Underplayed Gems

Short End Of The Stick

Short End Of The Stick poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
Hong Kong
Length
35 episodes
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How it feels

After the Qing dynasty ends a group of eunuchs gets kicked out of the Forbidden City by the last emperor. The series follows their attempts to adjust to normal life outside the palace.

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What happens

Short End of the Stick (Chinese: 公公出宮; Cantonese Yale: Gūnggūng Chēutgūng; literally "Eunuchs Leave the Palace") is a 2016 Hong Kong period comedy television drama produced by TVB. The drama is TVB's 2016 Lunar New Year drama, starring Wayne Lai, Nancy Wu and Edwin Siu as the main leads. It premiered on February 9, 2016, airing every Monday to Friday on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot, concluding March 27, 2016 with a total of 35 episodes. Short End of the Stick is an indirect sequel to TVB's 2012 drama The Confidant. Short End of the Stick also stars most of the same cast from The Confidant. Both dramas centers around the lives, struggles and betrayals of eunuchs, but unlike The Confidant which was a melodrama, Short End of the Stick is a light hearted comedy. The Confidant main protagonist Li Lianying, played by Wayne Lai is mentioned as part of the plot in Short End of the Stick. The drama is a comedic depiction of the lives of eunuchs after the fall of the Qing dynasty and their eviction from the Forbidden City by the last Emperor of China, Puyi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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