''The Greatness of a Hero'' is a Hong Kong television historical drama serial produced by TVB under executive producer Leung Choi-yuen. It first aired on

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from 9 February to 6 March 2009 and on several TVB overseas cable channels in 2010. ''The Greatness of a Hero'' started its broadcast on Hong Kong's

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and HD Jade channels on 2 April 2012.

Synopsis

Dik Yan-kit was a legendary chancellor in China's history. He served as chancellor during the

Tang Dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

and

Zhou Dynasty The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...

and was greatly trusted by Mo Chak-tin. The Empress's nephew, Mo Sing-chi, was jealous and sought every opportunity to frame him. He accused Dik of colluding with his son-in-law Sung Ting-yuk in order to usurp the Empress's throne. Dik's family was seized but in the confusion, Dik escaped. Mo Sing-chi then threatened to kill Dik's wife, Cho Yuet. Will Dik Yan-kit be able to win against his enemies?

Cast

: ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.''

The Dik family

The Mo family

The Sung family

The Cho family

The Royal court of Zhou Dynasty

Viewership ratings

The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership. "Viewers in millions" refers to the number of people, derived from

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ratings (not including TVB HD Jade), in Hong Kong who watched the episode live. The peak number of viewers are in brackets.

References

External links

Official website
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