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Man in Charge
幕後大老爺
Promotional imageGenre Costume drama Format HDTV Written by Sit Kar Wah
Lam Siu Chi
Fung Yat Jun
Chan Chi KeungDirected by Sai Yin Fong
Chan Seung Kuen
Ng Koon Jing
Fong Jun ChiuStarring Kenneth Ma
Kate Tsui
Matthew Ko
Leila TongOpening theme "幕後人" by
Kenneth Ma & Matthew KoCountry of origin 
Hong KongLanguage(s) Cantonese No. of episodes 20 Production Producer(s) Lee Tim-shing Running time 45 minutes (each) Broadcast Original channel TVB Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)Original run April 6, 2009 –
May 1, 2009External links Website Man in Charge (Traditional Chinese: 幕後大老爺) is a twenty-episode 2009 TVB television drama.
Contents
Synopsis
Set during the Qing Dynasty of China in the mid 18th century, Man in Charge tells the story of an official adviser, Chau Bing (Kenneth Ma), and his relationship with the young county official, Shum Kwan-Pok (Matthew Ko). Bing obtains a secure job as Kwan-Pok's private adviser and the two become good friends. They both try to root out Manchu government corruptions.
Chau Bing was brought up by his mentor, who teaches him how to be an adviser, as he was an orphan that his parents died when he was young. Chau Bing's parents had plans to kill the emperor Yong Zheng but failed to do so as it was found out and was killed. In order to investigate the case, Yong Zheng set up a group. One of the spy is Chau Bing's wife Chiu Yok Hing. Chiu Yok Hing is good in Kung Fu and was given the mission to marry Chau Bing to find out who was the master mind of the whole plan. However, no news could be found out of Chau Bing as he did not know anything about it. Chiu Yok Hing was told to kill Chau Bing to close up the case as the group was to be dismissed but she did not as she gradually fell in love with Chau Bing.
However, Shum Kwan-Pok totally changed to a villain, he in directly made his biological father commit suicide in the prison, and tries to kill Chau Bing to keep his secret as Chau Bing got to know that his mentor Dai Lou See is actually Shum Kwan-Pok's biological father but gave him away to Shum Lou Ye as that time there was a scholar who wrote something which offended the king, Yong Zheng, and was killed, and since then the tests for scholars in order to be a county official is diminished. Dai Lou See wants to see his son being a county official, so he gave his son to Shum Lou Ye.
Chiu Yok Hing was killed while saving Chau Ping when Shum Kwan Pok hired assassin to kill him.
Cast
Cast Role Description Kenneth Ma Chau Bing
周炳Lawyer
Chiu Yuk Hing's husband.Kate Tsui Chiu Yuk-Hing
趙玉卿Chau Bing's wife.
Former assassin. Dies in Episode 18Leila Tong Chong Siu-Han
莊小嫻Restaurant Owner
Chau Bing's dream woman.Matthew Ko Shum Kwan-Bok
沈君博Judge Award nominations
TVB Anniversary Awards (2009)
- Best Drama
- My Favourite Male Character (Kenneth Ma)
Viewership ratings
Week Episodes Average Points Peaking Points References 1 April 6–10, 2009 1 — 5 25 — [1] 2 April 13–17, 2009 6 — 10 28 — [2] 3 April 20–24, 2009 11 — 15 28 — [3] 4 April 27 - May 1, 2009 16 — 20 29 32 [4] References
External links
- TVB.com Man in Charge - Official Website (Chinese)
TVB series in 2009 First Line Series Second Line Series Pages of Treasures • Royal Tramp • The Winter Melon Tale • Man in Charge • Just Love II • Sweetness in the Salt • A Bride for a Ride • You're Hired • The Stew of Life • Beyond the Realm of Conscience • A Chip Off the Old Block • A Watchdog's TaleThird Line Series The Gem of Life • E.U. • The King of Snooker • Rosy Business • The Threshold of a Persona • Burning Flame III • D.I.E. Again • In the Chamber of Bliss • Born Rich • The Beauty of the GameWarehoused Series The Greatness of a Hero • A Great Way to CareSaturday Series ICAC Investigators 20092008 ← 2009 → 2010Categories:- TVB television programmes
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