The Mysteries of Love

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The Mysteries of Love
The Mysteries of Love title card
Genre	Modern Drama
Starring	Raymond Lam Tavia Yeung Kenneth Ma Bernice Liu
Opening theme	直到你不找我 by Raymond Lam
Ending theme	直到你不找我
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Language(s)	Hong Kong Cantonese
No. of episodes	25
Production
Producer(s)	Lau Kar Ho
Running time	45 minutes (approx.)
Broadcast
Original channel	TVB
Original run	May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24) – June 25, 2010 (2010-06-25)
External links
Website

The Mysteries of Love (Chinese: 談情說案; Jyutping: taam4 cing4 syut3 on3; Cantonese Yale: tàahm chìhng syut on) is a 2010 TVB modern series.

Summary

This is a love story between a professor and a policewoman. Their dating experience is enhanced with sense and sensibility through the application of interesting physics theories on the investigation of various crime cases.

Kingsley King (Raymond Lam) is regarded as the youngest genius in physics and he is appointed as an associate professor in a Hong Kong university. Invited by his good friend Lo Tin-Hang (Kenneth Ma), Senior Inspector of Police at Regional Crime Unit, Kingsley assists in cracking many mysterious crime cases.

During his police work, Kingsley meets policewoman Tsui Siu-Lai (Tavia Yeung) during the process. The rational Kingsley evaluates that he has fallen in love with Lai because of a neurotransmitter called phenethylamine. However, owing to the huge difference in their family background and life value, Kingsley fails to tackle their ever-changing relationship problems with formulas. In the end, due to life changing experiences, Kingsley realizes that love cannot be rationalized and finally admits that his feelings to Siu-Lai are true.

On the other hand, the romantic and uninhibited Hang has been maintaining a sex only relationship with the journalist Ling Man-Ka (Bernice Liu). Hang doesn't believe in eternity and he is only looking for sensual pleasure in a woman. However, his belief is suddenly shattered when he learns that Man is going to get married.

Controversy

The Mysteries of Love has been accused of plagiarizing the Japanese television drama Galileo.^[1]

Cast

The King family

Cast	Role	Description
Lee Kwok Lun (李國麟)	King Yin (Phillip) 景然	Age 55 Kingsley's father. Cheung Wai Chu's husband. King Chi's elder brother.
Mary Hon	Chueng Wai Chu (Victoria) 蔣慧珠	Kingsley's mother. King Yin's wife. A school principal.
Candy Chiu (趙靜儀)	King Chi (Anastasia) 景緻	Kingsley's aunt. King Yin's younger sister
Raymond Lam	King Pok (Kingsley) 景博	Age 30 King Yin and Cheung Wai Chu's son. Physics Professor of City University of Hong Kong. Tsui Siu Lai's boyfriend later husband. Lo Tin Hang's best friend. A friend of Nickole.

The Tsui Family

Cast	Role	Description
Law Lok Lam (羅樂林)	Tsui Hon Fei 徐漢飛	Age 57 Nickname: Fei Sir (飛sir) Retired policeman Tsui Kwok On, Tsui Kwok Leung and Tsui Siu Lai's father. Leung Sau Ngo's husband.
Fung So Bor (馮素波)	Leung Sau Ngo 梁秀娥	Tsui Kwok On, Tsui Kwok Leung and Tsui Siu Lai's mother. Tsui Hon Fei's wife.
Mak Cheung Ching	Tsui Kwok On 徐國安	Age 33 Tsui Hon Fei and Leung Sau Ngo's first son. Tai Choi Sheung's husband. Tsui Ka Hei's father.
Ng Wai Shan (伍慧珊)	Tai Choi Sheung 戴彩嫦	Tsui Kwok On's wife. Tsui Ka Hei's mother.
Alex Lam (林子善)	Tsui Kwok Leung 徐國良	Age 29 Tsui Hon Fei and Leung Sau Ngo's second son.
Tavia Yeung	Tsui Siu Lai 徐小麗	Age 26 Nickname: Sai Lei Mui (犀利妹) Police Tsui Hon Fei and Leung Sau Ngo's youngest and only daughter. Kingsley's girlfriend later wife. Lo Tin Hang's subordinate.
Ng Lok Wang	Tsui Ka Hei 徐家希	Tsui Kwok On and Tai Choi Sheung's son. Good bond with Tsui Siu Lai.

