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List of TVB series (1997)

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This is a list of series released by or aired on TVB Jade Channel in 1997.

First line series

These dramas aired in Hong Kong from 7:30 to 8:30 pm, Monday to Friday on TVB.

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| 27 Jan-
21 Feb

| Taming of the Princess
醉打金枝

| 20

| Bobby Au Yeung, Esther Kwan, Marco Ngai, Gigi Fu

| T: "醉打金枝"
(David Lui)

| Costume drama

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| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/taming/index.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183124/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/taming/index.htm |date=2012-02-14 }}

24 Feb-
21 Mar

| Show Time Blues
樂壇插班生

| 20

| Gordon Lam, Wayne Lai, Cutie Mui, Elvina Kong, Joe Ma

| T: "一起跟我唱"
(Natalis Chan)

| Modern drama

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| 24 Mar-
18 Apr

| Lady Flower Fist
苗翠花

| 20

| Esther Kwan, Kwong Wah, Kara Hui, Cherie Chan, Rain Lau

| T: "小小女子半邊天"
(Joyce Lee)

| Costume drama

| Released overseas on March 1, 1997. Copyright notice: 1996 (Eps. 1-14, 16, & 18-20), 1997 (Eps. 15 & 17).

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/lady/index.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183132/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/lady/index.htm |date=2012-02-14 }}

21 Apr-
23 May

| The Hitman Chronicles
大刺客

| 30

| Kent Cheng, Elvis Tsui, Chin Siu Ho, Louis Koo, Patrick Tam, Louis Fan, Eddie Cheung, Gigi Fu, Astrid Chan, Vivien Leung, Jessie Chan, Alice Lau

| T: "热血英雄"
(Mo Kai Yin)

| Costume drama

| Released overseas on September 9, 1996. Copyright notice: 1996.{{cite web | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/hitman-chronicles-episodes-1-5-1996| title=The Hitman Chronicles| accessdate=11 February 2019 }}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/hitman/index.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183104/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/hitman/index.htm |date=2012-02-14 }}

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| 26 May-
20 Jun

| A Road and a Will
香港人在廣州

| 20

| Lawrence Cheng, Wayne Lai, Maggie Cheung, Cutie Mui

| T: "熱身"
(Julian Cheung)

| Modern drama

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| [https://web.archive.org/web/20120406092122/http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/road/index.htm Official website]

23 Jun-
26 Jul

| Old Time Buddy
難兄難弟

| 25

| Gallen Lo, Maggie Cheung, Francis Ng, Jessica Hsuan, Joyce Tang, Jerry Lamb

| T: "難兄難弟"
(Gallen Lo & Maggie Cheung, Francis Ng, & Jessica Hsuan)
ST: "誰更重要"
(Gallen Lo)

| Period drama

| Related to 1998's Old Time Buddy - To Catch a Thief.

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/buddy/buddy.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183141/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/buddy/buddy.htm |date=2012-02-14 }}

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| 28 Jul-
26 Sep

| Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
天龍八部

| 45

| Felix Wong, Benny Chan, Louis Fan, Carman Lee, Cheung Kwok Keung, Jay Lau, Natalie Wong, Bondy Chiu, Rain Lau

| T: "難唸的經"
(Emil Chau)

| Costume action

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| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/demigod/demigod.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183152/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/demigod/demigod.htm |date=2012-02-14 }}

29 Sep-
7 Nov

| Justice Sung
狀王宋世傑

| 30

| Cheung Tat Ming, Amy Kwok, Louis Fan, Cherie Chan

| T: "神奇事"
(Jordan Chan)

| Costume drama

| Prequel to 1999's Justice Sung II.

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/sung/sung.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183158/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/sung/sung.htm |date=2012-02-14 }}

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| 10 Nov-
20 Dec

| A Recipe for the Heart
美味天王

| 29

| Bobby Au-yeung, Lydia Shum, Esther Kwan, Louis Koo, Maggie Cheung, Jessica Hsuan

| T: "Mamma Mia"
(Lydia Shum, Bobby Au Yeung, Esther Kwan, Paul Chun, Maggie Cheung, Jessica Hsuan)
ST: "彼此的世界早已拉近"
(Gallen Lo)

| Modern drama

| Released overseas on November 7, 1997.

