Noblesse Oblige (TV series)

Noblesse Oblige
宦海奇官

Noblesse Oblige official poster
Also known as Top Quality Petty Official 極品芝麻品
The Beauty of Bureaucracy 官場浮世繪
Genre Period drama, Historical fiction, Comedy
Created by Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited
Written by Tsui Tat-choh, Wong Yeh-lik, Yu Chau-tung, Ho Sai-kit, Ng Pui-yee, Mak Bing-wah
Starring Kenneth Ma
Tavia Yeung
Benjamin Yuen
Joel Chan
Ram Chiang
Cilla Kung
Theme music composer Alan Cheung
Opening theme Gossip (是非) by Ronald Law & Grace Wong
Country of origin Hong Kong
Original language(s) Cantonese
No. of episodes 21
Production
Executive producer(s) Catherine Tsang
Producer(s) Lee Tim-sing
Editor(s) Tsui Tat-choh, Siu Long
Location(s) Hong Kong
Camera setup Multi camera
Running time 45 minutes
Production company(s) TVB
Release
Original network TVB Jade, HD Jade
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release 29 December 2014 (2014-12-29) – 24 January 2015 (2015-01-24)
External links
Website
Noblesse Oblige
Chinese 宦海奇官
Literal meaning "The Realm of Unusual Officials"

Noblesse Oblige (Chinese: 宦海奇官; Jyutping: waan6 hoi2 kei4 gun1; literally "The Realm of Unusual Officials") is a 2014 till 2015 Hong Kong period drama set during the later years of Kangxi Emperor's Qing dynasty rule. Produced by Lee Tim-sing, it stars Kenneth Ma, Tavia Yeung as the main leads with Benjamin Yuen, Joel Chan, Ram Chiang and Cilla Kung as the main supporting cast. The drama was filmed from January till April 2014. First original broadcast began on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels December 29, 2014 till January 24, 2015 every Monday through Friday during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot with a total of 21 episodes, the last two episodes were aired on the same night as a two-hour finale.[1]

This is Kenneth Ma and Tavia Yeung's fifth collaboration. The two previously starred together in The Mysteries of Love, The Hippocratic Crush l & ll and Three Kingdoms RPG.

This is also Joel Chan's first drama since previously quitting acting to concentrate on his personal life.[2]

Synopsis

"Noblesse Oblige" is a French term meaning those who are privileged are obligated to help those that are less fortunate.

To Chun-fung (Kenneth Ma) is the illegitimate son of an affluent banking family during the Qing dynasty, but due to his birth title and his step-mothers he doesn't have much ambitions in life. Wanting to help the poor people in his county he decides to borrow money from his father and open a unique kind of bank. Instead of currency, his bank lends tools to people so that they can be employed. When nuns to-be Wai Lam (Tavia Yeung) and Wai Yu (Cilla Kung) borrows from Chun-fung's bank to renovate their monastery and is unable to pay him back they are forced to be his personal servants and body guards.

Prince Yu (Ram Chiang) takes notice of Chun-fung's clever idea and pushes him to be a government magistrate. Wanting to eradicate corrupted officials and with the help of Prince Yu, his older half-brother To Chun-ming (Joel Chan), who is the imperial governor of their province, and help of his best-friend Fong Gwai-cheung (Benjamin Yuen), Chun-fung becomes a magistrate. With Lam and Yu's protection against those who want to retaliate Chun-fung's cleansing of corruption he is able to take down many corrupted government officials but he is faced with having to choose doing right or family when one of the corrupted officials is Chun-ming.[3][4]

Cast

Main cast

To family

Imperial Qing Dynasty court

Extended cast

Development

Viewership Ratings

# Timeslot (HKT) Week Episode(s) Average points Peaking points
1
Mon – Fri 20:30
29 Dec 2014 - 02 Jan 2015
1 — 5
24
27
2
05-08 Jan 2015
6 — 10
26
29
3
12-16 Jan 2015
11 — 15
25
29
4
19-24 Jan 2015
16 — 21
26
28
Total average
25.3
29

Awards & Nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2015 StarHub TVB Awards My Favourite TVB Actor Kenneth Ma Nominated
My Favourite TVB Male TV Character Kenneth Ma Won
TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama Noblesse Oblige Nominated
TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite Drama Song Gossip (是非) by Ronald Law & Grace Wong Nominated

References

  1. ↑ mingpao.com 大姐大手記：楊怡助馬明鬥貪官 《宦海奇官》借古諷今？(Chinese). Retrieved April 28, 2015
  2. ↑ Joel Chan Returns to TVB. Retrieved April 28, 2015
  3. ↑ Noblesse Oblige review. Retrieved April 28, 2015
  4. ↑ Overview - Noblese Oblige. Retrieved April 28, 2015
  5. ↑ “Noblesse Oblige” Will Be Lighthearted Comedy. Retrieved April 28, 2015
  6. ↑ "The Beauty of Bureaucracy" Costume Fitting. Retrieved April 28, 2015
  7. ↑ "The Beauty of Bureaucracy" Blessing Ceremony. Retrieved April 28, 2015
  8. ↑ "Noblesse Oblige" @ FILMART 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2015

External links

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