Lady Sour (; literally 'Vinegar Wife') is a 2014 Hong Kong costume drama, comedy, romance produced and developed by Hong Kong's Television Broadcasts Limited, starring Myolie Wu, Ron Ng, Him Law, Eliza Sam, and Jade Leung as the main cast. Filming took place from November 2013 to January 2014. The drama was broadcast on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and HD Jade channels between December 1 and December 28, 2014 every Monday through Friday during its 8:30-9:30 pm time slot with a total of 20 episodes. Lady Sour soompi page. Retrieved July 10, 2015
Plot Cho Tsing and her mother Cho Cho Bi Yue are itinerant beauticians wandering the country in search of Cho Tsing's missing father. In the course of their wanderings, Cho Tsing falls in love with Tsin Tung and the two become husband and wife.
San Cha has been Tsin Tung's personal maid since childhood, and the two have an understanding that ignites Cho Tsing's jealousy. Cho Tsing's attempts get rid of San Cha by marrying her off backfire when Tsin Tung realises he loves her and takes her as a concubine. Cho Tsing resents having to share a husband with another woman and, when Tsin Tung divorces her, she seeks solace with another man, her former enemy Kai Chun.
Cast The following names uses Cantonese romanisations
Tsin Family ArtistCharacterNotesLily LeungChu On Nin(朱安寧)Old Lady TsinMother of Tsin Tsung, Tsin Sheung Grand mother of Tsin TungKoo Ming-wahTsin Tsung(錢莊)Son of Chu On NinBrother of Tsin TseungTsin Tung's fatherKai Sho's husbandthe name is a pun, the Chinese being a homophone of "bank"Jade LeungKai Sho(計素)Tsin Tsung's principle wifeKai Chun's sisterCho Cho Bi Yue's good friendfirst an enemy and subsequently friend of Tsin Sheungthe name is a pun, the Chinese being a homophone of "doing sums"Alice ChanTsin Sheung(錢霜)Chu On Nin's daughterTsin Tsung's sisterTsin Tung's auntFu Sam Yan's coequal wifeSheung Kwun Man's former loverNing Choi Tze's good friend, subsequently rivals in lovefirst an enemy and subsequently friend of Kai Shoenemy of Cho Tsing and Cho Cho Bi Yue the name is a pun, the Chinese being a homophone of "money box"Him LawTsin Tung (錢通)Tsin Tsung's sonTsin Sheung's nephewCho Tsings husband，later ex-husbandSan Cha's husbandMyolie WuCho Tsing(曹青)Cho Tai Kung and Cho Cho Bi Yue's daughterTsin Tung's wife, later ex-wifeKai Chun's enemy later loversthe name is a pun, the Chinese being a homophone of "vinegar keg", which refers to a woman prone to jealousyEliza SamSan Cha(山楂)Originally Tsin Tung's maid, later concubine and then principle wifeSo Yan CheeSo Bik Won(蘇碧雲)Chu On Nin's personal servantTsin Tung's former wet nurse
Cho family ArtistCharacterNotesKoo Koon ChunCho Tai Kung(曹大功)Cho Cho Bi Yue's husbandCho Tsing's fatherGigi WongCho Cho Bi Yue(曹曹閉月)beauticianCho Tai Kung's wifeCho Tsing's motherKai Sho's good friendTsin Sheung's enemythe name is a pun, Cho Cho Bi being a Chinese homophone of "chatterbox"Cho is both her maiden and married name, she married within her own clanMyolie WuCho Tsing(曹青)Cho Tai Kung and Cho Cho Bi Yue's daughterSee Tsin family
Other cast ArtistCharacterNotesRon NgKai Chun(計準)Kai Sho's brotherCho Tsing's enemy later loverthe name is a pun, the Chinese being a homophone of "well calculated"Derek KokFu Sam Yan(傅琛仁)Local magistrateNing Choi Tze and Tsin Sheung's husbandthe name is a pun, the Chinese being a homophone of "love cheat"Koni LuiNing Choi Tze(冷采慈)Fu Sam Yan's co-equal wifeTsin Sheung's good friend, subsequently rivals in loveHo Kwan ShingSheung Kwun Man(上官文)Tsin Sheung's former loverFu Sam Yan's underlingLo Chun ShunSun Jing Yee(辛正義)ConstableFu Sam Yan's underlingthe name is a pun, the Chinese meaning upholder of righteousness
Development Lady Sour was originally intended to be the third installment of "Wars of In-laws", but due to Myolie Wu and Bosco Wong's real-life split in 2012 plans to reunite the two main leads were scrapped. Also Liza Wang had to turn down the drama due to schedule conflicts. Liza Wang Turns Down New TVB Drama with Bosco Wong. Retrieved July 10, 2015 The drama's plot was revealed at TVB's "2014 Sales Presentation". Additional cast was also revealed. TVB’s “The Vinegar Lady” Films Sales Presentation. Retrieved July 10, 2015 Him Law was confirmed as the male lead of the drama in July 2013. Lady Sour is Law's first ancient costume drama. Myolie Wu and Him Law to Star in “The Vinegar Lady”. Retrieved July 10, 2015 During the costume fitting ceremony Ron Ng was confirmed as the actual male lead of the drama. Him Law was pushed back as the second male lead. Myolie Wu At “The Vinegar Lady” Costume Fitting. Retrieved July 10, 2015 The costume fitting ceremony was held on November 11, 2013 at 12:30 pm Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One Common Room. "Vinegar Lady" Costume Fitting. Retrieved July 10, 2015 Filming took place from November 2013 till January 2014. Lady Sour is also co-star Eliza Sam's first ancient costume drama. Sam who was born and raised in Vancouver Canada had difficulty pronouncing her lines and understanding the script due to the text written in ancient Chinese grammar.
Complaints Ron Ng received numerous audience complaints regarding his over exaggerated acting. Ron Ng Prepared for Criticism for Exaggerated Acting in “Lady Sour”. Retrieved July 10, 2015
International Broadcast - 8TV (Malaysia)
Viewership Ratings #Timeslot (HKT)WeekEpisode(s)Average pointsPeaking points 1 Mon – Fri 20:30 01–05 Dec 2014 1 — 5 22 23 2 08–11 Dec 2014 6 — 9 22 24 3 16–19 Dec 2014 10 — 13 23 264 22–26 Dec 2014 14 — 18 24 26 28 Dec 2014 19 — 20 27 29 Total average 23 29
References
External links TVB Official Website (Chinese)