Armed Reaction II |
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Armed Reaction II promo poster
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Genre | Crime thriller, Modern drama |
Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
Starring |
Bobby Au-yeung Esther Kwan Joyce Tang Marco Ngai Mimi Chu |
Opening theme | Separate From Men Women 另類男女 by Sammi Cheng |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language(s) | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 32 |
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Producer(s) | Kwong Jip Sang |
Location(s) | Hong Kong |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company(s) | TVB |
Release | |
Original network | Jade |
Picture format | (SDTV) |
Original release | 29 May | – 8 July 2000
Chronology | |
Preceded by | At the Threshold of an Era II 創世紀II 天地有情 |
Followed by | Return of the Cuckoo 十月初五的月光 |
Related shows |
Armed Reaction Armed Reaction III Armed Reaction IV |
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Traditional Chinese | 陀槍師姐II | ||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 陀枪师姐II | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Gun Carrying Police WomenII" | ||||||||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | tuó qiāng shī jiě II |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | tor cheung si tze II |
Jyutping | to4 coeng1 si1 ze2 II |
Armed Reaction II (Chinese: 陀槍師姐 II; Jyutping: to4 coeng1 si1 ze2 II) is a 2000 Hong Kong modern cop drama produced by TVB. The drama stars Bobby Au-yeung and Esther Kwan as the main leads with Joyce Tang, Marco Ngai, Mimi Chu and Joe Ma in main supporting roles. Original broadcast of the series began on TVB Jade channel from May 29 till July 8, 2000 at 9:30-10:30 p.m. timeslot with 32 episodes total.
Armed Reaction II was produced due to high ratings and positive reviews from the first installment of Armed Reaction.
The story takes place a few years from the first series.
Chu So Ngo (Esther Kwan) has been promoted to sergeant rank in the police but she encounters professional setbacks due to her new responsibilities. She depending on fellow cop Chan Siu Sang (Bobby Au-Yeung) who is now her boyfriend for support and a secure future,and hopes for him to get promoted soon. The two have plans for getting married. The added pressure of waiting for a promotion and So Ngo depending on him gets to Siu Sang, and he finds some breathing room with Sum Yeo (Eileen Yeow), his beautiful neighbor next door who he sees as a platonic friend. When So Ngo finds out that she can not have any more children and rethinks if she and Siu Sang should really get married. With all the added pressure in their relationship, both decide to breakup. Siu Sang finds relief in his next door neighbor Sum Yeo, who he dates briefly and get married to right away. While So Ngo starts a relationship with taxi driver Yeung Kwong Chiu (Eddie Cheung), who thinks she looks like his died wife.
Sam Yuen (Joyce Tang) and Ching Fung (Marco Ngai) are also experiencing difficulties in their new marriage when San Yuan is transferred to the Special Police Unit and concentrates more on her career then family, leaving Ching Fung alone at home. Feeling neglected by his wife Fung turns to drinking problem which leads to a one-night stand with a stranger. With their marriage in jeopardy Sam Yuen further buries herself in her in her career putting all her concentration in her current case regarding a serial psycho sex offender taxi driver wanted by the cops. But when Sam Yuen gets in trouble when she becomes the psycho sex offender's next victim, Ching Fung is there for her to help her heal.
Some of the supporting actors in the first series, play completely different characters in this series with no relations to the characters they previously played.