refuses to have a criminal as his friend, but Chung becomes close to Kong to gain inside information about To's activities. Laughing (Michael Tse
) doesn't trust Kong at first, but Kong uses To's wife Ching Yeuk-Sam (Kathy Chow) in the organization as an influence to help him rise up the ranks. To is killed and Kong ascends to become the head of the triad. Later, Chung becomes an official undercover agent for the police force with the intention of exposing Kong's triad crimes. He isolates himself from Lee in order to protect his undercover identity. He meets Kong's daughter Kong Yau Yau, and Yau Yau starts to fall in love with him. Chung uses this to his advantage, gaining trust and higher rank in the triad.
Later on, Kong falls deeply in love with Sum and vice versa causing him to be distracted with his drug business. Kong eventually trusts Chung and almost hands parts of his drug business to Chung to take care of. But just when Kong thought that he was in control, his drug business fails. Kong discovers that the people he trusted the most had betrayed him, including Laughing. He also misinterprets that Sum betrayed him, so he kills her. His daughter Kong Yau Yau finds out and hates him for killing Sum, whom she thought of as a mother. Chung and Lee find out that Laughing was actually also an undercover cop, and both are wracked with feelings of guilt and gain a renewed sense of responsibility to take down Kong.
In the end, Kong's paranoia of betrayal causes him to be immobile for the rest of his life.
's performance. His performance in E.U. is regarded as one of the best performance in his career. He is also favored to win Best Supporting Actor award in 2009's TVB Anniversary Awards
. Due to overwhelming criticism of Tse's character's demise, Tse appeared and spoke in the last scene of the series and a prequel of E.U based on Laughing's life, entitled Turning Point
, was produced. It was premiered on August 10 2009 and was released in cinemas on 13 August 2009.
However, Leung Ka Ki's role as "Fa Yuek-Bo" receive almost complete negative response from viewers, who many of them state that they hate her in the series; this is somehow odd given that Ka Ki's role in the series is supposed to be a "Good person" role, although one possible reason is her stereotypical attitude towards the triads.
Won
Nominated
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
television drama created and produced by Wong Wai-sing. It is the direct sequel to 2007's On the First Beat
On The First Beat
On The First Beat is a TVB modern action series broadcast in June 2007.The series is a direct sequel to 2005's The Academy . The main cast features Ron Ng, Sammul Chan and Chin Ka Lok from the original series and new cast including Michael Tao, Sonija Kwok, Joey Yung, Kenny Kwan and Kate Tsui...
and the third installment in the The Academy series
The Academy (franchise)
The Academy is a Hong Kong TVB modern drama focusing on two young men from entering and training at the police academy to joining the police force and solving crime.The original franchise consistes of:...
. E.U. stars Ron Ng
Ron Ng
Ron Ng Cheuk-hei is a Hong Kong TVB actor, singer, professional dancer, ambassador, and model. He is one of the most demanded artists from TVB.-Early Childhood:...
and Sammul Chan
Sammul Chan
Sammul Chan Kin-fung is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and presenter.-Career:Chan debuted in 1997 as a DJ for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited under his birth name, although most of the time he was simply referred to and credited as simply "Sammul". From 1997 to 1999, he has signed with three...
from the original series, with the addition of Michael Miu
Michael Miu
Michael Miu Kiu-wai is a Hong Kong television and film actor. He was considered as one of the most popular young actors of the 1980s, and along with Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Felix Wong, and Kent Tong, he was a member of TVB's Five Tigers...
, Kathy Chow, Michael Tse
Michael Tse
Michael Tse Tin Wah is a Hong Kong TVB actor.-Career highlights:Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for 5 years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風火海 with Jordan Chan and Jason Chu...
, and Elanne Kong
Elanne Kong
-Discography:* Innocent * Shining * Show You * Elanne Kwong -TV series:-Film:-External links:* * at Sina Twitter...
