Marriage of Inconvenience

Marriage of Inconvenience 兩妻時代
Marriage of Inconvenience poster
Genre	Modern Drama
Starring	Bobby Au Yeung Angela Tong Toby Leung Raymond Wong Patrick Tang Winnie Young Power Chan Astrid Chan Mimi Lo
Opening theme	"沒了沒完" by Toby Leung, Angela Tong, & Patrick Tang
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Language(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	20
Production
Running time	45 minutes (approx.)
Broadcast
Original channel	TVB
Original run	November 26, 2007 – December 21, 2007
External links
Website

Marriage of Inconvenience (Traditional Chinese: 兩妻時代) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in November 2007 .

Synopsis

While the owner of a marriage bureau himself, the candid Kong Hoi-chuen (Bobby Au Yeung) nevertheless has no luck in finding a girlfriend. He meets Miu Ling (Angela Tong), who has just been disappointed in love, by chance. With his words of consolation Ling is able to recover. Six months later, Ling agrees to marry Chuen. The marriage lasts happily for three years, husband and wife ended up working in the marriage bureau in a home they both adore. Just when Chuen thinks that he is the happiest husband in the world, Ling's ex-lover Ivan (Raymond Wong) returns. Several years ago Ivan left Ling because he didn't want to be 'tied down' in a relationship, but now he wants a second chance. When he meets with Ling again he kisses her, despite her resistance, and Chuen misinterprets the situation. Chuen is both angry and furious, getting himself helplessly drunk in his office, and when he wakes he finds himself beside one of his female clients, mainlander Ng Yi Wu-Jiu (Toby Leung). Ling sees this and like her husband, misinterprets the situation and demands a divorce.

The divorce proceeds almost smoothly, as Cheun and Ling both want out as soon as possible. Unfortunately it is not as simple as they thought. Ling, believing that she has been wronged, refuses to move out of her beloved house. Cheun, who sees the house as his, decides to arrange a fake marriage with Ng Yi Wu-Jiu. In exchange for staying at the house for free, she pretends to be his lover. The plan was that they would anger Ling enough to leave. While Cheun works on angering Ling in the house, she retaliates by hiring Ivan to work in the bureau and patroning his restaurant, which angers Cheun.

Later they both learn that Ng Yi Wu-Jiu is in fact the girl of a triad leader, she has her own loyal followers and rival gangs trying to kill her. Ivan meanwhile has shown himself to be quite capable and no longer a worthless playboy, with good connections and plenty of wealth. As Chuen and Ling both learn, their fighting might have involved too many unknown elements.

Cast

Cast	Role	Description
Bobby Au-Yeung	Kong Hoi-Chuen 江海泉	Matchmaker Miu Ling's husband. Ng Yi Wu-Jiu's pretend husband.
Angela Tong	Miu Ling (Meow Meow) 繆鈴	Kong Hoi-Chuen's wife. Yik Hei-Ji's ex lover.
Raymond Wong	Yik Hei-Ji (Ivan) 易晞智	Gym Trainer Miu Ling's ex lover. Sai Bing's lover.
Toby Leung	Ng Yi Wu-Jiu 吾爾烏焦	Kong Hoi Chuen's pretend wife. Chui Yue-Dak's lover.
Power Chan	Lam Pak-Sam 林柏森	Paparazzi Kong Hoi-Chuen's friend. Yim Wuk-Bik's lover.
Li Ka-Sing (李家聲)	Fok Yim 霍鑑	Client Kong Hoi Chuen's friend.
Winnie Young (楊婉儀)	Yim Wun-Bik (Betty) 炎煥碧	Doctor Lam Pak-Sam's lover. Miu Ling's friend.
Astrid Chan (陳芷菁)	Sai Bing (Carol) 冼冰	Cosmetician Miu Ling's friend Yik Hei-Ji's lover.
Patrick Tang (鄧健泓)	Chui Yue-Dak (Ah Kim) 徐御德	Gangster Ng Yi Wu-Jiu's lover.
Mimi Lo (羅敏莊)	Ng Chiu-Jing (Amy) 伍俏偵	Kong Hoi Chuen's assistant Tin Long's wife.
Stephen Huynh	Tin Long 田塱	Kong Hoi Chuen's cousin. Ng Chiu-Jing's husband.
Joel Chan (陳山聰)	Ho Lam 浩南	Triad Boss Ng Yi Wu Jiu's ex-boyfriend.

Viewership ratings

	Week	Episode	Average Points	Peaking Points	References
1	November 26 - November 30, 2007	1 — 5	27	—	[1]
2	December 3 - December 7, 2007	6 — 10	27	29	[2]
3	December 10 - December 14, 2007	11 — 15	28	31	[3]
4	December 17 - December 21, 2007	16 — 20	28	30	[4]

Award nominations

41st TVB Anniversary Awards (2008)

• "Best Drama"

References

1. ^ Week 1 Ratings
2. ^ Week 2 Ratings
3. ^ Week 3 Ratings
4. ^ Week 4 Ratings

External links

• TVB.com Marriage of Inconvenience - Official Website (Chinese)