| The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Chow Yun Fat, Carol Cheng, Liu Wai Hung, Suzanne Au Yeung, Li Dao Hung, Shih Kien, Cora Miao, Simon Yam, Wong Shin, Tang Bik Wan, Kong Oh-Oi,Benz Hui, Kwan Hoi San, Lee Heung Kam, Lun Chi Man |
| Opening theme | "網中人" (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) by Teresa Cheung |
| Ending theme | "網中人" (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) by Teresa Cheung |
| Composer(s) | Joseph Koo |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 80 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (80 episodes) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TVB |
| First shown in | 1 September 1979 |
| Original run | 1 September 1979 – 21 December 1979 |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (網中人) is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 September 1979. Theme song "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (網中人) composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Tang Wai Hung, sung by Teresa Cheung.
Ching Wai (Chow Yun Fat) is a fresh graduate from university, and is hired by a jewelry company called Yu-Fook, and he rises up the career ladder quickly, due to his superb performance, and he forges a relationship with the Director's daughter, Fong Hei Man (Carol Cheng). The story continues smoothly,until an incident occurs. To pay his mother's (Tang Bik Wan) gambling debts, he embezzles company funds and is reported by the cunning Yuen Kei Cheung (Li Dao Hung). Ching is sent to prison, where he meets and befriends a gangster chief Long Koon Sam (Shih Kien), who helps him both in and out of prison. Ching gets a job at another jewelry company, and collaborates with Long to expose Yuen's wrongdoings. Eventually, Yuen is caught, and Ching proposes to Fong.
Ching Chan (Liu Wai Hung), is also another main character. Known as Ah Chan, He is an idle immigrant from the Mainland. He is forced to care for the Chings when Ching Wai is sent to prison. Unfortunately, Ching Wai committs a crime and is jailed, but manages to forge a family with hs love Cheung Mei Poh (Kong Oh-Oi)
The term Ah Chan (阿燦） originates from the show, from the character Ching Chan. It is used to descrive new immigrants from the Mainland, seen as lazy, laid-back and idle, unable to adapt to the fast pace of Hong Kong life. It is now not used often.
Chow Yun Fat as Ching Wai (程緯)
Carol Cheng as Fong Hei Man (方希文)
Liu Wai Hung as Ching Chan (程燦)
Li Dao Hung as Yuen Kei Cheung (阮其昌)
Suzanne Au Yeung as Au Hiu Wah (區曉華)
Shih Kien as Long Koon Sam (龍冠三)
Simon Yam as Ho Jeun (賀雋)
Cora Miao as Ho Ying (賀縈)
Kong Oh-Oi as Cheung Mei Poh (張美寶)
Wong Shin as Ching Jiu (程照)
Tang Bik Wan as Ng Sau Ying (吳秀英)
Benz Hui as Chu Bak Keung (朱柏强）
Kwan Hoi San as Fong Wai Ho (方維灝)
Lee Heung Kam as Yeung Hing Wan (楊慶雲)
Lun Chi Man as Ching Fun (程芬)