The Executioner (Chinese: 刀下留人; literally "Spare From The Blade") is a 2015 till 2016Hong Kong historical fiction television drama produced by TVB. It is set during the Chenghua Emperor's reign in Ming Dynasty, China, and centers on a political conspiracy.
Sin Chui-ching, Au Yuk-han, Tam Chui-san, Fung Yat-chun, Chan Siu-cheung, Ma Ching-man, Cheung Kai-wing
Directed by
Wong Wai-yan, Cheung Wing-fai, Ng Ciu-wing, Cheng Wing-kay, Lam Wai-ching, Au Yuk-han, Tam Chui-san, Fung Yat-chun, Chan Siu-cheung, Ma Ching-man, Cheung Kai-wing
Filming took place from January to April 2015 on location entirely in Hong Kong.[1] It premiered on 7 December 2015, on Hong Kong's broadcast network TVB Jade and Malaysia's cable television channel, Astro On Demand. It ran for 26 episodes, with the last episode airing on 10 January 2016.[2]The Executioner received positive reviews during its broadcast.
The drama is a fictional telling of the events that occurred during Ming dynasty's Chenghua Emperor reign. In actuality, the Chenghua Emperor had taken his nanny who was a mother figure to him as a consort. Consort Wan as she became known was twice the age of the Emperor, he was eighteen and she was thirty-five at the time she became his consort, but she became his favorite consort and gave birth to a son who died soon after. However Consort Wan was also an unscrupulous person who along with high ranking eunuchs would sell government titles to anyone willing to pay a high price. In terms those who bought these titles illegally would abuse their titles by raising taxes to unreasonable amounts in their county's or deal in illegal activities without getting punishment. The Emperor who did not want to offend Consort Wan would turn a blind eye on these issues.[3] Unable to bear the Emperor a child, fearing others will be favored by the Emperor and also to continue her hold on the Emperor, Consort Wan would command her servants and eunuchs to force abortion on any consorts that became pregnant with the Emperor's child. If any consort did get the chance to carry the Emperor's child to birth both mother and child would soon be murdered. After finding out a concubine named Ji is pregnant, Empress Wu protects her and the unborn child by entrusting them in the care of the gate keeper, but Consort Wan's finds out and seeks to murder the gate keeper, Concubine Ji and her child. The child survives and is reunited with Emperor Chenghua at age five. The child later grows up to be the future Hongzhi Emperor.[4][5]
Synopsis
One takes away life; the other welcomes life. Midwife Fa Yui-hung and executioner Yip Sheung-luk come together when they must protect a new life who is wanted dead by the Imperial government.
During Ming dynasty's Chenghua Emperor reign, Fa Yui-hung is the most renowned midwife in the capital. Her services are highly sought after by the rich and poor. She is a compassionate person that won't do harm to others even if she is paid a high price. One night a mysterious man Yip Sheung-luk shows up at her door step claiming to be the savior of her father-in-law who is away on a journey. As her father-in-law's savior, Sheung-luk claims he was welcomed to stay at the Bak household. After finding items in her home missing Yui-hung trails Sheung-luk around town, only to find that he is hiding a heavily pregnant woman who he is tasked to protect. Yui-hung agrees to help the pregnant woman, but Sheung-luk refuses to tell her the identity or background of the pregnant woman.
After saving the life of the local warden from an escaped fugitive, Sheung-luk is offered the position as the towns executioner. As he sees it as a profession everyone in town sees him as a murderer including Yui-hung who mocks him whenever she gets a chance. No one wants to be associated with him and in order to receive company he goes to the local brothel just to pay for any courtesan willing to keep him company while he has dinner.
