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Moments of Endearment (1998)

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Original title
外父唔怕做
Cast
Miriam Yeung, Nick Cheung, Paul Chun, Evergreen Mak, Louisa So, Michael Tse, Kingdom Yuen, Kwok Fung
Genre
drama television series
Country
Hong Kong
Length
1 season, 20 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

How it feels

A Hong Kong modern comedy drama about a family and their relationships. The story follows a father and his daughter as they navigate love and family dynamics. It features a cast of characters dealing with everyday situations and humorous misunderstandings.

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What happens

Moments of Endearment (Chinese: 外父唔怕做; pinyin: Ngoi Fu Ng Pa Jo) is a 1998 till 1999 Hong Kong modern comedy drama produced by TVB, starring Nick Cheung, Miriam Yeung, Paul Chun, Louisa So, Michael Tse in main roles and Kingdom Yuen, Evergreen Mak, Sherming Yiu, Mary Hon, Kwok Fung, Chan Man Na, Joseph Lee Kwok Lun, Felix Lok in supporting roles. The Chinese title of the drama literally translate to "Not Afraid to be The Father-in-law". The series is produced by well known and long time TVB producer Mui Siu Ching. It began airing weekly on TVB's Jade channel from December 21, 1998 till January 15, 1999, in its 7:30 to 8:30 PM time slot with 20 episodes total. Moments of Endearment is both Nick Cheung and Miriam Yeung's first roles as the main leads. Previously Nick Cheung starred as 3rd or 4th co-star in a series. Mirium Yeung was a newcomer at that time with only minor roles in previous TVB dramas. The series also brought recognition to Michael Tse as an actor, he previously became popular in the Hong Kong "Young and Dangerous" film franchise and was known for his role as triad member "Ah Yee". His role in Moments of Endearment as the cowardly and feminine guy "Ah Fai" showed that he can be a versatile actor who can take on other kinds of characters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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