The Family Link
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The Family Link is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in May 2007.
), Cho Mei-Ngoh (Kiki Sheung
) and Hilary Ding Mui-Hong (Cecilia Yip
) are good friends and they are experts on how to raise a family. They teach Ko Wing-Kuen (David Chiang
) how to raise his daughter and show him that it takes more than words to care for a child.
Along the way, they find out that their husbands might be secretly doing things behind their backs:
Synopsis
Mung Ka-Ka (Sheren TangSheren 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...
), Cho Mei-Ngoh (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...
) and Hilary Ding Mui-Hong (Cecilia Yip
Cecilia Yip
Cecilia Yip Tung is a Hong Kong actress. Cecilia Yip is a well-regarded actress from Hong Kong whose work is known throughout Asia, especially Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. She began her acting career in 1982 with "Nomad" in which she was nominated for The Best Newcomer of The Year Award...
) are good friends and they are experts on how to raise a family. They teach Ko Wing-Kuen (David Chiang
David Chiang
John Chiang is a Hong Kong actor. His Chinese name is Chiang Da-wei . He is sometimes credited as David Chiang.-Biography:...
) how to raise his daughter and show him that it takes more than words to care for a child.
Along the way, they find out that their husbands might be secretly doing things behind their backs:
- Ka-Ka suspects her husband Joe Fong Yin-Jo (Michael TseMichael TseMichael 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...
) is secretly pretending to be a woman, while in reality he is trying to pursue his goal of becoming a cross-dressing pop star. - Mei-Ngoh's husband Ma Dai-Hap (Wilson Tsui) might be cheating on her with another woman.
- Mui-Hong thinks her husband Bill Cheuk Kam-Biu (Derek Kwok) might be having an affair in which causes her to receive sexual diseases.
- Shu Siu-Man (Leila TongLeila TongLeila Tong Ling is an actress in Hong Kong. She was born into an Indonesian Chinese family. Her birth name is used in her works during her childhood and adolescence.- Career :...
) just came back from America and suspects all three of them to have caused the death of her best friend Yoyo whom is also Gam Shing-Tsun's (Kenneth MaKenneth MaKenneth Ma Kwok-ming is a Chinese Canadian actor from Hong Kong. He graduated from University of British Columbia majoring in Mechanical Engineering...
) wife.
Cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| 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... |
Mung Ka-Ka 蒙嘉嘉 |
Homemaker Fong Yin-Jo's wife. |
| 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... |
Fong Yin-Jo (Joe) 方彥祖 |
Clerk Mung Ka-Ka's husband. |
| Cecilia Yip Cecilia Yip Cecilia Yip Tung is a Hong Kong actress. Cecilia Yip is a well-regarded actress from Hong Kong whose work is known throughout Asia, especially Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. She began her acting career in 1982 with "Nomad" in which she was nominated for The Best Newcomer of The Year Award... |
Ding Mui-Heung 丁梅香 |
Homemaker Cheuk Kam-Biu's wife. |
| Derek Kwok | Cheuk Kam-Biu (Bill) 卓錦標 |
Manager Ding Mui-Hong's husband. |
| 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) |
Cho Mei-Ngoh 曹美娥 |
Homemaker Ma Dai-Hap's wife. |
| Wilson Tsui (艾威) | Ma Dai-Hap 馬大哈 |
Cho Mei-Ngo's husband. |
| Leila Tong Leila Tong Leila Tong Ling is an actress in Hong Kong. She was born into an Indonesian Chinese family. Her birth name is used in her works during her childhood and adolescence.- Career :... |
Shu Siu-Man 舒小曼 |
Shu Siu-Man's sister-in-law. Yoyo's best friend. |
| Kenneth Ma Kenneth Ma Kenneth Ma Kwok-ming is a Chinese Canadian actor from Hong Kong. He graduated from University of British Columbia majoring in Mechanical Engineering... |
Gam Shing-Tsun 甘誠俊 |
Cafe Owner Yoyo's husband. |
| David Chiang David Chiang John Chiang is a Hong Kong actor. His Chinese name is Chiang Da-wei . He is sometimes credited as David Chiang.-Biography:... |
Ko Wing-Kuen 高永權 |
Shu Siu-Man's brother-in-law. |
| Fala Chen Fala Chen Fala Chen is a Chinese-American beauty pageant titleholder. Chen has held the titles of Miss Asian America 2002 and Miss NY Chinese 2004, and placed as runner-up in Miss Chinatown USA 2003 and Miss Chinese International 2005.-Education:Chen was born in Chengdu, People's Republic of China, in 1982... |
Angela | Cheuk Kam-Biu's boss and lover. |
Viewership ratings
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May 14 - May 18, 2007 | 1 — 5 | |
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May 21 - May 25, 2007 | 6 — 10 | |
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May 29 - June 1, 2007 | 11 — 15 | |
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June 4 - June 8, 2007 | 16 — 20 | |
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June 10, 2007 | 21 | |
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Award nominations
40th TVB Anniversary Awards (2007)TVB Anniversary Awards (2007)
TVB Anniversary Awards 2007 is an award ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming of 2007. The award ceremony took place on November 17, 2007.-Best Actor:"Best Actor in a Leading Role" Award ....
- "Best Drama"
- "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Michael TseMichael TseMichael 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...
- Joe Fong Yin-Jo) - "Best Actress in a Leading Role" (Sheren TangSheren TangSheren 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...
- Mung Ka-Ka) - "Best Actress in a Leading Role" (Kiki SheungKiki SheungKiki 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...
- Cho Mei-Ngoh) - "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Kenneth MaKenneth MaKenneth Ma Kwok-ming is a Chinese Canadian actor from Hong Kong. He graduated from University of British Columbia majoring in Mechanical Engineering...
- Gam Sing-Tsun) - "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Derek KokDerek KokDerek Kwok Jing-hung is a Hong Kong actor who has worked for TVB since 1986. He filmed over 60 dramas. He is specialised in action and Chinese Kung Fu performance.His career started when he entered the New Talent Singing Awards in 1985...
- Bill Cheuk Kam-Biu) - "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Wilson Tsui - Ma Dai-Hap)
- "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" (Leila TongLeila TongLeila Tong Ling is an actress in Hong Kong. She was born into an Indonesian Chinese family. Her birth name is used in her works during her childhood and adolescence.- Career :...
- Shu Siu-Man) - "My Favourite Male Character" (Michael TseMichael TseMichael 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...
- Joe Fong Yin-Jo) - "My Favourite Male Character" (David ChiangDavid ChiangJohn Chiang is a Hong Kong actor. His Chinese name is Chiang Da-wei . He is sometimes credited as David Chiang.-Biography:...
- Ko Wing-Kuen) - "My Favourite Female Character" (Sheren TangSheren TangSheren 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...
- Mung Ka-Ka) - "My Favourite Female Character" (Kiki SheungKiki SheungKiki 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...
- Cho Mei-Ngoh) - "My Favourite Female Character" (Leila TongLeila TongLeila Tong Ling is an actress in Hong Kong. She was born into an Indonesian Chinese family. Her birth name is used in her works during her childhood and adolescence.- Career :...
- Shu Siu-Man)
External links
- TVB.com The Family Link - Official Website
- K for TVB.net The Family Link - Episodic Synopsis and Screen Captures