Better Halves (TV series)

Better Halves 金牌冰人
Better Halves promo poster
Genre	Ancient costume, Romance, Comedy
Created by	Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited
Starring	Steven Ma Maggie Cheung Ho-yee Moses Chan Joyce Koi
Opening theme	"美麗緣份" (Beautiful Fate) by Steven Ma
Composer(s)	Joseph Koo
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	20
Production
Producer(s)	Mui Siu-ching
Camera setup	Multi camera
Running time	45 minutes (20 episodes)
Release
Original network	TVB Jade
First shown in	2003
Original release	30 June – 25 July 2003
External links
Website

Better Halves (金牌冰人) is a TVB costume television series, premiered in 2003. Theme song "Beautiful Fate" (美麗緣份) composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Steven Ma.

Plot summary

Chuen Ka Fok (Steven Ma), Lien Bak Hap (Maggie Cheung Ho-yee) and Ling Wu Hei (Joyce Koi) are matchmakers in ancient China. Ka Fok and Bak Hap acting in a private capacity and Wu Hei in an official government capacity. In the course of their business Ka Fok and Bak Hap come into conflict, before deciding that they can maximize profits by working together. Despite finding matches for others Ka Fok and Bak Hap find it impossible to find a spouse for themselves, until they discover that their parents had already long ago arranged a betrothal between the two.

Ling Wu Hei is a woman who has to pretend to be a male in order to fulfill her family's hereditary office of court match maker, this leads to difficulties when she falls in love with Ko Fei (Moses Chan) in a society intolerant of homosexuals.^[1][2]

Cast

Main cast

• Steven Ma as Chuen Ka Fok
• Maggie Cheung Ho-yee as Lien Bak Hap
• Moses Chan as Ko Fei
• Joyce Koi as Ling Wu Hei

Supporting cast

• Cerina da Graca as Sang Seung Seung
• Auguste Kwan as Ping On
• Henry Yu as Lien Yung
• Cheung Ying Choi as Ling Wu Cik
• Walter Chu as Ling Wu Suan
• Lily Lee as Wai Leung
• Angelina Lo as Wan Leung
• Chuen Cho Fu as Lam Choi Ching
• Choi Hong Nin as Lau Sai Kwong
• June Chan as Yung Yuk Lan
• Simon Lo as Tong Man Sang
• Angela Tong as Po Yue
• Kevin Cheng as Choi Chi Chau
• Chan Man Chi as Fan Chi Kiu
• Deno Cheung as Wing
• Evergreen Mak as Choi Hiu
• Winnie Yeung as Yuet Leung
• Yeung Ying Wai as Yuen Tin Ha
• Mark Kwok as Chun
• Chung Chai Bo as Ting Chung Yee
• Lo Lok Lan as Chun Tai Cho
• Lo Hoi-pang as Ting

^[3]

Viewership ratings

#	Timeslot (HKT)	Week	Episode(s)	Average points	Peaking points
1	Mon – Fri 20:00	30 June - 4 July 2003	1 — 5	28	--
2		07- 11 July 2003	6 — 10	30	--
3		14–18 July 2003	11 — 15	29	37
4		21–25 July 2003	16 — 20	33	41
Total average				30

References

1. spcnet Better Halves review. Retrieved April 27, 2015
2. point2e Better Halves review. Retrieved April 27, 2015
3. Better Halves AF page. Retrieved April 27, 2015

External links

• Official website (Chinese)