Square Pegs (Hong Kong TV series)

Square Pegs (Traditional Chinese: 戇夫成龍) was a Hong Kong television series 2003. The program's title is an abbreviated reference to the English idiomatic phrase "square peg in a round hole."

Square Pegs
Promo poster
戇夫成龍
GenreRomance, comedy
Written byLeung Yun Dung (梁恩東)
Directed byLau Shun On (劉順安)
Lam Chi Yan (林子欣)
StarringRoger Kwok
Jessica Hsuan
Raymond Cho
Leila Tong
Winnie Yeung
Opening theme"Brave Love (愛情勇敢)" by
Hacken Lee & Emme Wong
Ending theme"軟糖" by
Roger Kwok & Jessica Hsuan
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerWong Wai Sing (黃偉聲)
Running time45 minutes (approx.)
Original release
NetworkTVB
ReleaseDecember 30, 2002 (2002-12-30) –
January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24)
Related
Life Made Simple (2005)

The series was the runaway success of 2003, commanding a peak viewership of 46 points, approximately 3.5 million or roughly half of Hong Kong's population during the last week of its broadcast, and breaking TVB's ten-year ratings record.[citation needed] It also went on to win four awards for its two lead actors in the TVB 36th Anniversary Awards, and made both Roger Kwok and Jessica Hsuan household names in the territory.

Synopsis

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Choi Fong (Jessica Hsuan) is the eldest daughter of the Ling family that includes her oft-absent father, stepmother and stepsister Choi Dip (Leila Tong). Like Cinderella, she undertakes all the housework, does the grocery shopping, cooks for the family, and prevents her father's antique collection from falling prey to her stepmother's gambling appetite.

One day, Mrs. Ling's vice finally catches up with her and to pay a particular debt, Choi Dip is consigned to marry the village idiot Ding Seung Wong or Ah Wong (Roger Kwok), who has about the same intelligence as an eight-year-old child. Unwilling to commit her real daughter to a life of misery, Mrs. Ling arranges a double wedding and switches the brides so that Choi Fong ends up marrying Ah Wong, while Choi Dip marries Bao Gai Zong (Raymond Cho), the scion of the wealthy Bao family. And so begins Choi Fong's merry schemes to escape from her marriage with Ah Wong who, to her consternation, takes an immediate liking to her and clings to her like sticky biscuit dough.

After several failed attempts evading her fate, Choi Fong gradually resigns herself to play Ah Wong's "lou por jai" or "little wife". One day, a strange girl Yeung Pui Kwan (Winnie Yeung) arrives in town and claims Ah Wong for her fiancé. Choi Fong soon learns that Ah Wong was actually a bright young man and the real heir of the Bao family who inexplicably disappeared two years ago, only to reappear with an IQ of an eight-year-old.

Hoping to return Ah Wong to his rightful babysitter as soon as possible, Choi Fong agrees to help Pui Kwan get to the root of the mystery. So the girls embark on a campaign to expose the bogus Bao Gai Zong, reinstate Ah Wong as the rightful heir, and help him regain his memory. But just as Ah Wong begins to show signs of recovery, Choi Fong realises to her dismay that she has fallen for him...

Cast

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Main cast

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Cast Role Description
Roger Kwok Ding Sheung Wong (Ah Wong)
丁常旺
Bao Hing Fung's son.
Ling Choi Fong's husband.
Yeung Pui Kwan's fiancé.
Jessica Hsuan Ling Choi Fung
凌彩鳳
Ding Sheung Wong's wife.
Ling Choi Dip's stepsister.
Ling Shun Cheung's daughter.
Lau Seung Seung's stepdaughter.
Raymond Cho Bao Gai Zong
包繼宗
Ling Choi Dip's husband.
Leila Tong Ling Choi Dip
凌彩蝶
Bao Gai Zong's wife.
Ling Choi Fong's stepsister.
Lau Seung Seung's daughter.
Ling Shun Cheung's stepdaughter.
Winnie Yeung Yeung Pui Kwan
楊佩君
Ding Sheung Wong's fiancée.

Other cast

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Cast Role Description
Hui Siu Hung Ding Yau Lik
丁有力
Ding Sheung Wong's adoptive father.
Mai Chu Lien's husband.
Angelina Lo Mai Chu Lien
米珠蓮
Ding Sheung Wong's adoptive mother.
Ding Yau Lik's wife.
Chun Wong Ling Shun Cheung
凌順昌
Ling Choi Fong's father.
Ling Choi Dip's stepfather.
Lau Seung Seung's husband.
Rebecca Chan Lau Seung Seung
柳湘湘
Ling Choi Dip's mother.
Ling Choi Fong's stepmother.
Ling Shun Cheung's wife.
Yuen Wah Bao Hing Fung
包慶豐
Ding Sheung Wong's biological father.
Bao Dai Fu's uncle.
Bao Kam Chi's uncle.
Lee Sing Cheung Bao Dai Fu
包大富
Bao Kam Chi's older brother.
Bao Hing Fung's nephew.
Angela Tong Bao Kam Chi
包金枝
Bao Dai Fu's younger sister.
Bao Hing Fung's niece.
Natalie Wong Ka Ying Ying
賈盈盈
Kong Wing's lover.
John Tang Kong Wing
江榮
Ding family's helper.
Ka Ying Ying's lover.

Awards and nominations

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  • TVB.com Square Pegs - Official Website (in Chinese)