Family Man (Hong Kong TV series)
| Family Man 絕世好爸 |
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Family Man promo poster
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| Genre | Modern Drama, Romance, Comedy |
| Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Starring |
Paul Chun Flora Chan Moses Chan Sonija Kwok Michael Tong |
| Opening theme | Warmth "暖流" by Flora Chan & William So |
| Ending theme | Clay Figure "泥公仔" by Flora Chan Fated Person "有緣人" by Flora Chan |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Producer(s) | Mui Siu-ching |
| Running time | 45 minutes (approx.) |
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| Original network | TVB Jade |
| Picture format | (SDTV) |
| Original release | 14 October – 9 November 2002 |
| External links | |
| Website | tvcity |
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| Chinese | 絕世好爸 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 绝世好爸 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Best Dad Ever" | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | jué shì hǎo bà |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | zyut3 sai3 hou2 baa1 |
Family Man i(Chinese: 絕世好爸; Jyutping: zyut3 sai3 hou2 baa1; literally "Best Dad Eve") is a 2002 Hong Kong romantic comedy television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Paul Chun, Flora Chan, Moses Chan, Sonija Kwok, Michael Tong, Jay Lau, Edmond So and Myolie Wu as the main cast. First original broadcast began on October 14, 2002 TVB Jade weeknights during its 8:00 to 9:00 pm timeslot.
The series earned Flora Chan her first Best Actress award at the annual TVB Anniversary Awards.
Ko Hoi (Paul Chun) is a widower who raised his four daughters alone. He is also a retired police officer who still participates as a saxophonist in the policeman band. Besides being a devoted father who still cares for his daughters, he is constantly worried about their lives, romances and happiness. Oldest daughter Wasabi Ko Yuk Yee (Jay Lau), works as a facial specialist at a spa. She is unreasonable and quick temper, the only daughter that is married. Her and her husband Wong Jun Kit (Edmond So) constantly argue due to Wasabi's paranoia to keep tabs on him, but he loves her non-less and obeys her every rules. Second daughter Tracy Ko Pui Yee (Flora Chan) is a toy designer and workaholic. She has been dating her business partner Ken Hui Sing Chi (Savio Tsang), who co-owns a toy company with her, for many years which leads to Hoi constantly pushing the two to get married. But due to Ken's ambition to build their company he continues to put off marriage. Third daughter Bobo Ko Bo Yee (Sonija Kwok) has extremely high standards for a potential boyfriend. Due to her pickiness her relationships never last long. She is a journalist who is known to write articles without holding back and doesn't care who she offends, earning her the nickname "fire cracker" from her colleagues. Then there is youngest daughter Polly Ko Chui Yee (Myolie Wu) who is a college senior. She lives a carefree life. Being cute and pretty she constantly courted by guys.
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