Gloves Come Off | |
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Genre | Drama, action |
Written by | Cheung Yeuk Sze Cheung Chung Yan |
Starring | Kevin Cheng Raymond Wong Ho-yin Selena Lee Natalie Tong Kenny Wong Nancy Wu Power Chan Edwin Siu Florence Kwok |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 25 |
Production | |
Producer | Marco Law |
Production location | Hong Kong |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Production company | Television Broadcasts Limited |
Original release | |
Network | TVB Jade |
Release | 16 April – 18 May 2012 |
Gloves Come Off | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 拳王 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 拳王 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | "fist king" | ||||||||||
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Gloves Come Off is a Hong Kong television action drama produced by TVB under executive producer Marco Law,starring Kevin Cheng,Raymond Wong Ho-yin,Selena Lee and Natalie Tong as the main leads. A costume fitting was held on 29 March 2011 at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One at 12:30PM. [1] [2] A worship ceremony was then held on 28 April 2011 at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio 12 at 2:00PM where filming began. [3] [4] Filming ended in July. The first episode was aired on April 16,2012 on the TVB Jade channel,simultaneously with TVB's overseas partners and affiliates.
Tong Shap Yat (Kevin Cheng) was a devoted adherent of Muay Thai,wishing to prove himself against the best practitioners of the art,he fought in underground matches in Thailand,and out of a desire to win accidentally kills an opponent. Jailed for manslaughter for 7 years,Tong returns to Hong Kong 11 years later a changed man. During his time in prison his wife died of an untreated illness leaving Tong a lone parent and sole provider for his son. A remorseful Tong attempts to wash his hands of Muay Thai and seeks to lead a peaceful and peaceable life.
Ko Wai Ting (Kenny Wong) is Tong Shap Yat's friend,and they were students together in the same Muay Thai gym,in the intervening years Ko has built a successful Muay Thai boxercise business,based on his own success and the success of his stable of fighters in competition. With his stable depleted by injuries and defections,leaving him weak in some weight classes,Ko attempts to convince Tong to return to the ring. The promised purse being enough to lift Tong from his hand-to-mouth existence as a security guard and odd-job man and allow him to better provide for his son.
But Ka Shing (Raymond Wong Ho-yin),although athletic and fit,is a newcomer to Muay Thai,saved by Ko Wai Ting from a beating by muggers,Pat joins Ko's gym to learn enough to protect himself,but initially has no wish to fight in competition. A natural at the sport,Pat is persuaded to fight and falls in love with the experience;Muay Thai giving him a purpose and direction in life that he had previously lacked.
While each gains from being in the ring,be it money,glory or self-esteem,they each come to desire to know just how good they are and which of them is the true "King of the ring".
Cast | Role | Description |
Kevin Cheng | Tong Sap Yat 唐拾一 | Originally security guard,later boxer trainer Cheuk Man's husband Tong Kat's father See "Tang Lung" Muay Thai Gym |
Kate Tsui | Cheuk Man 卓 敏 | Tong Sap Yat's wife Tong Gat's mother Deceased |
Leung Chi Ho | Tong Kat 唐吉 | Tong Sap Yat and Cheuk Man's son |
Cast | Role | Description |
Chow Chung | Pat Kau Yan 畢求仁 | Tofu store owner Ng Suet Fong's husband Pat Ka Wah and Pat Ka Sing's father Yuen Mei Mei and Yam Ho Kau's father in-law |
Angelina Lo | Ng Suet Fong 吳雪芳 | Pat Kau Yan's wife Pat Ka Wah and Pat Ka Sing's mother Yam Ho Kau's mother in-law |
Michael Choi | Pat Ka Wah 畢家華 | Pat Kau Yan and Ng Suet Fong's elder son Pat Ka Shing's elder brother Yuen Mei Mei's husband |
Pancy Chan | Yuen Mei Mei 阮美美 | Pat Kau Yan and Ng Suet Fong's daughter-in-law Pat Ka Wah's wife |
Raymond Wong Ho-yin | Pat Ka Sing 畢加誠 | Nak muay Office assistant Pat Kau Yan and Ng Suet Fong's son Pat Ka Wah's younger brother Tsui Shuk Wai's boyfriend,later broke up Yam Ho Kau's boyfriend,later husband Cheats on Yam Ho Kau with Chong Po Kei (Wan Tong) |