. The popularity of Tse's role, Laughing Gor, spawned a film spin-off
Turning Point (2009 film)
Turning Point is a 2009 Hong Kong film directed by Herman Yau and starring Michael Tse in the title role of "Laughing Gor" and co-starring veteran actors Francis Ng and Anthony Wong...
and a television drama spin-off
Lives of Omission
Lives of Omission is a 2011 Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited , with Chong Wai-kin serving as the executive producer...
of the character.
Unlike the two previous installments, E.U. focuses on one particular secret triad, while the first two focuses more on the general lives of the characters. E.U. stands for Emergency Unit, a traffic and criminal operation wing under the Hong Kong Police Force.
Synopsis
After ten years behind the bars in TaiwanTaiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, Kong Sai-Hao (Michael Miu
Michael Miu
Michael Miu Kiu-wai is a Hong Kong television and film actor. He was considered as one of the most popular young actors of the 1980s, and along with Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Felix Wong, and Kent Tong, he was a member of TVB's Five Tigers...
) finally returns to Hong Kong. Other than the hope to find his daughter Yau-Yau (Elanne Kong
Elanne Kong
-Discography:* Innocent * Shining * Show You * Elanne Kwong -TV series:-Film:-External links:* * at Sina Twitter...
) to mend their relationship, he also plans for revenge. On one hand, he pretends to surrender to triad boss To Yik-Tin (Lam Lee), the man who caused him to be jailed. On the other hand, he tries to gain trust from police officers Chung Lap-Man (Ron Ng
Ron Ng
Ron Ng Cheuk-hei is a Hong Kong TVB actor, singer, professional dancer, ambassador, and model. He is one of the most demanded artists from TVB.-Early Childhood:...
) and Lee Pak-Kiu (Sammul Chan
Sammul Chan
Sammul Chan Kin-fung is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and presenter.-Career:Chan debuted in 1997 as a DJ for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited under his birth name, although most of the time he was simply referred to and credited as simply "Sammul". From 1997 to 1999, he has signed with three...
). Lee refuses to have a criminal as his friend, but Chung becomes close to Kong to gain inside information about To's activities. Laughing (Michael Tse
Michael Tse
Michael Tse Tin Wah is a Hong Kong TVB actor.-Career highlights:Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for 5 years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風火海 with Jordan Chan and Jason Chu...
) doesn't trust Kong at first, but Kong uses To's wife Ching Yeuk-Sam (Kathy Chow) in the organization as an influence to help him rise up the ranks. To is killed and Kong ascends to become the head of the triad. Later, Chung becomes an official undercover agent for the police force with the intention of exposing Kong's triad crimes. He isolates himself from Lee in order to protect his undercover identity. He meets Kong's daughter Kong Yau Yau, and Yau Yau starts to fall in love with him. Chung uses this to his advantage, gaining trust and higher rank in the triad.
Later on, Kong falls deeply in love with Sum and vice versa causing him to be distracted with his drug business. Kong eventually trusts Chung and almost hands parts of his drug business to Chung to take care of. But just when Kong thought that he was in control, his drug business fails. Kong discovers that the people he trusted the most had betrayed him, including Laughing. He also misinterprets that Sum betrayed him, so he kills her. His daughter Kong Yau Yau finds out and hates him for killing Sum, whom she thought of as a mother. Chung and Lee find out that Laughing was actually also an undercover cop, and both are wracked with feelings of guilt and gain a renewed sense of responsibility to take down Kong.
In the end, Kong's paranoia of betrayal causes him to be immobile for the rest of his life.