Walking through the woods one night Sheung-luk and Yui-hung finds a ditch with a pregnant woman left for dead. After the woman dies Yui-hung immediately instructs Sheung-luk to save the baby inside the dead woman. After the baby boy is born Yui-hung wants to bring the baby to the authorities but Sheung-luk knows the dead woman was not a regular person by looking at her accessories and clothing. In order to protect him and his savior's daughter-in-law, he advises Yui-hung not to go to the authorities yet. The new born baby boy soon gets them both in trouble when they become the most wanted criminals in the kingdom. The two go through many dangers to keep themselves alive and protect the baby boy with a mysterious connection to the Chenghua Emperor.[6]
^"Reign of Chenghua Emperor: The Eighth Emperor of the Ming Dynasty". World History Project.
^"Wan, Consort of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty". Mszouli.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
^"Synopsis of TVB's "The Executioner"". JayneStars.com.
^"hyn5 @ 幸而城 Fortunate City: 《刀下留人》 "Spare from the Blade" Costume Fitting". Hyn5-hyn4.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
^[1] StarHub TVB Awards 2016 Nominations. Retrieved September 10, 2016
External links
The Executioner TVB Official Website (in Chinese)
February 21, 2023
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For other uses see Executioner disambiguation The Executioner Chinese 刀下留人 literally Spare From The Blade is a 2015 till 2016 Hong Kong historical fiction television drama produced by TVB It is set during the Chenghua Emperor s reign in Ming Dynasty China and centers on a political conspiracy The ExecutionerOfficial posterAlso known asSpare From the Blade刀下留人GenreHistorical period dramaCreated byHong Kong Television Broadcasts LimitedWritten bySin Chui ching Au Yuk han Tam Chui san Fung Yat chun Chan Siu cheung Ma Ching man Cheung Kai wingDirected byWong Wai yan Cheung Wing fai Ng Ciu wing Cheng Wing kay Lam Wai ching Au Yuk han Tam Chui san Fung Yat chun Chan Siu cheung Ma Ching man Cheung Kai wingStarringKenny WongMaggie ShiuMat YeungKaty KungElaine YiuJoel ChanBowie WuHugo NgStanley CheungTheme music composerAlan CheungOpening themeA Better Tomorrow 相信明天 by Hubert WuCountry of originHong KongOriginal languageCantoneseNo of episodes26ProductionExecutive producerCatherine TsangProducerLaw Chun ngokProduction locationHong KongEditorSin Chui chingCamera setupMulti cameraRunning time45 minutesProduction companyTVBReleaseOriginal networkJadeHD JadePicture format1080i HDTV Original release7 December 2015 2015 12 07 10 January 2016 2016 01 10 The ExecutionerChinese刀下留人Cantonese YaleDōuhah LauyanLiteral meaning Spare From The Blade TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinDaoxia LiurenYue CantoneseYale RomanizationDōuhah LauyanJyutpingDou1haa6 Lau4jan4Filming took place from January to April 2015 on location entirely in Hong Kong 1 It premiered on 7 December 2015 on Hong Kong s broadcast network TVB Jade and Malaysia s cable television channel Astro On Demand It ran for 26 episodes with the last episode airing on 10 January 2016 2 The Executioner received positive reviews during its broadcast Contents 1 Background 2 Synopsis 3 Cast 3 1 Bak family household 3 2 Imperial prison department 3 3 Yin Hung Garden brothel 3 4 Imperial Court 3 5 Extended cast 4 Development 5 Viewership ratings 6 International broadcast 7 Awards and nominations 8 References 9 External linksBackground EditThe drama is a fictional telling of the events that occurred during Ming dynasty s Chenghua Emperor reign In actuality the Chenghua Emperor had taken his nanny who was a mother figure to him as a consort Consort Wan as she became known was twice the age of the Emperor he was eighteen and