

Life Begins at Forty
2003-12-22 · 45 min / episode · Not rated
What do men go through once they hit the big four-zero? What goes on in their minds? What about their lifestyle, does it change? Their relationships, their worries, problems and secrets... This drama is about three men in their forties, just starting to experience and understand their definition of life: issues with women, love, career, and many other relationships in life. Each has a story of their own that interconnects with one another; and an ending that no one can ever expect...
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- Creators
- Marco Wing-Yin Law
- Production companies
- TVB
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Alex Fong Chung-sunWei Fuk Wing
Chin Ka-LokChan Bing Gei
Ram Chiang Chi-kwongLo Ga Fai
Charmaine Sheh Sze-manKwan Tze Kei
Anne Heung Hoi-LamMok Hui Nam
Shirley Yeung Sze-KeiYuen Siu Mui
Felton Law Gwan-joh立
Claire Yiu Ka-Lei
Kevin Cheng Ka-Wing
Li Hung-Kit
Joseph Lee Kwok-Lun
Iris Wong Yat-Tung
Casper Chan
Nancy Wu Ting-yan
Janice Shum
Samson Yeung
Jack Wu
Ku Feng
Helena Law Lan
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