Three Kingdoms RPG

Hong Kong TV series or program
Three Kingdoms RPG
Promotional poster
GenreHistorical fiction
science fiction
StarringKenneth Ma
Raymond Lam
Tavia Yeung
Ruco Chan
Lau Kong
Ha Yu
Law Lok-lam
Joseph Lee
Pierre Ngo
Cilla Kung
Opening theme"Waiting for Your Return" (等你回來) by Raymond Lam
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes25
Production
Executive producerLau Kar-ho
Production locationHong Kong
Camera setupMulti camera
Running time45 minutes (per episode)
Production companyTVB
Original release
NetworkTVB Jade
Release9 July (2012-07-09) –
10 August 2012 (2012-08-10)
Three Kingdoms RPG
Traditional Chinese回到三國l="Back to the Three Kingdoms"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuí Dào Sānguó
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingWui4 Dou3 Saam1 Gwok3

Three Kingdoms RPG is a 2012 Hong Kong television series produced by TVB, with Lau Kar-ho serving as the drama's executive producer. It stars Kenneth Ma as Szema Shun, a young Hong Kong game addict, who accidentally travels back in time to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.

Plot

Vincent Szema (Kenneth Ma) is a game addict who goes back to the Three Kingdoms period, and meets many historical figures. He becomes Zhuge Liang's trusted advisor and utilized modern strategies to overcome issues and obstacles. Vincent then develops feelings for a female servant in the kingdom of Shu. Vincent was able to maintain contact with his sister through his smart phone and learned that the time warp would take place at the Battle of Chibi.

Cast

Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.

Main cast

  • Kenneth Ma as Szema Shun (司馬信), a Hong Kong youth who accidentally travels back in time to the Three Kingdoms period.
  • Raymond Lam as Chugot Leung (諸葛亮), Liu Bei's strategist
  • Tavia Yeung as Song-yau (桑柔), a maid who serves Lau Bei's family. She becomes Shun's love interest.

Suk Hon (蜀漢)

  • Joseph Lee as Lau Bei (劉備), a warlord who founded Suk Hon
  • Au Sui-wai as Kwan Yu (關羽), a general under Lau Bei, second sworn brother to Lau Bei and Zhang Fei.
  • Savio Tsang as Cheung Fei (張飛), a general under Lau Bei, third sworn brother to Lau Bei and Guan Yu.
  • Deno Cheung as Chiu Wan (趙雲), a general under Lau Bei

Lau Bei household

  • Rachel Kan as Lady Kon (甘夫人), Lau Bei's first wife
  • Iva Law as Lady Mei (麋夫人), Lau Bei's second wife
  • Annie Chong as Cho Kuk (鶵菊), a maid in Lau Bei's household
  • Doris Chow as a maid in Lau Bei's household
  • Siu Hoi-yan as a maid in Lau Bei's household
  • Lydia Law as a maid in Lau Bei's household
  • Cheung Wai-yi as a maid in Lau Bei's household
  • Tsang Yuen-sa

Cho Ngai (曹魏)

Tung Ng (東吳)

Lau Piu household

  • Mary Hon as Lady Choi (蔡夫人), Lau Biu's wife
  • Jack Wu as Lau Kei (劉琦), Lau Biu's older son
  • Vin Choi as Lau Chung (劉琮), Lau Biu's younger son

Others

  • Henry Lee
  • Man Yeung
  • Jonathan Cheung as Szema Shun's good friend
  • Lau Kong as Lau Biu
  • Kaki Leung as Wong Yuet-ying (黄月英), Chugot Leung's wife
  • Lee Yee-man as Hau-lin (巧蓮), Wong Yuet-ying's maid
  • Lee Chung-hei as Chui Ho (崔浩), Chugot Leung's friend
  • Bond Chan as Shek Kwong-Yuen (石廣元), Chugot Leung's friend
  • Jess Sum
  • Ha Yu as Szema Shun's father
  • Cilla Kung as Szema Kuen (司馬娟), Szema Shun's younger sister

Viewership ratings

The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership.

Week Originally Aired Episodes Average Points Peaking Points References
1 9 July 2012 1 30 34 [1]
July 9 – July 13, 2012 1–5 30 35 [2]
2 July 16 – July 20, 2012 6–10 31 35 [3]
3 July 23 – July 27, 2012 11–14 34 45 [4]
4 July 30 – August 3, 2012 15–19 27 [5]
5 August 6 – August 9, 2012 20–23 29 [6]
August 10, 2012 24–25 31 36 [7]

References

  1. ^ Episode 1 Rating
  2. ^ Week 1 Ratings
  3. ^ Week 2 Ratings
  4. ^ Week 3 Ratings
  5. ^ Week 4 Ratings
  6. ^ Week 5 Ratings
  7. ^ Finale Ratings
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