The Charm Beneath
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The Charm Beneath is a TVB period drama series broadcast in October 2005. The series is shown to celebrate TVB's 38th Anniversary.
Sheren Tang
and Bobby Au-Yeung
were originally cast in this series instead of Gigi Lai
and Moses Chan
when the teaser trailer premiered in the TVB sales presentation in 2005.
but returned the disappoint rating then they been expected due to the various of reason about viewers's taste and the way the drama portray different so far from War's Darken plot, making the grand production which failed. Began with 27 average point and minor growth in the following, praised the cast and producer an unhopeful high rating already. The Drama ended up with a bit better result with 32 average point with highest peak at 36 although it still couldn't compare to War and Beauty
's final rating.
Despite the loss in the terms of rating, The Charm Beneath pressed out with a majority of positive reviews, began critical acclaims. one of the Outstanding drama of 2005 already considered in some reviews, deemed it classics. The Drama had memorable with Anne Heung
's villain. Other began with cast's Disturbing acting and well script. Its theme song also recognized well into its story line with the quiet but breathtaking sound.. After all, The Drama garner enough for two female nomination at TVB's 38th Anniversary award with Gigi Lai
for Best Actress and Kiki Sheung
for Best Supporting actress.
Sheren Tang
Sheren Tang
Sheren Tang Shui-man is a famous Hong Kong television actress who is known for not signing a long-term contract with TVB, preferring to work on a per-drama contract with the TV station. She is most famous for her roles in the mega-hit TVB drama series like War and Beauty, La Femme Desperado, The...
and Bobby Au-Yeung
Bobby Au-Yeung
Bobby Au-yeung Tsan-wah is a Hong Kong actor best known for his comedic roles in many TVB television dramas. Au-yeung gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Ben Yu in the 1991 legal drama File of Justice, appearing in all five seasons of the drama...
were originally cast in this series instead of Gigi Lai
Gigi Lai
Gigi Lai is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. Lai was under a contract with the television station TVB and she retired in October 2008. She is popularly nicknamed by the Hong Kong media as the "Goddess of Beauty" ....
and Moses Chan
Moses Chan
Moses Chan Ho is an award-winning actor from Hong Kong. Having started his career working mostly on films, Chan has gained remarkable success in recent years while concentrating on his TV acting career with Television Broadcasts Limited...
when the teaser trailer premiered in the TVB sales presentation in 2005.
Synopsis
- They hide a dagger in a smile,
- Are they driven by desire for power,
- Or is it their only way to survive?
The Chuk family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Chan Hung Lit Chan Hung Lit Chan Hung-lit , also known as Chen Hung-lieh and Golden Chan, was a Shaw Brothers actor famous for portraying villains from the 1960s to 1980s. In his acting hiatus, Chan was involved in the garment industry. He later resumed his acting career by joining TVB in 1995, left the following year and did... |
Chuk Moon-Shan 祝滿山 |
Geng Fa Tong (鏡花堂) Founder Chuk Moon-Tin's older brother. Chuk Yau-Shing, Chuk Yau-Yip, Chuk Ming-Man's father. |
| Mary Hon Mary Hon Mary Hon is an actress from TVB in Hong Kong. She has appeared in many television series, such as Beyond the Realm of Conscience.-TV series:-External links:... (韓馬利) |
Chan Ying-Hung 陳影紅 |
Chuk Ming-Wai and Ling Tin-Long's mother. |
| Savio Tsang (曾偉權) | Chuk Yau-Shing 祝有成 |
Sung Wan-Seung's husband. Chuk Moon-Shan's eldest son.-Died in episode 3- |
| Anne Heung Anne Heung Anne Heung Hoi Lam, born 2 October 1974, is a Hong Kong actress for TVB. In 2008, she announced her retirement from the entertainment industry.-Biography:Anne often stars in action, comedic and political TVB drama series... |
Sung Wan-Seung 宋雲裳 |
Chuk Yau-Shing's wife. |
| Moses Chan Moses Chan Moses Chan Ho is an award-winning actor from Hong Kong. Having started his career working mostly on films, Chan has gained remarkable success in recent years while concentrating on his TV acting career with Television Broadcasts Limited... |
Chuk Yau-Yip 祝有業 |
Wong Hiu-Ching's boyfriend. Chuk Moon-Tin's son. |
| Gigi Lai Gigi Lai Gigi Lai is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. Lai was under a contract with the television station TVB and she retired in October 2008. She is popularly nicknamed by the Hong Kong media as the "Goddess of Beauty" .... |
Chuk Ming-Wai 祝明蕙 |
Lai Kwok-Cheung's wife. Chuk Moon-Shan and Chan Ying-Hung's daughter. |
| Chiang Chi Kwong (蔣志光) | Lai Kwok-Cheung 黎國昌 |
Chuk Ming-Wai's husband. |
| Mandy Cho Mandy Cho Mandy Cho Man-Lei is a Hong Kong beauty contestant and television personality.Cho studied in San Francisco, United States. She came back from her studies in 2003 and competed in the 2003 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. A favorite at the start of the competition, she made it into the semifinals and won the... |
Chuk Ming-Man 祝明敏 |
Chuk Moon-Shan's daughter. |