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/recipe/recipe.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183214/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/recipe/recipe.htm |date=2012-02-14 }}

22 Dec 1997-
9 Jan 1998

| Triumph Over Evil
真命天師

| 20

| Ben Wong, Nick Cheung, Joyce Tang, Jay Lau

| T: "人生中"
(Patrick Tam)

| Costume drama

| Released overseas on November 28, 1997.

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/evil/evil.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919083144/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/evil/evil.htm |date=2012-09-19 }}

Second line series

These dramas aired in Hong Kong from 9:35 to 10:35 pm, Monday to Friday on TVB.

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| 6 Jan-
24 Jan

| Corner the Con Man
皇家反千組

| 15

| Bobby Au-yeung, Leo Ku, Monica Chan, Gigi Fu

| T: "精彩故事"
(Roman Tam)
ST: "難得有你"
(Roman Tam)

| Modern suspense

| Overseas version 20 episodes
Released overseas on December 29, 1996. Copyright notice: 1996.{{cite web | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/corner-con-man-episodes-1-4-1996| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212032734/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/corner-con-man-episodes-1-4-1996| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2019| title=Corner the Con Man| accessdate=11 February 2019 }}

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27 Jan-
14 Feb

| The Legend of Master Chai
濟公

| 15

| Joey Leung, Vivien Leung, Timmy Ho, Cherie Chan

| T: "瀟灑一派"
(Hacken Lee)

| Costume action

| Overseas version 20 episodes
Released overseas on December 16, 1996. Copyright notice: 1996.

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/chai/chai.html Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826175545/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/chai/chai.html |date=2012-08-26 }}

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| 17 Feb-
7 Mar

| Working Women
當女人愛上男人

| 15

| Kenix Kwok, Elvina Kong, Cutie Mui, Jay Lau, Kenneth Chan, Timmy Ho

| T: "放不低"
(Sammi Cheng)

| Modern drama

| Overseas version 20 episodes
Released overseas on October 23, 1996. Copyright notice: 1996.

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10 Mar-
9 May

| File of Justice V
壹號皇庭V

| 45

| Bobby Au-yeung, Michael Tao, Lawrence Ng, Patrick Tam, Bowie Lam, Jessica Hsuan, Ada Choi, Flora Chan, Joyce Koi, Astrid Chan

| T: "不應該發生"
(Steven Ma)

| Modern drama

| Sequel to 1995's File of Justice IV.

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20080726205419/http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/file/index.htm Official website]

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| 12 May-
6 Jun

| Mystery Files
迷離檔案

| 20

| Gallen Lo, Nick Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Marco Ngai

| T: "有事"
(Josie Ho)
ST: "抱雪"
(Jacky Cheung)

| Modern action

| Released overseas on May 7, 1997.

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/mystery/index.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615074508/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/mystery/index.htm |date=2012-06-15 }}

9 Jun-
4 Jul

| Deadly Protection
保護證人組

| 20

| Wong He, Marco Ngai, Gigi Fu, Kara Wai

| T: "人間好漢"
(George Lam)

| Modern action

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| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/deadly/deadly.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183430/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/deadly/deadly.htm |date=2012-02-14 }}

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| 7 Jul-
1 Aug

| Drunken Angels
男人四十打功夫

| 20

| Yuen Wah, Mariane Chan

| T: "蓋世男兒"
(George Lam)

| Costume drama

| Released overseas on July 4, 1997.

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/forty/forty.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183439/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/forty/forty.htm |date=2012-02-14 }}

4 Aug-
29 Aug

| Time Before Time
大鬧廣昌隆

| 20

| Gordon Lam, Kathy Chow, Florence Kwok, Kenneth Chan

| T: "抱緊眼前人"
(Anita Mui)
ST: "我愛風光好"
(Anita Mui & Anthony Lun)

| Period drama

| Released overseas on July 18, 1997.

