L'Escargot (TV series)

L'Escargot 缺宅男女
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Genre	Modern drama
Written by	Lau Choi Wan Suen Ho Ho
Directed by	Kwok Wai Sing
Starring	Michael Miu Linda Chung Michael Tse Sonija Kwok Ron Ng Mandy Wong Oscar Leung Him Law Joyce Tang JJ Jia Yoyo Chen Angelina Lo
Theme music composer	Tang Chi Wai
Opening theme	A Tale of a Wounded City (傷城記) by Linda Chung and Ron Ng
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer(s)	Nelson Cheung
Cinematography	Hong Kong
Camera setup	Single camera
Production company(s)	Television Broadcasts Limited
Release
Original network	TVB Jade
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	3 January (2012-01-03) – 12 February 2012 (2012-02-12)
External links
Website

L'Escargot is a 2012 Hong Kong television drama inspired by the 2009 Chinese television drama Dwelling Narrowness. It is produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) under executive producer Nelson Cheung, and was filmed with a single-camera setup. A costume fitting was held on 20 September 2010. A blessing ceremony was held on 14 October 2010 where production started and ended in January 2011.

In Hong Kong, many people work their entire lives to achieve their dream of owning their own house. Handyman Kwan Ka-On (Michael Miu) and his family have struggled for years living in a cramped apartment and it seems they have almost reached their goal. However, Ka-On's dream is threatened by a number of troubling circumstances relating to his family. Because Ka-On is the eldest son of his family, he has an overdeveloped sense of responsibility towards others, which hurts his wife Long-Kiu (Sonija Kwok), especially when they are forced to live apart from their daughter.

Meanwhile, Ka-On's selfish and greedy sister-in-law, Lau Siu-Lan (Mandy Wong) encourages her husband Ka-Hong (Oscar Leung) to take advantage of his older brother to obtain a house without spending any money of their own, especially after Ka-Hong injures his leg. Ka-On's sister Ka-Lok (Linda Chung), a public relations agent, finds herself entangled in affairs of property developer and real estate agent Ko Wang-Chim (Michael Tse). Her budding relationship drives a wedge between Ka-Lok and her long-time boyfriend, Ting Koon Fung (Ron Ng), who turns to Ko Wang-Chim's shy and sheltered younger sister, Joyce (JJ Jia), and earns the ire of Ko Wang-Chim's wife, Lee Man Wah (Joyce Tang). Finally, Ka-On's youngest brother, Ka-Wing (Him Law) manages to find a stable job, but is frustrated by his independent and overbearing girlfriend Buk-King (Yoyo Chen)'s attempts to ensure that they have a stable and comfortable future together.