The Kong family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Michael Miu Michael Miu Michael Miu Kiu-wai is a Hong Kong television and film actor. He was considered as one of the most popular young actors of the 1980s, and along with Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Felix Wong, and Kent Tong, he was a member of TVB's Five Tigers... |
Kong Sai-Hau 江世孝 |
Triad Boss of Tsun Hing Kong Yau-Yau's father Served 10 years of prison for To Yik-tin (Main Villain) |
| Kathy Chow | Ching Yeuk-Sum 程若芯 |
To Yik-Tin's widow Ma Ying Oi's daughter Fa Yeuk-Bo's older half sister Kong Sai-Hau's fiance Dies in episode 28 |
| Elanne Kong Elanne Kong -Discography:* Innocent * Shining * Show You * Elanne Kwong -TV series:-Film:-External links:* * at Sina Twitter... |
Kong Yau-Yau 江悠悠 |
Kong Sai-Hau's daughter Chung Lap-Man's girlfriend (distant) |
Police unit
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Dominic Lam Dominic Lam Dominic Lam Ka-Wah is an actor in Hong Kong, and a disc jockey in both Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario.-Early Life in Hong Kong:... |
Wu Cheuk-Yan (Hu Sir) 胡卓仁 |
SSP39384 Senior Superintendent Of Police Captain of Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) Chung Lap Man's Superior |
| Sammul Chan Sammul Chan Sammul Chan Kin-fung is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and presenter.-Career:Chan debuted in 1997 as a DJ for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited under his birth name, although most of the time he was simply referred to and credited as simply "Sammul". From 1997 to 1999, he has signed with three... |
Lee Pak-Kiu 李柏翹 |
PI66341 Probationary Inspector of Police Emergency Unit (E.U.) OCTB Team Leader Fa Yeuk-Bo's husband |
| Ron Ng Ron Ng Ron Ng Cheuk-hei is a Hong Kong TVB actor, singer, professional dancer, ambassador, and model. He is one of the most demanded artists from TVB.-Early Childhood:... |
Chung Lap-Man (Lucky Prince) 鍾立文 |
PC66336 Special Duties Unit Kong Yau-Yau's boyfriend (distant) Undercover Police Organized Crime and Triad Bureau Lee Pak Kiu's best friend |
| Leung Ka Ki (梁嘉琪) | Fa Yeuk-Bo 花若葆 |
WPC66914 Police Constable Emergency Unit (E.U.) Ching Yeuk-Sam's younger half sister Ma Ying Oi's daughter Lee Pak-Kiu's wife |
| Lee Ka Sing (李家聲) | Lam Suk-Chuen 林叔泉 |
PC66340 Police Constable Emergency Unit (E.U.) |
| Casper Chan (陳思齊) | Yiu Ling Ling (Cho Ling) 姚玲玲 |
WPC66550 Police Constable Emergency Unit (E.U.) Kwok Kai-Bong's Wife |
| Jason Pai (白彪) | Si To Chiu 司徒超 |
SGT38401 Sergeant Emergency Unit (E.U.) Leung Siu Tong's and Fa Yeuk-Bo's mentor |
| Aimee Chan Aimee Chan Aimee Chan or Aimee Chan Yan Mei , born on 1 April 1981 in Toronto. She was Miss Hong Kong 2006.-Biography:Aimee was born in Toronto, Canada. Her parents were born in Hong Kong. She began her modeling career at the age of 16. She attended Woodbridge College Secondary School in Woodbridge, Ontario... |
Chiu Wan-De (Wendy) 趙雲迪 |
WPC66349 Police Constable Leung Siu Tong's ex-girlfriend Dies in episode 16 |
| Felix Lok | Kwok Pui 郭培 |
Senior Superintendent Of Police Kwok Kai-Chiu's and Kwok Kai-Bong's father |
| Ellesmere Choi Ellesmere Choi Ellesmere Choi Chi Kin is a Hong Kong television actor for TVB. He attended TVB's training classes in 1993.-TV series:*In the Eye of the Beholder *His True Father... |
Kwok Kai-Chiu 郭啟超 |
Senior Inspector Of Police Kwok Kai-Bong's older brother |
Triad
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Lam Lee (林利) | To Yik-Tin 杜亦天 |
Ex-Tsun-Hing Triad Boss Ching Yeuk-Sam's late husband Dies in episode 6 |
| Michael Tse Michael Tse Michael Tse Tin Wah is a Hong Kong TVB actor.-Career highlights:Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for 5 years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風火海 with Jordan Chan and Jason Chu... |
