This is a list of series released by or aired on TVB Jade Channel in 1978.
Airing date | English title (Chinese title) | Number of episodes | Main cast | Theme song (T) Sub-theme song (ST) | Genre | Notes | Official website |
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2 Jan | Vanity Fair 大亨 | 85 | Adam Cheng, Damian Lau, Angie Chiu, Louise Lee, Chow Yun-fat, Cora Miao, Kam Fung Miu | T: "大亨" (Paula Tsui) | Modern drama | ||
5 Jan | The Romantic Swordsman 小李飛刀 | 13 | Chu Kong, Yuen San Wong, Cecilia Wong | T: "小李飛刀" (Roman Tam) | Costume drama | ||
13 May | Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre 倚天屠龍記 | 25 | Adam Cheng, Liza Wang, Angie Chiu, Ha Yu, Idy Chan | T: "倚天屠龍記" (Adam Cheng) | Costume drama | ||
15 May | The Giants 強人 | 110 | Louise Lee, Wong Wan Choi, Chow Yun-fat, Chu Kong, Maggie Chan, Susanna Kwan | T: "強人" (Roman Tam) | Modern drama | ||
2 Oct | Conflict 奮鬥 | 85 | Chow Yun-fat, Angie Chiu, Bill Chan, Regina Tsang, Stanley Fung, Nam Hung | T: "奮鬥" (Jenny Tseng) | Modern drama | ||
3 Oct | Auntie Shirley 萬事有我 | 8 | Rainbow Ching, Meg Lam, Go Miu-Si, Kwok-Leung Gan, Robert Leung, Albert Cheung | Modern drama | |||
5 Nov | One Sword 一劍鎮神州 | 25 | Fung Bo Bo, Cecilia Wong, Adam Cheng, Susanna Au-yeung, Stanley Fung | Modern drama | |||
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