Chow Yun-Fat's first leading role? The 1978 Hong Kong soap that started a legend.
Season 1 • Episode 85
LatestVanity Fair is a TVB television series, premiered on January 2, 1978. Theme song "Vanity Fair" composition by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, arrangement by Joseph Koo and Choi Tak Choi, sung by Paula Tsui.
Acting
Chow Yun-Fat's breakout — watch him become THE Chow Yun-Fat
Score
Paula Tsui's theme song became an era-defining Cantopop classic
Production
TVB's ambitious flagship drama with unprecedented scale for 1978
Creator
Lee Tim-Sing
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Chow Yun-Fat's first leading role after years of bit parts and 'Chow Yun-Fat the extra' — TVB executives initially opposed his casting, calling him 'not handsome enough for lead roles.'
The theme song 'Vanity Fair' (大亨) became slang for ruthless capitalism in 1980s Hong Kong — singing it at business dinners was simultaneously a joke and a threat.
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