The Bund II is a Hong Kong period drama television series broadcast on TVB in 1980. It is a direct sequel to The Bund, also produced and released by TVB earlier in the same year. A sequel, The Bund III, was released by TVB later that year.
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Written by | Koo Siu-fung Leung Kin-cheung Sam Kwok-wing Leung Wing-mui Chan Lai-wah |
| Directed by | Chiu Chun-keung Tam Jui-ming Lee Yiu-ming Ng Yat-fan |
| Starring | Ray Lui Gigi Wong Patrick Tse Liu Kai-chi |
| Opening theme | Man Ban Ching (萬般情) performed by Frances Yip |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Producer | Chiu Chun-keung |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
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| Network | TVB |
| Release | 1980 |
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| The Bund The Bund III | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 上海灘續集 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 上海滩续集 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Sequel to The Bund | ||||||||||
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Plot
editThe story continues from after Hui Man-keung's death in The Bund. Hui's best friend, Ting Lik, now controls the Shanghai underworld and he seeks to avenge Hui. Ting sends Chan Cheung-kwai to hunt down those responsible for murdering Hui, leading to a series of killings.
At the same time, Ting is depressed after receiving news that his lover, Ching-ching, has become a nun. He decides to find another girlfriend, whom he has no romantic feelings for, just to cheer his mother up. By coincidence, Ting meets Chu Yin-yin and he falls in love with her. Just as their relationship is developing well, Tik Wan-chi, a gentlemanly and wealthy businessman, appears and starts courting Chu. The three of them are drawn into a complex love triangle.
Tik's immense wealth actually comes from secret financial support by the Japanese. Tik invites Ting to become his business partner and Ting reaps great rewards from their partnership. However, Tik's goal is to pave a path for the Japanese to take control of Shanghai.
Ting eventually learns of Tik's background after cooperating with him for some time. He is also shocked to discover that Tik was the mastermind behind Hui's assassination. Ting enters a dilemma on whether to kill Tik. He intends to kill Tik to avenge his friend and prevent the Japanese from taking over Shanghai. However, he is also hesitant when he sees that Chu truly loves Tik and when he feels that he does not want to lose Tik as a business partner. Eventually, Ting decides to turn against Tik. His decision will stir up big trouble in Shanghai.
Cast
edit- Ray Lui as Ting Lik (丁力)
- Chow Yun-fat as Hui Man-keung (許文強) (flashback cameo appearance in episode 4)
- Gigi Wong as Chu Yin-yin (朱燕燕)
- Patrick Tse as Tik Wan-chi (狄雲志)
- Liu Kai-chi as Chan Cheung-kwai (陳祥貴)
- Mary Hon as Poon Ling (潘玲)
- Chan Lap-ban as Ting Lik's mother
- Dominic Lam as Kwok Chun-cheung (郭鎮昌)
- Chong Man-ching as Wong Yuet-kei (汪月琪)
- Cheung Kwok-keung as Man Kwok-keung (聞國強)
- King Doi-yum as Kwok Chau-ha (郭秋霞)
- Lo Chun-shun as Cheung (阿張)
- Fung Kwok as Fai (阿輝)
- Lung Tin-sang as Bo (阿保)
- Cheung Sang as Kiu Ying (喬英)
- Yu Ming as Pang Choi (彭才) / Uncle Cheuk (卓伯)
- Tsui Kwong-lam as Fok Kei (霍基)
- Cho Chai as Siu Hung (蕭熊)
- Ma Hing-sang as Boss Ma (馬老闆)
- Leung Oi as Sister Ping (萍姐) / Aunt Ping (平嫂)
- Mui Lan as Sam (阿三)
- Chow Kit as Chairman Ng (伍社長) / Manager Lee (李經理)
- Kwan Kin as Kwok Tso-yin (郭祖賢)
- Wong Man-yee as Miss Shanghai
- Lee Ching-wai as Sister Kam (琴姐)
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