English Title: Awfully Lawful

Cantonese Title: 熟男有惑 (Suk Nam Yau Wak)

Cast: 郭晉安 Roger Kwok Chun On, 李思捷 Johnson Lee, 單立文 Pal Sinn, 曹永廉 Raymond Cho, 陳敏之 Sharon Chan, 李詩韻 Selena Li, 滕麗名 Joyce Tang, 王君馨 Grace Wong

Episodes: 20

Airing date: 17 June 2013 (Replacing Slow Boat Home)

Themesong: Half-Matured Men (半生熟男) by Pal Sinn, Roger Kwok, Johnson Lee, Raymond Cho (CD)

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Executive Producer: Lam Chi Wah

Scriptwriter: Chan Kam Ling

SHING MING (Raymond Cho) and JAZZ NAM (Pal Sinn) are both partners of a law firm, and they recruit LO SO (Roger Kwok) and YU DOR-CHUN (Johnson Lee) as lawyers to work for them.

Though the four have distinct personalities, they have a deep-seated bond between each other. With their names becoming well-known across the industry as Top 4 mature men demonstrating distinctive images, each claims victory in lawsuits by any means necessary, winning admiration and support from most of their female clients. Unfortunately, someone embezzles public funds and puts the law firm in a crisis. Four new female lawyers from different backgrounds join the law firm, developing a world-shaking change within the firm. They are LO SO’s archrival KU KA-YING (Sharon Chan), DOR-CHUN’s wealthy wife CHUNG LAI-SA (Selena Li), housewife KU KA-TING (Joyce Tang) on behalf of her husband, and Barrister YAU MAT (Grace Wong), who gets entangled with both JAZZ and DOR-CHUN. While their tumultuous workplace and personal relationships have worsened, they find out someone is manipulating from within the law firm……

盛鳴(曹永廉)與藍爵士(單立文)同為事務律師樓合夥人，招攬了盧甦(郭晉安)和余多春(李思捷)為旗下律師，四人性格迥異但感情深厚，公司內外無人不曉四大花樣熟男的鮮明形象，他們各出奇謀的官司戰績更贏盡不少女性客戶激賞及擁戴！可惜有人挪用公款導致律師樓陷入危機，四名不同出身的女律師空降加盟，為律師樓帶來翻天覆地的震撼，當中包括盧甦的死敵顧嘉瑩(陳敏之)、多春的富豪太太鍾麗莎(李詩韻)、代夫出征的師奶顧嘉婷(滕麗名)和糾纏於爵士和多春之間的大律師尤蜜(王君馨)；當八個人的公私關係越搞越亂，始發現律師樓背後原來有一位幕後黑手……

English Title: A Change of Heart

Cantonese Title: 好心作怪 (ho sam jok gwaai)

Cast: 苗僑偉 Michael Miu, 黃宗澤 Bosco Wong, 周麗淇 Niki Chow, 萬綺雯 Joey Meng, 黃智雯 Mandy Wong, 王浩信 Vincent Wong, 許紹雄 Benz Hui, 袁偉豪 Benjamin Yuen, JJ Jia, 姚子羚 Elaine Yiu

Episodes: 30

Airing date: 3 June 2013 (Replacing ‘Beauty at War’) 

Themesong: Change of Heart (心變)- Niki Chow (CD) | Sub- The Final Blessing (最後祝福) Bosco Wong (CD)

Official: Website | Purchase DVD @ YesAsia.com (English Subtitles)

Executive Producer: Cheung Kin Man

Scriptwriter: Pang Mei Fung

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FONG CHI-LIK (Michael Miu), a formidable businessman, is a ruthless and voracious seeker of wealth, unfortunately, he suffers from coronary heart disease, causing his life to be in imminent danger.
Only through a heart transplant operation can he be pulled through his illness.  Unexpectedly, his attending doctor YIU YAT-SHAN (Bosco Wong) suddenly dies in an accident, and his heart happens to be suitable as a donor organ for CHI-LIK.  Having undergone the heart surgery, CHI-LIK displays an entirely different temperament, becoming an easy-going and optimistic person, who resembles the late YAT-SHAN.  Such change startles YAT-SHAN’s fiancée YUEN SHIU-GAT (Niki Chow) and CHI-LIK’s wife TONG SIN-HANG (Joey Meng) very much, entailing a subtle change in the relationship between the three.

