A Bride for a Ride

Cast

Chin Ka Lok, Louisa So, Gigi Wong, Nancy Wu, Mimi Chu, Catherine Chau, Sammul Chan, Lee Kwok Lun

Genre

drama television series

Country

Hong Kong

Length

21 episodes

How it feels

During the Ming dynasty, a young scholar cross-dresses to win the heart of a wealthy woman. But her brother kidnaps him, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings.

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What happens

A Bride for a Ride is a 2009 Hong Kong television series based on the traditional Pingtan story of the same name. Set during the prosperous Ming dynasty of China, the drama revolves around the rich and influential Wong family and their comedic ties with Chow Man-bun, a young and handsome scholar who has a specialty in cross-dressing. To prove his worth to Wong Sau-ying, his ideal lover, he cross dresses as a beauty in a lantern festival so he can get closer to her. Sau-ying's older brother, Tiger Wong, sees Man-bun's beauty and kidnaps him home. A Bride for a Ride consists of elements of Cantonese opera. Chin Kar-lok, who stars as Tiger Wong, is also the drama's action choreographer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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