My Better Half (TV series)

My Better Half (Traditional Chinese: 老公萬歲) is a 2010 TVB modern comedy series.

My Better Half
Official poster
老公萬歲
GenreModern Comedy
StarringMichael Miu
Maggie Cheung
Michael Tse
Theresa Lee
Mandy Cho
Derek Kok
Mimi Lo
Oscar Leung
Theme music composerJames Wong
Opening theme"大丈夫日記" by
Michael Miu & Michael Tse
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerTerry Tong
Running time45 minutes (approx.)
Original release
NetworkTVB
ReleaseFebruary 16 (2010-02-16) –
March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16)
My Better Half'
Title screen shot
Traditional Chinese老公萬歲
Simplified Chinese老公万岁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǎo gōng wàn suì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglou5 gung1 maan6 seoi3

Synopsis

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Pharmaceutical company employee Ching Sum (Michael Miu) has an overbearing wife, Ko Lai Sum (Maggie Cheung). In order not to fight head-on with her, he has been playing ostrich in their seven years of marriage.

Lai Sum, however, has never stopped watching his every move, as she always believes he is fooling around behind her back. Sum's younger brother, Ching Yee (Michael Tse), laughs at Sum a lot, but he also feels sorry for his plight, and gives him practical advice whenever he can. One day, Sum is caught red-handed in Shenzhen by Lai Sum, who proposes to divorce him!

Yee always claims he has never lost in the game of love, until he meets Miu Ling Chi, a newly recruited management staff of the company. Yee loses bitterly this time, and almost loses his job, too.[1]

Cast

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Ching family

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Cast Role Description
Michael Miu Ching Sum
程琛
Ching Yi Cheung and Lam Bat Hang's son
Ching Yee's older brother
Ko Lai Sum's husband
Maggie Cheung Ko Lai Sum
高勵心
Ching Sum's wife
Ching Yi Cheung and Lam Bat Hang's daughter-in-law
Ching Yee's sister-in-law
Gam Ngan Fa's daughter
Michael Tse Ching Yee
程義
Ching Yi Cheung and Lam Bat Hang's son
Ching Sum's younger brother
Miu Ling Ji's husband in episode 20
Chu Wai Tak (朱維德) Ching Yi Cheung
程意祥
Lam Bat Hang's husband
Ching Sum and Ching Yee's father
Suet Nei (雪妮) Lam Bat Hang
藍畢珩
Ching Yi Cheung's wife
Ching Sum and Ching Yee's mother

Other cast

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Cast Role Description
Theresa Lee Miu Ling Ji
繆靈芝
Ching Yee's wife in episode 20
Mandy Cho Yau Ka Lei (Yuki)
尤嘉莉
Ching Yee's ex-girlfriend
Derek Kok Kong San Sou
鄺辛訴
Poon Nei Sin's husband
Ching Sum best friend
Mimi Lo (羅敏莊) Poon Nei Sin
盤妮茜
Kong San Sou's wife
Oscar Leung (梁烈唯) Hung Cheut Sek
孔爵錫
Sou Sin Hung's husband
Ching Sum best friend
Grace Wong (王君馨) Sou Sin Hung
蘇單虹
Hung Cheut Sek's Wife
Wu Fung Lou Cheung Chun
魯長春
Lee Fung (李楓) Gam Ngan Fa
金銀花
Ko Lai Sum's mother
Jamie Chik Nurse Guest star episode 20

Viewership ratings

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Week Episodes Average Points Peaking Points References
1
February 16–19, 2010
1 — 4
24
[2]
2
February 22–26, 2010
5 — 9
25
[3]
3
March 1–4, 2010
10 — 13
26
[4]
4
March 8–12, 2010
14 — 18
25
[5]
5
March 15–16, 2010
19 — 20
29
31
[6]

References

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  1. ^ "New Series: My Better Half". 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  2. ^ Week 1 Ratings
  3. ^ Week 2 Ratings
  4. ^ Week 3 Ratings
  5. ^ Week 4 Ratings
  6. ^ Week 5 Ratings
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  • TVB.com My Better Half - Official Website (in Chinese)