A House is Not a Home
A House is Not a Home

A House is Not a Home

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1977- 1977
1 Seasons
110 Episodes
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Overview

A House Is Not a Home is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 August 1977. It is a very successful classic series boasting the likes of stars Liza Wang, Simon Yam, Ha Yu and also veteran actors like Bak Man-biu, Tang Pik-wan and Lee Heung-kam. The show became a 1970s drama classic, well-known also for its theme song, "A House Is Not a Home"; 家變, which was composed and arranged by Joseph Koo, with lyrics by the late Wong Jim and sung by Roman Tam.

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Cast & Crew

70 members
Acting

汪明荃

洛琳

汪明荃
Acting

周潤發

何严明

周潤發
Acting

南紅

王懿德

南紅
Acting

鄧碧雲

袁兴云

鄧碧雲
Acting

任達華

洛华

任達華
Acting

Paul Chu Kong

詹伯林

Paul Chu Kong
Acting

Pak Man-Biu

洛辉

Pak Man-Biu
Acting

夏雨

马进友

夏雨
Acting

金興賢

张克伦

金興賢
Acting

Ma Siu-Ying

Unknown Role

Ma Siu-Ying
Acting

陳嘉儀

洛幸楠

陳嘉儀
Acting

李香琴

Unknown Role

李香琴
Acting

黃愷欣

Unknown Role

黃愷欣
Acting

譚炳文

Unknown Role

譚炳文
Acting

Chan Lap-Ban

Unknown Role

Chan Lap-Ban
Acting

江毅

Unknown Role

江毅
Acting

羅蘭

Unknown Role

羅蘭
Acting

駱應鈞

Unknown Role

駱應鈞
Acting

林建明

Unknown Role

林建明
Acting

歐陽莎菲

Unknown Role

歐陽莎菲
Acting

黃新

Unknown Role

黃新
Acting

Tang Mei-Mei

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

盧大偉

Unknown Role

盧大偉
Acting

談泉慶

Unknown Role

談泉慶
Acting

黃文慧

Unknown Role

黃文慧
Acting

石修

Unknown Role

石修
Acting

于洋

Unknown Role

于洋
Acting

Yolande Yau Pui-Ling

Unknown Role

Yolande Yau Pui-Ling
Acting

謝月美

Unknown Role

謝月美
Acting

李鵬飛

Unknown Role

李鵬飛
Acting

鄭孟霞

Unknown Role

鄭孟霞
Acting

韋以茵

Unknown Role

韋以茵
Acting

Alan Yu Ga-Lun

Unknown Role

Alan Yu Ga-Lun
Acting

Lucia Leung Bik-Ling

Unknown Role

Lucia Leung Bik-Ling
Acting

李國麟

Unknown Role

李國麟
Acting

羅國維

Unknown Role

羅國維
Acting

羅浩楷

Unknown Role

羅浩楷
Acting

Yip Seung-Wa

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

陳劍雲

Unknown Role

陳劍雲
Acting

余慕蓮

Unknown Role

余慕蓮
Acting

Cheung Wood-Yau

Unknown Role

Cheung Wood-Yau
Acting

江圖

Unknown Role

江圖
Acting

梁愛

Unknown Role

梁愛
Acting

Jeem Yim

Unknown Role

Jeem Yim
Acting

Ronna Ko

Unknown Role

Ronna Ko
Acting

陳榮峻

Unknown Role

陳榮峻
Acting

黃植森

Unknown Role

黃植森
Acting

樓南光

Unknown Role

樓南光
Acting

Nancy Liang Lan-Shih

Unknown Role

Nancy Liang Lan-Shih
Acting

Lam Tin

Unknown Role

Lam Tin
Acting

何璧堅

Unknown Role

何璧堅
Acting

曾楚霖

Unknown Role

曾楚霖
Acting

曹濟

Unknown Role

曹濟
Directing

Albert Lai Gin-Kwok

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

梁克遜

Unknown Role

梁克遜
Acting

Yip Ha-Lei

Unknown Role

Yip Ha-Lei
Acting

李家鼎

Unknown Role

李家鼎
Acting

Chow Gat

Unknown Role

Chow Gat
Acting

余子明

Unknown Role

余子明
Acting

鄭則仕

Unknown Role

鄭則仕
Acting

Amy Wu Mei-Yee

Unknown Role

Amy Wu Mei-Yee
Acting

上官玉

Unknown Role

上官玉
Acting

蕭亮

Unknown Role

蕭亮
Acting

莊文清

Unknown Role

莊文清
Acting

劉雅麗

Unknown Role

劉雅麗
Acting

張英才

Unknown Role

張英才
Directing

林嶺東

Unknown Role

林嶺東
Directing

徐克

Unknown Role

徐克
Acting

林根

Unknown Role

林根
Acting

Gary Ho Kwai-Lam

Unknown Role

Gary Ho Kwai-Lam

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