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The Charm Beneath

2005 · 1 season

A slow-burning family saga of power and hypocrisy, where every smile hides a dagger and loyalty is tested.

Created by
Mui Siu-Ching
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gigi Lai Chi, Yoyo Mung Ka-wai, Moses Chan Ho
Overview
CHUK MING WAI (LAI CHI, GIGI) is the third child of the family. She has two elder brothers, YAU SHING (TSANG WAI KUEN) and YAU YIP (CHAN HO, MOSES), and a younger sister, MING MAN (CHO, MANDY LEE). In the 1930s, the CHUK family is rich and renowned. It runs a cosmetic shop called the “Charming Flowers”. WAI’s father CHUK MOON SHAN (CHAN HUNG LIT) plans to pass the family business to SHING. However, SHING dies young. His inheritance passes to YIP, who has no interest in running the business. After YIP takes over the “Charming Flowers”, he is forced to deal with politics and hypocrites...

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Created by
Mui Siu-Ching
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gigi Lai Chi, Yoyo Mung Ka-wai, Moses Chan Ho
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • power
  • betrayal
  • class
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
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
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Mui Siu-Ching
Starring
Gigi Lai Chi, Yoyo Mung Ka-wai, Moses Chan Ho, Anne Heung Hoi-Lam, Mandy Lee Cho, Sharon Chan Man-Chi, Kiki Sheung, Joseph Lee Kwok-Lun
Length
1 seasons, 30 episodes
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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