When Lanes Merge
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Synopsis
Rushing along the road every day with a vibrant mix of passengers of all kinds, what taxi drivers see and hear is far more varied than one can ever imagine. Retired taxi driver Ho Kau (Kent ChengKent Cheng
Kent Cheng Jak-si is a Hong Kong film and television actor. He has won twice the best actor award in the Hong Kong Film Awards.-Biography:...
) returns to the job after his son Ho Ka-Bo (Raymond Wong) is convicted of causing death by drunk driving. The incident has exacerbated the already fractious relationship between the father and the son. Ka-Bo works for Kau after his release from prison. Before long, he has another serious road accident, in which Kau is also involved and severely injured, both mentally and physically. Ka-Bo feels so guilty towards his father and comes to understand the importance of careful driving. He maintains a high degree of vigilance while driving but still gets picked on constantly by female traffic police officer Ko Lai-Sum (Kate Tsui
Kate Tsui
Kate Tsui Tsz-shan is the 2004 Miss Hong Kong pageant winner and currently a TVB actress.-Education:Tsui graduated from the University of California, Davis, majoring in Japanese. She is skilled in different interests such as acting, dancing, learning languages, and snowboarding...
). As time goes by, the pair have gradually developed a strong attachment to each other and finally become lovers. But Ka-Bo's ex-girlfriend Cheung Hiu-Man (Sonija Kwok
Sonija Kwok
Sonija Kwok is a Hong Kong actress, currently working for TVB.She was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed Cantonese and British parentage. Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, Canada from Hong Kong. She initially attended the University of British Columbia but she transferred to Simon Fraser University and...
) and SUM's grandmother Ko Li Shuk Ching (Lee Heung Kam
Lee Heung Kam
Lee Heung-kam is a veteran Cantonese opera and TVB actress from Hong Kong. She joined the entertainment industry when she was 16 years old. She has a younger brother, Lee Sue-gai...
) turn out to be the biggest obstacle to their relationship, leaving the pair stranded in dismay along the tunnel of love.
The Ho Family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Kent Cheng Kent Cheng Kent Cheng Jak-si is a Hong Kong film and television actor. He has won twice the best actor award in the Hong Kong Film Awards.-Biography:... |
Ho Kau 何球 |
Age 56 Taxi driver Ho Ga-bo's father Cheung Hiu-man's God-father |
| Raymond Wong | Ho Ga-bo (Turbo) 何加寶 |
Age 28 Taxi driver, later auto maintenance technician Ho Kau's son Ko Lai-sum's boyfriend, then husband Cheung Hiu-man's ex-boyfriend Lei Suk-jing's ex-student Was in jail for 2 years after being guilty of dangerous driving |
The Ko Family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Lee Heung Kam Lee Heung Kam Lee Heung-kam is a veteran Cantonese opera and TVB actress from Hong Kong. She joined the entertainment industry when she was 16 years old. She has a younger brother, Lee Sue-gai... |
Lei Suk-jing 李淑貞 |
Age 70 Ex-Principal Ko Lai-sum's grandmother Ko Tin-yiu's mother Chiu Mei-kei's mother-in-law Ho Kau's good friend Ho Ga-bo, Cheung Hiu Man and Gwan Syu-yan's ex-principal |
| Ko Chun-man | Ko Tin-yiu 高天耀 |
Retired chief police inspector Lei Suk-jing's son Ko Lai-sum's father Chiu Mei-kei's husband |
| Fung So-bor | Chiu Mei-kei 趙美琪 |
Retired police inspector Lei Suk-jing's daughter-in-law Ko Tin-yiu's wife Ko Lai-sum's mother |
| Kate Tsui Kate Tsui Kate Tsui Tsz-shan is the 2004 Miss Hong Kong pageant winner and currently a TVB actress.-Education:Tsui graduated from the University of California, Davis, majoring in Japanese. She is skilled in different interests such as acting, dancing, learning languages, and snowboarding... |
Ko Lai-sum 高麗芯 (Sammi) |
Age 26 Traffic police, later Police Inspector Lei Suk-jing's granddaughter Ho Ga-bo's girlfriend, then wife Ko Tin-yiu and Chiu Mei-kei's daughter Daisy's best friend Cheung Hiu-man's friend and rival |
The Cheung Family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Ching Hor Wai | Yu Ngoi-hei 余愛喜 |
Age 50 Cheung Hiu-man's stepmother Cheung Hiu-ming and Cheung Hiu-ching's mother Chou Mei-wai's aunt |
| Sonija Kwok Sonija Kwok Sonija Kwok is a Hong Kong actress, currently working for TVB.She was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed Cantonese and British parentage. Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, Canada from Hong Kong. She initially attended the University of British Columbia but she transferred to Simon Fraser University and... |
Cheung Hiu-man 張曉雯 |
