Home Troopers
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Home Troopers is a 2010–11 Hong Kong
television serial drama starring Liza Wang
, Ha Yu, Kevin Cheng
and Bernice Liu
. Produced by Lam Chi-wah, the series is a TVB production
. The drama follow the lives of the middle class Chukot family, who helps organize a housekeeping
business in Hong Kong
. The family works through domestic struggles and family changes after eldest son Joseph (Cheng) is left with unpaid company debts handed down by his business partner Fred (Raymond Cho), who mysteriously disappears with the money not long after they started the Master Home Services Company. Joseph is also left in care for Fred's struggling girlfriend Kam (Liu) and her 4-year-old son, Sing. Joseph's family, led by his mother Ka-ka (Wang), decides to help the business by attending the housekeeping work themselves.
The drama's original run premiered on 27 December 2010 on Hong Kong's TVB Jade
and TVB HD Jade channels.
The Chukot family is a typical average family. They have always lived together peacefully. Because many things have happened, the situation of the family has changed and many contradictions appear...
. "Viewers in millions" refers to the number of people, derived from TVB Jade
average ratings (not including TVB HD Jade), in Hong Kong who watched the episode live. The peak number of viewers are in brackets.
The story of Home Troopers takes reference from a real story. A post-natal (陪月)company called "Mother's Angel Care Service Company"(好安心專業陪月服務有限公司) is run by a family. During the process of designing the characters, this family was interviewed by the director, story writer and script writer.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
television serial drama starring Liza Wang
Liza Wang
Elizabeth Wang Ming-chun, SBS, commonly known as Liza Wang, is an accomplished diva, actress and MC in Hong Kong. She is a well-known personality in Chinese-speaking communities. She has been nicknamed "The Big Sister" in the HK entertainment circle...
, Ha Yu, Kevin Cheng
Kevin Cheng
Kevin Cheng Ka-wing is a Chinese American singer and television actor from Hong Kong. He is currently an artist under the management of TVB. Kevin Cheng rose to fame in late 2004 after his first lead role in Hard Fate as "Ken"...
and Bernice Liu
Bernice Liu
Bernice Jan Liu is a Chinese Canadian actress, singer, and commercial model based in Hong Kong. She has previously held the title Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000 as well as Miss Chinese International 2001, the latter position bringing her fame in Hong Kong.Liu is best known for her role as Princess...
. Produced by Lam Chi-wah, the series is a TVB production
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
. The drama follow the lives of the middle class Chukot family, who helps organize a housekeeping
Housekeeping
Housekeeping is the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a home. It is one of the many chores included in the term housework. Housecleaning includes activities such as disposing of rubbish, cleaning dirty surfaces, dusting and vacuuming. It may also involve some outdoor chores, such as...
business in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. The family works through domestic struggles and family changes after eldest son Joseph (Cheng) is left with unpaid company debts handed down by his business partner Fred (Raymond Cho), who mysteriously disappears with the money not long after they started the Master Home Services Company. Joseph is also left in care for Fred's struggling girlfriend Kam (Liu) and her 4-year-old son, Sing. Joseph's family, led by his mother Ka-ka (Wang), decides to help the business by attending the housekeeping work themselves.
The drama's original run premiered on 27 December 2010 on Hong Kong's TVB Jade
TVB Jade
TVB Jade is a flagship TV channel in Hong Kong, established by Television Broadcasts Limited, and is one of the free-to-air Cantonese language television channels in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival ATV Home...
and TVB HD Jade channels.
Synopsis
When children are young, their parents are worried they might take the wrong road through life, so they are always by their side, carefully guiding them through life. But as time passes, their children need to learn to become independent, their parents will have to learn to let go. Families have to grow, much like how people have to grow.The Chukot family is a typical average family. They have always lived together peacefully. Because many things have happened, the situation of the family has changed and many contradictions appear...
Cast and characters
- Liza WangLiza WangElizabeth Wang Ming-chun, SBS, commonly known as Liza Wang, is an accomplished diva, actress and MC in Hong Kong. She is a well-known personality in Chinese-speaking communities. She has been nicknamed "The Big Sister" in the HK entertainment circle...
as Lai Ka-ka (黎嘉嘉), a helpful and meticulous housewifeHousewifeHousewife is a term used to describe a married woman with household responsibilities who is not employed outside the home. Merriam Webster describes a housewife as a married woman who is in charge of her household...
who is very protective of her family.
