The Life and Times of a Sentinel
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The Life and Times of a Sentinel (Traditional Chinese: 紫禁驚雷) is a 2011 Hong Kong historical-fiction television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), starring Steven Ma and Kenneth Ma as the main leads, with Leung Choi-yuen serving as the executive producer.
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紫禁驚雷 | |
Genre | Historical fiction |
Written by | Ng Siu-tung Sit Kar-wah |
Starring | Steven Ma Kenneth Ma Sunny Chan Power Chan Selena Lee Natalie Tong Elaine Yiu Mak Cheung-ching Ben Wong Ching Hor-wai Grace Wong |
Theme music composer | Yip Siu-chung |
Opening theme | Bin Tin (變天) by Steven Ma |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 26 (total) 25 (with 2-hour finale) |
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Producer | Leung Choi-yuen |
Production location | Hong Kong |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
Production company | TVB |
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Network | TVB Jade |
Release | 25 July (2011-07-25) – 26 August 2011 (2011-08-26) |
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Quick Facts The Life and Times of a Sentinel, Traditional Chinese ...
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Traditional Chinese | 紫禁驚雷 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 紫禁惊雷 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Frightening Thunder of the Purple Forbidden (City)" | ||||||||||
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Set in the late 17th century, during the early years of the Kangxi Emperor's reign over Qing China, the drama stars Nip Dor-po (Steven Ma), a third-grade imperial bodyguard. He is used by both the Kangxi Emperor (Power Chan) and Prince Yu (Kenneth Ma) to pit against each other, conflicting Dor-po's loyalty for both.