Short End of the Stick (TV series)
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Short End of the Stick official poster
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| Also known as | Eunuchs Leave the Palace |
| Genre | Period drama, Comedy |
| Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Written by | , Dai Tak-gwong, Au Ka-wai, Hui Ka-yue, Leung Man-tse |
| Directed by | Lai Bak-kin, Wong Yue-lok, Liu Sui-lun, Kwok Ka-hei, Ng koon-yu |
| Starring |
Wayne Lai Nancy Wu Natalie Tong Rosina Lam Edwin Siu Power Chan Raymond Cho Grace Wong David Chiang |
| Theme music composer | |
| Opening theme | Blue Sky (藍天白雲) by Sammy Sum |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Catherine Tsang |
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| Location(s) | Hong Kong Kaiping, China - Zili village |
| Editor(s) | Kwan Chung-ling |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
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| Original network |
Jade HD Jade |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 9 February – 27 March 2016 |
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| Related shows | The Confidant |
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| Traditional Chinese | 公公出宮 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 公公出宫 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Eunuchs Leave the Palace" | ||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | gōng gōng chū gōng |
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| Yale Romanization | gūng gūng chēut gūng |
| Jyutping | gung1 gung1 ceot1 gung1 |
Short End of the Stick (Chinese: 公公出宮; Jyutping: gung1 gung1 ceot1 gung1; Cantonese Yale: gūng gūng chēut gūng; literally "Eunuchs Leave the Palace") is a 2016 Hong Kong period comedy television drama produced by TVB. The drama is TVB's 2016 Lunar New Year drama, starring Wayne Lai, Nancy Wu, Natalie Tong, Rosina Lam, Edwin Siu, Power Chan, Raymond Cho, Grace Wong and David Chiang as the main cast. It premiered on February 9, 2016, airing every Monday to Friday on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot, concluding March 27, 2016 with a total of 35 episodes.
Short End of the Stick is an indirect sequel to TVB's 2012 drama The Confidant. Short End of the Stick also stars most of the same cast from The Confidant. Both dramas centers around the lives, struggles and betrayals of eunuchs, but unlike The Confidant which was a melodrama, Short End of the Stick is a light hearted comedy. The Confidant main protagonist Li Lianying, played by Wayne Lai is mentioned as part of the plot in Short End of the Stick.
The drama is a comedic depiction of the lives of eunuchs after the fall of the Qing dynasty and their eviction from the Forbidden City by the last Emperor of China, Puyi.
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