she was thirty five at the time she became his consort but she became his favorite consort and gave birth to a son who died soon after However Consort Wan was also an unscrupulous person who along with high ranking eunuchs would sell government titles to anyone willing to pay a high price In terms those who bought these titles illegally would abuse their titles by raising taxes to unreasonable amounts in their county s or deal in illegal activities without getting punishment The Emperor who did not want to offend Consort Wan would turn a blind eye on these issues 3 Unable to bear the Emperor a child fearing others will be favored by the Emperor and also to continue her hold on the Emperor Consort Wan would command her servants and eunuchs to force abortion on any consorts that became pregnant with the Emperor s child If any consort did get the chance to carry the Emperor s child to birth both mother and child would soon be murdered After finding out a concubine named Ji is pregnant Empress Wu protects her and the unborn child by entrusting them in the care of the gate keeper but Consort Wan s finds out and seeks to murder the gate keeper Concubine Ji and her child The child survives and is reunited with Emperor Chenghua at age five The child later grows up to be the future Hongzhi Emperor 4 5 Synopsis EditOne takes away life the other welcomes life Midwife Fa Yui hung and executioner Yip Sheung luk come together when they must protect a new life who is wanted dead by the Imperial government During Ming dynasty s Chenghua Emperor reign Fa Yui hung is the most renowned midwife in the capital Her services are highly sought after by the rich and poor She is a compassionate person that won t do harm to others even if she is paid a high price One night a mysterious man Yip Sheung luk shows up at her door step claiming to be the savior of her father in law who is away on a journey As her father in law s savior Sheung luk claims he was welcomed to stay at the Bak household After finding items in her home missing Yui hung trails Sheung luk around town only to find that he is hiding a heavily pregnant woman who he is tasked to protect Yui hung agrees to help the pregnant woman but Sheung luk refuses to tell her the identity or background of the pregnant woman After saving the life of the local warden from an escaped fugitive Sheung luk is offered the position as the towns executioner As he sees it as a profession everyone in town sees him as a murderer including Yui hung who mocks him whenever she gets a chance No one wants to be associated with him and in order to receive company he goes to the local brothel just to pay for any courtesan willing to keep him company while he has dinner Walking through the woods one night Sheung luk and Yui hung finds a ditch with a pregnant woman left for dead After the woman dies Yui hung immediately instructs Sheung luk to save the baby inside the dead woman After the baby boy is born Yui hung wants to bring the baby to the authorities but Sheung luk knows the dead woman was not a regular person by looking at her accessories and clothing In order to protect him and his savior s daughter in law he advises Yui hung not to go to the authorities yet The new born baby boy soon gets them both in trouble when they become the most wanted criminals in the kingdom The two go through many dangers to keep themselves alive and protect the baby boy with a mysterious connection to the Chenghua Emperor 6 Cast EditBak family household Edit Maggie Shiu as Fa Yui hung 花蕊紅 Bowie Wu as Bak Chin chung 白千松 Law Lok lam as Fa Choi san 花在山 Hebe Chan as Chiu Sui ying 趙小櫻 Max Choi as Lok Yeung 洛陽Imperial prison department Edit Kenny Wong as Yip Sheung luk 葉常綠 Glen Lee as Mak Sau ching 墨守成 Louis Szeto as Yan 仁 Mark Ma as Yee 義 Kelvin Yuen as Lai 