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/ghost/ghost.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183530/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/ghost/ghost.htm |date=2012-02-14 }}

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| 1 Sep-
24 Oct

| Detective Investigation Files III
刑事偵緝檔案III

| 40

| Michael Tao, Kenix Kwok, Joey Leung, Monica Chan, Margaret Chung

| T: "難得情真"
(Edmond Leung)
ST: "忘得了，忘不了"
(Edmond Leung)

| Modern suspense

| Sequel to 1995's Detective Investigation Files II.
Indirect prequel to 1999's Detective Investigation Files IV. Released overseas on August 26, 1997.

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/detect3/detect3.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183534/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/detect3/detect3.htm |date=2012-02-14 }}

27 Oct-
21 Nov

| The Disappearance
隱形怪傑

| 20

| Gordon Lam, Bowie Lam, Mariane Chan, Miriam Yeung, Edmond Leung

| T: "透明"
(Edmond Leung)

| Modern drama

| Released overseas on October 23, 1997.

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/disappr/disappr.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183541/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/disappr/disappr.htm |date=2012-02-14 }}

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| 24 Nov-
19 Dec

| I Can't Accept Corruption
廉政追緝令

| 20

| Louis Koo, Monica Chan, Fennie Yuen, Eddie Cheung, Timmy Ho, Shirley Cheung

| T: "藏身"
(Ronald Cheng)

| Modern suspense

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| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/icac/icac.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214183638/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/icac/icac.htm |date=2012-02-14 }}

22 Dec 1997-
16 Jan 1998

| Untraceable Evidence
鑑證實錄

| 20

| Bowie Lam, Flora Chan, Margaret Chung, Lee San San

| T: "留痕"
(Edmond Leung)

| Modern suspense

| Prequel to 1999's Untraceable Evidence II. Released overseas on December 16, 1997.

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/evid/evid.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207072312/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/evid/evid.htm |date=2009-02-07 }}

Third line series

These dramas aired in Hong Kong from 10:35 to 11:05 pm, Monday to Friday on TVB.

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| 15 May 1995-
17 Nov 1999

| A Kindred Spirit
真情

| 1128

| Louise Lee, Lau Dan, Nancy Sit, Kenix Kwok, Sunny Chan, Louisa So, Florence Kwok, Hawick Lau, Kingdom Yuen, David Lui, Melissa Ng, Michael Tse, Joyce Tang, Fiona Yuen, Joe Ma

| T: "無悔愛你一生"
(Cally Kwong & Joyce Lee)

| Modern sitcom

| Copyright notice: 1995 (Eps. 1-59), 1996 (Eps. 60-212), 1997 (Eps. 213-320), 1998 (Eps. 321-469), 1999 (Eps. 470-590).

| [http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/kindred/kindred.htm Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208161043/http://www.tvb.com/tvbi/program/kindred/kindred.htm |date=2012-02-08 }}

Other series

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| 20 Jan-
14 Feb

| Self Denial
孝感動天

| 20

| Marco Ngai, Ada Choi, Gallen Lo, Gloria Yip

| T: "從沒代價"
(Nadia Chan)

| Costume drama

| Released overseas on February 6, 1995. Copyright notice: 1995.

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17 Apr-
14 May

| Weapons of Power
英雄貴姓

| 20

| Leo Ku, Gigi Fu, Louis Fan

| T: "英雄貴姓"
(Andy Hui)

| Costume drama

| Released overseas on September 2, 1996. Copyright notice: 1996. Copyright notice on VHS: 1995.

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| 3 Jul-
30 Jul

| Against the Blade of Honour
圓月彎刀

| 20

| Louis Koo, Vivien Leung, Irene Wan, Eddie Cheung

| T: "意難平"
(Christine Ng)

| Costume drama

| Overseas version 1: Released overseas on February 5, 1996. Copyright notice: 1995. Overseas version 2: Released overseas on June 3, 1996. Copyright notice: 1996.

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References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100621055846/http://tvcity.tvb.com/ TVB.com] Official Website {{in lang|zh}}


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