Bar Benders

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Bar Benders (潮爆大狀)
Image:2e8c.jpg Bar Benders Poster
Genre	Modern Drama
Starring	Adam Cheng Louisa So Leila Tong Sammul Chan Anne Heung
Opening theme	"身外物" by Adam Cheng
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Language(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	20
Production
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Television Broadcasts Limited
Original run	April 3, 2006 – April 28, 2006
External links
Official website

Bar Benders is a 20-episode dramatic series which aired on TVB in 2006. It stars the legendary Adam Cheng alongside Louisa So, Leila Tong, Sammul Chan, Anne Heung, Power Chan and Shek Sau.

1 Plot
2 List of Court Cases
3 Characters
- 3.1 Major Characters
- 3.2 Minor Characters
4 TVB ratings
5 External links

[edit] Plot

The series revolves around a fictional Hong Kong Senior Counsel named Tony Tseung (蔣文滔). Senior Counsel Tseung is well known for winning 31 legal cases in a row, but is also notorious in legal circles for his unsavory (but ethical nonetheless) tactics. He is also notorious for being retained as counsel by unscrupulous businessman Richard Ngai (倪承坤). His focus on his legal career has also alienated family member and anyone romantically involved. His daughter, Stephanie, particularly hates him for not only his modus operand in legal battles (strike a victory on procedural errors, and not on evidence).

All this changed when Tony Tseung was dealt a career blow by Richard Ngai. In an assault case involving Richard Ngai, Ngai went over Tseung, and asked his pupil, Darren Lee, to conspire in a conspiracy to bribe a witness and have him lie in court by professing amnesia. When Tseung protested, Ngai fired Tseung, and cut off much of the businesses that came to Tseung's chamber (law firm). In the process, Tseung lost his girlfriend, Sophie So (蘇若菲), to Richard Ngai. Tseung drowned his sorrows in alcohol, and assaulted a foreigner at a bar. Tseung pled guilty to assault, and was sentenced to community service. That was where he began to rediscover the lost idealism and righteousness of his youth.

[edit] List of Court Cases

See List of Court Cases in Bar Bender

[edit] Characters

[edit] Major Characters

Tony Cheung (蔣文滔, portrayed byAdam Cheng)- A Senior Counsel whose unscrupulous (but ethical) tactics have drawn much criticism in the past, as well as alienating his family and lovers. However, he managed to rehabilitate his reputation, and reconcile with his family.
Chong Hue Wai (莊曉慧, portrayed by Louisa So)- A Law Clerk at the Legal Aid Department, she is also a volunteer, and she helped Tony Cheung in his transformation into a better person.
Stephanie Cheung (蔣思庭, portrayed by Leila Tong)- Daughter of Tony Cheung. She is a barrister who hated her father's unscrupulous tactics. She tried to get as far away from her father as she can at first, but eventually reconciled with her father after his transformation into a better and more ethical barrister.
Lam Ga Shun (林家信, portrayed by Sammul Chan)- A truck driver who got to know Tony Tseung's daughter,
Sophie So (蘇若菲, portrayed by Anne Heung)- A former lover of Tony Cheung, who eventually cheated on him, and dated Richard Ngai.
Darren Lee (李廣德, portrayed by Power Chan)- An apprentice of Tony Cheung. He later acquired Tony's unscrupulous ways, and became Richard Ngai's counsel after his fallout with Cheung.
Richard Ngai (倪承坤, portrayed by Bill Chan)- A wealthy businessman who hired Tony Tseung as his counsel in the past, but later fell out with him.

[edit] Minor Characters

[edit] Appearances Throughout

Anna Song (宋綺華, portrayed by Mary Hon)- Ex-wife of Tony Tseung. She remained on good terms with her ex-husband, who frequently eats at the new restaurant that she and her new husband opened.
Chui Yen Dong (徐恩東, portrayed by Lee Sheng Cheung- Second husband of Song Yi Hua. He opened Chez Mois, a French restaurant with his wife.

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[edit] Beginning

Mr. Smith (portrayed by Gregory Charles Rivers)- A barrister who specializes in International Law. Stephanie Tseung wanted to be his pupil, but backed out after discovering that her father influenced Mr. Smith.

[edit] House Acquisition Case

Ngai Fat (倪發, portrayed by Lo Chun Shun)- Father of Richard Ngai. The character has already passed away, and only appears in flashback during this arc.
Mary Yu (余翠竹, portrayed by Bak Yen. Appearance in flashbacks portrayed by Janice Shum)- One of four squatters of a flat in a soon to be demolished house. Her actions in the past caused the foursome to lose their flat.
Fong Gim Lam (方劍蘭, portrayed by Lai Shou Ying)- One of the foursome who lived in the residence in question.
Shum Wing Mui (沈詠梅, portrayed by Apple Xia)- One of the foursome who lived in the residence in question.
Chin Mei Gook (錢美菊, portrayed by Siu Yuk Sim)- One of the foursome who lived in the residence in question.