''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' is a Hong Kong ''

wuxia ( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted ...

'' television series adapted from

Louis Cha Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...

's novel of the same title, produced by

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...

. It was first broadcast on

TVB Jade TVB Jade (), or simply Jade, is a Hong Kong Cantonese-language free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as its flagship service, alongside its sister network, the English-language TVB Pearl. Br ...

from 31 October 1983 to 6 January 1984 in Hong Kong. A total of 50 episodes were produced. The serial was re-aired in 1988, 1990, 1997, 2013, and 2018 on TVB Jade. The series averaged a rating of 62 points. It became the second most watched series in Hong Kong history. Louis Cha stated that this adaptation satisfied him the most.

Cast

: ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' *

Andy Lau Andy Lau Tak-wah (; born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maint ...

as Yeung Guo *

Idy Chan Idy Chan Yuk Lin (born 25 March 1960) is a popular Hong Kong TV actress, especially during the 1980s and was named as one of the Five Beauties of TVB. Career She joined showbiz in 1977. She is most famous for her portrayal of three of the char ...

Little Dragon Maiden ''Little Dragon Maiden'', also known as ''The Brave Archer 5'', is a 1983 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Return of the Condor Heroes''. ''Little Dragon Maiden'' is seen as an unofficial sequel to the ''The Brave Archer'', '' ...

Bryan Leung Bryan Leung Kar-yan (Chinese: , born 20 January 1948) is a Hong Kong film and television actor and film director who has played roles in numerous acclaimed martial arts films. He is affectionately known as "Beardy" due to his trademark faci ...

as Kwok Ching *

Susanna Au-yeung Susanna Au-yeung (; 6 December 1953 – 9 July 2017) was a Hong Kong actress. Born Chan Kit Ying (), Au-yeung began acting in the 1960s and retired in 1993, ostensibly because she was chosen as a backup for actresses who decided to leave their rol ...

as Wong Yung * Annie Liu On Lai as Kwok Fu * Isabella Wong as Kwok Sheung *

Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang Kong (; 5 October 1934 – 27 April 2022) was a Hong Kong actor. Tsang's career spanned 50 years and included a variety of acting roles. Tsang won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2015. Early ...

as Wong Yeuk-sze * Chun Wong as Chow Pak-tung *

Lau Dan Danny Lau Dan (; born 13 January 1944) is a Hong Kong actor. Works Lau is known to portray good characters, but could play cunning and sly characters with ease (includes ''The Bund'' and ''Land of Wealth''). He is most noted for being the on ...

as Hung Tsat-kung * Yeung Chak-lam as Au-yeung Fung * Lau Siu-ming as

Yat-dang ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' is a wuxia novel by Chinese writer Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the first part of the ''Condor Trilogy'' and is followed by ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. It w ...

* Lisa Lui as Lee Mok-sau * Cheung Lui as Golden Wheels Imperial Adviser * Ha Yu as Yau Chu-kei * Wong Oi-ming as Ching Ying * Chan Fok-sang as Luk Mo-sheung * Kwong Chor-fai as Yan Chi-bing * Kam Kwok-wai as Chiu Chi-king *

Felix Lok Felix Lok Ying-kwan is a Hong Kong actor. His television appearances include roles in '' Looking Back in Anger'', ''The Drive of Life'' and '' The Academy''. Filmography Television series Films *''Heroes of the Underground'' (1976) *''The Ha ...

as Lee Chi-sheung * Simon Yam as Ye-lut Chai * Amy Wu as Ye-lut Yin *

Kent Tong Kent Tong (; born 29 September 1958) is a Hong Kong actor. He was a popular TVB actor during the 1980s, nicknamed "Prince" and one of the "Five Tiger Generals" of TVB. Early life Kent Tong was born to and grew up in a poor family in Hong Kong. Hi ...

as Fok-do *

Alex Man Alex Man Chi-leung () is a Golden Horse Award-winning Hong Kong actor. Born in Hong Kong to Hakka parents, Alex Man became a television actor for ATV in the 1970s. He joined TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television bro ...