YAT-SHAN’s twin brother YIU YUET-SHAN (Bosco Wong) returns to Hong Kong for the funeral, where he gets to know everyone, on top of which he has gradually fallen in love with SHIU-GAT.   In order to repay the favor with gratitude, CHI-LIK provides guidance and support to YUET-SHAN, recommending him to work in his affiliated club house.   Apart from having a meteoric rise to find favor with CHI-LIK, YUET-SHAN also has a relationship with HA SZE-KA (Mandy Wong), a public affairs specialist of the club house.   As YUET-SHAN respects CHI-LIK so much that he even regards the latter as his own family member, he discovers that his brother’s death was not an accident.

商 界梟雄方自力(苗僑偉)行事狠辣，滿腦子掘金計劃，可惜身患冠心病，性命笈笈可危，唯有換心才可化危為機，誰料主診醫生姚日山(黃宗澤)突然意外死亡，其 心臟剛好合適自力，接受手術後的自力性情大變，為人隨和豁達，更有著過往日山的影子，令日山的未婚妻阮小吉(周麗淇)和自力的妻子唐善行(萬綺雯)大感錯 愕，三人關係起了微妙的變化。

日 山的孖生弟弟姚月山(黃宗澤)回港奔喪認識了各人，更日漸對小吉產生愛意；自力為報恩對月山加以提攜，引薦他到公司所屬的會所工作，月山不單平步青雲成了 自力身邊的大紅人，更和會所公關夏思嘉(黃智雯)發生關係，當月山對自力愈加敬愛並視他為親人之時，竟發現哥哥之死並非意外……

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English Title: Slow Boat Home

Cantonese Title: 情越海岸線 (ching yuet hoi ngon sin)

Cast: Raymond Wong 黃浩然, Ruco Chan 陳展鵬, Aimee Chan 陳茵媺, Selena Li 李詩韻, Elaine Yiu 姚子羚, Matt Yeung 楊明, Cilla Kung 樂瞳, Yueh Hua 岳華

Episodes: 25

Airing date: 13 May 2013 (After Bullet Brain)

Themesong: Still Wishing (還想)- Kay Tse (CD)*

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Executive Producer: Leung Choi Yuen (Ghost Writer, King Maker, The Days of Days)

Scriptwriter: Ng Shiu Tung

Synopsis

CHEUNG PO-SANG (Raymond Wong), who was born and raised in Cheung Chau, is a man with grandiose aims but puny talents, putting the seafood restaurant run by his father CHEUNG SING-MUI (Yueh Hua) out of business.
As PO-SANG feels down-hearted, his close associate CHENG PO-PO (Aimee Chan), a female TV producer, remains steadfast with loyalty to him, fighting with him side-by-side all along.  Even when PO-SANG suffers from a fracture due to a boating accident and becomes physically disabled, PO-PO is willing to push the wheelchair for him.  On the other hand, KWOK HEI-MAN (Selena Li) gives up her own career all of a sudden and returns to Cheung Chau, helping her mother IP WING-SHAN (Susan Tse) run the holiday home rental business.  It turns out that HEI-MAN has secretly joined hands with some outsiders, planning to develop a hotel conglomerate.  HEI-MAN also attempts to have an affair with PO-SANG, trying to make PO-PO go away.  What HEI-MAN has done is noticed by her first love CHING LAI-WING (Ruco Chan), who cannot put up with it, as such, he and PO-PO become fellow sufferers, commiserating with each other.  As PO-PO is about to give up verifying her parentage and return to the USA, unexpectedly, a sudden reversal of the holiday home acquisition process occurs……

