Old Time Buddy (1997)

Original title

難兄難弟

Cast

Gallen Lo, Francis Ng, Jessica Hsuan, Maggie Cheung, Kenneth Chan, Jerry Lamb, Joyce Tang, Peter Lai

Genre

drama television series

Country

Hong Kong

Length

1 season, 25 episodes

Rating

9.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two struggling young actors in 1960s Hong Kong work their way up to become famous film stars. They help each other through hard times as they pursue their dreams in the entertainment industry.

periodcomedicnostalgiclightheartedambitiousfriendlyupbeatbittersweet

What happens

Old Time Buddy (Chinese: 難兄難弟; Jyutping: naan4 hing1 naan4 dai6) is a 1997 Hong Kong period comedy television drama created and produced by TVB. The Chinese title translates to "brothers in hardship." Old Time Buddy is set primarily in the 1960s and tells the story of two struggling young actors who end up becoming Hong Kong's iconic film idols. It stars Francis Ng, Gallen Lo, Jessica Hsuan, and Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, who portray characters based on screen idols Patrick Tse, Lui Kei, Josephine Siao, and Connie Chan respectively. Original broadcast began on Hong Kong's TVB Jade channel from 23 June till 26 July 1997 every Monday through Friday during its 7:30pm to 8:30pm timeslot with a total of 25 episodes. This drama is one of the three that witnessed the Hong Kong handover to China, the other two being A Kindred Spirit & Deadly Protection. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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