Night Shift (Hong Kong TV series) explained

Genre:	Crime thriller
Director:	Jimmy Luk
Creative Director:	Stella Choy
Starring:	Frankie Lam Dominic Lam Kathy Yuen
Opentheme:	"夜之奏鳴曲"^[1]
Endtheme:	"Lonely Shadow" by Quinn Lui^[2]
Composer:	Kong Fai
Country:	Hong Kong
Language:	Cantonese
Num Episodes:	11
Executive Producer:	Ho Ching-yee
Editor:	Alex Pao
Location:	Hong Kong
Camera:	Multi-camera
Runtime:	42–49 minutes
Company:	Hong Kong Television Network

Night Shift, is a 2015 crime thriller television series produced by Hong Kong Television Network. The entire series was filmed at night.^[3]

Plot

The story links together the experiences of several EU assault team members working different night shifts. During their shifts, they already encounter all kinds of unfathomable dangers and challenges, but the true test of their endurance lies in the endless temptations that they face in the darkness of the night. With their willpower slowly weakening as the night wears on, their self-protection and restraint are also in danger of suffering serious blows.^[4]

Cast

Emergency Unit

• Frankie Lam as Heman
• Dominic Lam as Bao Kuk
• Kwok Fung as Tai Sir
• Luvin Ho as Kit
• Sin Ho-ying as Kai Yet
• Wu Kwing-lung as Tsui Tsai
• Kong Fai as Wong Tze-hang

Night club

• Kathy Yuen as Aka
• Rachel Lam as Leslie
• Lena Wong as Rainbow
• Ruby Lau as Nana
• Jan Tse as Suki
• Jacky Yeung as Mark
• Benji Chiang as manager of the Bar
• Gregory Wong as guy in the Bar

Triads

• Bryant Mak as 6 Luck
• Philip Keung as Tai Dan
• Felix Lok as Che Ding
• Bond Chan as Tin Kau

Ambulance Unit

• Chow Tsz-lung as Yau Yung
• Wong Man-piu as Master Kai
• Jason Lam as Brother Kin

7-Eleven

• Crystal Leung as Ah Fa
• Oscar Chan as Jason
• Annie Chong as Sandy

Social worker

• Tong Chun-ming as Alan
• Bonnie Wong as Grandma 7
• Peter Lai as Tang Bak

Other cast

• Yetta Tse as Yan
• Alan Luk as Fat Kee
• Deon Cheung as Edwin
• Mizz Eva as Eva
• Ann Ho as Rene
• Anita Chan as Carman
• Cherry Pau as Ho Ying, (episode 7 & 11)

Production

Filming started on 8 September 2013^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} and ended on 26 November 2013.^{[9] [10]}

Release

A behind the scenes video clip was posted on YouTube on 30 November 2013.^[11] The first trailer was released on HKTV's YouTube channel on 26 October 2014.^[12] A 9-minute preview was released on HKTV's YouTube channel on 11 August 2015.^[13]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 《夜班 Night Shift》夜之奏鳴曲 . 17 August 2015 . 25 August 2015 . YouTube.
2. Web site: HKTV Night Shift 夜班 主題曲 《Lonely Shadow》 Official MV – 呂喬恩 Quinn . 25 August 2015 . 26 August 2015 . YouTube.
3. Web site: 【盛品儒辭職】 亞視金句：冇打燈更真實 維基破格拍全夜景新劇 . 1 September 2013 . 30 March 2015 . Apple Daily.
4. Web site: Night Shift – 夜班 . 13 August 2015 . 13 August 2015 . Dramasian.
5. Web site: 【電視風雲】港視最後一劇 煞科前夕 決不揸流攤 . 8 September 2013 . 30 March 2015 . Apple Daily.
6. Web site: 新劇《Night Shift》開鏡拜神記者會 . 8 September 2013 . 30 March 2015 . HKTV.
7. Web site: 香港電視新劇《Night Shift》介紹 . 8 September 2013 . 30 March 2015 . ihktv.com.
8. Web site: 林文龍通宵拍劇啪藥死撐 . 9 September 2013 . 30 March 2015 . Oriental Daily News.
9. Web site: 【電視風雲】港視最後一夜 林文龍林嘉華《Night Shift》拍完了 . 26 November 2013 . 30 March 2015 . Apple Daily.
10. Web site: 港視最後一夜 . 27 November 2013 . 30 March 2015 . Apple Daily.
11. Web site: 《Shift at Night》- Night Shift 的最後兩個星期 . 30 October 2013 . 30 March 2015 . YouTube.
12. Web site: [HKTV 一分鐘精選] Night Shift (夜班) ]. 26 October 2014 . 30 March 2015 . YouTube.
13. Web site: 《夜班》首集精華優先睇 . 11 August 2015 . 13 August 2015 . YouTube.