Juedai Shuangjiao is a Taiwanese television series adapted from Gu Long's novel of the same title. The series was first aired on TTV in Taiwan in 1977.
| Juedai Shuangjiao | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 絕代雙驕 |
| Simplified Chinese | 绝代双骄 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Juédài Shuāngjiāo |
| Genre | Wuxia, adventure, romance |
| Based on | Juedai Shuangjiao by Gu Long |
| Starring | Hsia Ling-ling Chiang Ming |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Taiwan |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | TTV |
| Release | 1977 |
Cast
edit- Hsia Ling-ling as Xiaoyu'er / Hua Yuenu
- Chiang Ming as Hua Wuque / Jiang Feng
- Chang Lu as Tie Xinlan
- He Szu-min as Su Ying / Murong Jiu
- Betty Pei as Yaoyue
- Yin Pao-lien as Lianxing
- Wu Heng as Yan Nantian
- Chao Tzu-ching / Chu Hui-chen as Tie Pinggu
- Ke Lei as Zhang Jing
- Tsao Chian as Jiang Biehe
- Ching Hung as Jiang Yulang
- Lei Ming as Yin Ping
- Chin Shih as Du Sha
- Shen Hsueh-chen as Tu Jiaojiao
- Tsui Fu-sheng as Li Dazui
Production
editThe series was considered to be a major production by TTV at that time because most of the actors in the television station were involved in the project. Hsia Ling-ling was initially selected by Gu Long for the role of Tie Xinlan, but she ended up playing Xiaoyu'er instead. Gu Long praised Hsia's performance as "a classic of the classics". Su Ying and Murong Jiu, originally two different characters in the novel, were combined as a single role (played by He Szu-min) in the series to add a touch of creativity. News of Gu Long having an affair with Chao Tzu-ching surfaced when the series was being aired in 1977. Chao was heavily criticised in the media for being a "third party" as Gu Long was already married. Gu Long had previously constantly asked the screenwriters to give Chao a bigger role on screen. After the scandal was exposed, Chao was fired from the project and replaced by Chu Hui-chen. The screenwriters also changed the script to make Chao's character, Tie Pinggu, become disfigured.[citation needed]