Series synopsis
The Greed of Man, also known as 大時代 is a drama television series that premiered on TVB Jade on October 5, 1992. It ended on November 3, 2000. It was created by Wai Ka-Fai. It stars Adam Cheng Siu-Chow, Lau Ching-Wan, Yammie Lam Kit-Ying and Amy Kwok.
Told in reverse chronological order, the story starts in the present (June 7, 1994), when the stock market rebounded after the market became volatile and crashed for the weekend. After the stock market stopped trading for the weekend, the Ting's make the wrong bet and their entire fortune is wiped out, compounded by ending up in billions of dollars in debt. Ting Hai forces his sons to commit suicide by jumping off from the top of the stock exchange building before following after them.
Premise
Told in reverse chronological order, the story starts in the present (June 7, 1994), when the stock market rebounded after the market became volatile and crashed for the weekend. After the stock market stopped trading for the weekend, the Ting's make the wrong bet and their entire fortune is wiped out, compounded by ending up in billions of dollars in debt. Ting Hai forces his sons to commit suicide by jumping off from the top of the stock exchange building before following after them.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Adam Cheng Siu-Chow as 丁蟹
- Lau Ching-Wan as 方展博
- Yammie Lam Kit-Ying as 羅慧玲
- Amy Kwok as 龍紀文
- Vivian Chow as 阮梅（慳妹）
- Damian Lau Chung-Yan as 方進新
- Kenneth Tsang as 龍成邦
- Loletta Lee Lai-Chun as 方婷
Supporting cast
- David Siu Chung-Hang as 丁孝蟹
- Bowie Lam Bo-Yee as 陳滔滔
- Michael Tao Tai-Yu as 丁益蟹
- Yeung Ling as 方敏
- Sher Ng Wing-Hung as 方芳
- Charlie Ng Kai-Ming as 丁旺蟹
- Derek Kwok Jing-Hung as 丁利蟹
- Lau Kong as 周濟生
- Kong Ngai as 陳萬賢
- Law Lok-Lam as 葉天
- Wilson Ai Wai as 李立光
- Lai Suen as 何賤 (賤婆婆)
Guest cast
- Cheng Lui as 朱乃遊
- Chan Wai-Yue as 師奶
- Kwok Tak-San as 韋家誠
- Lily Lai-Lai Liu as 法官
- Joseph Yeung as 主控官
- Sam Leung Kin-Ping as 林律師
- Milk Hoh Ho-Yuen as 張律師
- Cho Chai as 羅慧玲姨丈
- May Che Yuet-Mei as 羅慧玲姨母
- Tin Wai Yu as 神功大師
- Florence Kwok Siu-Wan as 聖姑
- Wong Yat-Fei as 發
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 80 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 40 | October 5, 1992 | November 27, 1992 |
| Season 2 | 40 | September 11, 2000 | November 3, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 5, 1992 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 6, 1992 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 7, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 11, 2000 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 12, 2000 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 13, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 5, 1992 |
| Last aired | November 3, 2000 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |