''Limelight Years'' (; literally "Elegant Transformation") is a

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Hong Kong romantic television drama created and produced by

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, starring

Linda Chung Linda Chung Ka-yan (; born on 9 April 1984) is a Hong Kong-Canadian actress, singer and songwriter. She signed a long-term contract with TVB in 2004 after winning the Miss Chinese International Pageant. Chung ended her contract with TVB in ea ...

Liza Wang Elizabeth "Liza" Wang Ming-chun Gold Bauhinia Star, GBS Silver Bauhinia Star, SBS (born 28 August 1947), is a Hong Kong diva, actress and Master of Ceremonies, MC. She is a personality in Chinese-speaking communities. She has been nicknamed "The ...

, Alex Fong,

Damian Lau Damian Lau Chung-yan (born 14 October 1949) is a Hong Kong film and television actor, executive producer and film director. Lau has starred in many television drama series of various genres, produced by Hong Kong's TVB and ATV. Biography ...

and Eliza Sam as the main cast. Filming took place from June till September 2014. The drama began airing on Hong Kong's

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and HD Jade channels April 27 till May 22, 2015 every Monday through Friday during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot with a total of 22 episodes. The final 2 episodes aired on the same night as a 2-hour finale special on Sunday May 24, 2015 starting at 8:00 pm. This is the third time Wang and Lau have collaborated playing a couple. The two previously worked together in TVB's 1980 ''Yesterday's Glitter'' (京華春夢) and 2001 '' The Awakening Story'' (婚前昏後) This is Alex Fong's first drama with TVB in nine years. His last collaboration with TVB was in 2005 ''

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'' (甜孫爺爺).

Synopsis

After recovering from a long term illness, semi-retired popular singer Wah Fong Ying (Liza Wang) realizes that she has lived an unfulfilled life. With two failed marriages and estranged relationships with all of her children, she lives a lonely life. Wanting to mend her relationship with her oldest daughter, Lancy who resides in Taiwan, she travels there and meets Hong Kong photographer Ben Law (Damian Lau), whose wife was a fan of hers. Ben is in Taiwan to fulfill his late wife's wish (Michelle Yim) to have her remains returned to her ancestral home. Romance sparks between the two and soon each becomes the other's strength and support. Realizing that throughout her career she has never sung for her loved ones, Fong Ying decides to hold a last concert for her friends and family with Ben's encouragement, but her daughter Tong Yan (Eliza Sam) rejects her invitation to attend. Fong Ying proceeds to work on her concert and hires personal assistant Jinny Szeto (Linda Chung) and creative director Sean Song (Alex Fong) to help her produce the concert. Just as light seems to shine on Fong Ying again, darkness comes back into her life when Jinny finds out that Fong Ying was involved in an affair with her uncle in the past and Ben starts to suffer from hallucinations due to a brain tumor.

Cast

Main cast

as Szeto Tik Tik (司徒迪迪; ''Dikdik'') *

as Wah Fong Ying (華芳凝) * Alex Fong as Sean Song (桑尚恆) *

as Ben Law (羅斌漢; ''Robin'')

Guest appearance

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as Ming Ha (明霞)

Law family

*Hugo Wong as Law Chi Yue (羅子譽; ''Famous'') *

Jacqueline Wong Jacqueline Wong Sum-wing (, born 23 January 1989) is a Hong Kong actress, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Miss Hong Kong 2012 first runner-up title and placed in the top 12 talents at Miss World 2013. In 2022, her contract wi ...

as Law Chi Wing (羅子穎; ''Wing Wing'')

Tong family

*Patrick Dunn as Tong Se Kit (唐士捷) *

Jonathan Wong Jonathan Wong Chee-Hynn ( 王梓軒), born June 3, 1986, is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Biography Born in the United States, Jonathan picked up the piano and violin at the age of 6 and began taking a serious interest in ...

as Vince Tong (唐榮) * Eliza Sam as Yanto Tong (唐欣)

Poon family

*Pat Poon as Poon Sa Wo (潘世和) *Candice Chiu as Lancy Poon (潘南思)

Extended cast

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as Ken Pak (畢地特; ''Buddy'') *

Grace Wong Wong Kwan-hing (born 5 May 1986), better known as Grace Wong, is a Hong Kong actress, dancer, singer, television host and beauty pageant titleholder. She formerly contracted to TVB. She is best known for her role as Fa Man in the martial arts t ...

as Lydia Nam (藍汀雅) *Alan Wan as Szeto Bong Bong (司徒邦邦) *

Chung King-fai Chung King-fai, Silver Bauhinia Star, SBS, is a Hong Kong actor and pioneer of contemporary performing art. He is also a Television director, director, TV producer, programme host and performing arts educator. He is the founder and president of t ...

as Zoek Si (爵士) *

Li Shing-cheong Lee Shing-cheong (; born 11 October 1957) is a Hong Kong TVB actor. He also goes by the name Henry Lee. Career Acting Lee graduated from the 8th TVB Training Class in August 1979. He landed his first role in Hong Kong '81, one of TVB's long- ...

as George Lui (雷佐治) *

Lau Kong Lau Kong () is a Hong Kong actor known for his roles in TVB dramas. He left the network in 2020, after starring in over 300 dramas in his 38 years with TVB. Biography Little is known of Lau's private life, but he has been acting since 1976, when ...

as Suen Long (舜郎) *KK Cheung as Gordon Lai (賴哥頓) *Timothy Cheng as Yip Ga Yu (葉佳耀) * Corinna Chamberlain as Alice (愛麗斯) * Becky Lee as Marjorina (馬祖蓮娜) *

Stanley Cheung Stanley Cheung King-shun (born 23 January 1981) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and presenter. In 2003, Cheung debuted as a member of the short lived boy band Cheers, which won Hong Kong's Best New Artist at Shanghai's Asian Music Festival in 200 ...

as Diamond * Stephen Wong as Fung Ka Ming (馮家明) *

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as Yuet jie (月姐) * Siu Koi Yan as * Kelvin Yuen as

Development

* A promotional image of ''Limelight Years'' was featured in TVB's 2015 calendar for June. * The costume fitting ceremony was held on May 27, 2014, at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One. * Original overseas shooting was supposed to take place in

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; due to Vietnam's anti-Chinese protests in 2014, overseas shooting was moved to Taiwan. * The blessing ceremony took place on June 3, 2014, 12:30 pm at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One Parking Lot. * Filming of the drama began in June 2014 and ended in September 2014. Shooting of Taiwan scenes took place in late August and early September 2014. * ''Limelight Years'' was one of the dramas previewed at "TVB Sales Presentation 2015" held in November 2014.
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Viewership ratings

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
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