Better Halves (TV series)

Better Halves
金牌冰人

Better Halves promo poster
Genre Ancient costume, Romance, Comedy
Created by Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited
Starring Steven Ma
Maggie Cheung Ho-yee
Moses Chan
Joyce Koi
Opening theme "美麗緣份" (Beautiful Fate) by Steven Ma
Composer(s) Joseph Koo
Country of origin Hong Kong
Original language(s) Cantonese
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producer(s) Mui Siu-ching
Running time 45 minutes (20 episodes)
Release
Original network TVB Jade
First shown in 2003
Original release 30 June 2003 (2003-06-30) – 25 July 2003 (2003-07-25)
External links
Website

Better Halves (金牌冰人) is a TVB costume television series, premiered in 2003. Theme song "Beautiful Fate" (美麗緣份) composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Steven Ma.

Plot summary

Chuen Ka Fok (Steven Ma), Lien Bak Hap (Maggie Cheung Ho-yee) and Ling Wu Hei (Joyce Koi) are matchmakers in ancient China. Ka Fok and Bak Hap acting in a private capacity and Wu Hei in an official government capacity. In the course of their business Ka Fok and Bak Hap come into conflict, before deciding that they can maximize profits by working together. Despite finding matches for others Ka Fok and Bak Hap find it impossible to find a spouse for themselves, until they discover that their parents had already long ago arranged a betrothal between the two.

Ling Wu Hei is a woman who has to pretend to be a male in order to fulfill her family's hereditary office of court match maker, this leads to difficulties when she falls in love with Ko Fei (Moses Chan) in a society intolerant of homosexuals.[1][2]

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

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Viewership Ratings

# Timeslot (HKT) Week Episode(s) Average points Peaking points
1
Mon – Fri 20:00
30 June - 4 July 2003
1 — 5
28
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2
07- 11 July 2003
6 — 10
30
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3
14–18 July 2003
11 — 15
29
37
4
21–25 July 2003
16 — 20
33
41
Total average
30

References

  1. spcnet Better Halves review. Retrieved April 27, 2015
  2. point2e Better Halves review. Retrieved April 27, 2015
  3. Better Halves AF page. Retrieved April 27, 2015

External links

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