''Vampire Expert'' is 1995 Hong Kong television series produced by
ATV and starring
Lam Ching-ying. The two-season series served as a transition from film to television for the 1980s Hong Kong
Chinese vampire film franchise.
A third season was planned, but due to the poor health and subsequent death of lead actor Lam Ching-ying, the series was cancelled in 1996.
Synopsis
Taoist
Taoism (, ) or Daoism () refers to either a school of philosophical thought (道家; ''daojia'') or to a religion (道教; ''daojiao''), both of which share ideas and concepts of Chinese origin and emphasize living in harmony with the '' Tao ...
priest Mo Siu-fong (
Lam Ching-ying) and his apprentice Ma Fan (Yung Kam-cheong) travel to
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
in pursuit of an ancient vampire.
Cast
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Lam Ching-ying as Mo Siu-fong
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Kingdom Yuen
Kingdom Yuen King-dan (苑瓊丹; born 11 September 1963) is a Hong Kong actress with a long history working with TVB.
Life and career
Kingdom was born in Hong Kong, her father was an ivory carver. She started her acting career with HK ATV during ...
as Zung Gwan
*Yung Kam-cheong as Ma Fan (Season 1)
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Frankie Lam
Frankie Lam Man-lung (born 19 December 1967) is a Hong Kong actor. He entered a singing contest and subsequently, signed a contract with TVB. He left TVB in 2011 to join HKTV.
Lam married Hong Kong actress Kenix Kwok on 10 March 2004. Their ...
as Mo's apprentice (Season 2)
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Mang Hoi
Mang Hoi (born 1 May 1958) is an actor from Hong Kong. He won the Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Selected filmography
*''The Price of Love (1970 film), The Price of Love'' (1970)
*''Pursuit (1972 Hong Kong film), Pursuit' ...
as Mo's apprentice (Season 2)
Development
Following the popularity of various
Chinese vampire films in the 1980s, Hong Kong television network
ATV World
ATV World, was one of two free-to-air English language television channels in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival TVB Pearl. Its sister station, ATV Home, broadcast in Cantonese language. It is owned and operated by Asia Television, a ...
made plans to create a similar television series starring
Lam Ching-ying, who was a familiar face in the genre and often typecast.
Lam signed on to the film for HK$1 million, and filming started in early 1996.
Number of episodes
References
External links
Vampire Expert Series 1 - iQiyi (Chinese)僵尸道长 at Mtime
1995 Hong Kong television series debuts
1996 Hong Kong television series endings
1990s Hong Kong television series
Cantonese-language television shows
Asia Television original programming
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