If you like Growing Up, you'll love Conscience

March 07, 2001

However credible their acting, veterans Maggie Siu, Deric Wan and Amy Kwok cannot save a sinking Conscience.

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It is the year 1998 in Hong Kong, where we lay our fair scene. A suave Deric Wan abandons his teary bride-to-be Amy Kwok and bids a tortured "I love you" to her.

He hops onto a helicopter in search of Maggie Siu and daughter, who are on board a yacht.

As the chopper hovers over the emerald sea, Maggie screeches "Jump if you dare to leave us mother and daughter!"

He jumps.

Flashback to 2 years earlier when, in a nutshell, Deric is a mildly retarded recluse, Amy a goody-two-shoes with a fashion handicap, and Maggie a reporter in the gallows for unintentionally murdering a politician.

How will Maggie escape the slimy tentacles of the biased law? Who is Deric's image and speech consultant? But most importantly, do we give a damn?

A short synopsis tells us Maggie gets away with murder, suffers conscience attacks and eventually morphs into an unscrupulous go-getter.

With no intriguing expectations and curiosity left for subsequent episodes, Conscience may be another one of those dramas where watching just the first and last episodes is enough.

The sombre tragedy with nary a joke and witty dialogue is not my bowl of fishball mee for a relaxing Sunday brunch, but perhaps those with an appetite for angst on a weekend (read: Growing Up fans) will enjoy this.

Conscience airs every Sunday on Channel 8 at 11 am.

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