Eye in the Sky | |
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Also known as | Heaven's Eye The Third Eye (제 3의 눈) |
天眼 | |
Genre | Crime thriller, action, drama |
Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
Written by | Lau Chi-wah |
Starring | Kevin Cheng Ruco Chan Tavia Yeung Rosina Lam Tony Hung Samantha Ko Barry Cox |
Theme music composer | Alan Cheung |
Opening theme | "Truth" (真相) by Alfred Hui and Hubert Wu |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Catherine Tsang |
Producer | Dave Fong |
Production location | Hong Kong |
Editor | Lau Chi-wah |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
Production company | TVB |
Original release | |
Network | TVB Jade, HD Jade |
Release | 2 March 27 March 2015 | –
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Chinese | 天眼 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Sky's Eye" | ||||||||||||
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Eye in the Sky (Chinese: 天眼; Jyutping: Tin1 Ngaan5; Cantonese Yale: Tīn Ngáahn; literally "Heaven's Eye" or "Sky's Eye") is a 2015 Hong Kong crime thriller television drama created and produced by TVB. The drama focuses on the relationship between two brothers, portrayed by Kevin Cheng and Ruco Chan, and deals with themes of comeuppance and destiny. In the series, the two brothers often use video surveillance cameras to catch criminals; these cameras are also commonly referred to as "heaven's eye" in Cantonese speech.
Eye in the Sky aired from 2 to 27 March 2015 on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels, totalling 20 episodes.[1]
CID investigator Szeto Shun (Kevin Cheng) becomes the prime suspect of an arson case when surveillance cameras capture a culprit who looks identical to him. Thanks to an alibi, Szeto finally gets eliminated as a suspect, but his colleagues remain skeptical. To prove his innocence, Szeto resigns from his position in the police force and takes up a job as Head of Security at the swanky Y Suite Hotel. He decides to solve the arson mystery on his own, but not without the help of his former colleague, CID detective Scarlett Wong (Lin Xiawei), who seems to be the only one who believed his innocence.
Small time private investigator Jan Ng (Tavia Yeung) falls in love with Szeto at first sight after seeing him take down a gun-crazed criminal. When a client who looks identical to Szeto shows up at her father's investigation firm later that day, she automatically assumes him to be Szeto without asking his name. Since the client does not want to divulge his true identity, he goes along with Jan thinking he is Szeto. The man hires her to trail a person that leads her entangled with the triads, but saves her in time and the two have a one-night stand. Eighteen months later, Jan runs into the real Szeto and assumes him to be the same person she had spent the night with, but while investigating another client's case at the Y Suite Hotel, she finds out that Szeto and her client are not the same. Thinking that Jan's client may be the true culprit in the arson case, Szeto tells Jan to find the man, and the two form a mentor-protege relationship.
During this time, Szeto befriends security guard Cheng Nik-hang (Ruco Chan), a seasoned thief in disguise, who infiltrates the Y Suite Hotel to find a stolen treasure. While helping Szeto investigate his arson case, Szeto discovers Nik-hang's own tragic past, including being a twin brother who had his face burned during a burglary and reconstructed to look different 18 months later.
The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership. "Viewers in millions" refers to the number of people, derived from TVB Jade ratings (including TVB HD Jade), in Hong Kong who watched the episode live. The peak number of viewers are in brackets.
# | Timeslot (HKT) | Week | Episode(s) | Average points | Peaking points | Viewers | Ref. |
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1 | Mon – Fri, 21:30 | 2 – 6 March 2015 | 1 — 5 | 25 | — | 1.61 million | [4] |
2 | 9 – 13 March 2015 | 6 — 10 | 25 | 27 | 1.61 million | [5] | |
3 | 16 – 20 March 2015 | 11 — 15 | 25 | — | 1.61 million | [6] | |
4 | 23 – 27 March 2015 | 16 — 20 | 25 | 27 | 1.61 million | [7] |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2015 | StarHub TVB Awards | My Favourite TVB Drama | Eye in the Sky | Nominated |
My Favourite TVB Actor | Kevin Cheng | Nominated | ||
My Favourite TVB Actress | Tavia Yeung | Nominated | ||
My Favourite TVB Supporting Actor | Tony Hung | Nominated | ||
My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress | Samantha Ko | Nominated | ||
My Favourite TVB Male TV Character | Kevin Cheng | Nominated | ||
My Favourite TVB Female TV Character | Tavia Yeung | Won | ||
My Favourite TVB Theme Song | "Truth" (真相) by Alfred Hui & Hubert Wu | Won | ||
TVB Star Awards Malaysia | My Favourite TVB Drama Series | Eye in the Sky | Nominated | |
My Favourite TVB Actor in a Leading Role | Kevin Cheng | Nominated | ||
My Favourite TVB Actor in a Supporting Role | Tony Hung | Nominated | ||
My Favourite TVB Actress in a Supporting Role | Samantha Ko | Nominated | ||
My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple | Kevin Cheng & Tavia Yeung | Nominated | ||
My Favourite TVB Drama Theme Song | "Truth" (真相) by Alfred Hui & Hubert Wu | Nominated | ||
TVB Anniversary Awards | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama | Eye in the Sky | Nominated | |
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor | Kevin Cheng | Nominated | ||
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress | Samantha Ko | Nominated | ||
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character | Kevin Cheng | Nominated | ||
TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite Drama Song | "Truth" (真相) by Alfred Hui & Hubert Wu | Nominated |