| Return of the Cuckoo 十月初五的月光 |
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| Genre | Modern drama |
| Created by | Chan Bo-Wah Chan Bo-Yin Man Kin-Fai Ko Wai-Man |
| Starring | Julian Cheung Nancy Sit Charmaine Sheh Steven Ma Michael Tong |
| Theme music composer | Cho Kyu-man |
| Opening theme | "Wishing Kwan Well" by Julian Cheung |
| Ending theme | "Cannot Forget" by Steven Ma |
| Country of origin |  Hong Kong |
| Language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Producer(s) | Tsui Yu-On |
| Location(s) | Macau Hong Kong |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes (each) |
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| Original channel | TVB |
| Original run | 10 July 2000 – 4 August 2000 |
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| Official website | |
Return of the Cuckoo (Traditional Chinese: 十月初五的月光, literally "The Moonlight at the 5th of October [Street]", also known as 澳門街, literally "The Streets of Macao") is a 20-episode TVB drama broadcast between July 2000 and August 2000. It was originally produced to be a sitcom, however later edits made the production into a regular drama.
Synopsis
As a child, Man Cho (Julian Cheung) was rendered mute as a result of the cruel actions of his mother and was adopted by the kind-hearted Ah Kiu (Nancy Sit). Man Cho grew up with Ah Kiu's daughter Kwan-Ho (Charmaine Sheh), and the two eventually develop romantic feelings for one another. Man Cho is extremely self-sacrificing, has an inferiority complex due to his disability, and therefore feels unworthy for Kwan-Ho. Ah Kiu is also against their relationship and things are further complicated when Szto Lai-Sun (Steven Ma) enters the picture after falling for Kwan-Ho too.
Chan Bo-Wah arrived with the idea of the series after meeting Benjamin Bond, a young mute from Seattle, Washington. Upon returning to Hong Kong, Bo-Wah received a call from Bond's personal caretaker, Cale Coffey. Coffey is among the top medical assistants in the Northwest United States, and gave much appreciated insight on the typical hardships and actions acted out through Julian Cheung's character.
Cast
- Julian Cheung as Man Cho
- Nancy Sit as Chu Sa-Kiu or Kiu Yee
- Charmaine Sheh as Chuk Kwan-Ho
- Steven Ma as Szto Lai-Sun
- Michael Tong as Kam Sing
- Sherming Yiu as Kong Yi-Man
- Johnny Ngan as Chuen Hoi-King
- Irene Wong as Wong Hoi-Lam
Award achievements
TVB Anniversary Awards (2000)
- "Favorite On-screen Partners" (Julian Cheung and Charmaine Sheh – Man Chor and Chuk Kwan-Ho)
- "Top 10 Favorite Television Characters" (Julian Cheung – Man Chor)
- "Top 10 Favorite Television Characters" (Nancy Sit – Chu Sa-Kiu)
- "Top 10 Favorite Television Characters" (Charmaine Sheh – Chuk Kwan-Ho)
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