It was originally produced to be a sitcom, however later edits made the production into a regular drama. Chilam cheung and charmaine sheh didnt want to film return of. The original drama series, return of the cuckoo, aired on tvb from july to august 2000. This series was one of the highest rated tvb series in 2000, reaching a peak. Highprofile dramas after highprofile dramas followed, notably, return of the cuckoo, point of no return, triumph in the skies ii. Return of the cuckoo is a 20episode tvb drama broadcast between july 2000 and august. The films first teaser, a trailer that introduced the films cast, was released on the day of the midautumn festival. Watch return of the cuckoo a film adaptation of the hit tv series by the same name, the movie continues the story where the series left off. This series was one of the highest rated tvb series in 2000, reaching a peak of 40 points. Return of the cuckoo patrick kongs sequel treads on. A fistful of stances fly with me a walless world a watchdogs tale cupid stupid don juan demercado in the eye of the beholder o. Just thousands of hours of streaming video content from studios like paramount, lionsgate, mgm and more. Following the events of the first series, seoi lau chi wing and lai ma man yee choose to leave hong kong and move to fiji. Nov 11, 2011 point of no return traditional chinese.
Watch full episode of return of the cuckoo chinese drama. To me, most of the new tvb stars are crappy and doesnt know how to act. Dec 24, 2014 watch cuckoo season 2, episode 7 christmas special. Apr 14, 2008 return of the cuckoo is a series that is set mostly in macau and stars julian chueng chi lam, charmaine sheh xi man, nancy sit ka yin, steven ma, and michael tong man long. Watch all 10 cuckoo episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more.
Here are some tvb weekly magazines, 5 x 7 pictures from tvb calendar 2001, and 2 taiwan books on tvb artistes and series. It is a story about a family shipping business and various love triangles set in guangzhou, china, in the 1920s. Epic flight of the cuckoo beginsand you can bet on the race. Cuckoo is every parents worst nightmare a slacker full of outlandish, new age ideas. Return of the cuckoo is a 20episode tvb drama broadcast between july 2000 and august 2000. This is a 8 x 11 tvb promo booklet of 2004s twin of brothers. Watch cuckoo season 2, episode 7 christmas special. Comedy series in which a daughter returns from her gap year with an american husband in tow. Including the cover, it consists of 5 pages introducing tvb s next newbies. It was originally produced to be a sitcom, however later edits. Cuckoo has been given the goahead to return for another two installments. Oct 14, 2015 china 3d digital entertainment has released a second teaser trailer for the muchanticipated film sequel of the 2000 tvb drama return of the cuckoo. Line walker is her first series since her return, where charmaine portrays as an.
The thompsons meet daughter rachels new american husband cuckoo for the first time. Cuckoo has been given the goahead to return for another two installments following the success of series three. Return of the cuckoo is a 2015 hong kongchinese romantic melodrama film adaption of the return of the cuckoo series, a. Return of the cuckoo tv series the movie database tmdb. Top 20 crime hong kong dramas 2017 progressive house nigel good no way back up feat. Offbeat and very british, this heralds the start of bbc3s online rebirth. This is known as charmaine shehs breakthrough drama, and also marks her first collaboration with both chilam cheung and steven ma. A movie continuing from where the awardwinning drama left off 15 years ago, the return of the cuckoo is a film diehard fans of the onscreen couple chilam cheung and charmaine sheh will love to watch. The film will continue the story where the drama left off. Best quality hd, all formats and devices support, mp4 mkv avi. There are funny scenes but to me, i think it stopped towards the middle of the show. Julian cheung chi lam, charmaine sheh, joe chen, nancy sit, patrick kong. Feature film adaptation of the the tv series, triumph in the skies.
As most of you may know, wish you well is the themesong of tvb the return of the cockoo 2000. Tvb dramas 2000 hong kong television series debuts 2000 hong kong television series. Return of the cuckoo, chuk kwanho, tvb anniversary award for my. It is hard to describe cuckoo as anything but wildly offbeat. The beloved characters from the hit tvb drama return of the cuckoo 2000 make a wholly avoidable comeback in this exploitative bigscreen sequel.
