Safe Guards

Infobox Television
show_name = Safe Guards
鐵血保鏢


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genre = Costume Drama
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runtime = 45 minutes (approx.)
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starring = Steven Ma
Elaine Yiu
Wayne Lai
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country = HKG
language = Cantonese
network = TVB
first_aired = February 27, 2006
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March 31, 2006
num_episodes = 25
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website = http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/safe_guards

"Safe Guards" (Traditional Chinese: 鐵血保鏢) is a TVB costume drama series broadcasted in February 2006.

ynopsis

The story revolves around the "Wui Yau Safeguard Agency (會友鏢局)", which is the most prominent safeguard and escort agency in Hangzhou. However, the agency was discovered to be close to bankruptcy, due to financial mismanagement. Together with his four sons, the patriarch of the family, Sheung Ching-Tong (Samuel Kwok) must, along with other allies and confidantes, rebuild the agency and save it from near certain death.

Cast

Characters

*Sheung Ching-Tong (Samuel Kwok) is the patriarch of the Sheung family, he took over the "Wui Yau Safeguard Agency (會友鏢局)" from his father, and turned it into one of the most prominent safeguard agency in Hangzhou. However, when Ching-Tong attempted to buy a gentry official position with the Qing dynasty government, he discovered that "Wui Yau" is actually facing an acute financial crisis, due to deferred payments on loans issued by "Wui Yau", and failure to receive payments for safeguard missions. This led to his decision to devolve duties to his three sons, in an effort to save the safeguard agency from certain demise.

*Sheung Ching-Pang (Lau Kong) is the elder brother of Ching-Tong, he always hoped to secure control of the safeguard agency, but this did not come to fruit. His bitterness on this issue was partly responsible for his negativeness on many issues, which culminated in a full-blown attempts to destabilize or dissolve "Wui Yau". He was eventually expelled from the Sheung family after he was discovered to be an illegitimate child, whose biological father was an opera singer. He died in poverty, unwilling to accept his status as an illegitimate child.

*Sheung Ching-Man (Chiang Chi Kwong) is the younger brother of Ching-Tong, he is often considered by many to be the unproductive member of the family. He has never escorted goods, nor has he participated in the family business. However, his unwillingness to participate in the battle to control of the safeguard agency led Ching-Man to become Ching-Tong's private adviser and confidante during many crisis.

*Yan Ching (Kara Hui) is the wife of Ching-Man, she is the martial arts instructor for the safeguard agency, as well as the agency's first female safeguard. She was killed in a bandit attack during a risky safeguard escort mission. She undertook the mission in order to secure funding for the "Wui Yau".

*Sheung Chung (Wayne Lai) is the eldest son of Ching-Tong, his brutish demeanors and carelessness led many to write him off as a black sheep. However, his kindheartedness and loyalty led to his adopted brother, Ji, to accept him as a close ally during the many crisis "Wui Yau" faced.

*Sheung Hao (Ben Wong) is the second son of Ching-Tong, he is an assistant manager of the safeguard agency. His lust got him in great troubles, even to the point of having an affair with the wife of a fellow safeguard. His attempts to cover up many immoral deeds turned him into an evil man.

*Sheung Yi (Chris Lai) is the third biological son of Ching-Tong, he was educated in the West, and had a bleak outlook for the safeguard industry. He advocated a refocus to maritime shipping for "Wui Yau".

*Sheung Ji (Steven Ma) is the adopted third son of Ching-Tong, he helped out the family business, steering it through many crisis and tribulations. His work was recognized by Ching-Tong upon his death, who bequeathed the entire agency to him for continued operation.

Awards

*Steven Ma won the "My Favourite Male Character Role" Award for his role Shueng Ji, at the 39th TVB Anniversary Awards in 2006.

Viewership ratings

References

External links

* [http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/safe_guards TVB.com] "Safe Guards" - Official Website zh icon

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