Square Pegs — Season 1, Episode 1: Episode 1
Comedy • 46 min • 1 season, 20 episodes • ★ 5.0/10
Episode synopsis
While FANG is tidying up the house, SHUI, the second wife, is helping her daughter, DIP, to dress up. She wishes her daughter would catch the eyes of CHUNG, the millionaire’s son. FANG has bought a goose for the welcome dinner of his father, CHONG. But the goose has been stolen while she is helping SHAUN, the mentally handicapped son of “Smiley Cake Shop”. FANG doesn’t want her father to hustle and bustle for making a living anymore, so she wants to restart “Fragrant Tea House”, her deceased mother’s shop. FANG has a quarrel with CHUNG’s cousin, FU, when she is buying the Smiley cakes. FANG goes to Hing Fung Company to discuss the rental details, but meet FU again. Meanwhile, someone has come to buy the first class tea, “Monkey Pick”. FANG points out the defects and makes CHUNG and FU change their perception on her. CHUNG even agrees to lease her the shop. DIP is delighted as she thinks CHUNG has crushed on her……
About Square Pegs
Square Pegs was a Hong Kong television series 2003. The program's title is an abbreviated reference to the English idiomatic phrase "square peg in a round hole." The series was the runaway success of 2003, commanding a viewership of 3.5 million or roughly half of Hong Kong's population during the last week of its broadcast, and breaking TVB's ten-year ratings record. It also went on to win four awards for its two lead actors in the TVB 36th Anniversary Awards, and made both Roger Kwok and Jessica Hsuan household names in the territory.