The Greatness of a Hero
| The Greatness of a Hero 盛世仁傑 |
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The Greatness of a Hero promo poster
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Ka Wai-nam |
| Starring |
Kent Cheng Sunny Chan Sonija Kwok Bernice Liu Wayne Lai Lee Heung-kam Rebecca Chan Leila Tong Raymond Cho Stephen Wong Claire Yiu Matthew Ko Queenie Chu |
| Theme music composer | Wong Seung-wai |
| Opening theme | Ding Guk (定局) performed by Hins Cheung |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Producer(s) | Leung Choi-yuen |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes (each) |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
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| Original network |
Jade HD Jade |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| First shown in |
Astro On Demand 9 February – 6 March 2009 |
| Original release | 2 April – 27 April 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Queens of Diamonds and Hearts |
| Followed by | House of Harmony and Vengeance |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 盛世仁傑 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 盛世仁杰 | ||||||
| Literal meaning |
"Renjie's Prosperous Era" or "Merciful Hero's Prosperous Era" |
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Sing4 Sai3 Jan4 Git6 |
The Greatness of a Hero is a Hong Kong television historical drama serial produced by TVB under executive producer Leung Choi-yuen. It first aired on Malaysia's Astro On Demand from 9 February to 6 March 2009 and on several TVB overseas cable channels in 2010. The Greatness of a Hero started its broadcast on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels on 2 April 2012.
Dik Yan-kit was a legendary chancellor in China's history. He served as chancellor during the Tang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty and was greatly trusted by Mo Chak-tin. The Empress's nephew, Mo Sing-chi, was jealous and sought every opportunity to frame him. He accused Dik of colluding with his son-in-law Sung Ting-yuk in order to usurp the Empress's throne. Dik's family was seized but in the confusion, Dik escaped. Mo Sing-chi then threatened to kill Dik's wife, Cho Yuet. Will Dik Yan-kit be able to win against his enemies?
The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership. "Viewers in millions" refers to the number of people, derived from TVB Jade ratings (not including TVB HD Jade), in Hong Kong who watched the episode live. The peak number of viewers are in brackets.
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