When Things Get Tough

TV series

When Things Get Tough

199045 min1 season · 20 episodes

One will easily lose his way in dark when he is veiled by power and materials. When he is confronted with obstacles, he may even devote his intimate relatives. Lam Man Kong is a retired policeman. His former subordinates Wai Cho Ho and Ching Kwun have solved many cases with joint efforts. They regard one another as their brothers. However, both of them fall in love with Man Kong’s daughter Lam Ching.

Seasons and episodes

1 season · 20 episodes

Ended
Season 1

Season 1

20 episodesJune 25, 1990
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  1. 1
    S1 E1

    Episode 1

    Jun 25, 199044 min

    After graduating from university, Wai Chi Ho joins the police force. Under the guidance of his superior, Lam Man Kong, Wai works hard and is thought highly of by his seniors. Learning from Wong Chuen that a gang is going to rob a jewelry w

  2. 2
    S1 E2

    Episode 2

    Jun 26, 199044 min

    Lam's only daughter, Ching, studies interior design abroad. After graduating, she decides to return to Hong Kong to stay with her lonely father. Tsing always kept Ching's company in their childhood and the latter has had an affection for h

  3. 3
    S1 E3

    Episode 3

    Jun 27, 199045 min

    Ching gets acquainted with Wai. Finding that they share common interests, the two become close friend§. Wai's mother, Yuk Mui, runs a bar. Tsing and Wai take Ching there for a chat. When Mui first meets Ching, she treats the latter as her

  4. 4
    S1 E4

    Episode 4

    Jun 28, 199044 min

    Ching asks Tsing to accompany her to watch a dance performance. Tsing misses the appointment when he is suddenly stopped by an ex-girlfriend, Mimi, who asks him to negotiate with a usurer for her. Wai happens to visit Tsing and thus Ching a

  5. 5
    S1 E5

    Episode 5

    Jun 29, 199044 min

    Tsing is curious about clinical psychology that Fong studies and offers to be mesmerized by her. Tsing unconsciouly reveals his love for Chinq and that he often despises himself since he is not well educated. Fong thus knows more about Tsin

  6. 6
    S1 E6

    Episode 6

    Jul 2, 199045 min

    Fong finds that Wu's condition is getting serious. Working with her brother, Chi Kin, Fang lies to the police that someone threatens to kill her. Thus, she takes the chance to pass Wu's data to Tsing for his investigation. Tsing concludes

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How many seasons of When Things Get Tough are there?
When Things Get Tough has 1 season and 20 episodes. Status: Ended.
Will there be a new season of When Things Get Tough?
When Things Get Tough has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on July 20, 1990.
Who stars in When Things Get Tough?
When Things Get Tough stars Francis Ng Chun-Yu, Anthony Wong, Kitty Lai Mei-Han, Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Helena Law Lan.

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