TV series
When Things Get Tough
1990, Cantonese, on TVB Jade.
One will easily lose his way in dark when he is veiled by power and materials. When he is confronted with obstacles, he may even devote his intimate relatives. Lam Man Kong is a retired policeman. His former subordinates Wai Cho Ho and Ching Kwun have solved many cases with joint efforts. They regard one another as their brothers. However, both of them fall in love with Man Kong’s daughter Lam Ching.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 20
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended in 1990
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Latest episode
S1 E20: Episode 20
Aired 20 July 1990
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Francis Ng Chun-yuCast · 20 ep
- Anthony Wong Chau-sangCast · 20 ep
- Kitty Lai Mei-HanCast · 20 ep
- Aaron Kwok Fu-shingCast · 20 ep
- Helena Law LanCast · 20 ep
- Lau Siu-mingCast · 20 ep
- Josephine Lam Kei-yanCast · 20 ep
- Ching-Ching YiuCast · 20 ep
- Mak Hiu-WaiCast · 20 ep
- Wong Man-BiuCast · 20 ep
- Lee Yiu-kingCast · 20 ep
- Timmy Ho Bo-sangCast · 20 ep
Details
- First aired
- 25 June 1990
- Last aired
- 20 July 1990
- Network
- TVB Jade
- Original title
- 午夜太陽
- Language
- Cantonese
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Type
- Scripted
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When Things Get Tough has 1 season and 20 episodes, about 45 minutes each.
Is When Things Get Tough finished?
Yes. When Things Get Tough ended in 1990, so you can watch the whole story.
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