Battle of the Seven Sisters
| Battle of the Seven Sisters | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Seven Princesses |
| 七公主 | |
| Genre | |
| Created by | TVB |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 26[1] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Joe Chan Wai-kwun |
| Production locations | Hong Kong, Foshan China |
| Editor | Cheng Shing-mo |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 9 August – 11 September 2021 |
Battle of the Seven Sisters (Chinese: 七公主; lit. Seven Princesses) is a 2021 comedy, family and romance drama series produced by TVB. The series stars Priscilla Wong, Rosina Lam and Samantha Ko as the main leads. The producer is Chan Wai-kwun.[2][3]
This drama won the Best Drama award and Rosina Lam won the Best Actress award with this drama at the 2021 TVB Anniversary Awards. However, this stirred up controversies among netizens and audience in both Hong Kong and mainland China.[4]
Production
[edit]The shooting lasted from May to September 2020. A costume fitting press conference was held on 14 May 2020.[5]
Synopsis
[edit]The drama series is about seven women of different ages completing missions assigned by their deceased father to obtain his legacy and to reconcile with their family.
Cast and Character
[edit]Koo Family
[edit]| Cast | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lau Dan | Koo Bak-fong (顧百方) |
An invisible rich Kung Lai's ex-husband Alison, Ching, Grace, Hailey and Moon's father Suffered from lung cancer, died in Ep. 1 Assigned missions for his daughters to obtain his inheritance |
| Helen Ma | Kung Lai (龔儷) |
A retired barrister Koo Bak-fong's ex-wife Alison, Ching and Hailey's mother |
| Priscilla Wong | Alison Koo Ling-shan (顧靈珊) |
First Princess A barrister Koo Bak-fong and Kung Lai's oldest daughter Ching and Hailey's eldest sister Grace and Sung Kei's eldest half sister Moon's eldest adopted sister Has a bad relationship with Ching and Grace, later reconciled Duncan's mistress, later broke up Aden's love interest |
| Samantha Ko | "Ching" Koo Ching-tung (顧青桐) |
Second Princess A Uber driver / Amateur writer Koo Bak-fong and Kung Lai's second daughter Alison's younger sister Hailey's older sister Grace and Sung Kei's elder half sister Moon's second eldest adopted sister Had a close relationship with her father, but has a bad relationship with Alison, later reconciled |
| Rosina Lam | Grace Koo Yu-yin (顧語嫣) |
Third Princess A manager of a communal space Koo Bak-fong third daughter Alison and Ching's younger half sister Hailey and Sung Kei's elder half sister Moon's third eldest adopted sister Had a bad relationship with Alison, later reconciled Cannot let go of her husband's death |
| Kaman Kong | Hailey Koo Sheung-yi (顧雙兒) |
Fourth Princess A piano teacher who taught with a fake degree Koo Bak-fong's fourth daughter and Kung Lai's youngest daughter Alison and Ching's younger sister Grace's younger half sister Moon's older half adopted sister Sung Kei's elder half sister |
| Jeannie Chan | Moon Chiu Kwan-yuet (趙君月) |
Fifth Princess A convenience store staff Koo Bak-fong's adopted fifth daughter Alison, Ching, Grace and Hailey's younger adopted sister. Sung Kei's adopted fifth elder sister She sought revenge on the Koo Family due to her mother's tragic life. |
| Judy Kwong | Jasmine Fong Chor-yu (方楚瑜) |
Sixth Princess A trainee solicitor Koo Bak-fong's foster daughter Moon's good friend She is interested in fencing and has a crush on Aden. |
| Karl Ting | Song Wan-kei (宋允基) |
Seventh Prince A Korean Chinese who worked in the same company as Grace Koo Bak-fong's only son Alison, Ching, Grace and Hailey's younger half brother Moon's younger adopted brother Childhood friends with Maya |
Other cast
[edit]- Gilbert Lam as Matthew Szeto But (司徒北), Solicitor and Jasmine's mentor. Koo Bak-fong's good friend who was charge of carrying out his will after his death. He was adopted by the Koo family as their "eldest brother" in episode 26.
- Timothy Cheng as Philip Sum Chiu-yin (沈昭然), Grace's supervisor who has a crush on her. He was an expert in fencing.
- Tsui Wing as Gordon Wong Nam (王男), a street artist who looked identical to Grace's deceased husband.
- Felix Ng as Aden Cheung Man-ho (張文豪), a physiotherapist who was interested in fencing and joined the same fencing club as Jasmine. He was Alison's former student and has a crush on her.
- Luk Wing as Hanson Ma (馬崎駿), nicknamed "Fifteenth Young Master (十五少)", an aspiring comic book artist who becomes friends with Ching. He has four older sisters who run a burger restaurant.
- Moon Lau as Maya Cheuk Mei-nga (卓美雅), a model in Korea and Sung Wan-kei's best friend until she later falsely accused him of rape. (Introduced in Ep. 21)
- Hera Chan as Wu Ying Suet (胡映雪) aka Miss Y (Y小姐), a victim of a sexual assault case which Alison lost as the prosecutor; later committed suicide (Ep. 8-10). Became Alison's visual hallucination when Alison began suffering from psychosis as a result of work related stress and family guilt.
Guest appearance
[edit]- Ben Wong as Barrister Fan (范大狀).
- Joel Chan as Duncan Yip Chi-lai (葉子禮), Alison's university classmate with whom he had an affair.
- Katy Kung as Josephine Kam Sin-yan (金倩欣), Duncan’s wife.
References
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- ^ "無綫開拍《七公主》名單首曝光 高海寧剪短髮紮胸上陣演麻甩司機". 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "林夏薇得「視后」引起中港網友憤怒情緒：下次別忽悠鍾嘉欣拍戲了" (in Chinese). 3 January 2022. hk01 02-01-2022
- ^ 《七公主》姊妹淘成生路, 2020-05-14, retrieved 2021-08-30