''Off Pedder'' (Traditional Chinese:
畢打自己人) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast since October
2008
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and ended on 12 February
2010.
The sitcom is about office politics in a magazine company, as well as family and romantic relationships amongst the characters, with the majority of the cast from ''
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Synopsis
''Chiu (潮) Magazine'' is part of the Kam Bo Corporation, and has its offices on Pedder Street in Hong Kong (thus giving rise to the name of the series). The show centres on the politics of the ''Chiu (潮)'' and Kam Bo office, and the lives of the characters who work in this office.
Central to the plot are Yan Seung (Teresa Mo
Teresa Mo Shun-kwan (born 5 November 1960) is a Hong Kong actress.
Background
She started her career at RTV in the 1977, and joined TVB in 1981. She became famous for being cast in ''The Justice of Life'' (他來自江湖), which was based on ...
), who takes up a position early on in the series as editor of ''Chiu (潮)''. The initial plot focused on her rivalry with the Head of Sales, Susan Ka So-Shan (Elaine Jin
Elaine Yan-ling (; born 15 December 1954), also known as Elaine Kam, is a Hong Kong–Taiwanese actress.
She began her career in Taiwan in 1973 before moving to Hong Kong in 1981.
She has been nominated seven times in the Hong Kong Film Award ...
). As more characters were introduced, the plot expanded to focus on Yim Yue Tai ( Stephen Au) and Yu Ka Sing (Wayne Lai
Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung (; born 4 May 1964) is a Hong Kong actor. He became one of Hong Kong's most successful television actors after starring in TVB hit drama series ''Rosy Business''. Lai won three TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor, maki ...
). How will these four individuals affect Pedder Street and who will become the ultimate leader of ''Chiu (潮) Magazine''...?
Episode Guide
Cast
Chiu(潮) Magazine
Editorial Department
Sales and Marketing Department
Design Department
Kam Bo (金波) Corporation
Yip (葉氏) Family
Happy Bar
Other cast
Production notes
* On November 24, 2009, actor Chan Hung Lit
Chan Hung-lit (7 June 1943 – 24 November 2009), was a Hong Kong actor famous for portraying villains from the 1960s to 1980s.
Background
Chan started his acting career after joining Shaw Brothers Studio in 1964. and mainly acted in ''wux ...
had a heart attack after filming an episode. He was transported to the Tseung Kwan O Hospital
Tseung Kwan O Hospital (), located in Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, is a district general hospital providing secondary care services for the Sai Kung and Tseung Kwan O communities.
The hospital has 667 beds.
Services Specialities
*24 ho ...
where he died at 7:11 p.m. at the age of 66
* On November 24, 2009 before airing episode 279, there was a ten-second black and white tribute clip for Chan with the captions, "親愛的鴻烈大哥 謝謝您的一切 我們永遠懷念您" ("Dearest Brother Hung Lit. Thank you for everything. We will always miss you.").
* On November 26, 2009, TVB held a meeting and decided Chan's character "Yim Hei" would die of a heart attack like Chan did in real life.
* On December 8, 2009, production was halted for the cast to attend Chan Hung Lit's funeral.
* On January 6, 2010, the tribute episode 310 for Chan entitled "我們的大閆生" ("Our Mr. Yim") was aired.
* On January 7, 2010, Chan Hung Lit was removed from the title sequence.
Award nominations
TVB Anniversary Awards (2009)
Won:
* Most Improved Actress (Aimee Chan)
Nominated:
* Best Drama
* Best Actress (Teresa Mo) Top 5
* Best Supporting Actor (Stephen Au) Top 15
* Best Supporting Actor (Tsui Wing) Top 15
* My Favourite Female Character (Teresa Mo) Top 5
* Most Improved Actor (Raymond Chiu) Top 5
* Most Improved Actor (Jim Tang) Top 5
* Most Improved Actress (Queenie Chu) Top 5
14th Asian Television Awards
The Asian Television Awards (launched in 1996), is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry. Held every December, the Awards comprises 56 categories across news, documentarie ...
(2009)
Nominated
*BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME
Minpao Weekly Awards 2010
Nominated
* Most Outstanding Actor: Wayne Lai for Yu Ka Sing
Viewership ratings
References
External links
TVB.com
''Off Pedder'' – Official Website
Wong Cho Lam's Blog @ TVB.com
''Off Pedder'' – Information and Costume Fitting Ceremony Pictures
BATGWA.com
''Off Pedder'' – News on Costume Fitting Ceremony {{in lang, en
TVB dramas
2008 Hong Kong television series debuts
2010 Hong Kong television series endings