List of TVB series (1979)

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This is a list of series released by or aired on TVB Jade Channel in 1979.

Airing
date
English title
(Chinese title)
Number of episodesMain castTheme song (T)
Sub-theme song (ST)
GenreNotesOfficial website
6 Jan Wang String Bridge of the General Assembly
橋王大會串
3Costume drama
10 Jan
香港地
13 Lisa Lui, Dorothy Yu
29 Jan Over the Rainbow
天虹
85 Patrick Tse, Adam Cheng, Liza Wang, Carol Cheng, Alan Tam, Lau Dan, Kwan Hoi-san T: "天虹"
(Lisa Wang)
Modern drama Official website
1 Feb The Misfits
貼錯門神
13 Yuen San Wong, Cora Miao, Kwan Hoi-san
2 Feb The Landlord
有樓收租
13 Chow Yun-fat, Simon Yam, Annie Liu Modern drama
6 Feb
吾家十八口
15 Chu Kong, Gigi Wong
12 Feb Cheap Detective
四眼神探
12 Kent Cheng, Ray Lui, Alice Lau Modern drama
7 Mar I'm a Woman
女人三十
13 Lydia Shum, Louise Lee, Cora Miao, Maggie Chan Modern drama
30 Apr Man From Hong Kong
龍潭群英
11 Chow Yun-fat
3 May God of Sabre
刀神
12 Damian Lau, Angie Chiu Costume drama
4 May The Flatterers
三跟四傍
11Chung Chow, Kwok Lo-Hung, Ho Kai Law
6 May The Twins
絕代雙驕
17 Bill Chan, Yuen San Wong, Michelle Yim, Cecilia Wong, Idy Chan, Wong Wan Choi Costume drama Official website
20 MayMitsubish Series
左鄰右里
15 Simon Yam
28 May Passenger
抉擇
90 Chu Kong, Gigi Wong, Louise Lee, Shih Kien, Susanna Au-yeung, Maggie Chan, Wong Wan Choi Modern drama Official website
5 Jul
神龍五虎將
9 Fung Bo Bo, Eddie Chan Costume drama
7 Jul Home in Hong Kong
家在香港
19 Deanie Ip, Idy Chan
20 Jul He Ain’t Heavy He is My Brother
難兄難弟
7 Adam Cheng
21 Jul A Girl with a Suitcase
過埠新娘
7 Carol Cheng, George Lam, Natalis Chan Modern drama Official website
1 Aug Hero Without Tears
英雄無淚
5 Ha Yu, Lau Dan, Mary Hon, Stanley Fung Costume drama
3 Sep Chor Lau-heung
楚留香
65 Adam Cheng, Liza Wang, Louise Lee, Angie Chiu, Kwan Chung, Ng Man Tat, Ha Yu, Cecilia Wong, Susanna Au-yeung Costume drama
1 Oct The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
網中人
80 Chow Yun-fat, Carol Cheng, Liu Wai Hung, Simon Yam, Susanna Au-yeung, Cora Miao Modern drama
3 Dec The Sword of Romance
名劍風流
45 Ha Yu, Shek Kin, Lau Dan, Angela Pan, Mary Hon, Mandy Wong Costume drama
22 Dec The Couples
不是冤家不聚頭
8 Liza Wang, George Lam, Fung Bo Bo, Bill Chan Modern drama Official website


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