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Behind Silk Curtains

Behind Silk Curtains

1988•45m•8.5/10
Drama

Ratings

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8.5/10(2)
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Production

TVB

Language

CN

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 11, 1988

Last Aired

April 15, 1988

Networks

TVB Jade

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 1988-04-11
LINGHING-KWONG suffers business setbacks in running TAI FOK Department Store, He asks his son KA-SU to comeback from the States to give him a hand. This causes great resentment in his elder daughter LING MAN; who wants to turn around the store with her talents. LING MAN is fervently pursued by banker. SAI-CHEONG, who intends to swallow Ling's business. KA-SU dies in a car accident. HING-KWONG thinks that his youngest son. KA-MING is responsible for it.
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 1988-04-12
HING KWONG's business have gone bankrupt. He gets into conflicts with LING MAN who moves out of the house. Determined to succeed in life, LING MAN gets married with SAI-CHEONG. KA-MING takes up the burden of the family. His girlfriend Maggie leaves. him and turns to SAI-CHEONG's son LAPKAI. KA-MAN discovers that SAI-CHEONG is net as wealthy as she has thought. All the bank properties are to belong to the son of his ex-wife and her sister CHOUYEE-CHU. LING MAN starts mother quarrel with HING-KWONG. Over-excited, HING-KWONG. dies of heart attack:
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 1988-04-13
YEE-CHU gets acquainted with KA MING and falls in love with him. LING MAN discovers that SAI-CHEONG co-operates with the company accountant to embezzle company funds. SAI-CHEONG admits it and persuades LING-MAN to join his plan in seizing the properties of YEE-CHU from her. YEE-CHO gets married with KA-MING. Maggie starts an affair with LAP-KAI and gets pregnant. She wants to blackmail LAP-KAI but fails. She is dumped by him pitilessly.
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 1988-04-14
YEE-CHU gets acquainted with KA MING and falls in love with him. LING MAN discovers that SAI-CHEONG co-operates with the company accountant to embezzle company funds. SAI-CHEONG admits it and persuades LING-MAN to join his plan in seizing the properties of YEE-CHU from her. YEE-CHO gets married with KA-MING. Maggie starts an affair with LAP-KAI and gets pregnant. She wants to blackmail LAP-KAI but fails. She is dumped by him pitilessly.
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 1988-04-15
SAI-CHEONG discovers that he is under intense investigation by the police. At this point, he is blackmailed by To MING. During the negotiation, LAP-KAI kills TO by pushing him into the sea. SAI-CHEONG grabs a big sum of money and plans to flee with LAP-KAI. But their passports axe-held by SAI-CHEONG's younger son HO-YING. They force him to give back the passport in exchange for YEE-CHU whom they have abducted. However, SAI-CHEONG and LAP-KAI are finally arrested by the police. YEE-CHU is saved by KA-MING.

Cast

Adam Cheng Siu-Chow

Adam Cheng Siu-Chow

Liza Wong Ming-Chuen

Liza Wong Ming-Chuen

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Felix Wong Yat-Wah

Felix Wong Yat-Wah

David Siu Chung-Hang

David Siu Chung-Hang

Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow

Wing Lam

Wing Lam

Carina Lau

Carina Lau

Simon Yam

Simon Yam

Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching

Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching

Peter Yang Kwan

Peter Yang Kwan

Jaime Chik Mei-Chun

Jaime Chik Mei-Chun

Leung See-Ho

Leung See-Ho

Money Lo Man-Yee

Money Lo Man-Yee

Ray Lui

Ray Lui

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