A Kindred Spirit (真情) was a television drama series that was broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong from May 15, 1995 to November 13, 1999. It is one of the longest running drama shows in Hong Kong television history (the longest being the sitcom Hong Kong 81 series). Its exceptional longevity still amazes people in a city where scripted TV drama programs typically only last around 20 episodes. The total number of episodes is 1,128. Each episode airs a few days in each week.

The show centres on a family who operates a barbecue pork (char siew) restaurant in Happy Valley, Hong Kong, and their life.

Cast

As the show progressed, more and more new characters were added into the show, as in a soap opera. The show finally ended in November 13, 1999 with a lavish farewell that included all the actors who participated in the show from past and present.

Main Cast

Actor	Character(s)	Remarks
Louise Li	Leung Yun Shin 梁潤善	Original cast member
Lau Dan	Lee Biu Bing 李標炳	Original cast member
Nancy Sit	Leung Yun Ho 梁潤好	Joined cast in 1996
Kwan Hoi Shan	Leung Yau 梁　友	Joined cast in 1995
Lai Suen	Yuen Man Kuen 阮文娟	Original cast member
Cheung Chi Kwong	Lee Tim Fook 李添福	Original cast member
Louisa So	Chan Wing Kam 陳詠琴	Original cast member, departed
Kenix Kwok	Lee Daw Foon 李多歡	Original cast member, departed in 1995
Ben Wong	Yung Heung Hoi 容向海	Original cast member
Angie Cheung	Lee Choi Yiu 李彩瑤 Ng Fong Kwai 吳芳貴	Original cast member, departed and returned
Marco Lo	Tong Lap Sang 唐立生	Joined cast in 1996
Lau Nam Kwong	Leung Yun Choi 梁潤才	Original cast member, departed
Sze Ming	Ma Yuk Yu 馬玉瑜	Original cast member, departed
Florence Kwok	Lee Daw Yan 李多欣	Original cast member
Hawick Lau	Lee Tim On 李添安	Original cast member
Tam Sin Hung	Auntie Yung 容妹 or 容姨	Original cast member

Impact on Hong Kong Culture

The show's impact on Hong Kong culture is immense, although its influence is fading away as new series are being aired. Everyone can remember the approximate arc of the story and most can sing the theme song.

The impact of the show on its cast is enormous, some actors have suffered a form of "curse" from the series, being that they can never break out of their mould that were set during this series. A good example listed earlier is the actor who played Ji Ho in the series. His performance on the series was so convincing and memorable that it has prevented him from playing heroes or protagonists since his run on the show was ended.

Kindred Spirit is shown in the US on Directv's TVB Jade TV on weekdays, and is also rerun in Hong Kong on TVB's Grand Theatre Channel, which belongs to TVB's new pay television services. The show aired in Canada via Fairchild TV.

The show is currently rerun on weekday afternoons on TVB Jade in Hong Kong.