The history of the Phoenix Restaurant is closely intertwined with the stories of four women of different generations. It portrays the commonest marital problems and various kinds of stress suffered by women over the centuries.
Social & External
The people behind it
Charmaine Sheh Sze-Man
Ngai Yu-Fung / Wang Chi-Kwun / Bak Wai-Jan / Dai Sze-Ka
Joe Ma Tak-Chung
Yu Chi / Li Kat-Cheung / Dai Lap-Yan / Fong Ka-On
Sammul Chan
Wang Yuk-Leun / Sheung Yat-Kat
Kiki Sheung
Tung Dai-Hei
Elaine Yiu
Cheung Lei
Woo Fung
Wang Sin-Kei
Joel Chan
Bat Ha-Kau (Henry)
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Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
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