Age 28 Yu Ngoi-hei's stepdaughter Cheung Hiu-ming and Cheung Hiu-ching's elder sister Ho Ga-bo and Andy's ex-girlfriend Ho Kau's god-daughter Cheung Hiu-ching's older sister Chou Mei-wai's cousin Kou Lai-sum's friend and rival Lei Suk-jing's ex-student |
| Fred Cheng Fred Cheng In 2001, Fred Cheng , entered the TVB New Talent Singing Awards in which he won second place, following in many notable Hong Kong personalities footsteps such as fellow TVB actors Joyce Tang, Cindy Au and Patrick Tang. Soon after becoming noticed from the competition, he was offered a role in the... |
Cheung Hiu-ming 張曉明 |
Pharmacist Yu Ngoi-hei's son Cheung Hiu-man's younger brother Cheung Hiu-ching's elder brother Chou Mei-wai's cousin Used to cheat money from family to pay his debt (Semi-Villain) |
| Katy Kung | Cheung Hiu-ching 張曉晴 |
Age 18 Student Yu Ngoi-hei's daughter Cheung Hiu-man and Cheung Hiu-man's younger sister Ngai San-san's friend Chou Mei-wai's cousin Leung Yat-dong's girlfriend Used to be instigated by Leung Yat-dong (Semi-Villain) |
The Au family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Raymond Cho | Au Yiu-jun 區耀進 |
Age 33 Taxi Driver Chou Mei-wai's husband Au Tsz-him's father Ho Kau's friend |
| Elaine Yiu Elaine Yiu Elaine Yiu Tse-ling is a Hong Kong television actress and presenter.-Career:Yiu entered the entertainment industry after winning the TVB8 Presentator Contest in 2002, subsequently signing a management and filming contract with TVB. From 2002 to 2004, Yiu hosted Mandarin-language television... |
Chou Mei-wai (Vivian) 曹美慧 |
Age 26 Au Yiu-jun's wife Au Tsz-him's mother Yu Ngoi-hei's niece Gwan Syu-yan's subordinate |
| Coleman Tam | Au Tsz-him 區子謙 |
Au Yiu-jun and Chou Mei-wai's son |
The Ngai family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Samuel Kwok Samuel Kwok Samuel Kwok is a martial arts practitioner and teacher in the Chinese art of Wing Chun.-Biography:Samuel Kwok was born in Hong Kong in 1948, the son of a Church Minister. His interest in the martial arts started at an early age, his first experience was in White Crane Kung Fu, under the guidance of... |
Ngai Chiu-fat 魏潮發 |
Age 50 Former restaurant owner, but later sold the restaurant to Ma Cheong-tat to pay his debt Chan Siu-fan's husband Ngai San-san's father Ho Kau's friend |
| Kingdom Yuen Kingdom Yuen -Filmography:-References:... |
Chan Siu-fan 陳笑芬 |
Age 42 Fromer restaurant owner, but later sold the restaurant to Ma Cheong-tat to pay Ngai Chiu-fat's debt Ngai Chiu-fat's wife Ngai San-san's mother |
| Angel Chiang | Ngai San-san 魏珊珊 |
Age 18 Student Chan Siu-fan and Ngai Chiu-fat's daughter Cheung Hiu-ching's friend |
Other cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Eric Li Eric Li (actor) -TV series:-References:... |
Leung Yat-dong 梁逸東 |
Karaoke shop owner Triad member Ho Ga-bo's friend Cheung Hiu-ching's boyfriend Killed Gwan Syu-yan in Chapter 18 Hit by a truck and became paralyzed in Chapter 19 (Main villain) |
| Ruco Chan Ruco Chan Ruco Chan Chin-pang is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Chan gained fame for playing the role of Keith Lau in the TVB television legal drama The Other Truth.... |
Gwan Syu-yan (Tony) 關樹人 |
Age 30 Finance company owner Triad member Chou Mei-wai's direct supervisor Lei Suk-jing's ex-student Killed by Leung Yat-dong in Chapter 18 (Main villain) |
| Tracy Ip | Daisy | Art Teacher Used to be a traffic police with Ko Lai-sum Ko Lai-sum's Best Friend Hit by Gwan Syu-yan's car while on duty to cause paralysis |
| Stephen Huynh Stephen Huynh Stephen Huynh is a former Mr. Hong Kong contestant, and is currently an actor with Hong Kong's TVB. Stephen was born in Hong Kong, however, raised in France and returned to Hong Kong after finishing his studies. Although he has Cantonese Chinese ancestry, his ancestors lived in Vietnam... |
Andy | Cheung Hiu-man's ex-boyfriend |
| Yu Mo-lin | Lee Sam-fung 李三鳳 |
Lei Suk-jing's housemaid |
| Lee Hung-kit | Ma Cheong-tat 馬昌達 |
Boss of taxi of a taxi agency and a restaurant |
| Lau Kwai-fong | Mrs. Ma | Ma Cheong-tat's wife Yu Ngoi-hei's friend |
| Raymond Tsang | Pang Yung 彭勇 |
Traffic police inspector Ko Lai-sum's direct supervisor |
Award nominations
TVB Anniversary Awards (2010)- Nominated: Best Drama
- Nominated: Best Actor (Kent Cheng)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Kingdom Yuen)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Elaine Yiu)
- Nominated: My Favourite Male Character (Kent Cheng)
- Nominated: My Favourite Male Character (Raymond Wong)
- Nominated: Most Improved Actor (Raymond Wong)
- Nominated: Most Improved Actress (Elaine Yiu)
Viewership ratings
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External links
- TVB.com When Lanes Merge - Official Website