The Drive of Life

Overview

The Drive of Life is a 2007 grand production drama by TVB and CCTV as a joint production. It was specially filmed to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong back to China from Britain during the period of 1997-2007. The theme of the series revolves around the automobile industry in China. Told in flashback from 1994, the ups and downs and transformations that Hong Kong has been experiencing before and after the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong is used as a narrative device. The series was filmed in Hong Kong, Beijing, Ningbo and Vancouver from early October 2006 until May 2007. The automobiles featured in the series are from Geely Automobile, as a fictional brand name "Hua-Zhe". This film ties with TVB drama "War and Beauty" for the record of having the most "Best Actress" winners, where Jessica Hsuan, Charmaine Sheh, Sheren Tang and Myolie Wu won their respective "Best Actress" awards in 1999, 2006, 2009/2010, and 2011.

Series details

First air date

2007

Last air date

2007

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

60

Episode runtime

45 min

Genres

Drama

Original language

CN

Origin country

HK

Networks

TVB Jade, CCTV-8

Created by

Tommy Leung Ga-Shu

Production

TVB

Cast

Damian Lau Chung-Yan

Wah Man-hon

Jessica Hsuan Huen

Wah Ching-yu

Raymond Lam Fung

Wah Chen-bong

William Feng

Wah Chun-man

Michael Miu Kiu-wai

Wah Man-sek

Sheren Tang Shui-man