Gun Metal Grey
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Gun Metal Grey is a 2010 Hong Kong
police procedural
television serial drama starring Felix Wong
and Michael Miu
. Produced by Terry Tong and edited by Lau Choi-wan and Leung Yan-tung, Gun Metal Grey is a TVB
production. The drama is one of two grand TVB productions to celebrate the channel's 43rd anniversary, the other being No Regrets
, and they are the first Hong Kong dramas to broadcast with English subtitles. The Chinese
title literally means "criminal police
", which can also be used to a describe a cop who commits a crime
. During early promotions for the drama, the year "2010" was attached to the Chinese title to prevent confusion with previous dramas of a similar title. The English title is a wordplay
on the colour of guns
, a representation of criminal justice, and Felix Wong's character Stone Sir, a cop who finds himself trapped in a grey area of morality
.
The drama is a dramatisation and fictional telling of Hong Kong's top ten criminal cases, which tells about the complexities of human nature and the strangeness of truth. The episode premiere of Gun Metal Grey aired on 1 November 2010.
) was falsely accused of murder and sentenced to prison. Now that he has been discharged, he decides to get to the bottom of the case. Unfortunately, he is unable to bring the culprit to justice because of lack of evidence. As a result, his suppressed anger continues to churn within him and whenever the law fails to carry out justice, he takes matters into his own hand.The sudden change in his character and behavior places his friendship with his teammate Mad Sir (Michael Miu
) to the test. Later, when he is trying to prevent Mad from looking further into the case, he even hurts Mad's girlfriend, Kim (Jessica Hsuan
). The competition begins to intensify between the two good friends when Mad is determined to deal with Stone according to the law.
from 4 to 6 October 2009. Kenny Wong and Stephen Huynh
portrayed a villain and a victim respectively in the trailer, but Wong was later announced to not take part in the actual production of the drama.
channel on 5 December 2009 during the showing of TVB Sales Presentation 2010. It was the first of twelve 2010 drama productions that were introduced. Although initial reception of the trailer was not as popularly received as the channel's other anniversary drama, No Regrets
, many viewers expressed that Gun Metal Grey would be a success once it airs due to it being a "Five Tiger
collaboration."
In 23 March 2010, TVB introduced Gun Metal Grey as one of the channel's four upcoming big productions at the annual Hong Kong FILMART, an international media exhibit of Hong Kong's TV and film productions. At the time, the drama was promoted as "刑警2010", with the year referencing to the year of broadcast in order to distinguish the drama from previous productions of a similar title. Two teaser trailers were released through TVB Jade on 13 October 2010, with each trailer introducing the characters of Sing and Mad Sir. A music video of the drama's ending theme, Ngor Tik Lei Hoi Ya Si Oi (lit. "My Departure is also Love"), sung by Alfred Hui, also premiered on the channel that same day. A third trailer was released on 20 October.
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...
police procedural
Police procedural
The police procedural is a subgenre of detective fiction which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. While traditional detective novels usually concentrate on a single crime, police procedurals frequently depict investigations into several...
television serial drama starring Felix Wong
Felix Wong
Felix Wong Yat-wah is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Wong is best known for his performances in many Hong Kong wuxia television drama series produced by TVB, such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes , in which he played the protagonist Kwok Ching...
and 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...
. Produced by Terry Tong and edited by Lau Choi-wan and Leung Yan-tung, Gun Metal Grey is a TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
production. The drama is one of two grand TVB productions to celebrate the channel's 43rd anniversary, the other being No Regrets
No Regrets (TV series)
No Regrets is a 2010 TVB television drama from Hong Kong created and produced by Lee Tim-shing. The drama is the reboot successor of the 2009 award-winning drama Rosy Business, which was the second most-viewed drama in Hong Kong of the year by average rating.Set in the late 1930s to late 1940s in...
, and they are the first Hong Kong dramas to broadcast with English subtitles. The Chinese
Chinese character
Chinese characters are logograms used in the writing of Chinese and Japanese , less frequently Korean , formerly Vietnamese , or other languages...
title literally means "criminal police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
", which can also be used to a describe a cop who commits a crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
. During early promotions for the drama, the year "2010" was attached to the Chinese title to prevent confusion with previous dramas of a similar title. The English title is a wordplay
Wordplay
Wordplay is a musician/actor, of mixed British and Black African descent. Gaining worldwide exposure as an actor in 1998 through the Austrian Obscuro Gothic science fiction film "Dandy dust" directed by Hans Schierl...
on the colour of guns
Güns
Güns or Guens may refer to:* Kőszeg, Hungary * Kőszeg Mountains, Hungary * Akiva Güns , birth name of Akiva Eger, a Hungarian-Polish rabbi- See also :* Guns * Gün, a surname...
, a representation of criminal justice, and Felix Wong's character Stone Sir, a cop who finds himself trapped in a grey area of morality
Morality
Morality is the differentiation among intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are good and bad . A moral code is a system of morality and a moral is any one practice or teaching within a moral code...
.