Leung Siu Tong (Laughing) 梁笑棠 |
Former Gang Leader Chiu Wan-De's ex-boyfriend Undercover Police for 9 years，PC66715 Heavily injured in episode 22 Recovers in episode 30 and goes back to the police team |
| Joel Chan Joel Chan (actor) Joel Chan Shan-chung is a Hong Kong actor and singer, best known for his roles as Tsor-lun in the 2009 crime drama E.U. and So Ying-chun in the 2010 detective-fantasy period drama A Pillow Case of Mystery II.-Film:... |
Fai Wing-Lun 費永倫 |
Fai Hung's son Triad Leader |
| Kam Kong (金剛) | Zhong 韓志忠 |
Kong Sai-Hau's Most Trusted Assistant |
| Alex Lam (林子善) | La Ba 劉國強 |
Kong Yau-Yau's roommate Chung Lap-Man's mate |
| Chun Wong (秦煌) | Fai Hung 費雄 |
Fai Wing-Lun's father Triad Elder |
| Dexter Young | Lat Ky 朱永福 |
Triad Boss of New Territories |
Other
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Angelina Lo (盧宛茵) | Fa Ma Ying Oi 花馬英愛 |
Fa Yeuk-Bo's and Ching Yeuk-Sam's mother |
| Wada Hiromi (裕美) | 娟 | Student |
| Jess Shum Jess Shum Jess Sum Cheuk-ying is an actress in Hong Kong under TVB.-TV series:*Shine on You - Student*E.U. - Ho Wing-chi*Rosy Business - young Yan Fung-yee*D.I.E... |
Ho Wing-chi 何詠芝 |
Fai Wing-Lun's wife |
| Oscar Chan (陳堃) | Kwok Kai-Bong 郭啟邦 |
Yiu Ling Ling's (Cho Ling) husband Owner of bookstore |
| Annie Chong | Shopkeeper | |
| Chiu Shek Man (招石文) | Chiu Wan-Di's father | |
| Fung So Bor (馮素波) | Chiu Wan-Di's mother |
Reception
The series has received many positive responses, particularly for Michael TseMichael Tse
Michael Tse Tin Wah is a Hong Kong TVB actor.-Career highlights:Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for 5 years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風火海 with Jordan Chan and Jason Chu...
's performance. His performance in E.U. is regarded as one of the best performance in his career. He is also favored to win Best Supporting Actor award in 2009's TVB Anniversary Awards
TVB Anniversary Awards
TVB Anniversary Awards is an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming. It is the Hong Kong equivalent of the Emmy Awards....
. Due to overwhelming criticism of Tse's character's demise, Tse appeared and spoke in the last scene of the series and a prequel of E.U based on Laughing's life, entitled Turning Point
Turning Point (2009 film)
Turning Point is a 2009 Hong Kong film directed by Herman Yau and starring Michael Tse in the title role of "Laughing Gor" and co-starring veteran actors Francis Ng and Anthony Wong...
, was produced. It was premiered on August 10 2009 and was released in cinemas on 13 August 2009.
However, Leung Ka Ki's role as "Fa Yuek-Bo" receive almost complete negative response from viewers, who many of them state that they hate her in the series; this is somehow odd given that Ka Ki's role in the series is supposed to be a "Good person" role, although one possible reason is her stereotypical attitude towards the triads.
Awards
TVB Anniversary Awards (2009)TVB Anniversary Awards (2009)
TVB Anniversary Awards 2009 is an award ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming of 2009. The award ceremony took place on December 4, 2009.-Best Drama:...
Won
- Best Supporting Actor (Michael Tse)
- Most Improved Actress (Aimee Chan)
Nominated
- Best Drama
- Best Actor (Michael Miu)
- Best Actress (Kathy Chow)
- Best Supporting Actor (Joel Chan)
- Best Supporting Actress (Elanne Kong)
- My Favourite Male Character (Michael Miu)
- My Favourite Male Character (Michael Tse)
- My Favourite Female Character (Kathy Chow)
Viewership ratings
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- 43 points is when there are 2 minutes left of the drama