Noblesse Oblige (TV series)

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Noblesse Oblige (Chinese: ????; Jyutping: waan6 hoi2 kei4 gun1; Cantonese Yale: waahn hói kèih g?n; literally "The Realm of Unusual Officials") is a 2014 till 2015 Hong Kong period drama set during the later years of Kangxi Emperor's Qing dynasty rule. Produced by Lee Tim-sing, it stars Kenneth Ma, Tavia Yeung as the main leads with Benjamin Yuen, Joel Chan, Ram Chiang and Cilla Kung as the main supporting cast. The drama was filmed from January till April 2014. First original broadcast began on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels December 29, 2014 till January 24, 2015 every Monday through Friday during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot with a total of 21 episodes, the last two episodes were aired on the same night as a two-hour finale.

This is Kenneth Ma and Tavia Yeung's fifth collaboration. The two previously starred together in The Mysteries of Love, The Hippocratic Crush l & ll and Three Kingdoms RPG.

This is also Joel Chan's first drama since previously quitting acting to concentrate on his personal life.

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Synopsis

"Noblesse Oblige" is a French term meaning those who are privileged are obligated to help those that are less fortunate.

To Chun-fung (Kenneth Ma) is the illegitimate son of an affluent banking family during the Qing dynasty, but due to his birth title and his step-mothers he doesn't have much ambitions in life. Wanting to help the poor people in his county he decides to borrow money from his father and open a unique kind of bank. Instead of currency, his bank lends tools to people so that they can be employed. When nuns to-be Wai Lam (Tavia Yeung) and Wai Yu (Cilla Kung) borrows from Chun-fung's bank to renovate their monastery and is unable to pay him back they are forced to be his personal servants and body guards.

Prince Yu (Ram Chiang) takes notice of Chun-fung's clever idea and pushes him to be a government magistrate. Wanting to eradicate corrupted officials and with the help of Prince Yu, his older half-brother To Chun-ming (Joel Chan), who is the imperial governor of their province, and help of his best-friend Fong Gwai-cheung (Benjamin Yuen), Chun-fung becomes a magistrate. With Lam and Yu's protection against those who want to retaliate Chun-fung's cleansing of corruption he is able to take down many corrupted government officials but he is faced with having to choose doing right or family when one of the corrupted officials is Chun-ming.

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Cast

Main cast

• Kenneth Ma as To Chun-fung ???
• Tavia Yeung as Wai Lam ??
• Joel Chan as To Chun-ming ???
• Benjamin Yuen as Fong Gwai-cheung ???
• Ram Chiang as Prince Yu ???
• Cilla Kung as Wai Yu ??

To family

• Lau Dan as To Chor-lam ???
• Susan Tse as Tong Yun-ching ???
• Celine Ma as Ho Sau-yee ???
• Lily Poon as Chiu Siu-yin ???
• Janey Yan as Chui Suk-chau ???
• Dolby Kwan as To Chun-kwan ???
• Leo Tsang as Ma Sing ??
• Jenny Wong as head maid Lau ???
• Feifei Chu as Heung Miu ??
• Ice Chow as Heung Lan ??
• Melody Ng as Law Siu-ying ???

Imperial Qing Dynasty court

• Gary Chan as Kangxi Emperor ???
• Li Shing-cheong as Wing Bak-hin ???
• Eric Li as Sek Si-suen ???
• Eddie Law as Suk Tat ??
• Chan Wing-chun as Official Chu ???
• Joseph Yeung as Gwan Gin-yan ???
• Ricky Lee as Yu Ding-fan ???

Extended cast

• Yoyo Chen as Bak Hau-ling ???
• Yu Chi-ming as Koo Jun-on ???
• Vincent Cheung as Wu Jo-gwong ???
• Sunny Tai as On Tai-hoi ???
• Sam Tsang as Man Sai-coeng ???
• Rainbow Ching as Mrs. Ci-yan ????
• Akai Lee as Nap Lan Yi-tai ????
• Wendy Hon as Man Fung-ying ???
• Wong Wai-tong as Kwok Yung ??
• Joe Junior as Fan Sai-si ???
• Shally Tsang as Wai Yuk ??
• Andy Sui as Ng Ching-hung ???
• Wang Wai-tak as Lam Jin-leung ???
• Chan Min-leung as Tin Yi-nau ???
• Helen Ng as Mok San-leung ???
• Eddie Li as Luk San ??
• Mok Wai-man as Fung Hok-tak???
• Louis Szeto as Suen Ho-yin ???
• Kedar Wong as Ching Hau-lai ???
• Chan Dik-hak as real Miu Fat ????
• Albert Law as Cho Koon-nam ???
• Ngai Wai-man as Sung Chi-yuen ???
• So Lai-ming as Sung Chi-yuen's wife ?????
• Ho Chun-hin as Koo Ceok-tin ???
• Rocky Cheng as killer ??

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Development

• The title during early developments of the drama was "Top Quality Petty Official ?????", because producer Lee Tim-sing thought the title sounded too simple it was changed to "The Beauty of Bureaucracy ?????" during start of production. During post-production of the drama the title was once again changed to the confirmed title "Noblesse Oblige ????'.
• The costume fitting ceremony was held on January 23, 2014 12:45 p.m. at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One.
• The blessing ceremony was held on February 18, 2014 at Tseung Kwan O TVB City.
• An early preview if Noblesse Oblige was shown at FILMART 2014 in April 2014.

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Viewership Ratings

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Awards and nominations

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International Broadcast

•  Malaysia - 8TV (Malaysia)

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References

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External links

• Official website (in Chinese)

Source of article : Wikipedia