1,128 episodes of one Hong Kong family running a roast pork shop. Obsession? Art? Both.
Season 1 • Episode 1128
LatestA Kindred Spirit was a television drama series that was broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong from 15 May 1995 to 13 November 1999. It is one of the longest running drama shows in Hong Kong television history. Its exceptional longevity still amazes people in a city where scripted TV drama programs typically only last around 20 episodes. The total number of episodes is 1,128. Each episode airs a few days in each week. The show centres on a family who operates a barbecue pork restaurant in Happy Valley, Hong Kong, and their life.
Acting
Louise Lee and Danny Lau feel like your actual aunt and uncle.
Production
Four years of weekly episodes—TV factory magic.
Louise Lee Si-Kei
Leung Yun Shin
Danny Lau Dan
Lee Biu Bing
Ram Chiang Chi-Kwong
Lee Tim Fuk
Louisa So Yuk-Wah
Chan Wing Kum
Kenix Kwok Ho-Ying
Lee Daw Foon
Ben Wong
Yung Heung Hoi
Angie Cheung Wai-Yee
Lee Choi Yiu / Ng Fong Gwai
Florence Kwok Siu-Wan
Lee Daw Yan
Hawick Lau Hau-Wai
Lee Tim On
Lai Suen
Bao Fang
董浩天/康展维
Nancy Sit Ka-Yin
Kwan Hoi-San
Tam Sin-Hung
Kingdom Yuen King-Tan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This series defined 90s Hong Kong domestic life for millions, becoming shorthand for 'the good old days' before the handover.
At 1,128 episodes, it remains TVB's longest drama ever—no streaming era show will likely touch this marathon format again.
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