- Ha Yu as Chukot Ho (諸葛河), Ka-ka's husband and a retired civil servant working as hydroelectricity technician. Years before, he planned to open a furniture company with a friend, but backed out after learning that his friend was a swindler through Ka-ka's warning. Nonetheless, he still wishes to open a furniture company of his own in the future.
- Kevin ChengKevin ChengKevin Cheng Ka-wing is a Chinese American singer and television actor from Hong Kong. He is currently an artist under the management of TVB. Kevin Cheng rose to fame in late 2004 after his first lead role in Hard Fate as "Ken"...
as Joseph Chukot Ching (諸葛靖), Ka-ka and Ho's 35-year-old son. He is named after Kwok ChingGuo JingGuo Jing is the fictional protagonist of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, a wuxia novel by Jin Yong. He plays a supporting role in the sequel novel The Return of the Condor Heroes as well...
, a fictional character in Jin Yong's wuxiaWuxiaWuxia is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms like Chinese opera, manhua , films, television series, and video games...
novel The Legend of the Condor HeroesThe Legend of the Condor HeroesThe Legend of Condor Heroes is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong, and the first part of the Condor Trilogy. It was first serialized between January 1, 1957 and May 19, 1959 in Hong Kong Commercial Daily...
. Originally a well-paid HRHuman resourcesHuman resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...
manager at a promising real-estate company, Joseph later quits the job due to disagreements with his new boss. He is the co-owner of Master Home Services Company along with Fred, who goes missing not long after the company started.
- Bernice LiuBernice LiuBernice Jan Liu is a Chinese Canadian actress, singer, and commercial model based in Hong Kong. She has previously held the title Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000 as well as Miss Chinese International 2001, the latter position bringing her fame in Hong Kong.Liu is best known for her role as Princess...
as Tung Kam-po (童金寶), better known as just "Kam", is a struggling 29-year-old single mother left in care for her ex-boyfriend's 4-year-old son. Before becoming Fred's secretary, she worked as a hostessHostessHostess is a brand of Hostess Brands in the United States, known for its line of snack foods, such as Twinkies, CupCakes, Chocodiles, Ding Dongs, Ho Hos, Suzy Q's, Sno Balls, Zingers, Donettes, Mini Muffins, Hostess Fruit Pies, Pudding Pies, and Doughnuts....
at several seafood and dim sum restaurants. She is surprised at Fred's sudden disappearance but refuses to believe that her boyfriend is a swindler.
- Raymond Cho as Fred Kei Wing-fat (祈永發), co-owner of Master Home Services Company along with Joseph, his high school and college classmate. He later goes missing along with the company's money.
- Mandy WongMandy WongMandy Wong Chi-man is a Hong Kong television actress.Wong began her television and acting career with her participation in the Miss Hong Kong 2007 beauty pageant, where she was placed among the top 5 finalists. She joined TVB that same year and was part of TVB's graduating acting class of 2008...
as Karen Chukot Yung (諸葛蓉), Ka-ka and Ho's 29-year-old daughter who works as a high school teacher. Ka-ka and Ho named her after Wong YungHuang RongHuang Rong is a fictional character in the wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong. She plays a supporting role in the sequel The Return of the Condor Heroes.-Character description:...
, a fictional character in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, in hopes that Karen will be as intelligent and wise as Wong Yung. She is in an on-again, off-again secret relationship with Leo despite knowing that he has a wife.
- Adrian Chau as Benny Chukot Kiu (諸葛喬), Ka-ka and Ho's 19-year-old son and Danny's older twin brother. Like his younger brother, he is named after Kiu FungQiao FengQiao Feng, birth name Xiao Feng , is one of the three protagonists in Jin Yong's wuxia novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.-Background:Xiao is a Khitan by birth and he is from the same clan as Empress Xiao of the Liao Dynasty...
