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Empress Wu (TV series)

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Empress Wu
Traditional Chinese武則天
Simplified Chinese武则天
Literal meaningWu Zetian
Hanyu PinyinWǔ Zétiān
JyutpingMou5 Zak1-tin1
GenreHistorical drama
StarringPetrina Fung
Tony Liu
Savio Tsang
Lo Chun-shun
Pat Poon
Lau Hung-fong
Theme music composerKwan Sing-yau
Opening themeChi Ngo Mou Ching Yau Ching (知我無情有情) performed by Cheung Nam-ngan
Ending themehung guk juei yam (空谷足音) performed by Cheung Nam-ngan
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producerLee Siu-wah
Production locationHong Kong
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production companyATV
Original release
NetworkATV Home
Release6 August (1984-08-06) –
28 September 1984 (1984-09-28)

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.[1]

It was shown with English subtitles in Australia on SBS from 1987 to 1990.[2]

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.[3]

Cast

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Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.

References

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  1. ^ HKATV.com. "HKATV.com Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine." Page 1. Retrieved on 2010-01-02.
  2. ^ Michael Visontay, "Star Wars", Sydney Morning Herald, The Guide (9 February 1987), p. 1.
  3. ^ "Sunday," The Times (London, England: 3 October 1987), p. 23. "Television and Radio," The Times (London, England: 21 January 1989), p. 42.