Queens of Diamonds and Hearts
| Queens of Diamonds and Hearts | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| 東西宮略 | |
| Genre | Costume drama Comedy Fantasy |
| Written by | Wong Kwok Fai |
| Starring | Roger Kwok Fala Chen Sharon Chan Louis Yuen Ben Wong Raymond Cho Kitty Yuen Koni Lui Oscar Leung |
| Opening theme | 缺陷美 by Fala Chen |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Wong Wai Sing |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | February 27 – April 4, 2012 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 東西宮略 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 东西宫略 | ||||||
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Queens of Diamonds and Hearts is a Hong Kong costume drama produced by TVB and starring Roger Kwok, Fala Chen, Sharon Chan and Louis Yuen. A blessing ceremony was held on 5 September 2011 at Tseung Kwan O TVB City's Shaolin Temple at 11:30PM where filming began.[1]
The drama is based on the folk tale of Zhong Wu Yen a queen of the Warring States kingdom of Qi.
Synopsis
This synopsis uses Cantonese romanisations
King Chai (Roger Kwok) is the inept ruler of Qi, a state surrounded by larger neighbours and beset with hidden internal and overt external threats. The guardian spirits of Qi come to the aid of Qi and King Chai by arranging for Chung Mo Yim (Fala Chen) to become the Queen of Qi. Chung Mo Yim is skilled in magic, martial arts and the use of strategms, however she has been born with a prominent birth mark on her face and King Chai finds her ugly. The opponents of Qi in turn arrange for King Chai to become infatuated with Ha Ying Chun (Sharon Chan). King Chai takes both Chung Mo Yim and Ha Ying Chun as co-wives, with Chung Mo Yim becoming Queen of the East Palace and Ha Ying Chun becoming Queen of the West Palace.
Although naive and kind hearted Ha Ying Chun is jinxed by Qi's enemies and all of King Chai's attempts to please her lead to disaster after disaster, problems that only Chung Mo Yim can defuse and fix. Although originally she only married King Chai out of duty to the people and nation of Qi, Chung Mo Yim comes to desire to be more than King Chai's troubleshooter and a wife in name only.
Cast
This cast list uses Cantonese romanisations
Royal Family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Angelina Lo | Queen Dowager Shan 申太后 |
King Chai, Lord Shun Yeung Kwan, and Tin Wan's mother |
| Roger Kwok | King Suen of Chai 齊宣王 |
Then switched spirits with Yim |
| Fala Chen | Chung Mo Yim 鍾無艷 |
King Chai's wife, Queen of the East Palace Then switched spirits with Chun and Suen |
| Sharon Chan | Ha Ying Chun 夏迎春 |
King Chai's wife Queen of the West Palace Then switched spirits with Yim |
| Yoyo Chen | Tsui Kei 徐 姬 |
Lord Shun's wife |
| Ben Wong | Lord Shun Yeung Kwan 信陽君 |
Queen Dowager Shan's son |
| Bella Lam | Princess Tin Wan 田芸 |
Queen Dowager Shan's daughter |
Other cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Koni Lui | Chung Mo Wai 鍾無慧 |
Ngan Ying's girlfriend.Mo yim's what called sister |
| Louis Yuen | Ngan Ying 晏英 |
Chung Mo Wai's boyfriend |
| Suet Nei | 朱 氏 | Ngan Ying and Ngan Kiu's grandmother |
| Oscar Leung (梁烈唯) | 端木正 | Princess Cheung's boyfriend |
| Raymond Cho | Keung Chik Yan 姜直仁 |
Ha Ying Chun's ex-boyfriend |
| Kitty Yuen Siu Yee | Chung Lai Chi 鍾离子 |
Chung Mo Yim and Chung Mo Wai's master |
| Lulu Kai (蓋世寶) | Chung Suen Chi 鍾巽子 |
Chung Lai Chi's Junior sister apprentice |
| Gigi Ho (何傲芝) | An Kiu 晏嬌 |
Married Keung Chik Yan (episode 25) |
| Wilson Tsui (艾威) | 夏 桂 | Ha Song Chau, Ha Ying Chun's father |
| Chan On Ying (陳安瑩) | 柳 氏 | Ha Song Ha, Ha Ying Chun's mother |
| Simon Lo (魯文傑) | Ha Song Chau 夏送秋 |
Ha Ying Chun's older brother |
| Dickson Lee (李家聲) | Yin Lai 嚴厲 |
Chiu Kei's brother-in-law |
| Jimmy Au (歐瑞偉) |
Viewership ratings
| Week | week of | episode | ratings | peak rating | references |
| 1 | February 27 - March 2, 2012 | 1 — 5 | 28 | 30 | [2] |
| 2 | March 5–9, 2012 | 6 — 10 | 28 | — | [3] |
| 3 | March 12–15, 2012 | 11 — 14 | 29 | — | [4] |
| 4 | March 20–23, 2012 | 15 — 18 | 29 | — | [5] |
| 5 | March 26–30, 2012 | 19 — 23 | 29 | — | [6] |
| April 4, 2012 | 24 — 25 | 36 | 40 | [6] |