The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (網中人) is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 September 1979. Theme song "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (網中人) composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo

Joseph Koo

Joseph Koo Kar-Fai, MBE, SBS is one of the most respected composers in Hong Kong. He used the pen name Moran for Mandarin songs. He is the younger brother of famous Chinese singer Koo Mei .-Career:...

, lyricist by Tang Wai Hung, sung by Teresa Cheung.

Plot

Ching Wai (Chow Yun Fat) is a fresh graduate from university, and is hired by a jewelry company called Yu-Fook, and he rises up the career ladder quickly, due to his superb performance, and he forges a relationship with the Director's daughter, Fong Hei Man (Carol Cheng). The story continues smoothly,until an incident occurs. To pay his mother's (Tang Bik Wan) gambling debts, he embezzles company funds and is reported by the cunning Yuen Kei Cheung (Li Dao Hung). Ching is sent to prison, where he meets and befriends a gangster chief Long Koon Sam (Shih Kien), who helps him both in and out of prison. Ching gets a job at another jewelry company, and collaborates with Long to expose Yuen's wrongdoings. Eventually, Yuen is caught, and Ching proposes to Fong.

Ching Chan (Liu Wai Hung), is also another main character. Known as Ah Chan, He is an idle immigrant from the Mainland. He is forced to care for the Chings when Ching Wai is sent to prison. Unfortunately, Ching Wai committs a crime and is jailed, but manages to forge a family with hs love Cheung Mei Poh (Kong Oh-Oi)

Ah Chan

The term Ah Chan (阿燦） originates from the show, from the character Ching Chan. It is used to descrive new immigrants from the Mainland, seen as lazy, laid-back and idle, unable to adapt to the fast pace of Hong Kong life. It is now not used often.

Cast

Chow Yun Fat as Ching Wai (程緯)

Carol Cheng

Carol Cheng

Carol Cheng , commonly referred to as Do Do, is an actress and host from Hong Kong.-Biography:Cheng began her career in the 1970s working on a number of Television Broadcasts Limited series. She also hosted the Hong Kong version of the game show The Weakest Link from 2001-2002...

 as Fong Hei Man (方希文)

Liu Wai Hung as Ching Chan (程燦)

Li Dao Hung as Yuen Kei Cheung (阮其昌)

Au Yeung Pui Shan as Au Hiu Wah (區曉華)

Shih Kien

Shih Kien

Shek Wing-cheung , better known as Shih Kien, was a Chinese actor from Hong Kong. He is sometimes credited as Shek Kin or Kien Shih...

 as Long Koon Sam (龍冠三)

Simon Yam

Simon Yam

Simon Yam Tat-Wah , born March 19, 1955, is a Hong Kong actor and film producer.-Background:The son of a former police officer of Shangdong heritage, his father was a Hong Kong Royal Police ship captain who was murdered by his colleague....

 as Ho Jeun (賀雋)

Cora Miao

Cora Miao

Cora Miao is a Chinese actress who worked predominantly in Hong Kong films. During her career she was nominated for four Hong Kong Film Awards and four Golden Horse Film Festival awards, winning one. She won Miss Photogenic award in Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1976. She is married to film director...

 as Ho Ying (賀縈)

Kong Oh-Oi as Cheung Mei Poh (張美寶)

Wong Shin as Ching Jiu (程照)

Tang Bik Wan as Ng Sau Ying (吳秀英)