as Luk Lap-ding *

Benz Hui Benz Hui Shiu-hung (born 4 November 1948) is a Hong Kong film and TV actor. Hui is credited with over 165 films. Hui is a currently a TV actor with TVB. Early life and family Hui comes from an influential family in Canton. His great-grandfather ...

as Kung-suen Chi *

Law Lan Law Lan () MHAwarded in her original name Lo Yin-ying (born Lo Yin-ying (); 13 November 1934), is a veteran Hong Kong actress in both the film and TV industry. Career She first started out in the film industry in 1939, cast in antagonistic roles ...

as Kau Chin-chak * Yu Mo-lin as Granny Sun * Rainbow Ching as Suen But-yee * Leung Siu-tik as Wong Chu-yat * Chan On-ying as Sor-ku * Regina Tsang as Ying-ku *

Richard Ng Richard Ng Yiu-hon (born 17 December 1939), also known as Richard Woo, is a Hong Kong actor known for playing comedic roles, particularly in Hong Kong films of the 1980s and 1990s. Film and television career Ng has appeared in 80 films to da ...

as Luk Koon-ying *

Susanna Kwan Susanna Kwan Kuk-ying (born May 3, 1958) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. Background She has recently been an actress for a number of TVB shows. Her nickname is "Big Doll" or "Small Sworn Mother" (as her performance in Wong Sau-kum of ''Heart ...

Lam Chiu-ying Lam Chiu-ying (), SBS, also known by the nickname 'Black Ying' (), is a Hong Kong meteorologist, bird-watcher, conservationist and blogger. He was the director of the Hong Kong Observatory 2003 through 2009. He is also an honorary fellow of t ...

* Lau Kwok-sing as Tat-yee-ba * Chu Siu-bo as Kung-suen Luk-ngok * Kam Kwok-wai as Chiu Chi-king *

Shih Kien Shek Wing-cheung (1 January 1913 – 3 June 2009), better known by his stage name Shih Kien, Sek Kin, or Sek Gin or Shek Kin(), was a Hong Kong–based Chinese actor. Shih is best known for playing antagonists and villains in several early Hong ...

as Kau Chin-yan (Chi-yan) * Lee Lung-kei as Wong Chung-yeung * Wong Man-yee as Yuen-ngan Ping * Chan Yuk-lam as Hung Ling-bor * Ma Chung-tak as Mo Sam-tung * Mak Tsi-wan as Mo Sau-man * Lee Shu-ka as Mo Dun-yu *

Kong Ngai Kong Ngai (born Tang Siu Ji; October 1936 – 13 March 2013) was a Hong Kong actor with TVB and ATV. Early years Born in China in 1936 as Tang Siu Ji, Kong's affluent family fled to Macau during World War II and later migrated to Hong Kong. ...

as Or Chun-ngok * Law Wai-ping as Chu Tze-lau * Kiu Hung as Dim-chong Yu-yan * Chan Yau-hau as Ye-lut Chor-choi * Chan Tik-hak as Lo Yau-keuk * Cho Kai as Elder Pang * Ho Pik-kin as Indian Monk * Tam Bing-man as Wan Hak-sai * Lam Wai-kin as Siu-seung-tsi * Chan Kwok-kuen as Ma Kwong-jor * Wong Chi-wai as Nei-mor-sing * Philip Chan as Luk Chin-yuen * Kau Hung-ping as Ho Yuen-kwan * Poon Wang-pan as Kwok Por-lo * Yip Tin-hang as

Kublai Khan Kublai ; Mongolian script: ; (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder of the Yuan dynasty of China and the fifth khagan-emperor of ...

* Wai Lik as

Möngke Khan Möngke ( mn, ' / Мөнх '; ; 11 January 1209 – 11 August 1259) was the fourth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire, ruling from 1 July 1251, to 11 August 1259. He was the first Khagan from the Toluid line, and made significant reform ...

* Ma Hing-sang as Lui Man-wun * Eddy Ko as Fung Mak-fung

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