A House Is Not A Home - 家變

Times:

110 Episodes

Release Date:

1977

Cast:

Liza Wang, Simon Yam, Tang Pik-wan, Bak Man-biu, Nam Hung, Ha Yu

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Description:

In 1970s Hong Kong, the construction industry was booming, but hidden dangers, due to corruption often jeopardized the public's safety. Lok Fai (Bak Man-biu) is one of these construction company owners. He has two wives, the first, Yuen Heng Wan (Tang Pik-wan) has 3 children, including a gay son, Lok Wah (Simon Yam). Lok Fai's second wife Wong Yee Tak (Nam Hung) has two daughters, Lok Lam (Liza Wang) and Lok Man (Tsui Mei-leng).

Between the two families, sandwiches Lok's friend a banker and his lawyer son who helps to mediate between the two wives but Heng Wan has deep hatred for them. Lok Lam creates a magazine, but the magazine's publication has Lok Wah's nude photos! (based on the 1970s standard, it is) This causes a war among the two families, and all hell breaks loose....with the anti-corruption ICAC investigators (played by Chow Yun-fat and Bill Chan respectively) who are hot on Lok Fai's trail. With his unworthy son-in-law Ma Chun Yau (Ha Yu) taking over the business it is now up to Lok Lam to save the family business.

無綫經典長劇《家變》，故事圍繞一白手興家建築商洛輝，一妻一妾兩個家庭發生的事。妻子袁興雲﹝鄧碧雲飾﹞，為人潑辣霸道，有兩女幸楠、幸美及一子洛華﹝任達華飾﹞。一家本安逸過活，後得知洛輝養有一妾王懿德﹝南紅飾﹞後，平靜的家庭隨即掀起風波。王懿德本是舞女，後從良與洛輝育有兩女洛琳﹝汪明荃飾﹞及洛敏。大女洛琳為人精明能幹，為一雜誌編輯，其性格倔強，與輝時有磨擦。洛輝的兩頭住家二十多年來沒有接觸，互不認識，今年洛輝生日，洛琳執意親手送上禮物，令雲趁機興風作浪，兩家隨即引起連場衝突。及後洛輝牽涉入貪污案中，精神大受打擊，生意一落千丈，家人各懷鬼胎，後洛琳排除萬難，接手洛輝之生意，於商場上成為舉足輕重的女強人。本劇人物相當多，集社會各階層人士，每集有熟悉的人物，看起來甚有親切感。