Be Home for Dinner
Official poster
誰家灶頭無煙火
GenreModern Sitcom
StarringElliot Ngok
Jason Chan
Kristal Tin
Stephen Au
Yvonne Lam
Helen Ma
Queenie Chu
Océane Zhu
Becky Lee
Matt Yeung
Dickson Lee
Katy Kung
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes158
Production
Production locationHong Kong
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes (approx.)
Production companyTVB
Original release
NetworkTVB Jade
Release21 March (2011-03-21) –
30 October 2011 (2011-10-30)
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Be Home for Dinner (Traditional Chinese: (誰家灶頭無煙火) is an TVB modern sitcom series.

Synopsis

Chung Kwok-Chu (Elliot Ngok) is a renowned food critic and an assistant editor-in-chief of a newspaper, Ko Jim Daily. When his son, Si-Hon (Jason Chan) returns from Canada, Chu is disappointed to find that Si Hon intends to become a chef rather than taking up a professional career. His attempts to guide his son away are thwarted when Shum Bui-yee (Kristal Tin), a well-known and respected chef, reluctantly accepts Si-Hon as her assistant.

At the Chung household, Chu has to face his bickering younger brother Kwok-Tung (Stephen Au) and Si-Hon's aunt, Suen Ma-lei (Yvonne Lam), his second wife Dau Kwai Sum (Helen Ma) who worries that she is not doing enough as a stepmother, and how children, half-siblings Si-Hon and Si-Nga (Katy Kung) do not understand fine foods as he does. As members of his family manage to find a way to get along, Chu and his family find that friends and co-workers changing their family dynamic again.

Cast

Awards and nominations

45th TVB Anniversary Awards 2011

Viewership ratings

Week Episodes Average Points Peaking Points References
1 March 21–25, 2011 1 — 5 25 — [1]
2 March 28–31, 2011 6 — 9 21 — [2]
3 April 4–8, 2011 10 — 14 24 — [3]
4 April 11–15, 2011 15 — 19 23 — [4]
5 April 18–22, 2011 20 — 24 23 — [5]
6 April 25–28, 2011 25 — 28 23 — [6]
7 May 2–6, 2011 29 — 33 24 — [7]
8 May 9–13, 2011 34 — 38 24 — [8]
9 May 16–20, 2011 39 — 43 24 — [9]
10 May 23–27, 2011 44 — 48 24 — [10]
11 May 30 - June 3, 2011 49 — 53 24 — [11]
12 June 6–10, 2011 54 — 58 25 — [12]
13 June 13–17, 2011 59 — 63 24 — [13]
14 June 20–24, 2011 64 — 68 24 — [14]
15 June 27 - July 1, 2011 69 — 73 24 — [15]
16 July 4–8, 2011 74 — 78 25 — [16]
17 July 11–15, 2011 79 — 83 25 — [17]
18 July 18–22, 2011 84 — 88 24 — [18]
19 July 25–29, 2011 89 — 93 23 — [19]
20 August 1–5, 2011 94 — 98 23 — [20]
21 August 8–12, 2011 99 — 103 23 — [21]
22 August 15–19, 2011 104 — 108 24 — [22]
23 August 22–26, 2011 109 — 113 25 — [23]
24 August 29 - September 2, 2011 114 — 118 25 — [24]
25 September 5–9, 2011 119 — 123 26 — [25]
26 September 12–16, 2011 124 — 128 24 — [26]
27 September 19–23, 2011 129 — 133 25 — [27]
28 September 26–30, 2011 134 — 138 27 — [28]
29 October 4–7, 2011 139 — 142 25 — [29]
30 October 10–14, 2011 143 — 147 25 — [30]
31 October 17–21, 2011 148 — 152 25 — [31]
32 October 24–28, 2011 153 — 158 27 — [32]
October 30, 2011 159 — 160 27 29 [33]

References

  1. ^ Week 1 Ratings
  2. ^ Week 2 Ratings
  3. ^ Week 3 Ratings
  4. ^ Week 4 Ratings
  5. ^ Week 5 Ratings
  6. ^ Week 6 Ratings
  7. ^ Week 7 Ratings
  8. ^ Week 8 Ratings
  9. ^ Week 9 Ratings
  10. ^ Week 10 Ratings
  11. ^ Week 11 Ratings
  12. ^ Week 12 Ratings
  13. ^ Week 13 Ratings
  14. ^ Week 14 Ratings
  15. ^ Week 15 Ratings
  16. ^ Week 16 Ratings
  17. ^ Week 17 Ratings
  18. ^ Week 18 Ratings
  19. ^ Week 19 Ratings
  20. ^ Week 20 Ratings
  21. ^ Week 21 Ratings
  22. ^ Week 22 Ratings
  23. ^ Week 23 Ratings
  24. ^ Week 24 Ratings
  25. ^ Week 25 Ratings
  26. ^ Week 26 Ratings
  27. ^ Week 27 Ratings
  28. ^ Week 28 Ratings Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  29. ^ Week 29 Ratings
  30. ^ Week 30 Ratings
  31. ^ Week 31 Ratings
  32. ^ Week 32 Ratings
  33. ^ Week 32 Ratings

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