Return of the Silver Tongue (

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: 舌劍上的公堂; literally "Courtroom Tongue Sword") () is a 2013 till 2014

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drama series produced by

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, starring Roger Kwok and Kristal Tin as the main leads, with Priscilla Wong, Evergreen Mak, Jerry Lamb, Henry Lee, KK Cheung Kwok Keung and Fred Cheng in main supporting roles. The series is produced by Lee Yim Fong. Filming began in February 2013 and finished in late May 2013. The costume fitting was held on February 21. The drama is based during the Qing Dynasty, and loosely based on a short story in the classical Chinese novel Little Bean Shed (小豆棚), by Qing Dynasty female novelist, Zeng Yandong 曾衍東.

Synopsis

Scholar Cheung Sei Wai (Roger Kwok), opens a school to cultivate new educated talents. He is good friends with his student Chow Kuk (Priscilla Wong) who, though brilliant in her own right, is not very good in school. Sei Wai is righteous and genuinely believes that education can purify one's mind and heart. He meets the ambitious and articulate Chan Jan Jan (Kristal Tin), a female lawyer, and quickly befriends her. As Sei Wai also has an interest in the legal business, he and Jan Jan become close working partners. The villainous Poon King Chuen (Cheung Kwok Keung) and his son Poon Yi Ming (Jerry Lamb) consider Sei Wai and Jan Jan their enemies, and often caused mischief for the pair. Sei Wai's good friend, the court guard Ha Hau Mo (Evergreen Mak), dislikes lawyers and Jan Jan, as her father Chan Mung Kat (Li Shing Cheong) framed his father, who ultimately received capital punishment. Believing that Jan Jan is more than what meets the eye, he launches an investigation on her. A 20-year-old cold case is brought back to light again.
Synopsis of Roger Kwok and Kristal Tin’s “Return of the Silver Tongue”. Retrieved 7-3-14

Cast

Roger Kwok Roger Kwok Chun-on is a Hong Kong television actor and former singer, who works for the TV station TVB. Kwok was born in Hong Kong, and his native family roots are in Zhongshan, Guangdong. He is one of the three actors who won Best Actor three ...

as Cheung Sei Wai a teacher then a barrister, Chan Chun Chun's love interest, then becomes her husband. *

Kristal Tin Kristal Tin Yui Nei (, born (); 28 September 1977) is a Hong Kong singer and a former TVB actress. Career Tin's career began with a first place in a singing contest in 1993. After the competition, she was offered a contract at Asia Televisi ...

as Chan Chun Chun, Cheung Sei Wai's and Ha-Hau Mu's love interest. Chan Mung Kat's daughter. Later, becomes Cheung Sei Wai's wife. *

Priscilla Wong Priscilla Wong Tsui-yu (; born 23 October 1981) is a Hong Kong actress and television host. Wong made her debut in 2003, anchoring i-Cable entertainment news program before signing with TVB in 2012 as an actress. Early life Priscilla Wong was the ...

as Chow Kuk *

Evergreen Mak In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...

as Ha-Hau Mu, a head detective. Chan Chun Chun's love interest, but then becomes Suen Cho Cho's husband. * Jerry Lamb as Pooh Yee Ming. Partially deaf, Poon Kan Tsuen's son and Ah To's husband. * Henry Lee as Chan Mung Kat, Chan Chun Chun's father. Pooh Kan Tsuen's enemy. *

KK Cheung KK, K.K., kK, k.k., or other sequences of two k's with or without punctuation may refer to: Arts and media *KK, the production code for the 1967 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Faceless Ones'' * "KK" (song), a 2014 song by Wiz Khalifa * Kk. or Kirk ...

as Pooh Kan Tsuen (Villain), a famous barrister and Poon Yee Ming's father. Chan Mung Kat's enemy. Later, executed in the final episode. *

Fred Cheng Frederick "Fred" Cheng (; born 10 November 1983) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong musician and actor. He rose to fame after competing and winning the 2013 Hong Kong singing competition, Voice of the Stars''.'' He is currently signed to TVB manag ...

as Choi To Wah *

Whitney Hui Whitney may refer to: Film and television * ''Whitney'' (2015 film), a Whitney Houston biopic starring Yaya DaCosta * ''Whitney'' (2018 film), a documentary about Whitney Houston * ''Whitney'' (TV series), an American sitcom that premiered i ...

as Ah To, a maid in the Poon family and mute. Poon Yee Ming's wife. *

Grace Wong Grace Wong Kwan-hing (born 5 May 1986) is a Hong Kong television actress and singer formerly contracted to TVB. She is best known for her role as Fa Man in the martial arts television drama ''A Fist Within Four Walls''. Early life Grace Wong ...

as Suen Cho Cho and Ha-Hau Mu's wife. *

Rachel Kan Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aun ...

as Chow Lan * Yu Yeung as Kau Ching Ko *

Yu Chi-ming Yue Chi-ming (; 10 December 1944 – 10 November 2022) was a Hong Kong actor and singer. Life and career Born in Chenghai, Shantou, Chi-ming started his career as a singer in the 1960s, and in 1976 he was put under contract as an actor by ...

as Lo Piu * Suet Nei as Pau Heung *

Akina Hong Akina may refer to: * Akina, a character in the 3D-CG Hong Kong donghua TV series ''Zentrix'' * Mount Akina, name for Mount Haruna in the ''Initial D'' series of manga and anime * Akina, New Zealand, suburb of Hastings City, in the Hawke's Bay Regi ...

as Koon Hei Fung, local songstress. *

Jonathan Cheung Jonathan Cheung Wing-hong (, born 26 December 1981), native of Zhongshan, Guangdong, is a Hong Kong actor since 2001. He is currently contracted to TVB. Career In 2006, Johnathan Cheung joined TVB by Andy's recommendation and mostly played s ...

as Fan Kang

Ratings

Development

Roger Kwok reportedly turned down the role of "Yinzhen, the Fourth Imperial Prince (四皇爺胤禛)" in ''

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'' and the chance to reunite with his ''

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'' co-stars to take on the lead in ''Return of the Silver Tongue''.

International broadcast

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8TV (Malaysia) 8TV () is a Malaysian Chinese-language free-to-air television (formerly both English and Chinese-language free-to-air television) network focused on the Chinese community of Malaysia. Its programming consists of mostly dramas, sitcoms, and re ...

References

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External links

Official website
TVB dramas 2013 Hong Kong television series debuts 2014 Hong Kong television series endings Hong Kong television series Period television series Television series set in the Qing dynasty 2010s Hong Kong television series