The drama is a dramatisation and fictional telling of Hong Kong's top ten criminal cases, which tells about the complexities of human nature and the strangeness of truth. The episode premiere of Gun Metal Grey aired on 1 November 2010.
Plot
When a cop expresses his grievance and anger onto the world, he becomes the most dangerous man on the force. Taken from the top ten famous unsolved cases in Hong Kong, Gun Metal Grey depicts a cop’s road to destruction as well as the very truth of human nature. Fifteen years ago, upright police officer Stone Sir (Felix WongFelix Wong
Felix Wong Yat-wah is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Wong is best known for his performances in many Hong Kong wuxia television drama series produced by TVB, such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes , in which he played the protagonist Kwok Ching...
) was falsely accused of murder and sentenced to prison. Now that he has been discharged, he decides to get to the bottom of the case. Unfortunately, he is unable to bring the culprit to justice because of lack of evidence. As a result, his suppressed anger continues to churn within him and whenever the law fails to carry out justice, he takes matters into his own hand.The sudden change in his character and behavior places his friendship with his teammate Mad Sir (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...
) to the test. Later, when he is trying to prevent Mad from looking further into the case, he even hurts Mad's girlfriend, Kim (Jessica Hsuan
Jessica Hsuan
Jessica Hester Hsuan, or Suen Huen is a Hong Kong actress. Jessica holds a degree from Imperial College London.She is currently one of the most popular television actresses of Hong Kong. She started her career in late 1992 and early 1993...
). The competition begins to intensify between the two good friends when Mad is determined to deal with Stone according to the law.
Cast and characters
- Felix WongFelix WongFelix Wong Yat-wah is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Wong is best known for his performances in many Hong Kong wuxia television drama series produced by TVB, such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes , in which he played the protagonist Kwok Ching...
as Shek Tung-sing (石東昇), nicknamed Stone Sir: Stone is a CIDCriminal Investigation DepartmentThe Crime Investigation Department is the branch of all Territorial police forces within the British Police and many other Commonwealth police forces, to which plain clothes detectives belong. It is thus distinct from the Uniformed Branch and the Special Branch.The Metropolitan Police Service CID,...
sergeant who was sentenced to a lifelong jail term for a murder he did not commit. Fifteen years later, he finds evidence that can prove his innocence after reading a news article written by Kim. After he is released from jail, he returns to work as a CID sergeant in the Serious Crime Unit, under Mad Sir's A Team. Stone is described to be a vengeful and insecure cop who throws all the injustices and anger within his heart to society: "[Stone begins] to feel that the laws governing today's society are unjust and have a need to use [his] own methods of punishing those who commit wrongdoing—[he becomes] an 'Earthly Judge' in a sense and [his] thoughts start to become more and more extreme." Wong left TVB in 2001 after filming Treasure Raiders, announcing that he would not be filming any more dramas in the future. Good friend Michael Miu, however, had been convincing Wong to film a drama with him ever since Miu returned to TVB in 2005. After Miu was cast, Wong subsequently accepted the role of Stone, saying it was hard to reject a friend's offer. Wong said he lost the chance to earn HK$1 million because of filming Gun Metal Grey.
- Michael MiuMichael MiuMichael 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...
as Mai On-ting (米安定), nicknamed Mad Sir: Mad is Team A's Senior Inspector and Sing's on and off good friend. After Miu was casted as Mad Sir, he and his wife Jaime Chik immediately suggested to the producers that Wong should be casted for the role of Stone Sir, in which Wong accepted after reading the script. Both Miu and Wong were members of the Five Tigers, a performance group which consisted of five young male idols who dominated the television screen during the 1980s. Miu and Wong's last collaboration together was the 1985 action/fantasy mini dramaMiniseriesA miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
, The Yang's SagaThe Yang's SagaThe Yang's Saga is a 1985 Hong Kong miniseries based on a series of novels and plays titled Generals of the Yang Clan. The series is a grand production by the television station TVB. The original broadcast period on TVB Jade was from 23 to 28 September 1985, within the night time slot for Enjoy...
.
- Jessica HsuanJessica HsuanJessica Hester Hsuan, or Suen Huen is a Hong Kong actress. Jessica holds a degree from Imperial College London.She is currently one of the most popular television actresses of Hong Kong. She started her career in late 1992 and early 1993...
as Kim Hui (許文謙): Kim is an avid news reporter who constantly finds herself in the midst of trouble and accidents when seeking interviews. Fortunately for Kim, both Stone and Mad always come to her aid. Kim's primary role in Gun Metal Grey is to be the love interest for both Stone and Mad: Kim develops a strong crush on Stone, but ultimately becomes Mad's girlfriend. Hsuan describes Kim to be "a character that I regularly portray—strong on the outside, soft on the inside—a woman who has a very serious outlook when it comes to love."
