| Brother's Keeper | |
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| Also known as | Big Wheel |
| 巨輪 | |
| Genre | Dramatic programming |
| Created by | Amy Wong |
| Written by | Ng Siu-tung |
| Starring | Ruco Chan Linda Chung Edwin Siu Kristal Tin Louis Yuen Louise Lee |
| Theme music composer | Yip Siu-chung Tang Chi-wai |
| Opening theme | "巨輪" (Wheel of Time) by Edwin Siu & Ruco Chan[1] |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original languages | Cantonese Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Catherine Tsang |
| Producer | Amy Wong |
| Production locations | Hong Kong, Macau |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade, HD Jade |
| Release | 23 September – 1 November 2013 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 巨輪 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 巨轮 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "big wheel" | ||||||||||||
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Brother's Keeper (Chinese: 巨輪; lit. 'big wheel') is a Hong Kong television drama serial produced by Amy Wong and TVB. It stars Ruco Chan, Linda Chung, Edwin Siu and Kristal Tin as the main cast of the series. It premiered on 23 September 2013 on TVB Jade in Hong Kong. The final two episodes aired back-to-back on Saturday, 2 November 2013. The plot is based on the story of Koi Kei Bakery, which is also the show's main sponsor.
The serial, set between the years 1980 and 2013, depicts the moral life struggles of two half-brothers Kiu Tin-seng (Ruco Chan) and Lo Wai-son (Edwin Siu) during the late and post-colonial periods of Hong Kong and Macau. Historical events that were set against this era, including Hong Kong's 1980 Touch Base Policy, Macau's relaxed immigration laws of 1982, the 1991 goldsmith robberies, the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong and Macau to China in the late 1990s, the 1998 Hong Kong financial crisis, the 1999 Macanese triad wars, the 2003 Hong Kong SARS outbreak, and the 2008 Hong Kong financial recession, serves as some of the key plot vehicles that drive the changing fates of the brothers and their families.[2]
Development for Brother's Keeper began in mid-2012. A teaser trailer was unveiled at TVB's 2013 Sales Presentation event, which was held on 8 November 2012. The trailer premiered on TVB Jade on 24 November 2012.[3] The serial was also exhibited as one of eighteen TVB grand television drama productions at the 17th Hong Kong International Film & TV Market in March 2013.
The sequel, Brother's Keeper II, was released in 2016.
- ^ "Tang Chi-wai's Weibo". Weibo (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Brother's Keeper – The Change of Destiny". TVB Weekly #796 via Baidu (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ Addy (29 October 2012). "Big Wheel is the Most Anticipated Drama of 2013". JayneStars. Retrieved 5 April 2013.