| Placebo Cure | |
|---|---|
 Promo poster | |
| 心理心裏有個謎 | |
| Genre | Modern drama |
| Written by | Lau Choi Wan Choi Suk Yin |
| Starring | Sunny Chan Joyce Tang Kevin Cheng Cherie Kong Stephen Au Fiona Yuen |
| Theme music composer | Lau Wai King |
| Opening theme | Heart Knot (心結) by Hacken Lee |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Kwan Wing Chung |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 19 October (2006-10-19) – 16 November 2006 (2006-11-16) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 心理心裏有個謎 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 心理心里有个谜 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "A Riddle Inside Psychology" | ||||||||||
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Placebo Cure is a Hong Kong modern serial drama produced by TVB and starring Sunny Chan, Joyce Tang and Kevin Cheng. The drama was filmed from November 2003 to early 2004 and was first released overseas in May 2005. It was then aired in Hong Kong on Super Sun's TVB Drama channel from 30 May to 24 June 2005. It was then aired on TVB Jade from 19 October to 16 November 2006.
Cast
Main cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sunny Chan | Man Ka Wo (Wallace) 萬家和 |
Psychology therapist Has erectile dysfunction and panic disorder on fork shaped items |
| Joyce Tang | Ying Ling San 應靈山 |
Feng Shui master Pretended to have dissociative identity disorder Cheung Cho Yiu's ex-girlfriend Man Ka Wo's girlfriend |
| Kevin Cheng | Cheng Cho Yiu (Joe) 張祖堯 |
Psychiatric Pursued Fong Nga Yin and Ying Ling San |
| Cherie Kong (江芷妮) | Fong Nga Yin (Carmen) 方雅妍 |
Man Ka Wo's secretary Lesbian Ying Fung's girlfriend Once tried to pursue Man Ka Wo |
| Stephen Au | Lung Kam Wai 龍錦威 |
Cop Yu Siu Mei's husband Once has false pregnancy symptoms |
| Fiona Yuen | Yu Siu Mei (May) 余小薇 |
Masseur Man Ka Wo's ex-girlfriend Lung Kam Wai's wife |
Other cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Law Lok Lam (羅樂林) | Man Ching Leung 萬正良 |
Man Ka Hing, Man Ka Wo and Man Ka Lok's father |
| Fung So Po (馮素波) | Man Tam Yuk Ying 萬談玉英 |
Man Ka Hing, Man Ka Wo and Ma Ka Lok's mother Elementary school principal |
| Gilbert Lam | Man Ka Hing (Jeff) 萬家興 |
Man Ka Wo's older brother |
| Natalie Tong | Man Ka Lok 萬家樂 |
Man Ka Hing and Man Ka Wo's younger sister |
| Samuel Kwok (郭峰) | Koo Yin 顧言 |
Man Ka Wo's teacher |
| Eileen Yeow | Ying Fung>br>邢楓 | Nurse Fong Nga Yin's girlfriend Lesbian |
| Felix Lok | Ying Tin Ming 應天命 |
Ying Ling San's father Feng Shui master Has a fear of fire Has post-traumatic stress disorder |
| Cecilia Fong (方伊琪) | Kong Lai Wah 江麗華 |
Fong Nga Yin's mother Ying Tin Ming's first love Yu Siu Mei's colleague Has hallucinations due to alcoholism |
| Koo Ming Wah (古明華) | Wan Kim Fei 雲劍飛 |
Ying Ling San's friend Loves Fong Nga Yin |
| Wong Man Piu (黃文標) | Fong Wing Yan 方永仁 |
Kong Lai Wah's ex-husband Fong Nga Yin's father Died from industrial accident ten years ago |
| Choi Kwok Hing (蔡國慶) | Father Lung 龍父 |
Lung Kam Wai's father |
| Lily Li | Mother Lung 龍母 |
Lung Kam Wai's mother |
| Marco Loo (盧永匡) | Kwong Boy 光仔 |
Drawing artist Has inherited yellow spots Loves Man Ka Lok |
| Lee Hoi Sang (李海生) | Father Kwong 光父 |
Kwong's father |
| Timothy Cheng (鄭子誠) | Wong Yiu Fu 黃耀富 |
Man Ka Hing's boss Has erectile dysfunction and touch deficit disorder hysteria |
| Ng Wai San (伍慧珊) | Mrs. Wong 黃太 |
Wong Yiu Fu's ex-wife |
| Fanny Ip (葉凱茵) | Chan Wing Kei (Angel, Joan) 陳詠琪 |
Had a relationship with Man Ka Hing Has split personality |
| Johnathan Lee (李日昇) | Sing Boy 星仔 |
Has Tourette syndrome |
| Joseph Yeung (楊瑞麟) | Wai 阿偉 |
Ying Fung's ex-husband |
| Cindy Au | Fifi Wong | Singer Has theft addiction |
| Steven Ho (何啟南) | Jimmy | Manager |
| Chuk Man Kwan (祝文君) | Stella | Man Ka Wo's former secretary |
| Eddie Li (李岡龍) | Stella's husband | |
| Janice Shum (沈可欣) | Oliver | Once had breast cancer Has social panic disorder, anxiety disorder and sick of lies Fong Nga Yin's friend |
| Ngai Wai Man (魏惠文) | Ben | Candy's husband |
| So Lai Ming (蘇麗明) | Candy | Maggie's younger sister |
| Chan Nim Kwan (陳念君) | Maggie | Candy's older sister Has sleepwalking |
| Suen Kwai Hing (孫季卿) | Chow Pak 周伯 |
Man Ching Leung's friend Has Alzheimer's disease |
| Poon Chi Lui (潘芷蕾) | Chow Pak's daughter Deceased | |
| Bruce Li (李鴻杰) | Salsa Club owner | |
| Heidi Chu | Fa 阿花 |
Ying Tin Ming's ex-girlfriend Destroyed face due to fire burn |
| Claire Yiu | Kelly Wong | |
| Lam Pui Kwan (林佩君) | Tsang Kwok Kuen 曾國權 |
Kelly's wife Later transgender Changed name to Chung Wai Ching (鍾慧貞) |
| Kwok Tak Shun (郭德信) | Uncle Po 波叔 |
Has dependency disorder |
| Casper Chan (陳思齊) | Wing | Uncle Po's daughter |
| Stephen Wong | Rex | Wing's boyfriend |
| Karen Lee (李彩寧) | Yu Chit Fong 余哲芳 |
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| Liu Kai-chi | Uncle Ping 平叔 |
Enjoys cross-dressing |
| Celine Ma (馬蹄露) | Lee Yuen Chi / Chung's mother 李沅芷/忠母 |
Cheng Wing Chung's mother Ying Ling San's Middle school classmate Had plastic surgery and made face similar to Chubg's mother |
| Deno Cheung (張松枝) | Cheng Wing Chung 鄭榮忠 |
Lee Yuen Chi's boyfriend Has Oedipus complex and schizophrenia |
| Kwong Cho Fai (鄺佐輝) | Cheung Cho Yiu's mother | |
| Mary Hon | Cheung Cho Yiu's mother | |
| Leung Kin Ping (梁建平) | Lam Chi Ping 林志平 |
Cindy's father |
| June Chan (陳琪) | Cindy | Had short term amnesia |
| Edward Mok (莫家堯) | Don | Cheung Cho Yiu's friend Cindy's lover |
References
- "TVB.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2012-01-01.