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The Wild Bunch (TV series)

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Traditional
  
十三太保

Country of origin
  
Hong Kong

Final episode date
  
24 September 1982

Language
  
Standard Cantonese

Theme music composer
  
Joseph Koo

First episode date
  
1982

Number of episodes
  
20


Also known as
  
Thirteen Grand Guardians ‹ The template below (Infobox name module) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. ›

Starring
  
Felix Wong Kent Tong Idy Chan Paul Chun Tung Wai Wai Tin-chi Lau Siu-ming Lee Lam-lam

Opening theme
  
"Sap-saam Taai-bou" (十三太保) performed by Roman Tam

Genres
  
Historical period drama, Wuxia, Historical Fiction

Similar
  
Soldier of Fortune, The Yang's Saga, Ode to Gallantry, Twilight of a Nation, The Legend of Wong Tai

The Wild Bunch is a 1982 Hong Kong TVB costume drama. The drama is set at the end of the Tang Dynasty, when military governors Li Keyong (Lei Hak-yung) and Zhu Wen (Jyu Wan) fought for territories and power, although the story hardly resembles historical events.

Contents

Cast

Note: The characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.

  • Felix Wong as On Ging-si, a fisherman
  • Kent Tong as Hong Gwan-lei, nicknamed "Blue Dragon" (Ching-lung)
  • Tung Wai as "Cricket" (Sik-seut), On Ging-si's friend
  • Bak Man-biu as On Gaai-fu, On Ging-si's adoptive father
  • Chow Sau-lan as Ling-lung, a girl living in On Gaai-fu's household
    • Lei Hak-yung & his subordinates
  • Paul Chun as Lei Hak-yung, Prince of Jeun
  • Idy Chan as Wan-lo, Lei Hak-yung's daughter
  • Lau Mei-man as Ah-taan, Princess Wan-lo's maid
  • Leung Hung-wah as Lei Ji-yun, Lei Hak-yung's 1st general
  • Ho Kwong-lun as Lei Ji-chiu, Lei Hak-yung's 2nd general
  • Lau Kwok-shing as Lei Chyun-gong, Lei Hak-yung's 3rd general
  • Cheng Fan-sang as Lei Chyun-lung, Lei Hak-yung's 4th general
  • Lo Kwok-wai as Lei Chyun-fu, Lei Hak-yung's 5th general
  • Mak Chi-wan as Lei Chyun-paau, Lei Hak-yung's 6th general
  • Ho Lai-lam as Lei Chyun-jung, Lei Hak-yung's 7th general
  • Chan Kwok-kuen as Lei Chyun-seun, Lei Hak-yung's 8th general
  • Tsang Wai-ming as Lei Chyun-sau, Lei Hak-yung's 9th general
  • Wai Tin-chi as Si Ging-si, Lei Hak-yung's 10th general
  • Kam Kwok-wai as Jyu Che-jan (actually Jyu-che Jan, Lei Hak-yung's son)
  • Tse Ming-chong as On Yau-yau, a servant
  • Kwan Chung as "Young Master Devil" (Gwai-gung-ji), an assassin
    • Jyu Wan & his subordinates
  • Lau Siu-ming as Jyu Wan, the Syun-mou governor
  • Lee Lam-lam as Sam Mung-sin, Jyu Wan's wife
  • Wong Man-ying as Siu-fung, Madame Sam's maid
  • Chan Dik-hak as Jyu Yi, Jyu Wan's brother
  • Ma Chung-tak as Got Chung-jau, Jyu Wan's general
  • Yip Tin-hang as Mou Yin-hung, Jyu Wan's general
  • Chu Gong as Maang Jyut-hoi, Jyu Wan's warrior

    • Theme song

  • "Sap-saam Taai-bou" (十三太保; "Thirteen Grand Guardians")
  • Music: Joseph Koo
  • Lyrics: Tang Wai-hung
  • Singer: Roman Tam

    • It was included in Roman Tam's 1982 compilation album My Selections (我的挑選) released by EMI. The album was later remastered at Abbey Road Studios and re-released in 2014, after his death.

    References

    The Wild Bunch (TV series) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA