Square Pegs (Traditional Chinese: 戇夫成龍) was a Hong Kong television series 2003. The program's title is an abbreviated reference to the English idiomatic phrase "square peg in a round hole."
The series was the runaway success of 2003, commanding a peak viewership of 46 points, approximately 3.5 million or roughly half of Hong Kong's population during the last week of its broadcast, and breaking TVB's ten-year ratings record.[citation needed] It also went on to win four awards for its two lead actors in the TVB 36th Anniversary Awards, and made both Roger Kwok and Jessica Hsuan household names in the territory.
Choi Fong (Jessica Hsuan) is the eldest daughter of the Ling family that includes her oft-absent father, stepmother and stepsister Choi Dip (Leila Tong). Like Cinderella, she undertakes all the housework, does the grocery shopping, cooks for the family, and prevents her father's antique collection from falling prey to her stepmother's gambling appetite.
One day, Mrs. Ling's vice finally catches up with her and to pay a particular debt, Choi Dip is consigned to marry the village idiot Ding Seung Wong or Ah Wong (Roger Kwok), who has about the same intelligence as an eight-year-old child. Unwilling to commit her real daughter to a life of misery, Mrs. Ling arranges a double wedding and switches the brides so that Choi Fong ends up marrying Ah Wong, while Choi Dip marries Bao Gai Zong (Raymond Cho), the scion of the wealthy Bao family. And so begins Choi Fong's merry schemes to escape from her marriage with Ah Wong who, to her consternation, takes an immediate liking to her and clings to her like sticky biscuit dough.
After several failed attempts evading her fate, Choi Fong gradually resigns herself to play Ah Wong's "lou por jai" or "little wife". One day, a strange girl Yeung Pui Kwan (Winnie Yeung) arrives in town and claims Ah Wong for her fiancé. Choi Fong soon learns that Ah Wong was actually a bright young man and the real heir of the Bao family who inexplicably disappeared two years ago, only to reappear with an IQ of an eight-year-old.
Hoping to return Ah Wong to his rightful babysitter as soon as possible, Choi Fong agrees to help Pui Kwan get to the root of the mystery. So the girls embark on a campaign to expose the bogus Bao Gai Zong, reinstate Ah Wong as the rightful heir, and help him regain his memory. But just as Ah Wong begins to show signs of recovery, Choi Fong realises to her dismay that she has fallen for him...
Roger Kwok won his first "Best Actor in a Leading Role" Award for his role Ding Sheung Wong, at the 36th TVB Anniversary Awards in 2003.
External linksEdit
TVB.com Square Pegs - Official Website (in Chinese)
October 18, 2023
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Square Pegs Traditional Chinese 戇夫成龍 was a Hong Kong television series 2003 The program s title is an abbreviated reference to the English idiomatic phrase square peg in a round hole Square PegsPromo poster戇夫成龍GenreRomance comedyWritten byLeung Yun Dung 梁恩東 Directed byLau Shun On 劉順安 Lam Chi Yan 林子欣 StarringRoger KwokJessica HsuanRaymond ChoLeila TongWinnie YeungOpening theme Brave Love 愛情勇敢 byHacken Lee amp Emme WongEnding theme 軟糖 byRoger Kwok amp Jessica HsuanCountry of originHong KongOriginal languageCantoneseNo of episodes20ProductionProducerWong Wai Sing 黃偉聲 Running time45 minutes approx ReleaseOriginal networkTVBOriginal releaseDecember 30 2002 2002 12 30 January 24 2003 2003 01 24 RelatedLife Made Simple 2005 The series was the runaway success of 2003 commanding a peak viewership of 46 points approximately 3 5 million or roughly half of Hong Kong s population during the last week of its broadcast and breaking TVB s ten year ratings record citation needed It also went on to win four awards for its two lead actors in the TVB 36th Anniversary Awards and made both Roger Kwok and Jessica Hsuan household names in the territory Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 2 1 Main cast 2 2 Other cast 3 Awards and nominations 4 External linksSynopsis EditChoi Fong Jessica Hsuan is the eldest daughter of the Ling family that includes her oft absent father stepmother and stepsister Choi Dip Leila Tong Like Cinderella she undertakes all the housework does the grocery shopping cooks for the family and prevents her father s antique collection from falling prey to her stepmother s gambling appetite One day Mrs Ling s vice finally catches up with her and to pay a particular debt Choi Dip is consigned to marry the village idiot Ding Seung Wong or Ah Wong Roger Kwok who has about the same intelligence as an eight year old child Unwilling to commit her real daughter to a life of misery Mrs Ling arranges a double wedding and switches the brides so that Choi Fong ends up marrying Ah Wong while Choi Dip marries Bao Gai Zong Raymond Cho the scion of the wealthy Bao family And so begins Choi Fong s merry schemes to escape from her marriage with Ah Wong who to her consternation takes an immediate liking to her and clings to her like sticky biscuit dough After several failed attempts evading her fate Choi Fong gradually resigns herself to play Ah Wong s lou por jai or little wife One day a strange girl Yeung Pui Kwan Winnie Yeung arrives in town and claims Ah Wong for her fiance Choi Fong soon learns that Ah Wong was actually a bright young man and the real heir of the Bao family who inexplicably disappeared two years ago only to reappear with an IQ of an eight year old Hoping to return Ah Wong to his rightful babysitter as soon as possible Choi Fong agrees to help Pui Kwan get to the root of the mystery So the girls embark on a campaign to expose the bogus Bao Gai Zong reinstate Ah Wong as the rightful heir and help him regain his memory But just as Ah Wong begins to show signs of recovery Choi Fong realises to her dismay that she has fallen for him Cast EditMain cast Edit Cast Role DescriptionRoger Kwok Ding Sheung Wong Ah Wong 丁常旺 Bao Hing Fung s son Ling Choi Fong s husband Yeung Pui Kwan s fiance Jessica Hsuan Ling Choi Fung凌彩鳳 Ding Sheung Wong s wife Ling Choi Dip s stepsister Ling Shun Cheung s daughter Lau Seung Seung s stepdaughter Raymond Cho Bao Gai Zong包繼宗 Ling Choi Dip s husband Leila Tong Ling Choi Dip凌彩蝶 Bao Gai Zong s wife Ling Choi Fong s stepsister Lau Seung Seung s daughter Ling Shun Cheung s stepdaughter Winnie Yeung Yeung Pui Kwan楊佩君 Ding Sheung Wong s fiancee Other cast Edit Cast Role DescriptionHui Siu Hung Ding Yau Lik丁有力 Ding Sheung Wong s adoptive father Mai Chu Lien s husband Angelina Lo Mai Chu Lien米珠蓮 Ding Sheung Wong s adoptive mother Ding Yau Lik s wife Chun Wong Ling Shun Cheung凌順昌 Ling Choi Fong s father Ling Choi Dip s stepfather Lau Seung Seung s husband Rebecca Chan Lau Seung Seung柳湘湘 Ling Choi Dip s mother Ling Choi Fong s stepmother Ling Shun Cheung s wife Yuen Wah Bao Hing Fung包慶豐 Ding Sheung Wong s biological father Bao Dai Fu s uncle Bao Kam Chi s uncle Lee Sing Cheung Bao Dai Fu包大富 Bao Kam Chi s older brother Bao Hing Fung s nephew Angela Tong Bao Kam Chi包金枝 Bao Dai Fu s younger sister Bao Hing Fung s niece Natalie Wong Ka Ying Ying賈盈盈 Kong Wing s lover John Tang Kong Wing江榮 Ding family s helper Ka Ying Ying s lover Awards and nominations EditRoger Kwok won his first Best Actor in a Leading Role Award for his role Ding Sheung Wong at the 36th TVB Anniversary Awards in 2003 External links EditTVB com Square Pegs Official Website in Chinese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Square Pegs Hong Kong TV series amp oldid 1173938771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
