Between Love & Desire


Between Love & Desire is a 2016 Hong Kong television romance legal drama produced by Au Yiu-hing for TVB, starring Moses Chan, Maggie Shiu and Ben Wong as the main cast. It premiered on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and Malaysia's Astro On Demand on July 4, 2016, airing every Monday to Friday on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and Malaysia's Astro On Demand channels during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot, concluding July 29, 2016 with a total of 20 episodes.
The drama centers on the plot of how an unbalance work-personal life can change a person and break apart their family life.

Synopsis

The once mild mannered Hugo Ngo Pak-yin is driven to become a lawyer who seeks justice and fairness after witnessing the injustice and prosecution of his father who was falsely framed for a crime he did not commit. However, his quest for perfection in his profession slowly turns him into a power hungry, cold, ruthless and inconsiderate of others, human being. Due to his workaholic behavior, he neglects his marriage and his long suffering wife Rebecca Tsang Bo-lam no longer sees him as the man she loved and married. When Rebecca reconnects with her childhood friend Patrick Lui Wing-hang, she finds the courage to finally leave Hugo.
Patrick, who is also a lawyer, but unlike Hugo, is a kind and compassionate person who seeks no gain when he defends his clients. Now a widower, Patrick hopes his long-time friendship with Rebecca will turn romantic when she decides to leave Hugo, since he had always had romantic feelings for her. On the day Rebecca leaves Hugo she is coincidentally attacked, she suspects Hugo is behind this attack. Hugo realizes the wrong of his past and tries to salvage his marriage.
When Hugo's younger brother Fred is falsely accused of rape by a rich man's mistress to hide her infidelity with the man she truly loves. Hugo is reminded of his reasons of becoming a lawyer. Hugo's boss demands he drops his brother's case in order not to offend the rich man. Hugo however, further realizes that his career and power is nothing without loved ones in his life and defies his boss's demand. Hugo goes out of his way to seek justice for his brother and Rebecca soon recognizes Hugo re-becoming the man she once loved.

Cast

Main cast

Wong, Ngo & Cheng Law firm

  • Joseph Yeung as Martin Wong Ming
  • Rachel Kan as Rowena Cheng Yuen-ping
  • Ricky Lee as Tommy Leung Shu-fai
  • English Tang as Peter Ng Fong-wing
  • Leo Tsang as Kenny Lee Man-kee
  • Patrick Dunn as Scott Siu Hon-wah
  • Mandy Lam as Carmen Chow Yin-yuan
  • William Chu as Justin Ma Sai-ting
  • Joey Law as Damon Mak Dik-man
  • Candy Chang as Cindy Kwong Sin-yee
  • Cherry Cheung as Vivian Chan Ka-wai
  • Mikako Leung as Jenny
  • GoGo Cheung as Cherry Luk Tse-ying
  • Deborah Poon as Judy
  • Lucy Li as '''Karen'''

Ngo family

  • Li Shing-cheong as Ngo Gwan
  • Kitty Lau as Ngo Guen
  • Chan Wing-chun as Yip Siu-hong
  • Lily Li as Lau Man-giu
  • Brian Chu as '''Fred Ngo Bak-wang'''

Lui family

Development and production

  • Between Love & Desire is producer Au Yiu-hing's first project with TVB.
  • The costume fitting ceremony was held on September 7, 2015 12:30 pm at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One.
  • The blessing ceremony was held on October 27, 2015 3:00 pm at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio Thirteen.
  • Filming took place from September till December 2015, entirely on location in Hong Kong.