A Kindred Spirit () is a television drama series that was broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong from 15 May 1995 to 13 November 1999. It is one of the longest running drama shows in Hong Kong television history (the longest being the sitcom Hong Kong 81 series). Its exceptional longevity is unusual for a city where scripted TV drama programs typically only last around 20 episodes. The total number of episodes is 1,128. One episode were aired per day, on Monday to Friday.
The show centres on a family who operates a barbecue pork (char siu) restaurant in Happy Valley, Hong Kong, and their life.
Cast As the show progressed, more and more new characters were added into the show, as in a soap opera. The show finally ended on 13 November 1999 with a lavish farewell that included all the actors who participated in the show from past to present.
Main cast ActorCharacter(s)NotesLouise LeeLeung Yun Shin 梁潤善Original cast memberLau DanLee Biu Bing 李標炳Original cast memberNancy SitLeung Yun Ho 梁潤好Joined cast in 1996Kwan Hoi SanLeung Yao 梁 友Joined cast in 1995Lai SuenYuen Man Guen 阮文娟Original cast memberRam ChiangLee Tim Fuk 李添福Original cast memberLouisa SoChan Wing Kum 陳詠琴Original cast member, departedKenix KwokLee Daw Foon 李多歡Original cast member, departed in 1995Ben WongYung Heung Hoi 容向海Original cast memberAngie CheungLee Choi Yiu 李彩瑤Ng Fong Gwai 吳芳貴Original cast member, departed and returnedMarco LoTong Lap Sang 唐立生Joined cast in 1996Lau Nam KwongLeung Yun Choi 梁潤才Original cast member, departedSze MingMa Yuk Yu 馬玉瑜Original cast member, departedFlorence KwokLee Daw Yan 李多欣Original cast memberHawick LauLee Tim On 李添安Original cast memberSin-hung TamAuntie Yung (容妹 or 容姨)Original cast member.
Impact on Hong Kong culture The show's impact on Hong Kong culture is immense, although its influence is fading away as new series are being aired. Everyone can remember the approximate arc of the story and most can sing the theme song.
The impact of the show on its cast is enormous, some actors have suffered a form of "curse" from the series, being that they can never break out of their mold that were set during this series. A good example is the actor, Timothy Cheng, who played Ji Ho in the series. His performance on the series was so convincing and memorable that it has prevented him from playing heroes or protagonists since his run on the show ended (though he did play some protagonist roles recently).
Kindred Spirit is shown in Hong Kong on TVB's Grand Theatre Channel, which belongs to TVB's new pay television services. The show continuously airs in Canada on the TVB affiliated channel, Fairchild TV.
The show was previously on rerun on Thursday, 13 September 2007 from Monday to Friday at 2:15pm on TVB Jade in Hong Kong. It currently airing from Monday to Friday at 10:00am on TVB Jade.
See also List of longest films by running time List of television programs by episode count
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