- Nancy WuNancy WuNancy Wu Ding Yan is a Chinese actress contracted to TVB. In 1999, she participated in TVB's 18th Annual New Talent Singing Awards competition and finished in the top four. In 2001, she entered TVB's 3rd Annual Cover Girl Competition and won the Most Photogenic Award, the Most Fit Award, the Most...
as Sze Hui (許文詩): Kim's younger adopted sister, who is a CID sergeant under Mad's crew. - Vincent WongVincent WongVincent Wong is a Hong Kong TVB actor. He married with Hong Kong actress Yoyo Chan at 11:00 AM on November 11, 2011.-TV series:-Film:-Theme songs:...
as Carson Ko (高紀煬), a probationary inspector under Mad's crew who falls in love with Sze. - Grace WongGrace WongGrace Wong Kwan-hing is a Chinese American actress from Hong Kong. She was the 1st runner up at the Miss Hong Kong 2007 beauty pageant...
as Kong Hoi-ching (江愷澄), nicknamed Leng Bao, is Mad's subordinate. - Oscar Leung as Lee Shim-leung (李閃亮), nicknamed Fai Shim, is Mad's subordinate.
- Koo Ming-wah as Lo Hang (魯亨), a CID.
- Rebecca ChanRebecca ChanRebecca Chan Sau Chu is a TVB actress. She joined TVB in 1979, when she competed at the Miss Hong Kong 1979 pageant. She finished as a top 10 semifinalist.-Filmography:-Variety show :*1981: Sports World TVB...
as Kan Chuk-kwan (簡竹君), Stone's ex-wife. - Mimi Chu as Lily Ma (馬莉莉), Kim and Sze's foster mother.
- Lee Kwok Lun as Ho Kai-chit (賀佳喆), Kwan's boyfriend.
- Janice Ting as Sharon Shek (石朗), Stone and Kwan's daughter.
- Yue Chi-ming as Shek Ka-chai (石家齊), Stone's father.
- Lily LiLily LiLily Li is a Hong Kong actress.-Filmography:* State of Divinity * Centre Stage* The Young Master* Disciples of the 36th Chamber* Shatter* Shaolin Mantis* Challenge of the Masters...
as Wong Mei-ha (王美霞), Stone's mother. - Vincent Wan as Ben Yue (余大斌), a photographer.
- Cilla Kung as Daisy So (蘇小琦), a reporter.
Filming
Outdoor filming commenced in late September 2009, and studio filming began in mid-October. The sales presentation trailer, which consisted of scenes that were independent from the actual production, were filmed in Tuen MunTuen Mun
Tuen Mun is a town near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in Hong Kong which can be dated back to the Neolithic period. In the more recent past, it was home to many Tanka fishermen who gathered at the Castle...
from 4 to 6 October 2009. Kenny Wong and Stephen Huynh
Stephen Huynh
Stephen Huynh is a former Mr. Hong Kong contestant, and is currently an actor with Hong Kong's TVB. Stephen was born in Hong Kong, however, raised in France and returned to Hong Kong after finishing his studies. Although he has Cantonese Chinese ancestry, his ancestors lived in Vietnam...
portrayed a villain and a victim respectively in the trailer, but Wong was later announced to not take part in the actual production of the drama.
Marketing
The presentation trailer of Gun Metal Grey premiered on the TVB JadeTVB Jade
TVB Jade is a flagship TV channel in Hong Kong, established by Television Broadcasts Limited, and is one of the free-to-air Cantonese language television channels in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival ATV Home...
channel on 5 December 2009 during the showing of TVB Sales Presentation 2010. It was the first of twelve 2010 drama productions that were introduced. Although initial reception of the trailer was not as popularly received as the channel's other anniversary drama, No Regrets
No Regrets (TV series)
No Regrets is a 2010 TVB television drama from Hong Kong created and produced by Lee Tim-shing. The drama is the reboot successor of the 2009 award-winning drama Rosy Business, which was the second most-viewed drama in Hong Kong of the year by average rating.Set in the late 1930s to late 1940s in...
, many viewers expressed that Gun Metal Grey would be a success once it airs due to it being a "Five Tiger
Five Tiger Generals (TVB)
The Five Tiger Generals of TVB , more commonly referred to as simply the Five Tigers , were a group of five of the most popular young male actors of 1980s Hong Kong television. The group consisted of Michael Miu , Kent Tong , Felix Wong , Andy Lau , and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai...
collaboration."
In 23 March 2010, TVB introduced Gun Metal Grey as one of the channel's four upcoming big productions at the annual Hong Kong FILMART, an international media exhibit of Hong Kong's TV and film productions. At the time, the drama was promoted as "刑警2010", with the year referencing to the year of broadcast in order to distinguish the drama from previous productions of a similar title. Two teaser trailers were released through TVB Jade on 13 October 2010, with each trailer introducing the characters of Sing and Mad Sir. A music video of the drama's ending theme, Ngor Tik Lei Hoi Ya Si Oi (lit. "My Departure is also Love"), sung by Alfred Hui, also premiered on the channel that same day. A third trailer was released on 20 October.
Award nominations
TVB Anniversary Awards (2010)- Nominated: Best Drama
- Nominated: Best Actor (Felix Wong) Top 5
- Nominated: Best Actor (Michael Miu)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Vincent Wong)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Nancy Wu) Top 5
Viewership ratings
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External links
- Official TVB website
- K for TVB Gun Metal Grey - English Synopsis