Other Cast

Cast	Role	Description
Kenneth Ma	Lo Tin Hang (Gordon) 盧天恆	Age 30 Detective Kingsley's best friend Tsui Siu Lai's supervisor. Nickole's lover and later husband
Bernice Liu	Ling Man Ka (Nickole) 凌敏嘉	Age 26 Lo Tin Hang's lover A friend of Kingsley
Lee Shing-Cheung	Man Pak Chu 文柏柱	Age 50 Police
Jack Wu	Ko Chi Chim 高子占	Police
Lee Kai Kit (李啟傑)	Fung Hok Ban 馮學斌	Police
Kibby Lau (劉俐)	Rachel	Nickole's friend Seduces Gordon
Jessie Shum	Everlyn	One of Lo Tin Hang's girlfriend
Lisa S.	Kay	One of Lo Tin Hang's girlfriend
Doris Chow (周麗欣)	Cheung Jing Jing (Janet) 鄭晶晶	King Pok's assistant
Lam Shuk Man (林淑敏)	Mary	Police
Johnson Lee	salesman	Guest star episode 1
Lo Mang	Chan Gin Sing 陳堅成	Guest star episode 11
Ruco Chan	Wong Tze-Bun (Ben) 黃志斌	Guest star episode 14-15 Wong Tze-Ho's Brother commits suicide in jail (Villain)
Stephen Huynh	Adrian	Ling Man Ka's lover
Leanne Li	Bowie Choy	Guest star episode 21-25 Admires Kingsley Tsui Siu Lai's love rival (Villain)
Christine Kuo	Pauline	Guest star episode 25 Tsui Siu Lai's friend
Raymond Wong	Wong Tze-Ho 黃志浩	Guest Star Episode 25 Kingsley rival Wong Tze-Bun's Brother (Main Villain)

Award nominations

TVB Anniversary Awards (2010)

• Nominated: Best Drama - Top 5
• Nominated: Best Actor (Raymond Lam) - Top 5
• Nominated: Best Actress (Tavia Yeung) - Top 5
• Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Kenneth Ma)
• Won: My Favourite Male Character (Raymond Lam)
• Nominated: My Favourite Female Character (Tavia Yeung) - Top 5
• Nominated: Most Improved Actor (Jazz Lam)

• My AOD Favourites 2010 - My Favourite Drama Character
  • Raymond Lam for King Pok/Kingsley - Winner
  • "Tavia Yeung" for Chui Siu Lai - Winner

Viewership ratings

	Week	Episodes	Average Points	Peaking Points	References
1	May 24–28, 2010	1 — 5	31	33	[2]
2	May 31 - June 3, 2010	6 — 9	30	33	[3]
3	June 7–11, 2010	10 — 14	30	—	[4]
4	June 14–18, 2010	15 — 19	32	36	[5]
5	June 21–24, 2010	20 — 23	35	40	[6][7]
	June 25, 2010	24 — 25	38	42	[6][7]

References

1. ^ "日傳媒轟無線抄得太過分 《談情說案》疑抄日劇 廣管局接投訴". Ming Pao. May 28, 2010. http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100527/4/i9h8.html. 
2. ^ Week 1 Ratings
3. ^ Week 2 Ratings
4. ^ Week 3 Ratings
5. ^ Week 4 Ratings
6. ^ ^{a b} 祖藍爆林峯多幢物業揸手
7. ^ ^{a b} Week 5 Ratings

External links

• TVB.com The Mysteries of Love - Official Website (Chinese)