, a fictional character in Jin Yong's wuxia novel Demi-Gods and Semi-DevilsDemi-Gods and Semi-DevilsDemi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong. It was first serialized concurrently from September 3, 1963 to May 27, 1966 in Ming Pao in Hong Kong and Nanyang Siang Pau in Singapore....
, in hopes that Benny will be have just as much indomitable spirit as Kiu Fung. Benny is currently attending his first year of university studying biology.
- Daniel Chau as Danny Chukot Fung (諸葛峰), Ka-ka and Ho's 19-year-old son and Benny's younger twin brother. Unlike his brother, he failed his college entrance exams twice and often uses his study time to secretly sell ice cream in the streets, a job he enjoys doing.
- Angela TongAngela TongAngela Tong, born 30 June 1975 in Montreal, Canada with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, China, is a Hong Kong actress and was Miss Chinese Montreal 1995. She went to Concordia University.-Pageant life:...
as Wah Jing-lek (華晶叻), a Thai ChineseThai ChineseThe Thai Chinese are an overseas Chinese community who live in Thailand. Thailand is home to the largest, oldest, most prominent, and most integrated overseas Chinese community in the world with a population of approximately 9.5 million people...
who later helps the Chukot family organize their housekeeping business.
- Vincent WongVincent WongVincent Wong is a Hong Kong TVB actor. He married with Hong Kong actress Yoyo Chan at 11:00 AM on November 11, 2011.-TV series:-Film:-Theme songs:...
as Leo Tong Sau-lai (唐守禮), a surgeon. He has been dating Karen since high school, but the pair broke apart after Ka-ka discovered their relationship. He later marries Tsz-kei due to parental pressure. He reunites with Karen after returning to Hong Kong from his studies and they start an underground relationship.
- Timmy HungTimmy HungTimmy Hung Tin Ming is a Hong Kong actor and the eldest son of martial arts superstar Sammo Hung. He is half Korean, his mother is Sammo Hung's first wife.-Film:-Television series:-External links:* at the Hong Kong Movie Database*...
as Cheung Lok-tin (張樂天), a physical educationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
teacher, who has a crush on Karen.
- Christine KuoChristine KuoChristine Kuo is a Chinese Canadian actress from Hong Kong. She was the winner of the Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2008 and Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009.-Biography:...
as Michelle Kwai Sin-yau (季羡悠), a 25-year-old college teaching assistantTeaching assistantA teaching assistant is an individual who assists a professor or teacher with instructional responsibilities. TAs include graduate teaching assistants , who are graduate students; undergraduate teaching assistants , who are undergraduate students; secondary school TAs, who are either high school...
and Danny's love interest.
- Kirby Lam as Kimi, a 19-year-old university student, who has a crush on Benny.
- Claire YiuClaire YiuClaire Yiu , born on 10 August 1978, is a Hong Kong actress. She started her acting career after being the 2nd runner-up in the Miss Asia Pageant in 1998. After filming some ATV series, such as 海瑞鬥嚴嵩, and Ten Tigers of Guangdong , she went over to TVB and filmed in some minor roles such as 趙美美 in...
as Sung Tsz-kei (宋子淇), Leo's wife.
- Peter Lai as Tung Chi (童智), better known as Uncle Chi, is Ah Kam's ex-convict father who specializes in opening locks.
45th TVB Anniversary Awards 2011
- Nominated: Best Drama
- Nominated: Best Actress (Liza Wang)
- Nominated: Most Improved Female Artiste (Mandy Wong)
Viewership ratings
The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewershipAudience measurement
Audience measurement measures how many people are in an audience, usually in relation to radio listenership and television viewership, but also in relation to newspaper and magazine readership and, increasingly, web traffic on websites...
. "Viewers in millions" refers to the number of people, derived from TVB Jade
TVB Jade
TVB Jade is a flagship TV channel in Hong Kong, established by Television Broadcasts Limited, and is one of the free-to-air Cantonese language television channels in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival ATV Home...
average ratings (not including TVB HD Jade), in Hong Kong who watched the episode live. The peak number of viewers are in brackets.
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The story of Home Troopers takes reference from a real story. A post-natal (陪月)company called "Mother's Angel Care Service Company"(好安心專業陪月服務有限公司) is run by a family. During the process of designing the characters, this family was interviewed by the director, story writer and script writer.