The Herbalist's Manual is a Hong Kong television series released overseas in May 2005 and broadcast on TVB Jade channel in November 2005.
The Herbalist's Manual | |
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Genre | Costume drama |
Starring | Frankie Lam Michelle Ye Kenneth Ma |
Opening theme | Sai Sheung Mo Nan Si (世上無難事) performed by Frankie Lam |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 25 |
Production | |
Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
Original release | |
Network | TVB |
Release | November 28 December 30, 2005 | –
The Herbalist's Manual | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 本草藥王 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 本草药王 | ||||||
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The series focuses on the greatest physician and pharmacologist in Chinese history, Li Shizhen, and his herbalist manual, Bencao Gangmu.
Cast
edit- Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
Cast | Role | Description |
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Frankie Lam | Lee See-Jan 李時珍 |
Herb Doctor Ng Mo-Yung's husband. |
Michelle Ye | Dong Ching 冬青 |
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Kenneth Ma | Pong Hin 龐憲 |
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Wilson Tsui (艾威) | Lee Gwoh-Jan 李果珍 |
Lee See-Jan's brother. |
Law Koon Lan (羅冠蘭) | Cheung Kiu 張嬌 |
Lee See-Jan and Lee Gwoh-Jan's mother. |
Chun Wong (秦煌) | Ging Wong 荊王 |
Ng Mo-Yung's uncle. |
Law Lok Lam (羅樂林) | Yim Sung 嚴嵩 |
Yim Sai-Fan's father. |
Li Ka Sing (李家聲) | Yim Sai-Fan 嚴世藩 |
Yim Sung's son. |
Felix Lok (駱應鈞) | Pong Bak-Chuen 龐百川 |
Pong Hin's father. |
Power Chan | Dai Wong-Chi 大王子 |
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Selena Li | Ng Mo-Yung 吳慕榕 |
Lee See-Jan's wife. |
Karen Lee (李焯寧) | Kin Hei 見 喜 |
Ng Mo-Yung's personal maid. |
Viewership ratings
editWeek | Episode | Average Points | Peaking Points | References | |
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1
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November 28 - December 2, 2005 | 1 — 5 | 30
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35
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[1] |
2
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December 5–9, 2005 | 6 — 10 | 29
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[2] |
3
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December 12–16, 2005 | 11 — 15 | 29
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32
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[3] |
4
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December 19–23, 2005 | 16 — 20 | 28
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[4] |
5
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December 26–30, 2005 | 21 — 25 | 30
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[5] |
References
editExternal links
edit- TVB.com Herbalist's Manual - Official Website (in Chinese)