The Duke of Mount Deer (1998 TV series)

*The Duke of Mount Deer*
The Duke of Mount Deer
	DVD cover art
Also known as	The Duke of Mount Deer 1998
Traditional Chinese	鹿鼎記
Simplified Chinese	鹿鼎记
Hanyu Pinyin	Lù Dǐng Jì
Jyutping	Luk6 Ding2 Gei3
Genre	Wuxia, comedy, historical fiction
Based on	The Deer and the Cauldron; by Louis Cha
Starring	Jordan Chan; Steven Ma; Cherie Chan; Rain Lau
Theme music composer	Tsui Yuen; Ronald Ng
Opening theme	Chi Chak Hung Yan (叱吒紅人) performed by Jordan Chan (the lyrics were slightly altered as of episode 17)
Ending theme	Tau Ting Yat Pin Tian (頭頂一片天) performed by Steven Ma
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language	Cantonese
No. of episodes	45
Production
Executive producer	Lee Tim-shing
Production location	Hong Kong
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company	TVB
Original release
Network	TVB
Release	1 June –; 31 July 1998

The Duke of Mount Deer is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Deer and the Cauldron. It was first aired on TVB in Hong Kong in 1998.

Synopsis

Wai Siu Bo is the son of a prostitute who works in a brothel in Yangzhou. After joining the Heaven and Earth society he heads to the Capital and gets enrolled into the service of the Grand Eunuchs. There he becomes friends with the young emperor Hong Hei (Wai mistakes the emperor as another young eunuch) and falls in love with the emperor's younger sister, Princess Kin Ning. His adventures in the Forbidden City leads him into discovering the empress dowager as an impostor; finding several volumes of the prized 42 Chapters which contains the location of a treasure cave; helps the emperor kill the baddie courtier, Lord Obai; and see his position rise from humble eunuch to a grand courtier and confidante of the emperor.

Cast

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

Jordan Chan as Wai Siu-bo
Steven Ma as Hong-hei Emperor
Rain Lau as Princess Kin-ning
Cherie Chan as Seung-yee
Noel Leung as Ah-or, Chan Yuen-yuen
Michelle Fung as So Chuen
Hilary Tsui as Fong Yee
Chan On-kei as Tsang Yau
May Kwong as Muk Kim-ping
Law Koon-lan as Wai Chun-fa
Ching Hor-wai as Empress Dowager
Ku Feng as Hoi Tai-fu
Ricky Wong as Oboi
Kwan Hoi-san as Chan Man-leung, Chan Kwong
Lau Kong as Prince Hong
Danny Summer as Chan Kan-nam
Pau Fong as Hung On-tung
Celine Ma as Mo Tung-chu
Wong Wai as Ng Sam-kwai
Mark Kwok as Cheng Hak-song
Andy Tai as Ng Ying-hung
Law Ho-kai as Songgotu
Wilson Tsui as To-lung
Tang Ying-man as Cheung Hon-nin
Yeung Tsi-to as Chiu Chai-yin
Joe Junior as Tong Yeuk-mong
Peter Lai as Ming-chu
Wah Chung-nam as Lei Tsi-sing
Kwong Tso-fai as See Long
Chan Chung-kin as Suksaha
Lee Kong-lung as Ng Luk-kei
Cheng Ka-sang as Tsui Tin-chuen
Chan Wing-chun as Fung Tsai-chung
Choi Kwok-hing as Chin Lo-bun
Yu Tin-wai as Taoist Yuen-tsing
Sit Chun-kei as Kwan Fu-tsi
Fong Kit as Ko Yin-chiu
Cheung Chun-wah as Ka Lo-luk
Chan Tik-hak as Chung Chi-ling
Che Po-law as Fat Monk
Wong Chun-hong as Thin Monk
Cheung Hon-ban as Luk Ko-suen
Lee Ka-keung as Muk Kim-shing
Lok Tat-wah as Lau Yat-chow
Tang Yu-wing as Ah-see-ha
Leo Tsang as Muk-lei-ma
Wong Sing-seung as Pan-po-yee-sin
Ho Pik-kin as Kang Ching-chung
Au Ngok as Seung Ho-hei
Kiu Hung as Ng Chi-wing
Wong Man-piu as Officer Ha
Chan On-ying as To Hung-ying
Yau Wai-chan as Lau Yin
Irene Wong as Tsui-cho
Siu Cheuk-yiu as Sui Tung
Lee Wong-sang as Wai Hak
Yau Biu as Leung Kau
Ng Man-sang as Siu-kwai-tsi
Tong Chun-ming as Wan Yau-to
Leung Chiu-ho as Wan Yau-fong
Mak Tsi-wan as See Chung
Cheng Lui as Taoist Mo-kan
Lee Tsi-kei as Yan Kam
Cheung Hung-cheung as Hui Wan-ting
Ling Hon as Cheung Tam-yuet
Leung Kin-pin as Cheung Lo-sam
Wong Wai-tak as Pak Hon-chung
Lee Wai-man as Pak Hon-fung
Wong Tin-chak as Lo Yat-fung
Wong Chi-wai as Pa-long-sing
Pok Kwan as Yeung Yat-chi
Lai Suen as Mrs Cheng
Kwok Tak-shun as Fung Sek-fan
Lilly Li as Kau-nan
Cheung Kwok-keung as Shun-chi Emperor
Sun Kwai-hing as Master Yuk-lam
Tam Yat-ching as Ching-kwong
Yu Tze-ming as Ching-koon
Tam Chuen-hing as Ching-tung
Toi Siu-man as Ching-sam
Ma Kim-kwong as Ching-sek
Chun Hung as Hang-tin
Lee Chi-wah as Ching-bun
Lee Chi-wai as Ching-ching
To Shek-man as Lau Tai-hung
Cho Kei as Ng Lap-san
Chun Wong as Mau Sap-bat
Wong Sun as Chong Wan-sing
Shek Wan as Sze-to Pak-lui
Man Kit-wan as Third Mistress Chong
Hung Tsi-hoi as Sung-tsing Emperor
Lui Kon-man as Pan-to
Wong Siu-lung as Chai Yuen-hoi
Yu Ying-ho as Tang Ping-chun
Yau Man-shing as Galdan Boshugtu Khan
Lee Hung-kit as Master Pa-ngan
Hui See-man as Shaman's wife
Law Kwan-tso as Desi Sangye Gyatso
Leung Chung as Fung Nan-tik
Chan Chi-hung as Master Hoi-chung
Kwok Cheuk-wah as Hon-tit-mo
Wan Yu-hung as Man Kwan
Yip Chun-shing as Lam Hing-chu
Ho Kwok-wing as Ko-lei-chun
Lau Hiu-tong as Sophia Alekseyevna
Koo Ming-wah as Chiu Leung-tung
Ngai Wai-man as Cheung Yung
Tang Yu-chiu as Wong Chun-bo
Cheung Hak as Suen See-hak
Law Kong as Kwai Sun-shu
Law Lan as Kwai Yee-neung
Chan Min-leung as Kwai Chung

External links

The Duke of Mount Deer official page on TVB's website

v t e The Deer and the Cauldron by Jin Yong
Characters	List of characters
Film adaptations	Tale of a Eunuch (1983) Royal Tramp (1992) Royal Tramp II (1992) Hero – Beyond the Boundary of Time (1993)
Television adaptations	The Duke of Mount Deer (TVB) (1984) The Duke of Mount Deer (CTV) (1984) The Duke of Mount Deer (1998) The Duke of Mount Deer (2000) Royal Tramp (2008) The Deer and the Cauldron (2014) The Deer and the Cauldron (2020)