Come Home Love |
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Come Home Love official poster
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Genre | Modern Sitcom |
Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
Written by | Shiu Lai King, Sin Chiu Ching, Kwan Bing Hung, Liu Cheng Ching, Tsang Hon, Leung Chi Yin, Ma Chuan Ying, Lau Wai Kit, Yip Gwong Yam, Koo Yi Lai, Lo Yuan Ha, Lee Bak Wai, Wong Chi Yan, Liu Sau Lin, Ho Sai Kit, Yeung Cung Bak, Yuan Bo Wai, Chan Ho Yee, Man Yue Han |
Directed by | Chan Chi Gwong, Wong Yu Lok, Cheng Wing Ciu, Sin Yin Fong, Chan Siu Ling, Wong Wai Yip, Cheung Wing Ho |
Starring |
Lau Dan, Tsui Wing, Chris Lai, , Florence Kwok, , Angel Chiang, , Queenie Chu, , , , , Griselda Yeung, , , Celine Ma, , |
Theme music composer | Joyce Cheng |
Opening theme | Embrace Love (擁抱愛) by Joyce Cheng |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language(s) | Cantonese |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 995 |
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Executive producer(s) | Catherine Tsang |
Producer(s) | Tsui Yu On |
Location(s) |
Hong Kong Macao Shantou. China |
Editor(s) | Sandy Shaw Hum Chui Chen |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes (without commercial) |
Production company(s) | TVB |
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Original network | TVB Jade, HD Jade |
Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | 14 May 2012 | – 3 July 2015
Chronology | |
Followed by | Come Home Love 2 (Ep. 805-Present) |
External links | |
Official website |
Come Home Love | |||||||||||
Chinese | 愛·回家 | ||||||||||
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Literal meaning | "Love, Return Home" | ||||||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Ài·Huí Jiā |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | Oi3 Wui4 Gaa1 |
Come Home Love (Chinese: 愛·回家; Jyutping: Oi3 Wui4 Gaa1; literally "Love, Return Home") is a 2012 till 2015 Hong Kong modern sitcom created and produced by TVB. Originally intended for 180 episodes the series was extended multiple times, finally concluding in July 2015 with 804 episodes total. The series began broadcast on TVB Jade and HD Jade May 14, 2012 every Monday through Friday during its 8:00-8:30 pm timeslot.
In February 2015, TVB announced plans to end the series so the cast and production team can move on to other projects. However, due to good ratings the series was continued with a spin-off series with a whole new cast and production team.
Series 2 started broadcast on July 6, 2015. the only returning cast resuming their roles are Chris Lai, , Griselda Yeung and , who play minor roles in the second series.
The series revolves around the Ma family, an extended Chinese family living together in modern Hong Kong. The story also extends to the law firm youngest son John (Ma Chaung) works at.
Ma Fu (Lau Dan), is a retired officer of the Hong Kong Correctional Services. He is the patriarch of the Ma family and his traditional and disciplinarian approach to life creates both friction and solutions. The other members of the family are his much younger sister Ma Yau (Florence Kwok); second son and daughter-in-law, Ma Keung (Tsui Wing) and Lo Lai Sheung (Yvonne Lam Yi Kei); the deceased eldest son´s Ma Gin's, children Ma Tse Yan (Joey Law) and Ma Tse Nei (Angel Chiang); and youngest son Ma Chaung (Lai Lok-yi).
^Note 1 : Episode 51 (July 23, 2012) peaked at 38 points as a result of a Typhoon Vicente.
*' Episodes were not broadcast on:
*2012 - October 1, October 8, November 19, December 17
*2013 - February 11, October 4, November 19, December 16,December 20
*2014 - January 17, January 31, October 20, November 19, December 15
*2015 - February 19, February 20