All That Is Bitter Is Sweet

All That Is Bitter Is Sweet
All That Is Bitter Is Sweet official poster
Also known as	Big Apothecary
Genre	Period, Medical, Romance
Created by	Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited
Written by	Yim Lei Wah 嚴麗華 Cheung Sai Chong 張世昌 Kwan Bing Hung 關炳洪 Ho Wing Nin 何永年 Lai Ga Ming 黎家明 Lai Han Gwong 蔡幸江 So Jat Kit 蘇逸傑
Starring	Linda Chung 鍾嘉欣 Ruco Chan 陳展鵬 Raymond Wong Ho-yin 黃浩然 Natalie Tong 唐詩詠 Pierre Ngo 敖嘉年 Sammy Sum 沈震軒 Shirley Yeung 楊思琦 Jazz Lam 林子善 Elliot Ngok 岳華
Theme music composer	Joseph Koo 顧嘉煇
Opening theme	Self Healing 心藥 by Teresa Cheung 張德蘭
Ending theme	Sacrifice 大愛 by Linda Chung 鍾嘉欣
Composer(s)	Linda Chung 鍾嘉欣
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer(s)	Tsui Chin Hong 徐正康
Location(s)	Hong Kong
Camera setup	Multi camera
Running time	45 minutes
Production company(s)	TVB
Release
Original network	Jade HD Jade
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original release	8 September (2014-09-08) – 17 October 2014 (2014-10-17)
Chronology
Preceded by	Rear Mirror 載得有情人
Followed by	Come On, Cousin 老表，你好hea！
External links
Website

All That Is Bitter Is Sweet (Traditional Chinese: 大藥坊; literally "The Great Apothecary") (Chinese: 大药坊; Jyutping: daai6 joek6 fong1) is a 2014 Hong Kong period, medical, romance drama produced by TVB, starring Linda Chung, Ruco Chan, Raymond Wong Ho-yin and Natalie Tong as the main leads, with Pierre Ngo, Sammy Sum, Shirley Yeung, Jazz Lam and Elliot Ngok in main supporting roles. Filming took place from November 2013 to February 2014. The drama began broadcasting on September 8, 2014 on TVB Jade channel during its 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. timeslot, and will finish airing on October 17, 2014 with 30 episodes total.

Set during the Republic of China, when each region of China was ruled by local warlords. The Dou family of Foshan is an affluent family that owns and runs Sheung Chun Tong (尚春堂), the largest traditional Chinese apothecary in town. Bad times, however, came during an epidemic. When the apothecary's product caused the death of the Mayor's eldest son (and owner Dou Sam's soon-to-be son in law), Dou Sam is imprisoned, and the apothecary was ordered closed. Sam's only daughter, Dou Gaai Kei, then took on the task of investigating her fiance's death, in hopes of releasing her father. Together with Ding Yat Yuen, a businessman of dubious reputation, they stumble upon a big conspiracy that could rock Chinese politics.