| Alt Name: | The Smiling, Proud Wanderer State of Divinity | ||||||||||
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| Genre: | Wuxia | ||||||||||
| Screenplay: | Shuai Xuefang Liu Guilan He Qi'an | ||||||||||
| Director: | Huo Zhikai Hu Huixiang | ||||||||||
| Starring: | Steve Ma Fann Wong Ivy Lee Chew Chor Meng Jacelyn Tay Florence Tan Chen Tianwen Priscelia Chan Zheng Geping | ||||||||||
| Theme Music Composer: | Lin Yixin Ke Guimin | ||||||||||
| Opentheme: | Haoqing Xiao Jianghu (豪情笑江湖) performed by Fann Wong | ||||||||||
| Endtheme: | Duijiu Dangge (对酒当歌) performed by Wu Jiaming and Ke Guimin | ||||||||||
| Composer: | Benny Wong | ||||||||||
| Country: | Singapore | ||||||||||
| Language: | Mandarin | ||||||||||
| Num Episodes: | 40 | ||||||||||
| Executive Producer: | Lie Fengyun | ||||||||||
| Producer: | Ma Jiajun | ||||||||||
| Editor: | Xu Jiayan | ||||||||||
| Location: | Singapore Myanmar | ||||||||||
| Runtime: | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||||||
| Company: | MediaCorp | ||||||||||
| Channel: | TCS-8 |
The Legendary Swordsman is a Singaporean television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was first broadcast on TCS-8 (now MediaCorp Channel 8) in Singapore in 2000. It stars Steve Ma, Fann Wong, Ivy Lee, Chew Chor Meng, Jacelyn Tay, Florence Tan, Chen Tianwen, Priscelia Chan & Zheng Geping as the casts of the series.
The plot deviates significantly from the original story. Notable differences include: Ren Yingying appearing much earlier in the series than her first appearance in the novel; Ren Woxing is killed by Yue Buqun instead of dying from a stroke; an additional subplot on a romance between Tian Boguang and Lan Fenghuang; Dongfang Bubai is given a greater role in the series as the ultimate villain as opposed to his role as a minor antagonist in the novel, in which he only appears in one chapter.
| Accolades | Award | Nominee | Result |
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| Star Awards 2000 Show 2 红星大奖 2000 下半场 | Best Actress 最佳女主角 | Jacelyn Tay 郑秀珍 | |
| Fann Wong 范文芳 | |||
| Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角 | Zheng Geping 郑各评 | ||
| Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角 | Hong Huifang 洪慧芳 | ||
| Florence Tan 陈秀丽 |
Ann Kok was initially selected to play Yue Lingshan but she rejected the offer. Jacelyn Tay also turned down her role as Dongfang Bubai initially, but retook her role after a telling-off by Steve Ma in the Singaporean media.[1]