| Native Name: | 四個女仔三個BAR |
| Alt Name: | Four Girls, Three Bars Quid Pro Quo |
| Genre: | Legal drama |
| Creator: | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Director: | Hui Sui-ping |
| Starring: | Ben Wong Louis Cheung Ram Chiang Grace Chan Elaine Yiu Jeannie Chan Stephanie Ho Timothy Cheng Moon Lau |
| Opentheme: | You & Me (我和你) by Stephanie Ho |
| Endtheme: | You Are The One (面前人) by Louis Cheung & Grace Chan |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Language: | Cantonese |
| Num Episodes: | 25 |
| Executive Producer: | Catherine Tsang |
| Producer: | Joe Chan |
| Location: | Hong Kong |
| Camera: | Multi camera |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes |
| Company: | TVB |
| Network: | Jade HD Jade |
| Raising the Bar | |
| T: | 四個女仔三個BAR |
| S: | 四个女仔三个BAR |
| L: | "Four Girls, Three Bars" |
| J: | sei3 go3 neoi5 zai2 saam1 go3 BAR |
| P: | Sì gè nǚ zǐ sān gè BAR |
Raising the Bar is a 2015 Hong Kong modern legal drama series produced by TVB. It stars Ben Wong, Louis Cheung, Ram Chiang and Grace Chan as the main leads, with Elaine Yiu, Jeannie Chan, Stephanie Ho, Timothy Cheng and Moon Lau as the major supporting cast. Natalie Tong and Elena Kong guest star this series. Filming of the series took place from June till September 2014. The series began airing 26 January 2015 and ended its run on 27 February 2015. It was broadcast on weekdays, Monday to Friday, by TVB's Jade channel in the 8:30–9:30 pm timeslot.[1] [2] [3]
A group of barristers and trainee lawyers vow to pursue justice and ideals, but the process is fraught with difficulties. Regarded as the "Condor Heroes" of the legal world, barristers Marcus Fan (Ben Wong) and his wife Vivian Cheung (Elaine Yiu) have taught many students. Among them, Giselle Tong (Grace Chan), Brittany Fok (Jeannie Chan) and Quinton Chow (Louis Cheung) are Marco's favourites. Giselle's classmate, Holly Tsang (Moon Lau), is a trainee solicitor at Vivian's law firm, while Chris Yiu (Stephanie Ho) trains under barrister Duncan Yam (Timothy Cheng). Brittany's elder half-sister, Ashley Cheng (Natalie Tong), has an affair with the married Duncan and later switches over to work for Marcus. With each of them using their own methods, how do these rookies become qualified legal practitioners, in a journey that is full of struggle, doubt and tough choices about their future? Theory turns into practice as they handle tricky cases and experience success and failures, while also dealing with love, family and friendship problems every day. Their biggest test arrives when legal standards challenge their personal orientations.
An alternate ending was shown for the overseas broadcast of the drama. The scene depicts the lawyers in a silent protest in support of Hong Kong's continued judicial independence.[4] The scene is in reference to the real life event that happened in Hong Kong during the "White Paper" protest in June 2014.[5]
| Week | Episodes | Date | Average Points | Peaking Points | |
| 1 | 01－05 | 26–30 Jan 2015 | 23 | 25 | |
| 2 | 06－10 | 2–6 Feb 2015 | 24 | 26 | |
| 3 | 11－15 | 9–13 Feb 2015 | 23 | 27 | |
| 4 | 16－20 | 16–20 Feb 2015 | 22 | 24 | |
| 5 | 21－25 | 23–27 Feb 2015 | 27 | 32 | |
| Total average | 23.8 | 32 | |||
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | StarHub TVB Awards [7] | My Favourite TVB Drama | Raising The Bar | |
| My Favourite TVB Actor | Ben Wong | |||
| My Favourite TVB Actress | Grace Chan | |||
| My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress | Natalie Tong | |||
| Elaine Yiu | ||||
| My Favourite TVB Male TV Character | Ben Wong | |||
| My Favourite TVB Female TV Character | Grace Chan | |||
| My Favourite Onscreen Couple | Louis Cheung & Grace Chan | |||
| My Favourite TVB Theme Song | You & Me (我和你) by Stephanie Ho | |||
| TVB Star Awards Malaysia | My Favourite TVB Drama Series | Raising The Bar | ||
| My Favourite TVB Actor in a Leading Role | Ben Wong | |||
| My Favourite TVB Actress in a Leading Role | Grace Chan | |||
| My Favourite TVB Actor in a Supporting Role | Louis Cheung | |||
| Ram Chiang | ||||
| Timothy Cheng | ||||
| My Favourite TVB Actress in a Supporting Role | Elaine Yiu | |||
| My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple | Louis Cheung & Grace Chan | |||
| Ben Wong & Elaine Yiu | ||||
| My Favourite TVB Drama Theme Song | You & Me (我和你) by Stephanie Ho | |||
| My Favourite Top 16 TVB Drama Characters | Ben Wong | |||
| Elaine Yiu | ||||
| TVB Anniversary Awards | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama | Raising The Bar | ||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor | Ben Wong | |||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress | Grace Chan | |||
| Elaine Yiu | ||||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actor | Ram Chiang | |||
| Timothy Cheng | ||||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress | Natalie Tong | |||
| Stephanie Ho | ||||
| Jeannie Chan | ||||
| Elena Kong | ||||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character | Ben Wong | |||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character | Stephanie Ho | |||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite Drama Song | You & Me (我和你) by Stephanie Ho | |||
| You Are The One (面前人) by Louis Cheung & Grace Chan |