Natalie Tong | Yam Ho Kau 任好逑 | Yam Kwok Lung's daughter Pat Kau Yan and Ng Suet Fong's daughter in-law Pat Ka Sing's girlfriend,later wife Accidentally killed by Chu Sai-cheung in episode 23 |
Cast | Role | Description |
Lau Kong | Yam Kwok Lung 任國龍 | Muay Thai gym owner Yam Ho Kau's father Tong Sap Yat and Ko Wai Ting's coach |
Natalie Tong | Yam Ho Kau 任好逑 | Yam Kwok Lung's daughter See The Pat family |
Cast | Role | Description |
Lau Kong | Yam Kwok Lung 任國龍 | Muay Thai gym owner See The Yam family |
Kevin Cheng | Tong Sap Yat 唐拾一 | Former underground nak muay in Thailand Security nak muay Yam Kwok Lung's disciple Cheuk Man's husband They meet again at the church where they got married,but she does not remember him. |
Nancy Wu | Ting Yan Chi 丁恩慈 | Mute Female nak muay Chu Sai Cheung's girlfriend,later broke up Loves Tong Sap Yat,but remain his pupil instead. |
Power Chan | Chu Sai Cheung 朱細祥 | Muay Thai gym worker Ting Yan Chi's boyfriend,later broke up Betrays Pat Ka Sing and Ko Wai Ting Inadvertently killed Yam Ho Kau (Main Villain) |
Eddie Law (羅天池) | Lo Tao 羅 濤 | Muay Thai coach Tsui Wing's opponent |
Vivi Lee (李美慧) | Ho Pui Yi 何佩儀 | Muay Thai coach |
Otto Chan (陳志健) | Dai Zi Lik 戴子力 | Nak muay |
Cast | Role | Description |
Kenny Wong (黃德斌) | Ko Wai Ting 高偉廷 | Muay Thai gym owner Former underground nak muay in Thailand Yam Kwok Lung's disciple Tong Sap Yat's senior Chong Po Lam's husband Pat Ka Sing's master |
Raymond Wong Ho-yin | Pat Ka Sing (Buddy) 畢加誠 | See The Pat family |
Thomas Sin (冼灝英) | Muay Thai coach Eric Li's senior | |
Eric Li | 文健生 | Muay Thay coach Thomas Sin's junior Chan Wing Chun's son |
Tsui Wing | Nak muay,later Muay Thai coach Eddie Law's opponent | |
Gregory Lee (李泳豪) | Nak muay | |
Lee Ka (李嘉) | Lui King 呂景 | Nak muay |
Benjamin Yuen | Lai Ying 黎英 | Nak muay |
Cast | Role | Description |
Kenny Wong (黃德斌) | Ko Wai Ting 高偉廷 | Chong Po Lam's husband See "The Champ" Muay Thai Gym |
Florence Kwok | Chong Po Lam 莊寶琳 | Ko Wai Ting's wife Chong Po Kei's elder sister |
Wong Ho Ying | Miko | Ko Wai Ting and Chong Po Lam's daughter |
Katy Kung | Chong Po Kei 莊寶琪 | Chong Po Lam's younger sister Pat Ka Sing's mistress,later broke up Was a villain,but then helped the Allies by becoming a witness to the Yam Ho Kau murder,which led to the pursuit of Chu Sai Cheung (Main Villain) |
Cast | Role | Description |
Edwin Siu | Leung Yan Wah 梁恩樺 | Telecom company president Chai Pak Fai's boyfriend,later husband Gets paralyzed from waist down,revealed in episode 18 Begins to abuse Chai Pak Fai Commits suicide in episode 19 (Semi-Villain) |
Selena Li | Chai Pak Fai 齊柏暉 | Leung Yan Wah's girlfriend,later wife Later gets abused by Leung Yan Wah Has alzheimer's,revealed in episode 23,forgets almost everything |
Cast | Role | Description |
Bowie Wu (胡楓) | Cheuk Chan Fan 卓鎮凡 | Cheuk Man's father |
Pancy Chan (陳佩思) | Pat Ka Sing's big sister | |
Catherine Chau (周家怡) | Tsui Suk Wai 徐淑惠 | Property sales agent Pat Ka Sing's girlfriend,later broke up |
Albert Lo (羅浩楷) | Chai Kam Wing 齊錦榮 | Chai Pak Fai's father |
Hugo Wong (黃子衡) | "The Champ" employee | |
Brian Wong (黃澤鋒) | Security | |
Wong Wai Tak (王維德) | Security | |
Wong Fung King (黃鳳瓊) | ||
Lee Hing Wah (李興華) | ||
Lee Ka Ting (李家鼎) | One of the Muay Thai boxing gym owners | |
Daniel Kwok (郭卓樺) | ||
Dickson Wong | ||
Yeung Chiu Hoi (楊潮凱) | ||
Brian Chu (朱敏瀚) | ||
William Chak | Yam Ho Kau's ex-boyfriend | |
Chan Wing Chun (陳榮峻) | Eric Li's father | |
Eric Li | Tang Lung's boxer | |
Tang Ying Man (鄧英敏) | ||
Ching Wai (菁瑋) | ||
Tina Shek (石天欣) | Nurse | |
Plato Lai (黎國輝) | Journalist | |
Lui Hei (呂熙) | ||
Tse Cheuk Yin (謝卓言) | ||
Josephine Shum (岑寶兒) | ||
Lam Ying Hung (林影紅) | ||
Yeung Hung Chun (楊鴻俊) | ||
Oscar Chan (陳堃) | ||
Cheng Fan Sang (鄭藩生) | Chow Chung Chung 周忠中 | "Cheung Tin Enterprise" office assistant |
Owen Ng (吳雲甫) | ||
Fong Siu Chung (方紹聰) | ||
Week | Episodes | Average Points | Peaking Points | References | |
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1 | April 16–20,2012 | 1 —5 | 29 | 31 | [5] |
2 | April 23–27,2012 | 6 —10 | 29 | — | [6] |
3 | April 30 - May 4,2012 | 11 —15 | 30 | 33 | [7] |
4 | May 7–11,2012 | 16 —20 | 30 | — | [8] |
5 | May 14–17,2012 | 20 —24 | 31 | 35 | [9] |
May 18,2012 | 25 | 34 | — | [10] |
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