在長洲土生土長的張寶生(黃浩然)志大才疏，弄致父親張勝妹(岳華)經營的海鮮酒家倒閉結業，寶生心灰意冷，與他朝夕相對的電視台女導演鄭抱抱(陳茵媺)義字當頭，一路上與他並肩作戰，當寶生撞船骨折不良於行，抱抱也甘願為他推輪椅。另一方面，郭希雯(李詩韻)突然放棄自己事業回長洲，幫助母親葉泳珊(謝雪心)打理渡假屋，原來希雯聯同外人暗中發展酒店王國的計劃，並意圖與寶生發生關係，設法氣走抱抱，希雯的所作所為看在初戀情人程禮榮(陳展鵬)的眼內，令禮榮無法忍受，與抱抱同病相憐，抱抱準備放棄尋找自己身世回美國，誰料渡假屋的收購行動突然出現逆轉……

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English Title: Beauty at War

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Cantonese Title: 金枝慾孽貳 (gam ji yuk yip yi)

Cast: Sheren Tang 鄧萃雯, Ada Choi 蔡少芬, Christine Ng 伍詠薇, Moses Chan 陳豪, Eddie Kwan Lai Kit 關禮傑, Kenny Wong Tak Bun 黃德斌, Tracy Ip 葉翠翠 , Rachel Kan 簡慕華,

Episodes: 30

Airing date: 22 April 2013 (After ‘A Great Way to Care 2′)

Themesong: Red and Beauty (ç´…å­½) by Christine Ng (CD) | Sub- Forbidden Rumor (紫禁飄謠)– Christine Ng and Moses Chan (CD)

Official: Website | Purchase DVD @ YesAsia.com (English Subtitles)

Executive Producer: Chik Kei Yee (War and Beauty, Let it Be Love, The Gem of Life, Master of Play)

Scriptwriter: Chow Yuk Ming

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In order to air her grievances towards her elder sister Lady YUE YUET (Sheren Tang), Lady SHUN YUEN-SAU (Christine Ng) spreads rumors of YUE YUET in the palace.

The ambitious nursing mother SEUNG-LING (Ada Choi) tries to collect evidence against the rumors in exchange for money from others. She naturally becomes a trusted follower and a close friend of Lady YUE very soon. Meanwhile, the arrival of famous actors KO LAU-FEI (Moses Chan) and WAN TSAU-YIN (Eddie Kwan Lai Kit) captures the heart of every woman in the palace including the lonely YUEN-SAU. YUE YUET tries to stop YUEN-SAU from committing adultery by playing tricks but this put her into an intricate polygonal relationship with SEUNG-LING and LAU-FEI accidentally. YUEN-SAU tries to fight back by getting help from the fortune-teller TUNG KAT-HOI (Kenny Wong Tak Bun). Others think that KAT-HOI is a crazy guy but they never realize that the palace is origin of all the craziness…

淳 太妃宛琇(伍詠薇)為宣洩對親姐姐如妃如玥(鄧萃雯)的不滿，故意在後宮散播種種謠言，充滿機心的乳娘湘菱(蔡少芬)借勢為他人查證真偽來謀利生財，亦順 理成章成了如妃的親信，二人情同姊妹，直至戲班老倌高流斐(陳豪)及花旦雲秋玹(關禮傑)入宮演出，牽動了後宮一眾芳心，包括深閨寂寞的宛琇，如玥為免宛 琇行差踏錯影響大局，想了一個萬全之策，但萬料不到竟令自己身陷湘菱和流斐一段千絲萬縷的多角關係中，宛琇為向姐姐還以顏色，占卜師佟吉海(黃德斌)成了 她最強一將，旁人眼中以為吉海是個瘋子，但局中人卻深深知道叫人瘋癲的卻是這座紫禁城……

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English Title: Brain Bullet

Cantonese Title:  神探高倫布 (san taam go lun bo)

Cast: 黎耀祥， Wayne Lai Yiu Cheung, 敖嘉年 Pierre Ngo, 馬賽 Sire Ma, 蕭正楠 Edwin Siu, 唐詩詠 Natalie Tong, 劉丹 Lau Dan, 布偉傑 Brian T. Burrell, Joe Junior

Episodes: 25

Airing date: 8 April 2013- 10 May 2013 (After Sergeant Tabloid release in HK)

Themesong: My History (我的歷史)- Edwin Siu (CD Version)

