Take Care, Your Highness!
Take Care, Your Highness! 皇上保重 | |
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Genre |
Costume drama Historical |
Written by | Tam Ning |
Directed by |
Jonathan Chik Po Tang Chun Leung Sung Fan Ng Yat Fan |
Starring |
Andy Lau Carina Lau Sean Lau Paul Chun Ha Yu |
Theme music composer | Michael Lai |
Opening theme | Dragon's Heart (龍的心) by Johnny Yip |
Ending theme | Love in the Breeze (情在風中) by Johnny Yip and Mok Yim Yee |
Composer(s) | Michael Lai |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language(s) | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Yau Ka Hung |
Location(s) | Hong Kong |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Production company(s) | TVB |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | TVB Jade |
Original run | 30 September 1985 – 25 October 1985 |
Take Care, Your Highness! | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 皇上保重 | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 皇上保重 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Emperor, Take Care" | ||||||||||
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Take Care, Your Highness! is a 1985 Hong Kong historical costume drama series produced by TVB and starring Andy Lau in the title role of Qianlong Emperor, the sixth emperor of the Qing Dynasty. The series focuses on the power struggle in the Imperial [Qing Palace, telling the story of righteous folks while also presenting a hesitant love story.
Plot
Prince Po (Andy Lau) possesses extraordinary talent but has an uninhibited nature, which worries his father Yongzheng Emperor (Lau Siu Ming) as he cannot decide whether Po can inherit his throne and promote the Manchu Foundation. In order to pave the way for Po as his successor, Yongzheng breaks up Po's romance with Suen Fuk Yu (Carina Lau), an ethnic Han Chinese, and declares her the Princess, which makes her become Po's younger step-sister. Yongzheng also declares the daughter of Lee Wing Po, the most powerful man of the Eight Banners, as Crown Princess. Although Yongzheng have broke them up, Po and Yu still date secretly.
Not long after, Yongzheng was assassinated and Prince Po inherits his throne, becoming the Qianlong Emperor. Because Qianlong did not understand statecraft, plus the chaotic rebellion of the Miao people, he releases his uncle, the 14th Prince Yuti (Paul Chun), who once failed the fight for the throne against Yongzheng. Yuti regains his position and helps Qianlong with government affairs and made it very well organized. However, Yuti's ambition comes up again, and desires to seize the throne. Yuti then spread rumors everywhere citing Qinlong has left Beijing to trace his origin. Yuti awaits his opportunity to seize the throne. Qianlong travels to the south in disguise as a civilian and there, he becomes acquainted with Chow Yat Ching (Ha Yu), Tan Ka Mui and Chiu Nam Sing (Sean Lau), whom are members of the Anti-Qing society "Chung Yee Tong". After a thorough investigation, Qianlong was able to prove that he is indeed a Manchu and knows that Yuti is up to no good. After Qinlong's identity was exposed, the members of "Chung Yee Tong" turned against him and Qianlong can must reverse the situation to resolve the crisis both inside and outside of the palace.
Cast
- Andy Lau as Qianlong Emperor / Prince Po (乾隆帝/寶親王)
- Danny Poon as 6th Prince (六皇子)
- Chan Chung Kin
- Joseph Lee as Fuheng (傅恒)
- Lau Siu Ming as Yongzheng Emperor (雍正帝)
- Yeung Chak Lam as Fu Hung Po (傅紅保)
- Felix Lok as Ortai (鄂爾泰)
- Law Kwok Wai
- Teresa Ha as Empress Xiaoshengxian / Consort Xi (孝聖憲皇后/熹妃)
- Leung Kit Fong
- Suen Kwai Hing
- Cho Chai
- Law Lan as Granny (嬷嬷)
- Pui Man
- Cheung Man Kwong
- Ho Lai Nam
- Ng Pok Kwan
- Lam Man Wai
- Lam Choi Lin
- Carina Lau as Suen Fuk Yu (孫福如)
- Chan On Ying as Kam Lin (金蓮)
- Shally Tsang as Ulanara, the Step Empress (清高宗继皇后)
- Yu Tin Wai
- Fok Kit Ching
- Mak Ho Wai
- Luk Ying Hong
- Ha Yu as Chow Yat Ching (周日清)
- Paul Chun as Yuti (允禵)
- Lai Pik Kwong
- Lau Kwok Sing
- Sean Lau as Chiu Nam Sing (趙南星)
- Fok Ka Lai
- Chan Siu Wah
- Kwok Fung
- Ho Kwong Lun
- Leung Siu Chau
- Lee Wan Kwong
- Chan Wai Yu
- Sit Choi Ha
- Soh Hang-suen
- Amy Hu
- Tang Yu Chiu
- Lee Kwok Ping
- Wilson Tsui
- Pau Wai Leung
- Tony Leung
- Wong Sze Yan
- Cheng Siu Ping
- Ng Yuen Fan
- Law Chun Piu
- Ng wai San
- Tam Yat Ching
- Ma Wai Ling
- Wong Yat Fei
- Leung Chi Fong
- Koo Po Lai
- Maggie Shiu as Princess Fragrance (香香公主)
- Mak Chi Wan
- Ma Hing Sang
- Lau Miu Ching
- Ho Kwai Lam
- Cheung Chi Keung
- Chan Po Wan
- Yuen Pui Yee
- Liu Ching Han
- Lau Man Chun
- Yip Tin Hang
- So Hon Sang
- Ng Chau Kuen
- Ho Pik Kin
- Cheng Hung Wai
- Lee Hoi Sang
- Chan Yiu Keung