"Silver Spoon Sterling Shackles" Character Map

Damien Lau: The first Chinese barrister in Hong Kong. Intelligent, righteous, stubborn.

Mary Hon (1st wife): Largely neglected by her husband. Dies from a stroke.

Idy Chan (2nd wife): Esteemed social status as former Qing-dynasty princess. Most favoured by Damien.

Elena Kong (3rd wife): Daughter of a banker. Is easily jealous, leading to her divorce with Damien.

Tavia Yeung (4th wife): Was initially a maid, later becomes famous Peking opera singer.

JJ Jia (girlfriend): Nightclub dancer. Exchanges love for money. Damien uses her to anger Tavia.

Kenneth Ma (son): Barrister with reformist views that disagree with his father's opinions.

Vincent Wong (illegitimate son): Casual and loves to have fun. Falls out with Damien.

Sire Ma (daughter, wife of Adrian): Naive and simple. Love comes before anything.

Rebecca Zhu (wife of Kenneth): An orphan. Childhood lovers with Ron, but believing he had died, she marries Kenneth.

Ron Ng (mutual admiration with Rebecca): An orphan and gangster. After losing Rebecca, he enters in the Chung family to plot revenge.

Adrian Chau (good friend of Ron): Also an orphan. An upstanding character who becomes a police officer. His romance with Sire meets many barriers.

Overview - Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles

 

Hong Kong in the 1930s was precisely when Eastern and Western cultures clashed, when women gained power and status to challenge the male-dominating society. Famed barrister Damien Lau was educated in England and leads a Western lifestyle, but at his core, he is a traditional Chinese man. He takes many wives to highlight his high societal status. First wife Mary Hon comes from a rich family; second wife Idy Chan is a former Qing Dynasty princess; third wife Elena Kong is the daughter of a banker; fourth wife Tavia Yeung is a famous opera performer; and fifth girlfriend JJ Jia is greedy for fame and wealth.

 

Of the women, Damien loves Tavia the most. But they disagree when Tavia becomes an activist for women’s rights. At the same time, the children begin to rebel against the strict discipline of their father. The sons, Kenneth Ma and Vincent Wong, fall out with Damien. The daughter, Sire Ma, ignores his objections and marries a poor policeman. Rebeccca Zhu becomes the newest member of the family as Damien’s daughter-in-law. As the infighting becomes more intense, Ron Ng adds himself into the mix to get revenge on the family. A story about a seemingly glamorous family on the outside, but is broken from within…






Original Article    Pics from Asianfanatics

 

Comment: Sounds like a typical big family drama with the infighting and revenge plots. Heart of Greed 1930s version? The HK audience is going to soak it all up.

This is one of the TVB Anniversary Series this year. It will begin airing in Hong Kong on October 22, after The Last Steep Ascent.

 

See overview of the other TVB Anniversary series: The Confidant.