Genre: Mystery, Fantasy, Detective

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Executive Producer: Lee Tim Shing (Rosey Business, A Fistful of Stances, No Regrets, Bottled Passion)

Scriptwriter: Yip Kwong Yum

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This story takes place in Hong Kong during the 1960s. KO TAI-HEI (Wayne Lai), an illegal immigrant who is kind-hearted by nature, gains recognition from his father’s good friend LOUIS KIM (Joe Junior), who helps him join the Police Force. By accident, he gets shot in the head, and the bullet fragments stimulate his brain cells, accelerating his brain evolution to the highest IQ level. With such a dramatic change, TAI-HEI becomes a brave and resourceful detective, consecutively solving mysterious cases. Meanwhile, he turns ruthless and is utterly unscrupulous in his dealings with others, saving his best friend and partner PAU PING-ON (Pierre Ngo), to whom he still shows some mercy. Realizing the situation could have been worse, his supervisor LOUIS assigns a female inspector called EVA KIM (Sire Ma) to spy on TAI-HEI. Unexpectedly, his adopted daughter EVA instead defends TAI-HEI in all respects, leading to fluctuations in her once progressive relationship with her fellow colleague CHOI FEI-LUNG (Edwin Siu). Later on, TAI-HEI encounters famous social butterfly SZETO NAM (Natalie Tong) who resembles his first love MUI MUI (Natalie Tong), entailing the intricacies of the relationship between them. PING-ON cannot bear to see TAI-HEI is led astray and gets into more trouble, so he schemes to save TAI-HEI. Instead, that gets TAI-HEI injured, rendering another tremendous transformation in his personality……

故事發生於六十年代的香港，本性善良的高大喜(黎耀祥)偷渡來港，得父親好友金路易(Joe Junior)賞識加入警隊，一次意外腦部中槍，子彈碎片激活腦細胞進化令智商飈升，大喜搖身變了屢破奇案的智勇神探，但他同時變得冷酷無情，不擇手段， 唯獨對好友兼拍擋包平安(敖嘉年)還留下幾分情義，上司路易見勢頭不對，即指派女督察金伊娃(馬賽)暗中監視大喜，豈料這個養女反過來處處維護他，令伊娃 與同僚蔡飛龍(蕭正楠)漸入佳境的感情起了變化，而大喜因結識了貌似初戀情人梅妹(唐詩詠)的名交際花司徒男(唐詩詠)，令各人關係錯綜複雜；平安不忍大 喜誤入歧途越踐越深，本想施計相救，卻令大喜受傷，性情再度出現大逆轉……

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English Title: A Great Way To Care II

Cantonese Title: 仁心解碼II (Yan Sam Gaai Ma)

Cast: 方中信  Alex Fong, 楊怡 Tavia Yeung, 蒙嘉慧 YoYo Mung, 黃智賢 Ben Wong, 蕭正楠 Edwin Siu, 陳茵媺 Aimee Chan, 蔣志光  Ram Chiang, 陳國邦Power Chan Kwok Pong

Episodes: 25

Airing date: 18 March 2013- 19 April 2012 (Replacing Reality Check)

Themesong: Enclosure (圍牆)- by Edwin Siu (CD)

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Executive Producer: Law Wing Yin (Twilight Investigations, Gloves Come Off, The Confidant)

Scriptwriter: Kwan Chung Ling

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KO LAP-YAN (Alex Fong) pulls himself together following his wife’s death, and changes his job, becoming a Consultant of Forensic Psychiatry Department.

As soon as he assumes his office, he cooperates with another Consultant, Dr. CHEUK WAI-KIU (YoYo Mung), conducting clinical evaluations and treatments on a mentally ill patient. During the examination, a felony involving an evil cult is unveiled, so LAP-YAN joins forces with LAM CHUNG-YAN (Tavia Yeung), an Inspector of Regional Crime Unit, to probe into the matter. Gradually, a subtle bond between Department of Forensic Psychiatry and the Regional Crime Unit becomes established. Each time she encounters a convoluted case, CHUNG-YAN goes to seek aid from LAP-YAN, whereas WAI-KIU seeks advice from LAP-YAN whenever she has relationship problems. Furthermore, with the spiritual support from his good colleagues as well as good friends, LIN CHI-SUM (Ram Chiang) and LEUNG KAI-WING (Edwin Siu), LAP-YAN actively turns over a new leaf. Out of the blue, while a horrific serial murder case stirs up some turbulence, LAP-YAN discovers that there is an utmost connection between the case and CHUNG-YAN.

