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The Last Steep Ascent | |
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Also known as | Ladder of Love Ladder to Heaven |
天梯 | |
Genre | Period drama Romance |
Written by | Chan Ching-yee Shek Hoi-ting |
Starring | Moses Chan Maggie Cheung Ho-yee Kenny Wong Aimee Chan Helena Law Edwin Siu KK Cheung Elliot Ngok |
Theme music composer | Yip Siu-chung |
Opening theme | "Yat Sang Yat Sam" (一生一心) by Hubert Wu |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 25 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Lee Tim-shing |
Production location | Hong Kong |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Running time | 45 minutes (each) |
Production company | TVB |
Release | |
Original network | Jade HD Jade |
Original release | September 17 – October 19, 2012 |
The Last Steep Ascent | |||||||
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Chinese | 天 梯 | ||||||
Literal meaning | "Sky Ladder" | ||||||
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The Last Steep Ascent is a Hong Kong television drama produced by TVB under executive producer Lee Tim-sing.
The drama is a fictionalized account of a true love story between an older woman and a younger man in 1930s China. [1] Koo Sun-yuet,the wife of a wealthy businessman,falls in love with Miu Tin,a man eight years her junior. The two elope to the countryside and lives modestly for the remainder of their lives. Before Tin dies,he handcarves a long stair path on the mountain so Yuet can travel down with ease.
A costume fitting press conference was held at TVB City's Studio 1 in Tseung Kwan O on 20 September 2011. [2] The blessing ceremony was held at the studios on 13 October 2011.
Ho Kwan | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fourth Uncle | Ho Yan-lung | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ho Kwan-yiu | Unknown | Ho Chung-yiu | Leung Mei-kuen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kong Bik-kei | Ho Sai-ho | Ho Sai-cheung | Koo Sun-yuet | Ho Sai-leung | Ho Sai-man | Ngai Po-law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ho Sze-hang | Ho Sze-yu | Ho Sze-chi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership.
Week | Originally Aired | Episodes | Average Points | Peaking Points | References |
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1 | 17–20 September 2012 | 1 —4 | 28 | — | [3] |
2 | 24–28 September 2012 | 5 —9 | 28 | — | [4] |
3 | 1–5 October 2012 | 10 —14 | 29 | — | [5] |
4 | 8–12 October 2012 | 15 —19 | 31 | 35 | [6] |
5 | 15–18 October 2012 | 20 —23 | 32 | — | [7] |
5 | 19 October 2012 | 24 —25 | 35 | 39 | [8] |
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