Series synopsis
The Vigilante In The Mask, also known as 怪俠一枝梅 is a action & adventure mystery comedy drama television series that premiered on TVB Jade on March 14, 2005. It ended on April 8, 2005. It stars Deric Wan, Tavia Yeung, Mandy Chiang Nga-Man and Sammul Chan.
Lai Chi Kok is the official of his hometown, but because of some dark secret, he is forced to appear useless and loses the support of the townsfolk. The only way to make up for the situation is to dress up as a vigilante in the mask.
Chung Wan and Chi Kok are engaged, but she will only marry him if he is willing to be a great official. Bo Lum is from the pugilistic world, who searches for Chi Kok to marry her because of a joke. Lok Fu is the best friend of both Wan and Chi Kok. However, he disc ...
Premise
Lai Chi Kok is the official of his hometown, but because of some dark secret, he is forced to appear useless and loses the support of the townsfolk. The only way to make up for the situation is to dress up as a vigilante in the mask.
Chung Wan and Chi Kok are engaged, but she will only marry him if he is willing to be a great official. Bo Lum is from the pugilistic world, who searches for Chi Kok to marry her because of a joke. Lok Fu is the best friend of both Wan and Chi Kok. However, he discovers he has a deadly sickness.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Deric Wan as 厉之珏（一枝梅）
- Tavia Yeung as 钟环
- Mandy Chiang Nga-Man as 宝琳
- Sammul Chan as 蒲光
- Eddie Kwan Lai-Kit as 骆富
- Shing Fui-On as 厉盼忠
- Teresa Ha Ping as 郭小玉
- Alex To Kong as 阿沙
Supporting cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 20 | March 14, 2005 | April 8, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Stung by his loss in the sedan chair race, AUYEUNG HING, son of the wealthy and influential Hekou County businessman AUYEUNG KWAI, falsely accuses carrier LEE TAI KWONG of scheming with rival FAN KEUNG HO TSUN to manipulate the results. KWONG and his family are sentenced to ten years of slavery at the AUYEUNG household by the corrupt magistrate LAI CHI KOK. His father LAI PANG CHUNG, head sheriff, and fiancee CHUNG WAN, an herbal doctor, reprimand him for failing to restore justice. Later, HING is arrested by CHUNG for harassing the talented YUEN KAI SA. Threatening to expose his bribery, KWAI presses KOK to dismiss CHUNG, and urges him to announce the legalization of gambling and speed up the construction of the Daotou passageway. KOK’s unpopular policy provokes mass protests. KOK and KWAI visit Duming Monastery hoping that ABBOT MISERY will consent to the construction of a passageway that passes by the monastery…… |
March 14, 2005 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The black-garbed vigilante gives HING a good beating and leaves the scene. KOK hurries back to WAN’s herbal clinic upon learning from his fast friend LOK FU, Chief Secretary of the Yamen, that WAN has narrowly escaped from an attempted rape. When WAN refuses to treat HING’s wounds, KOK turns to her father CHUNG YUEN for help, ignoring her hard feelings. Village folks hail the chivalry of the black-garbed vigilante and dub him the “Plum Blossom Valiant”. Since CHUNG and his men fail to track down the Plum Blossom Valiant, KWAI offers one thousand taels of silver to information leading to his arrest, much to KOK’s dismay. CHUNG receives home PO KWONG, son of a late friend. KWONG pours scorn on the apparently corrupt KOK. In their younger years, KWONG and KOK were fellow disciples of the Wudang School but the latter was expelled…… |
March 15, 2005 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 CHUNG demands to know the real identity of LAM. To everyone’s surprise, she claims to be an Emei disciple and KOK’s fiancee. KOK is startled by her claim. It turns out that KOK saved LAM’s life eight years ago and a grateful LAM pledged herself in marriage to her savior when she turned eighteen, using a bamboo flute as their keepsake. KOK laughs at LAM’s claim and chases her away with harsh words. Seeking to drown her sorrows in the bottle, LAM is induced into a drunken state by two lascivious men, only to be redeemed and taken in by the passer-by WAN. Displeased with the popularity of the Plum Blossom Valiant, KWONG bitterly quarrels with WAN. LAM alone penetrates the AUYEUNG residence and saves SA by a stroke of luck. In a fit of anger, HING beats up LEE KAP so severely that the man dies. TSUN witnesses the incident. HING’s underling RIDICULE FONG hatches a scheme whereby TSUN is framed for the murder…… |
March 16, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 14, 2005 |
| Last aired | April 8, 2005 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |