''Over the Rainbow'' is a Hong Kong modern drama series produced by

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which premiered on 29 January 1979. The series stars

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and

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, while the theme song, titled ''Rainbow'' (天虹), was composed and arranged by

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, with lyrics provided by James Wong, and was sung by Liza Wang.

Plot

Yu Suk-foon (Leung San) was widowed at a young age and gave birth to a daughter, Yam Oi-wah (

). After the death of her husband, Suk-foon concentrated on developing a fashion company and became a leading figure in the fashion industry. When Oi-wah was ten years old, Suk-foon remarried to police superintendent Hong Sai-hung (

), which discontents her father and daughter. When Oi-wah returns to

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after studying fashion design in the

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, she is determined to compete with her mother in the fashion industry, only to experience a taste of defeat in the end. Fortunately, Oi-wah was able to find comfort in her boyfriend Yu Pak-tuen (

), who is a police officer. Suk-foon's business rival, Leung Pui-yee (

) strikes a blow to her by hiring Oi-wah while at the bottom of her career, to compete with Suk-foon's company. At this time, To Yat-tin (

), former mastermind of a drug cartel, diverts his profession as a fashion company manager. To admires Pui-yee's enthusiasm and decides to lure Pui-yee in to joining his company, making Pui-yee and Oi-wah competitors in the fashion industry. At this stage, not only has Oi-wah been emerging in the fashion industry, her relationship with Pak-tuen also matures and they announce their marriage. Pak-tuen’s superior Hong (who is also Oi-wah’s stepfather), while an honest man on the surface, is actually a corrupt officer who colludes with drug traffickers. Hong also suspects Pak-tuen to be undercover working for the ICAC. Just days before Oi-wah and Pak-tuen’s wedding, the latter was killed suddenly. Oi-wah believes her fiancé was murdered, and therefore collaborates with Pak-tuen’s good friend, lawyer Wai Ching-lap (

), launching a series of unraveling investigations, and eventually uncovering the unexpected culprit.

Cast

as To Yat-tin (屠日天) *

as Wai Ching-lap (韋政立) *

as Leung Pui-yee (梁沛怡) *

as Yam Oi-wah (任藹華) *

as Yu Pak-Tuen (于柏端) *

as Hong Sai-hung (康世雄) *Leung San as Yu Suk-foon (俞淑寬) * Kwan Hoi-san as Wong Sau-pong (黃首邦) *

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as Sze-to Sam (司徒森) *Wong San as Uncle Kau (九叔) *Chan Ka-lin as Wong Mei-ching (黃美貞) * Kong Ngai as Cheung Moon (蔣滿) *Leung Oi as Sister Fong (芳姐) *Cheng Chi-tun as Yam Pak (任伯) *Law Kwok-hung *Mary Wong

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