Momentary Lapse of Reason (TV series)
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Momentary Lapse Of Reason official poster
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| Also known as | Corrupt Chinese Against the War of Tangxi 逆戰塘西 |
| Genre | Pre-modern Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller |
| Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Directed by | Wan Chi-wai |
| Starring |
Tavia Yeung Louis Cheung Rosina Lam Matt Yeung Lau Kong |
| Theme music composer | Louis Cheung |
| Opening theme | Silent Night (月無聲) by Louis Cheung |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Catherine Tsang |
| Producer(s) | Fong Chun-chiu |
| Location(s) | Hong Kong |
| Editor(s) | Lau Kei-wah |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
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| Original network | TVB Jade, HD Jade |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 31 August – 20 September 2015 |
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| Chinese | 收規華 | ||||||||||||
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| Literal meaning | "Corrupt Chinese" | ||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shōu Guī Huá |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Sāu Kwāi Wàh |
| Jyutping | Sau1 Kwai1 Waa4 |
Momentary Lapse of Reason (Chinese: 收規華; Jyutping: Sau1 Kwai1 Waa4; Cantonese Yale: Sāu Kwāi Wàh; literally "The Corrupt Wah", a reference to the main character) is a 2015 Hong Kong pre-modern action crime-thriller television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Tavia Yeung, Louis Cheung, Rosina Lam and Matt Yeung as the main cast. Filming took place from November 2014 to February 2015. The drama is broadcast on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels from August 31 till September 20, 2015 airing every Monday through Sunday during its 9:30-10:30 pm timeslot with a total of 21 episodes.
The story is a fictional telling of the history of Hong Kong during the 1930s, while Hong Kong was still under British rule.
By the 1930s Tong Sai, Hong Kong, was thriving with wealth and danger. Gambling and pornography were in huge growth, the police were corrupt, and gangs and evil businessmen ran the city. Citizens lived bitterly as the world succumbed to darkness.
The righteous Leung Sam (Tavia Yeung), a "" woman (one who vows to never marry), calls the police for help regarding a child kidnapping case. Policeman Gum Wa (Louis Cheung) was in charge of handling the case; however, Leung Sam knows that the corrupt Gum Wa would never take the case seriously as he only works for money. After encountering yet another kidnapping case, Leung Sam meets the righteous cop Sam Yat-yin (Matt Yeung). The two successfully track down the abducted children, but Gum Wa, who was doing the job for the secret prize money, was able to steal their credit by ambushing Yat-yin. Since then, Leung Sam distrusts and shames Gam Wa, and appreciates Yat-yin's sense of justice.
Leung Sam and Yat-yin had bonded together from the kidnapping case, and became even closer as he helps her find her lost relatives. At the same time, Leung Sam befriended Gum Wa as she realizes that he is not inherently bad. Gum Wa had fallen for Leung Sam, but knowing that she is self-combed, he chooses to conceal his feelings, content with just staying by her side. With the knowledge that both Leung Sam and Yat-yin have feelings for each other, Gum Wa persuades the head housemaid Mei-lan to approve of the pair, so that Leung Sam can let go of her status of a self-combed woman.
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