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The Radio Tycoon

1983 · 1 season

A long, talky drama of ambition and rivalry in a media workplace, carried by star charisma and slow-burning power struggles.

Created by
Yau Kar-Hung
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Angie Chiu Nga-Chi, Kenneth Tsang
Overview
The Radio Tycoon is a TVB television series, premiered in Hong Kong in 1983.

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Created by
Yau Kar-Hung
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Angie Chiu Nga-Chi, Kenneth Tsang
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • power
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Yau Kar-Hung
    Starring
    Chow Yun-Fat, Angie Chiu Nga-Chi, Kenneth Tsang, Michael Miu Kiu-wai, Herman Kwan Hoi-san, Nam Hung, Stanley Fung Shui-Fan, Lisa Lui Yau-Wai
    Length
    1 seasons, 30 episodes
    Network
    TVB Jade
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese

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