禮 Man Yeung as Chi 智Yin Hung Garden brothel Edit Mat Yeung as Chek Tsz chau 赤知秋 Katy Kung as Chuk Siu moon 祝小滿 Leo Tsang as Yue Gwai 饒歸 Samantha Chuk as Leung Bo 梁保 Rachel Kan as Chek Ching ha 赤映霞 Roxanne Tong as San Yut 新月 Matthew Chu as Ah Gau 阿九 Kayley Chung as Yin yin 燕燕 Siu Koi yan as Ang ang 鶯鶯 Nicole Wan as May Leung 媚娘 Helen Seng as Siu Kam 小琴Imperial Court Edit Stanley Cheung as Chenghua Emperor 明宪宗朱見深 Jess Sum as Empress Wu 吳皇后 Akina Hong as Consort Wan 萬貞兒 Hugo Ng as Lee Chi sing 李孜省 Jimmy Au as Tai Wai yan 戴懷恩 Joel Chan as Sima Chau 司馬丑 Chan Wing chun as Cheung Ping 章平 Eddie Li as Pang Gwai 彭貴 Cheung Chun ping as Chow Tai 周泰 Judy Tsang as Kei Siu guan 紀小娟 Rocky Cheng as Kam On 金安 Alex Lam as Siu Tak chi 小德子 Lucy Li as Yuk Cham 玉簪 Deborah Poon as Ling Yung 凌容Extended cast Edit Elaine Yiu as Yuen So sam 阮素心 Mak Ka lun as Wing Siu ho 榮兆豪 Kitty Lau as Kau Cho 裘棗 Kelvin Lee as Lau Seung hei 劉雙囍 Kedar Wong as Wo Him 和謙 Lee Yee man as Sik Cheung yee 翟霜兒 Yeung Chiu hoi as Cheung Hon lam 張翰林 Mok Wai man as Senior Sik 翟老爺 Gary Tam as Choi Chin wan 蔡展雲 Jones Lee as Yen Tai bak 殷泰伯 Derek Wong as Mysterious person 神秘人 Wang Wai tak as Ling Kim fung 凌劍鋒 Snow Suen as Liu Ching ching 呂青青Development EditThe costume fitting ceremony was held on January 7 2015 at 12 30 pm Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One Common Room 7 The blessing ceremony was held on March 5 2015 at 2 00 pm Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio Thirteen Filming took place from January to April 2015 at TVB Ancient City backlot and on location around Hong Kong Viewership ratings EditTimeslot HKT Week Episode s Average points Peaking pointsMon Fri 8 30 9 30 pm 20 30 21 30 1 07 11 Dec 2015 1 5 23 252 14 18 Dec 2015 6 10 22 243 21 25 Dec 2015 11 15 22 254 28 Dec 2015 01 Jan 2016 16 20 23 5 04 08 Jan 2016 21 25 25 31Sun 10 Jan 2016 21 26 28 Total average 23 2 31International broadcast EditNetwork Country Airing Date TimeslotAstro On Demand Malaysia December 7 2015 Monday Friday 8 30 9 15 pmNTV7 September 11 2017 Monday Wednesday 11 00 pm 12 00 amTVBJ Australia December 8 2015 Monday Friday 7 15 8 15 pmStarhub TV Singapore March 31 2016 Monday Friday 8 00 9 00 pmAwards and nominations EditYear Ceremony Category Nominee Result2016 StarHub TVB Awards 8 My Favourite TVB Drama The Executioner NominatedMy Favourite TVB Actress Maggie Shiu NominatedMy Favourite TVB Actor Kenny Wong NominatedMy Favourite TVB Female TV Character Maggie Shiu NominatedMy Favourite TVB Male TV Character Kenny Wong NominatedTVB Star Awards Malaysia My Favourite TVB Actress in a Supporting Role Akina Hong NominatedTVB Anniversary Awards Best Series The Executioner NominatedBest Actor Kenny Wong NominatedBest Actress Maggie Shiu Top 5 NominatedMost Popular TV Female Character Akina Hong NominatedBest Supporting Actor Law Lok lam NominatedBest Supporting Actress Akina Hong NominatedElaine Yiu NominatedMost Popular Series Song A Better Tomorrow 相信明天 by Hubert Wu NominatedReferences Edit 德斌Maggie演繹血淋淋的浪漫 Hd stheadline com Retrieved 2016 01 01 刀下留人 Ontvb com Retrieved 2016 01 01 Irving A Hultengren Ming tombs Zhu Jianshen Chenghua Mingtombs eu Retrieved 2016 01 01 Reign of Chenghua Emperor The Eighth Emperor of the Ming Dynasty World History Project Wan Consort of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty Mszouli com Retrieved 2016 01 01 Synopsis of TVB s The Executioner JayneStars com hyn5 幸而城 Fortunate City 刀下留人 Spare from the Blade Costume Fitting Hyn5 hyn4 blogspot com Retrieved 2016 01 01 1 StarHub TVB Awards 2016 Nominations Retrieved September 10 2016External links EditThe Executioner TVB Official Website in Chinese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Executioner TV series amp oldid 1091313813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
