Series synopsis
Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles, also known as 名媛望族 is a drama television series that premiered on TVB Jade on October 22, 2012. It ended on December 14, 2012. It was created by Wai-kin Chong. It stars Damian Lau Chung-Yan, Mary Hon Ma-Lee, Idy Chan Yuk-Lin and Elena Kong Mei-Yee.
The 1930s Hong Kong is the time of the East and West cultural shock. Women started fighting for their rights and status, changing the 'men superior to women' image. Famous barrister Sir Arthur Chung studied in England and lives a British lifestyle, but inside he's actually a traditional Chinese man. He married several wives to show off his power and upper-class status. First wife Koo Sam-lan was a rich girl; second wife is former Qing dynasty princess Aisin Gioro Yee-yin; third wife came from a ...
Premise
The 1930s Hong Kong is the time of the East and West cultural shock. Women started fighting for their rights and status, changing the 'men superior to women' image. Famous barrister Sir Arthur Chung studied in England and lives a British lifestyle, but inside he's actually a traditional Chinese man. He married several wives to show off his power and upper-class status. First wife Koo Sam-lan was a rich girl; second wife is former Qing dynasty princess Aisin Gioro Yee-yin; third wife came from a family that owned banks Yvonne Yik; fourth wife is a famous Peking opera singer Hong Tsz-kwan; and the fifth wife Chui Dan-dan, a vanity admiring woman. Because Sir Arthur Chung is a strict and authoritarian father, his two sons Charles Chung and Jimmy Chung eventually start going against him. This wealthy and prominent family may seem warm on the surface, but in reality, they are scattered and disunited.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Damian Lau Chung-Yan as Sir Arthur Chung
- Mary Hon Ma-Lee as Koo Sam-lan
- Idy Chan Yuk-Lin as Aisin Gioro Yee-yin
- Elena Kong Mei-Yee as Yvonne Yik
- Tavia Yeung as Hong Tsz-kwan
- Kenneth Ma Kwok-Ming as Charles Chung Kai-san
- Vincent Wong Ho-Shun as Jimmy Chung
- Shek Sau as Philip Fok
Supporting cast
- Ron Ng Cheuk-Hai as Kam Muk-Shui
- Corinna Chamberlain as Sze Wai-nga
- Rebecca Zhu Chenli as Kwai Siu-Yau
- Sire Ma as Elaine Chung
- Ben Wong Chi-Yin as Chai Yat-Fai
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 40 | October 22, 2012 | December 14, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Hong Kong Chinese barrister CHUNG CHEUK-MAN is well renowned in the legal field as well as in the local community. With his special status in Hong Kong, even the newly appointed Colonial Secretary ROBERTSON holds him in high regard. MAN’s second wife, YEE-YIN, also a former princess of the fallen Qing Dynasty, gets insulted by a local rich man and a Caucasian guy in public. Seriously offended, MAN gives the men a lecture at once and urges the westerner to apologize to YIN in Chinese. MAN’s first and third wives, KOO SUM-LAN and YIK YEE-FONG, who have been waiting for YIN in the temple for a whole day, are starting to lose their temper. During his meeting with ROBERTSON, MAN is asked to help lobby the Hong Kong Chinese Business Association (HKCBA) to stop the price gouging on rice…… |
October 22, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 YIN and MAN talk about KWAN on their way home. YIN knows MAN so well that she can almost tell at once why he has to invite KWAN to perform in Hong Kong. HANG sends KWAN to Man Mo Temple for a public trial. KWAN refuses to follow HANG back to his mansion. In the confusion, she has accidentally injured police constable YUNG TAT-CHI. Hoping to give KWAN a helping hand, SUN urges the police to arrest her on charge of assault so that she can tentatively stay away from HANG. SUN goes to see KWAN in the detention room. KWAN is very grateful to SUN for his help, and slowly reveals to him how she has survived all these years. SUN asks MAN to rescue KWAN, but their conversation ends up in a blazing row. YAU gets reunited with her childhood friend KAM MUK-SHUI, with whom she grew up in the orphanage and shares a sibling-like relationship. SHUI brings YAU to CHI’s residence…… |
October 23, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 With barrister FOK BAK-CHEUNG as her defence counsel, KWAN is only sentenced to a fine, and will need to return to HANG’s mansion with the old man upon her release. HANG orders his men to catch KWAN, but MAN appears all of a sudden claiming that KWAN is no longer HANG’s housemaid. KWAN dresses herself up from top to toe and goes to MAN’s chamber to say thank you. MAN asks KWAN to perform for the CHUNGs once more, after which their relationship, whatever it may be, will come to an end. KWAN runs into SUN, to whom she reveals that she is totally clueless where her parents have been buried. With much sympathy for KWAN, SUN offers to help locate the burial place for her. SHUI passes two tiny pearls to FOON and asks her to make YAU a simple necklace. SHUI has assaulted a wrong person in a gang fight, for which he is asked to pay the victim a large sum of compensation…… |
October 24, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 22, 2012 |
| Last aired | December 14, 2012 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 20:30:00 |