All the key cast will return, with series 4 due to be filmed early in 2017. Bbc three sitcom cuckoo will return for two brand new series. Return of the cuckoo stars chilam cheung and charmaine sheh. Apr 14, 2008 overall, return of the cuckoo can be considered to be a rather sad show. Return of the cuckoo is the spinoff from the wellloved hong kong drama.
Charmaine and chilam won the favorite onscreen partners award at the 2000 tvb anniversary awards. Man cho grew up with sa kius daughter kwan ho, and the two eventually develop romantic feelings for one another. The british comedy series cuckoo follows the life of a family turned upside down by the appearance of a new age slacker. The film is directed by patrick kong and starring original cast julian cheung, charmaine sheh and nancy sit. China 3d digital entertainment has released a second teaser trailer for the muchanticipated film sequel of the 2000 tvb drama return of the cuckoo. Watch online return of the cuckoo episode 16 cantonese. Where are ada choi, gallen lo and other top tvb stars of the 1990s.
Want to see the whole of your favorite series without taking the lead. With greg davies, helen baxendale, tyger drewhoney, kenneth collard. Better known as, the drama series which premiered in july 2000, fea. Want a good tv series or top tv show session tonight. The news was confirmed as series 3 drew to a close, having proved popular on iplayer and bbc one. Those are just the actors, now when it comes to tvb actress, i like kenix kwok, jessica hseung, charmaine, flora chan, esther kwan, myolie wu, ada choi, and niki chow. As a child, man cho was rendered mute as a result of the cruel actions of his mother and was adopted by the kindhearted chu sa kiu. Sung by chilam cheung, its one of my favourite tvb themesongs and i still continue to enjoy listening to it i remember i didnt like the series very much though haha, but i did end up watching the whole thing simply because of chilam. A film adaptation of the hit tv series by the same name, the movie continues the story where the series left off. May 03, 2012 tvb return of the cuckoo instrumental lancerion. Return of the cuckoo patrick kongs sequel treads on your love for the hit tv series bigscreen sequel to much loved tvb drama from 2000 is tortuous and tasteless topic. I have not seen the 2000 tvb drama return of the cuckoo, so whatever opinion i have of its 2015 bigscreen sequel also titled return of the cuckoo will be based mostly on the film itself and not its status as a followup to a beloved media property. Return of the cuckoo is a 2015 hong kongchinese romantic melodrama film adaption of the return of the cuckoo series, a 20episode tvb drama broadcast. Nov 10, 2015 return of the cuckoo cast, lr julian cheung, nancy sit and charmaine sheh.
Comedy series about the proud father of a midlands family who is still dealing with the fallout of his daughters marria. If a theme or moral has to be pinpointed to return, it would have to be sacrifice for the ones you love. Return of the cuckoo is a series that is set mostly in macau and stars julian chueng chi lam, charmaine sheh xi man, nancy sit ka yin, steven ma, and michael tong man long. The movie, directed by patrick kong, is a sequel of the 2000 tvb drama hit return of the cuckoo, taking place 15 years after the original tv series. Chilam cheung, charmaine, steven, nancy, michael tong, irene wong and more. Lornas best friend connie is round for dinner and selfappointed guru cuckoo manages to motivate her. When cuckoo and rachel realize that their marriage wasnt legal, a new ceremony is planned, but ken plots to get rid of his soninlaw for good. Return of the cuckoo patrick kongs sequel treads on your love for the hit tv series. How irene got separated from her lover and how chilam knew that his love for charmaine would come to no conclusion. Seoi discovers that lais fathers assistant henry lau kong is colluding with british merchants, and the ho family is suffering great losses as a.
Apr 02, 2010 a fistful of stances fly with me a walless world a watchdogs tale cupid stupid don juan demercado in the eye of the beholder o. Three years later, they return to hong kong to see lais ill father. Cuckoo returns with 2 more series news british comedy guide. Oct 07, 2015 7 oct with the movie adaptation scheduled for a november release, tvb has recently decided to air its 2000 drama, return of the cuckoo, again according to oriental daily news, it was reported that the series, starring julian cheung, charmaine sheh, and nancy sit, will begin its late night rerun every saturday in midoctober, four series per week.
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