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[[Image:Men_in_Pain.jpg|thumb|220px|Men in Pain]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' 男人之苦
*'''Cantonese/Mandarin title:''' Nam Yan Ji Fu / Nan Ren Zhi Ku
*'''English title:''' Men in Pain
*'''Genre:''' Comedy, family, romance
*'''Episodes:''' 21
*'''Broadcast network:''' TVB
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2006-Jun-13 to 2006-Jul-09
*'''Air time:''' Monday to Friday 20:30 to 21:30
*'''Ending theme song:''' King Kong (金剛) by [[Ron Ng]]
*'''Related TV series:''' [[La Femme Desperado]]

==Synopsis==
Being a human is difficult, being a man is difficult, being a husband and father is even more difficult, being head of the family is even more extremely difficult. ''Hong Tin Yam'' is head of the family. He lives with his son ''Hong Sai Hei'' and second wife ''Wong Dak Kiu''. The in-laws including the two sisters ''Wong Dak Wai'', ''Wong Dak Lan'' with her husband + two kids and their father live next door.
Along the way we are taken through the mental, physical and psychological obstacles and pressures of a man. --[[User:YT|YT]] 09:35, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

==Cast==
===Main Cast===
*[[Image:Mipchart.jpg|thumb|300px|Relationship Chart]]
*[[Damian Lau]] as Hong Tin Yam
*[[Ron Ng]] as Hong Sai Hei
*[[Louisa So]] as Wong Dak Kiu
*[[Toby Leung]] as Go Fun
===Wong Family===
*[[Florence Kwok]] as Wong Dak Wai
*[[Bowie Wu]] as Wong Kai Cheung
*[[Rebecca Chan]] as Wong Dak Lan
*[[Lee Sing Cheung]] as Lee Jun Chi
*[[Max Ho]] as Lee Po Yin
*[[Lee Ka Yu]] as Lee Pui Yan
*[[Yu Mo Lin]] as Aunty Lin (Wong family's maid)

===Go Family===
*[[Law Lok Lam]] as Go Wai
*[[Chan On Ying]]
*[[Rocky Cheng]] as Sek Huk Long (Rocky)
===STEC Corporation===
*[[Johnson Lee]] as Rex Kong
*[[Deno Cheung]]
*[[Wong Man Piu]]
*[[Cheung Kwok Wai]] as Construction worker

===Others===
*[[Akina Hong]] as Lily Au
*[[Patrick Dunn]] as Yeung Jin Cheung
*[[Jo Jo]] as Yeung Yu Wai Mun
*[[Nicky Law]] as Ng Man Kit (Hei's buddy)
*[[Josephine Shum]] as Mimi (ep04, 10)
*[[Sin Ho Ying]] as Kung Fu instructor
*[[Felix Lok]] as Wong Dak Lan's ex
*[[Anita Kwan]] as Uni student
*[[Fanny Yip]] as Jenny
*[[Martin Tong]] as Hui Man On
*[[Lee Kai Kit]] as Hui Yuen Dak
*[[Cheung Han Mo]] as teacher
*[[Eric Chung]] as professor
*[[Joseph Yeung]] as psychologist
*[[Lau Tin Lung]] as Lor Bo Kuen
*[[Candy Chu]]
*[[So Yun Chi]]
*[[Russell Cheung]] as Chiu Sin Nam
*[[Siu Cheuk Hiu]] as Cheung Man Gin
*[[Leo Tsang]] as Chan Ka Ming
*[[Peter Pang]] as Lam Kin Wai
*[[Luk Chun Kwong]] as Paul
*[[Jacky Yeung]] as Yeung Ji Keung
*[[Chiu Lok Yin]] as Chung Yau Ji
*[[Wu Kei Fung]] as Tam Fui Chuen
*[[Ho Jun Hin]] as wedding photographer
*[[Jim Tang]] as student
*[[Cheung Dat Lun]] as a courier
*[[Chalk North]] as chaufeur
*[[Dik Siu Lun]]
*[[Wong Kei Sen]] as Leung Wai Hung
*[[Wong Ji Wai]] as Yoyo
*[[Yau Biu]]
*[[Hui Ming Ji]] as a Real estate broker
*[[Jim Sau Gwan]] as chemist assistant
*[[Jackeline Cheung]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing:''' (朱鏡祺)
*'''Producer:''' [[Poon Ka Tak]]

==Viewership Ratings==
{| class="ratingtable"
! width=50 | Week
! width=50 | Episodes
! width=200 | Date
! width=50 | Average
! width=50 | Peak
|-
| 1 || 01-04 || 2006-Jun-13 - 2006-Jun-16 || 28 || 29
|-
| 2 || 05-09 || 2006-Jun-19 - 2006-Jun-23 || 30 || 34
|-
| 3 || 10-14 || 2006-Jun-26 - 2006-Jun-20 || 32 || 36
|-
| 4 || 15-19 || 2006-Jul-03 - 2006-Jul-07 || 32 || 36
|-
| 5 || 20-21 || 2006-Jul-09  || 38 || 39
|}

==External Links==
*[http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/men_in_pain/frontpage/ Official Site]
*[[Wikipedia:zh:男人之苦|Chinese Wikipedia]]
*[http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=1273 Spcnet.tv Review]

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