Men in Pain

Men in Pain
男人之苦
Men in Pain promo poster
Genre Modern Drama
Starring Damian Lau
Ron Ng
Louisa So
Toby Leung
Ending theme "金剛" by
Ron Ng
Country of origin Hong Kong
Original language(s) Cantonese
No. of episodes 21
Production
Running time 45 minutes (approx.)
Release
Original network TVB
Original release June 13 – July 9, 2006
Chronology
Related shows La Femme Desperado (2006)
External links
Website

Men in Pain (Traditional Chinese: 男人之苦) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in June 2006.

Synopsis

Hong Tin-Yam (Damian Lau) is happily married to his second wife Wong Dak-Kiu (Louisa So), but one day he discovers that he cannot perform in the bedroom. He asked a female friend, Au Yeung Lei-Lei (Akina Hong), to help him out and confirmed that he was in fact impotent. Tin-Yam did not want his wife to find out about his problem causes Dak-Kiu to think that he is cheating on her, and leading to their divorce.

On the other hand, Tin-Yam's son, Hong Sai-Hei (Ron Ng) spends a night with Dak-Kiu's student, Ko Fun (Toby Leung) during an excursion. Ko Fun discovers that she is pregnant and seeks Sai-Hei's help. Both their parents are furious but eventually the two young couples get married. Ko Fun is stressed with handling the baby and her school courseload, while Sai-Hei is worried that he cannot afford to put food on the table.

How will these two men overcome their pain of manhood...?

Cast

CastRoleDescription
Damian LauHong Tin-Yam
康天任		Wong Dak-Kiu's husband.
Hong Sai-Hei's father.
Louisa SoWong Dak-Kiu
黃德蕎		Teacher
Hong Tin-Yam's second wife.
Hong Sai-Hei's stepmother.
Ron NgHong Sai-Hei
康世熙		Hong Tin-Yam's son.
Ko Fun's husband.
Toby LeungKo Fun
高芬		Hong Sai-Hei's wife.
Wu FungWong Kai-Cheung
黃啟昌		Wong Dak-Kiu, Wong Dak-Lan, and Wong Dak-Wai's father.
Rebecca ChanWong Dak-Lan
黃德蘭		Wong Dak-Kiu and Wong Dak-Wai's older sister.
Lee Shing-CheungLi Chun-Chi
李振馳		Wong Dak-Lan's husband.
Florence KwokWong Dak-Wai
黃德蕙		Wong Dak-Kiu and Wong Dak-Lan's younger sister.
Law Lok Lam (羅樂林)Ko Wai
高威		Ko Fun's father.
Rocky Cheng (鄭健樂)Shek Hak-Lung (Rocky)
石克龍		Ko Fun's uncle.
Patrick DunnYeung Jin-Cheung
楊展翔		Wong Dak-Kiu's colleague.
Akina Hong (康華)Au Yeung Lei-Lei
歐陽莉莉		Hong Tin-Yam's friend.

Viewership ratings

Week Episode Average Points Peaking Points References
1
 June 13–16, 2006 1 — 4
28
29
 [1]
2
 June 19–23, 2006 5 — 9
30
34
 [2]
3
 June 26–30, 2006 10 — 14
32
36
 [3]
4
 July 3–7, 2006 15 — 19
32
36
 [4]
4
 July 9, 2006 20 — 21
38
39
 [4]

References

  1. ↑ Week 1 Ratings
  2. ↑ Week 2 Ratings
  3. ↑ Week 3 Ratings
  4. 1 2 Week 4 Ratings
  • TVB.com Men in Pain - Official Website (in Chinese)
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