高 立仁(方中信)喪妻後重拾鬥志，轉職成為法醫精神科的顧問醫生，甫入職便與另一顧問醫生卓慧翹(蒙嘉慧)合作，為一名精神病患者提供臨床評估及治療，過程 中揭發一宗涉及邪教的嚴重罪行，因而與重案組探員林頌恩(楊怡)聯手調查，法醫精神科漸與重案組建立微妙的合作關係，頌恩每遇棘手案件會找立仁幫忙，而慧 翹每遇感情煩惱亦會找立仁解困，加上兩位好同事兼好友連志森(蔣志光)和梁啟榮(蕭正楠)的精神支柱，令立仁積極重建新生活，誰料一宗恐怖連環兇殺案牽起 波瀾，立仁竟發現案件與頌恩有莫大關聯……

English Title: Reality Check

Cantonese Title:心路GPS (Sum Lo GPS)

Cast:  李司棋 Louise Lee,  陳展鵬 Ruco Chan, 麥長青  Evergreen Mak Cheung Ching, 黃翠如Priscilla Wong, 陳秀珠Chan Sau Chu, 張景淳Stanley Cheung, 簡慕華Rachel Kan, 羅樂林Law Lok Lam

Episodes: 20

Airing date: 18 February 2013 (Replacing The day of days)

Themesong: Little Grass- Ruco Chan (CD) *

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Executive Producer: Wong Wai Sing

Scriptwriter: Lung Man Hong

Synopsis

In preparation for filming a brand-new reality show, senior TV producer HA YAT-CHEUNG (Ruco Chan) is ready to document a Hong Kong teenager CHEUNG TSUN-KIT (Hero Yuen), who goes back to mainland China from the city in pursuit of the realm of returning to nature through his experience of the rural life there.

However, the TV station has a drastic shortage of manpower, so YAT-CHEUNG recruits a rookie HUI MEI-FUNG (Priscilla Wong) as his assistant, and his best friend LEUNG CHUNG-SHUN (Evergreen Mak) as the photographer. During the filming, each of them witnesses the significant change of the hero’s personality when this typical Hong Kong Kid is confronted with the culture conflicts in the countryside. In addition, everyone’s blind spot in daily life has also been addressed. YAT-CHEUNG, who is always subjective and persistent, starts afresh to review the love-hate relationship between him and his foster mother LAU TSUI-WAN (Louise Lee) as well as his biological mother HA SIU-HAN (Chan Sau Chu). Being diligent and sincere, MEI-FUNG works so hard to recover her self-esteem and the long-lost paternal love. Male chauvinist CHUNG-SHUN’s quarrel with his family members over trifles stirs up a great disturbance, resulting in his family being torn to pieces. Will the GPS Guide for the Soul eventually help them out of their predicament?

電 視台高級編導夏日長(陳展鵬)籌備拍攝全新真人騷，紀錄香港青年張俊傑(阮政峰)從城市回內地體驗農村生活反璞歸真的實況，因電視台人手短缺，日長請了新 入行的許美鳳(黃翠如)當助導，又找來好友梁忠信(麥長青)當攝影師，拍攝過程中各人見證著代表港童的主人翁，如何面對在農村發生的文化衝突及個性被轉 化，各自在生活上的盲點因而被逐步揭露；像一向主觀、事事執著的日長，重新檢視與養母劉翠雲(李司棋)和生母夏笑嫻(陳秀珠)之間的愛與恨、勤奮真誠的美 鳳工作不眠不休原來只為重拾尊嚴，追回失落了的父愛、而大男人的忠信與家人之間的瑣碎糾紛漸衍生成軒然大波，家庭四分五裂……到底心靈的嚮導如何帶他們走 出人生的窘局﹖

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