Eye in the Sky (TV series)

Eye in the Sky
天眼

Eye in the Sky official poster
Also known as Heaven's Eye
Genre Modern Drama
Crime thriller
Created by Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited
Written by Lau Chi-wah
Starring Kevin Cheng
Ruco Chan
Tavia Yeung
Rosina Lin
Tony Hung
Samantha Ko
Theme music composer Alan Cheung
Opening theme "真相" (Truth)
by Alfred Hui and Hubert Wu
Country of origin Hong Kong
Original language(s) Cantonese
No. of episodes 20
Production
Executive producer(s) Catherine Tsang
Producer(s) Dave Fong
Editor(s) Lau Chi-wah
Location(s) Hong Kong
Camera setup Multi camera
Running time 45 minutes (per episode)
Production company(s) TVB
Broadcast
Original channel TVB Jade, HD Jade
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run 2 March 2015 – 27 March 2015
External links
Website
Eye in the Sky (TV series)
Chinese 天眼
Literal meaning "Heaven's Eye"

Eye in the Sky (Chinese: 天眼; Jyutping: Tin1 Ngaan5; literally "Heaven's Eye") is a 2015 Hong Kong crime thriller television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Kevin Cheng, Tavia Yeung and Ruco Chan as the main leads, with Tony Hung, Samantha Ko and Rosina Lin in main supporting roles. Filming took place from May till August 2014. The drama began airing on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels March 2 till 27, 2015 every Monday through Friday during its 9:30-10:30 pm timeslot with a total of 20 episodes.[1]

Synopsis

Cheng plays a former CID detective and Chan plays a thief, friend-turned-enemies who use video surveillance cameras to outwit each other.

Plot summary

CID Detective Szeto Shun (Kevin Cheng) becomes the prime suspect of an arson case when building surveillance cameras capture a culprit who looks identical to him. He pleads his innocence but no one believes him because of his uncanny resemblance and a same piece of clothing article to the main culprit. However, during trial he is found not guilty when he has a credible witness who backs up his alibi. When he returns to work he is asked by his supervisor to take a leave of absence, with suspicion still surrounding him he resigns from his position and later takes up a job as Head of Security at the swanky Y Suite Hotel. While tackling his new position at the hotel he is still solving the arson case with his former colleague CID Detective Scarlett Wong (Rosina Lin), whom seems to be the only one that believes his innocence.

Small time private investigator Jan Ng (Tavia Yeung) falls in love with Szeto Shun at first sight after seeing him take down a gun crazed criminal during a jewel heist in progress. When a client that looks identical to Shun shows up at her father's investigation firm she automatically assumes him to be Shun without asking his name. Since the client does not want to divulge his true identity he goes along with Jan thinking he is Shun. He hires her to trail a person that leads her entangled with the triads, but saves her in time and the two have a one night stand. Jan later runs into the real Shun and assumes him to be the same person she had spent the night with. When Shun tells her he has "never met her before" she thinks he is a scoundrel who takes advantage of females. Later while investigating another client's case at the Y Suite Hotel she finds out indeed that Shun is not the same person as her client. She promises to help Shun find her client and the two form a mentor-protege relationship.

Cheng Nik-hang (Ruco Chan) seems like the all around nice guy who is willing to help others in front of Shun but in fact he is a career criminal with a mysterious past that is connected to Shun and his family. He has a vindictive side and finds ways to take revenge on those who had wronged him in the past. He takes up a position as a security guard at the Y Suite Hotel to find the person who double-crossed him and his partner Tai Fu-lung (Tony Hung) during a botched jewel heist in the Philippines, that also left him disfigured. While helping Shun investigate the arson case, Nik-hang's tragic past is revealed. As he and Shun become closer friends, he starts to long for the family he should have had. He becomes torn on whether or not he should turn a new leaf in life or continue being a criminal.

Cast

Main characters

Known as Szeto Sir, a former CID inspector who was forced to resign from the police force after becoming a suspect in an arson case. After leaving the force, he is hired by Kong Wui-hoi to be the security manager of his luxury Y Suite Hotel.
A seasoned criminal who's mysterious past is linked to Szeto Shun. He works as a security guard at Y Suite Hotel, under Szeto's supervision. Main Villain of the series. Szeto's twin brother
A private investigator with photographic memory. She falls in love at first sight with Szeto Shun, but finds herself more compatible with Cheng Nik-hang, however she has no romantic feelings for Nik-hang.

Agatha Investigation

Jan's friend and a private investigator who formerly worked for Ng Chor Chi. She comes from a wealthy family. Unsatisfied with how her boss treats his employees she later opens her own investigation firm and has Jan work for her.

