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. --YT 09:35, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Cast

Main Cast

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 (李珈俞) 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

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

Production Credits

Original writing: (朱鏡祺)
Producer: Poon Ka Tak

Viewership Ratings

Week	Episodes	Date	Average	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

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