Theme music composer Kwan Sing-yau Final episode date 28 September 1984 Genre Historical drama Production company Asia Television | Country of origin Hong Kong No. of episodes 40 Number of episodes 40 Language Standard Cantonese | |
Starring Petrina FungTony LiuSavio TsangLo Chun-shunPat PoonLau Hung-fong Opening theme Chi Ngo Mou Ching Yau Ching (知我無情有情) performed by Cheung Nam-ngan Similar Rise of the Great Wall, Wu Zetian, The Rise and Fall of Qing Dyn, Wu Zi Bei Ge, Angels and Devils | ||
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Empress Wu is a 1984 Hong Kong television serial based on the biography of Wu Zetian (Cantonese: Mou Zak-tin), the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of "Empress Regnant", starring Petrina Fung as the title character. The serial was produced by ATV and was first aired in Hong Kong on ATV Home from 6 August to 28 September 1984.
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It was shown with English subtitles in Australia on SBS from 1987 to 1990.
A dubbed English version of the serial was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in sixty-five weekly 30-minute episodes from 4 October 1987 to 21 January 1989.
Cast
Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.References
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