Tai family

Nik-hang's accomplice and childhood friend. When he was a child he found a homeless Cheng Nik-hang on the streets and brought him home. He also goes by the name "Terry". A womanizer who constantly flirts with trouble. After finding out that Agatha Lam is from a wealthy family he finds ways to get closer to her.
Tai Fu-lung's loving grandmother. She raised her grandson and later Cheng Nik-hang alone. She is aware of Cheng Nik-hang's real identity.

Szeto family

Szeto Shun's father. He is a driving instructor.
Szeto Shun's mother. She is a television cooking show host.

Ng Chor Chi Private Investigators

Jan's father and owner of the Private Detective firm named after himself. He treats his workers selfishly. When Agatha opens her own private investigation firm he loses significant business and has to resort to changing partial of his office to an internet cafe.
Ng Chor-chi's personal assistant. He seems like a slow, clumsy and very loyal employee to his boss but in fact he schemes with his Indonesian girlfriend Lia to swindle Ng Chor-chi out of home and business so that they can become the sole Hong Kong distributor of a counterfeited Indonesian instant noodle brand, which they are also aware of.

Hong Kong Police - Crime Unit

Szeto's former superior and Kwok Hoi-yiu's niece.
A CID detective and Szeto's loyal assistant who helps him find the true suspect in the arson case.

Y Suite Hotel staff

The blind CEO of Yat Ming Hin Hotel Corp. He is more than meets the eye as he has connections to the underworld. Semi-Villan
Szeto's superior and Kong Wui-hoi's nephew. He uses nepotism to wield his power in the hotel and hates Szeto Shun for not follow through his orders that is not work related.
Kong Wui-hoi's personal assistant and chauffeur. He is Wui-hoi's only employee that is aware of his criminal past.
The manager in charge of the Hotel cafe.
A security guard at Y Suite Hotel. He is an opportunist who likes to suck up to Charles Kong. His former job was the security guard at the building Cheng Nik-hang set on fire.
A security guard at the hotel.
A security guard at the hotel.
A security guard at the hotel.
A security guard at the hotel. He is later fired when he tries to get Kwok Hoi-yiu evicted from the hotel.
A security guard at the hotel hired by Kong Wui-hoi to kill Kwok Hoi-yiu.
The housekeeping manager at Y Suite Hotel. She and Charles Kong are the only two employees that has access to Kong Wui-hoi's private suite in the hotel.
A housekeeper at the hotel.
A housekeeper at the hotel.
A housekeeper at the hotel.
The lobby manager at Y Suite Hotel.
A receptionist at the hotel lobby.
A receptionist at the hotel lobby.

Y Suite Hotel guest

A has-been romantic novelist and resident at the Hotel who lives with her pet dog "Capital". She is snobbish and treats all the employees at the hotel poorly.
A mysterious woman with a shady profile. She works for Kong Wui-hoi and carries out his dirty deeds.
A wealthy socialite who invites cooks to her suite weekly to cook her a meal.
A wealthy businessman who thinks his wife is cheating on him.
A hotel guest raising and trying to sell a endangered Chinese giant salamander on the black market.

Others

A Taiwanese triad boss who Cheng Nik-hang hires Jan to trail. He holds Tai Fu-lung captive because he had a fling with his women.
A former celebrity and Szeto Shun's high school classmate whom he has feelings for.
The nurse who stole and sold Cheng Nik-hang during his birth.
A delinquent girl kidnapped by a psychotic killer.
A delinquent girl who becomes the psychotic killer's latest victim.
A mother unable to accept the death of her unruly daughter, she kidnaps delinquent girls as a way to reform them.
A crime lord Cheng Nik-hang and Tai Fu-lung double crossed in the Philippines.
Kong Wui-hoi's former criminal accomplice who has also become a wealthy man.
A Indonesian business women who schemes with her boyfriend Ngai Fu-gwai to swindle Ng Chor-chi out of home and business.

Development

TVB 2015 calendar, month of July image. From left to right: Ruco Chan, Tavia Yeung, Kevin Cheng.

Reception

Ratings

The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership. "Viewers in millions" refers to the number of people, derived from TVB Jade ratings (including TVB HD Jade), in Hong Kong who watched the episode live. The peak number of viewers are in brackets.

# Timeslot (HKT) Week Episode(s) Average points Peaking points Viewers (in millions) AI Rank Ref.
1
Mon – Fri, 21:30
2 – 6 March 2015
1 — 5
25
--
 TBA TBA TBA
2
9 – 13 March 2015
6 — 10
25
27
3
16 – 20 March 2015
11 — 15
25
--
4
23 – 27 March 2015
16 — 20
25
27

References

  1. ↑ 《天眼》劇情介紹（1-20大結局） ['Eye in the Sky' introduction (1-20 finale)]. HK Channel (in Chinese). 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  2. ↑ Kevin Cheng and Tavia Yeung at Costume Fitting for “Eye in the Sky”. Retrieved March 9, 2015
  3. ↑ 鄭嘉穎咀楊怡要問准羅仲謙. Retrieved March 9, 2015

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