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A Smiling Ghost Story

A Smiling Ghost Story

19995.01 Season20 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Lam Ka Yi is a kindhearted girl who was electrocuted while saving a kid from a falling signboard. Passerby Ku Dak Ming tries to revive her through mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, but fails to bring her back to life. However, this incident causes Ka Yi's spirit and Dak Ming to have a special link. Thus, when Ka Yi learns that her future parents are actually her cousin Man Siu Ying and Dak Ming's best friend Fong Chi Lung who are loggerheads, she tries to get Dak Ming to help bring them together, much to his frustration. Nevertheless, Ka Yi and Dak Ming found themselves falling for each other over time; but can a ghost-human relationship work out?

NetworksTVB Jade

Top Cast

Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee

Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee

林家宜/李詠欣

Roger Kwok Chun-On

Roger Kwok Chun-On

古德明

Monica Chan Fat-Yung

Monica Chan Fat-Yung

文少英

Nick Cheung Ka-Fai

Nick Cheung Ka-Fai

方志龍

Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung

Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung

周小波

Felix Lok Ying-Kwan

Felix Lok Ying-Kwan

古悟明

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

方月冰/Icy

Wong Hoi-Yan

Wong Hoi-Yan

林幗紅

Lee Lung-Kei

Lee Lung-Kei

文廣成

Teresa Ha Ping

Teresa Ha Ping

徐寶寶

About A Smiling Ghost Story

A Smiling Ghost Story is a drama series that first aired in 1999. it stars Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee, Roger Kwok Chun-On, Monica Chan Fat-Yung. Lam Ka Yi is a kindhearted girl who was electrocuted while saving a kid from a falling signboard. Passerby Ku Dak Ming tries to revive her through mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, but fails to bring her back to life. However, this incident causes Ka Yi's spirit and Dak Ming to have a special link. Thus, when Ka Yi learns that her future parents are actually her cousin Man Siu Ying and Dak Ming's best friend Fong Chi Lung who are loggerheads, she tries to get Dak Ming to help bring them together, much to his frustration. Nevertheless, Ka Yi and Dak Ming found themselves falling for each other over time; but can a ghost-human relationship work out?

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