The Condor Heroes Return is a Hong Kong television series loosely based on the stories of two characters in Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The series was released overseas in October 1993 before broadcasting on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in March 1994.
| The Condor Heroes Return | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 射鵰英雄傳之南帝北丐 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 射雕英雄传之南帝北丐 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Southern Emperor and Northern Beggar | ||||||||||
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| Genre | Wuxia | ||||||||||
| Based on | The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Louis Cha | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Chan Ching-yee Wong Lei-chi Kwan Tsung-ling Lee Sui-ping | ||||||||||
| Directed by | Lin Chi-fan Luk Tin-wah Tang Kam-chuen Lau Kwok-fai | ||||||||||
| Starring | Ekin Cheng Marco Ngai Wong Siu-yin Charine Chan Chan Wai-yee Wayne Lai | ||||||||||
| Theme music composer | Joseph Koo | ||||||||||
| Opening theme | Yat Sang Bat Chui Sing (一生不醉醒) performed by Jacky Cheung | ||||||||||
| Country of origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Original language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| No. of episodes | 20 | ||||||||||
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| Producer | Chong Wai-kin | ||||||||||
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||||||
| Production company | TVB | ||||||||||
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| Network | TVB Jade | ||||||||||
| Release | 16 March – 17 April 1994 | ||||||||||
Cast
edit- Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
- Ekin Cheng as Duen Chi-hing
- Marco Ngai as Hung Tsat-kung
- Wong Siu-yin as Ching Suet-sam
- Charine Chan as Lau Ying
- Chan Wai-yee as Miu See-yan
- Wayne Lai as Chow Pak-tung
- Cheung Ying-choi as Wong Chung-yeung
- Lam Seung-mou as Chin Hok-sing
- Lee Ka-keung as Lo Yau-keuk
- Kong Hon as Ching Tit-san
- Mak Ka-lun as Keeper Tsai
- Wong Seung-sing as Beggars' Gang elder
- Yu Tin-wai as Beggars' Gang elder
- Yip Tsan-wai as Beggars' Gang elder
- Shek Ngai-wan as beggar
- Gordon Lam as beggar
- Cho Tsai as beggar
- Yau Biu as beggar
- Cheung Wang-wai as beggar
- Cheung Hoi-kan as beggar
- Wong Wai as Duen Man-chung
- Lau Ying-hong as Chin Yuk-lan
- Man Kit-wan as Ling-tsau Palace mistress
- Wong Wai-tak as Fisherman
- Wong Man-piu as Woodcutter
- Cheng Ka-sang as Farmer
- Kwok Cheuk-wah as Scholar
- Kwok Cheng-hung as Yuen-ngan Hung-kit
- Henry Lee as Duen Man-Yee
- Kwan Ching as Kau Chin-yan
- Lo Mang as Lui-ting Sheung-yan
- Lee Kwai-ying as Water
- Fung Hiu-man as Wood
- Lee Yiu-king as Metal
- Siu Cheuk-yiu as Earth
- Wong Kin-fung as Fire
- Lee Lung-kei as Kam Nga-kwai
- Tse Yuet-may as Hung Tsat-kung's mother
- Wong Chung-hong as Chu-Yau-ko
- Wong Wai-lam as Ngau-pak-nam
- Siu Yuk-yin as Hong-lin
- Ng Lit-wah as Mat-to
- Cheung Man-duen as Nam-hang
- Chu Tit-wo as Lau Kwong
- Koi Ngok as Master Do-hung
- Mak Ho-wai as Emperor Ko-tsung
- Tsang Kin-ming
- Mak Tsi-wan
- Chan Min-leung
- Tang Yuk-wing
- Wong Wai-tung
- Sit Chun
- Chan Fung-bing
- Tang Yu-chiu
- Bok-kwan