| Fred Cheng Fred Cheng In 2001, Fred Cheng , entered the TVB New Talent Singing Awards in which he won second place, following in many notable Hong Kong personalities footsteps such as fellow TVB actors Joyce Tang, Cindy Au and Patrick Tang. Soon after becoming noticed from the competition, he was offered a role in the... |
Ling Tin-Long 寧天朗 |
Chan Ying-Hung's son. Chuk Ming-Wai's step brother. |
| Li Kwok Lun (李國麟) | Chuk Moon-Tin 祝滿田 |
Li Ah-Sin's husband. Chuk Moon-Shan's younger brother. Chuk Yau-Bong's father. |
| Kiki Sheung Kiki Sheung Kiki Sheung Tin Ngoh is a Hong Kong TVB actress. Kiki was originally with TVB, but moved over to rival station ATV in 1995, moving back to TVB once again in 2002... (商天娥) |
Li Ah-Sin 李雅仙 |
Chuk Moon-Tin's wife. Chuk Yau-Bong's mother. |
| Pierre Ngo | Chuk Yau-Bong 祝有邦 |
Chuk Moon-Tin and Li Ah-Sin's son. |
The Ng family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Chan Lit Hung (盧宛茵) | Ng Lo Siu-Yung 吳路笑容 |
Ng Yi-Fong and Ng Yi-Ching's mother. |
| Yoyo Mung Yoyo Mung Yoyo Mung is a Hong Kong actress working for Television Broadcasts Limited. She is best known for playing Leung Siu-yau in Forensic Heroes I and II.-Filmography:-Television:-External links:*... |
Ng Yi-Fong 吳以方 |
Ng Lo Siu-Yung's daughter. Ng Yi-Ching's older sister. |
| Oscar Leung (梁烈唯) | Ng Yi-Ching 吳以正 |
Ng Lo Siu-Yung's son. Ng Yi-Fong's younger brother. |
The Wang family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Michael Tong Michael Tong Michael Tong Man Lung is a Hong Kong actor.-TV series:*Return of the Cuckoo *In a Realm of Success... |
Wong Hiu-Fai 汪曉暉 |
Wong Hiu-Ching's older brother. |
| Sharon Chan Sharon Chan Sharon Chan Man-Chi is a Hong Kong actress and model. She is currently under contract with TVB in Hong Kong.-TV series:-Film:-TVB Songs By Sharon Chan:*Song Name : Love Steps : At Home with Love... |
Wong Hiu-Ching 汪曉晴 |
Wong Hiu-Fai's younger sister. Chuk Yau-Yip's girlfriend. |
Reception
With the grand production title and boasted a very impressive casts, TVB Had spent the amount of money and highly promotion into the production, likely to granted out Anniversary Series as well as set out to create a 1930’s version of successful's War and BeautyWar and Beauty
War and Beauty is a Hong Kong television series broadcast in 2004 on TVB Jade. It starred TVB Awards Best Actress winners Sheren Tang, Gigi Lai, Maggie Cheung and Charmaine Sheh, and TVB Awards Best Actor winners Bowie Lam and Moses Chan....
but returned the disappoint rating then they been expected due to the various of reason about viewers's taste and the way the drama portray different so far from War's Darken plot, making the grand production which failed. Began with 27 average point and minor growth in the following, praised the cast and producer an unhopeful high rating already. The Drama ended up with a bit better result with 32 average point with highest peak at 36 although it still couldn't compare to War and Beauty
War and Beauty
War and Beauty is a Hong Kong television series broadcast in 2004 on TVB Jade. It starred TVB Awards Best Actress winners Sheren Tang, Gigi Lai, Maggie Cheung and Charmaine Sheh, and TVB Awards Best Actor winners Bowie Lam and Moses Chan....
's final rating.
Despite the loss in the terms of rating, The Charm Beneath pressed out with a majority of positive reviews, began critical acclaims. one of the Outstanding drama of 2005 already considered in some reviews, deemed it classics. The Drama had memorable with Anne Heung
Anne Heung
Anne Heung Hoi Lam, born 2 October 1974, is a Hong Kong actress for TVB. In 2008, she announced her retirement from the entertainment industry.-Biography:Anne often stars in action, comedic and political TVB drama series...
's villain. Other began with cast's Disturbing acting and well script. Its theme song also recognized well into its story line with the quiet but breathtaking sound.. After all, The Drama garner enough for two female nomination at TVB's 38th Anniversary award with Gigi Lai
Gigi Lai
Gigi Lai is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. Lai was under a contract with the television station TVB and she retired in October 2008. She is popularly nicknamed by the Hong Kong media as the "Goddess of Beauty" ....
for Best Actress and Kiki Sheung
Kiki Sheung
Kiki Sheung Tin Ngoh is a Hong Kong TVB actress. Kiki was originally with TVB, but moved over to rival station ATV in 1995, moving back to TVB once again in 2002...
for Best Supporting actress.
Viewership ratings
| Week | Episode | Average Points | Peaking Points | References | |
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October 17–21, 2005 | 1 — 5 | |
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October 24–28, 2005 | 6 — 10 | |
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October 31 - November 4, 2005 | 11 — 15 | |
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November 7–11, 2005 | 16 — 20 | |
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November 14–18, 2005 | 21 — 25 | |
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November 21–25, 2005 | 26 — 30 | |
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External links
- TVB.com The Charm Beneath - Official Website