A Loving Spirit

1999
Ended
~45m / ep
1 season

The celebrated Tung Sing Cinema has a full house at all times; but who would have thought that a spot as busy as it has been haunted for a period? It is early 60’s, definitely a trying time for Hong Kong. Unemployed YING has just been given a job as a ticket-seller by the Tung Sing Cinema on her friend SUK’s recommendation. YING works very diligently and responsibly and is therefore highly regarded by her boss, YIN. However when YING keeps stating that there is an apparition around the cinema, YIN soon gets irritated. In time, YING and YIN see the spirit SIN and from her, they learn that YIN’s step-mother MUI has been having an affair with the manager of the cinema, LAI and that they have planned to seize YIN’s property. Will the Tung Sing Cinema stay haunted in the days ahead

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E1. Episode 1
Sep 9, 1999 · 45m
People rumour that there is ghost in the Tung Sing Cinema, therefore, the box office is not good. SUK introduces, YING, to work at this cinema. Although YING fears of ghost terribly, she accepts this offer for his boyfriend, KWOK, and his family`s sake. CHAI strongly believes that his ex-wife`s spirit is in the cinema. He always goes to the cinema. This makes his second wife, MUI, very jealous. YING burns incense in the cinema in the female washroom so as to make herself feel better. CHAI meets YING. He asks YING to inform him if she encounters the spirit. There is a white spirit bothering around in the female washroom while CHAI and YING are chatting.
E2. Episode 2
Sep 10, 1999 · 44m
YING takes LUNG to the cinema to see a movie. When LUNG is watching the movie, a shadow attracts his attention. LUNG follows a person into the washroom. He sees a woman with a long pigtail gone into a closet. YING thinks that it is CHAI`s ex-wife`s spirit. She rings CHAI in the hope of having some reward. Unexpectedly, she offends MUI instead. MUI orders LAI to dismiss YING. YING begs LAI to give her one more chance with the condition that she would be responsible to lock the cinema main entrance every night. The female spirit has already followed YING home. The spirit even incarnates into SHEUNG and KAO`s bodies. Since CHAI has passed the business to TAK, both the cinema and the cotton mill business plummeted. CHAI convinces YIN to return to Hong Kong to look after the family business.
E3. Episode 3
Sep 13, 1999 · 45m
The spirit, SIN, always incarnates into LUNG`s bodies to watch TV in SHEUNG`s room. SHEUNG is mad. Fortunately, YING mediates between them. YIN promises CHAI that he will return to Hong Kong to look after the family business. LAN is glad. She immediately perks herself up. All laugh at her. LAI becomes very unimportant since YIN has returned. MUI supports LAI. LAI thus always opposes YIN. Though SUK has a lot of boyfriends, KIN still loves SUK a lot and always tries his best to win her heart. SIN incarnates into KAO`s body to watch TV. Till then could YING be aware that there is ghost at home. LAI rejects all YIN`s proposals with the excuse that there is a ghost in the cinema. SIN always incarnates into the bodies of YING`s family members. YING burns incense for the spirit in the hope that it will leave.
E4. Episode 4
Sep 14, 1999 · 45m
YING asks Aunt ERH KU to drive away the spirit. This act angers SIN. SIN bothers everybody at night. YING is exhausted. YIN is angry with them who always use ghost as an excuse to reject his suggestions. Thus, YIN is very annoyed with the ghost story. YING is not aware of this and even mentions to YIN what has happened at home. YIN scolds YING terribly. YING fears that she would be fired and cries. SIN apologizes to YING. LUNG thinks that he is a member of the paratroops and carelessly falls down from the top of the building. SIN incarnates into a coolie`s body so as to rescue LUNG. YING feels grateful for SIN`s help.
E5. Episode 5
Sep 15, 1999 · 45m
TAK is born lazy. CHAI sighs. YIN promises to stay in Hong Kong to look after CHAI`s business. LAN begs MUI to let her accompany YIN to Macau for business. SIN appears in front of YING and tells YING her background. SIN was CHAI`s servant. The radio station broadcasts that a ship which KWOK is working at has had gone ashore. YING hurries to the shipping company to check. However, YING cannot speak English and cannot check about KWOK`s status. YING is very anxious. YIN passes by. YIN initiates to help YING and cancels his Macau appointment. KWOK is all right. YING is glad. LAN is very angry at the cancellation of the Macau trip. KIN suspects YING who is bothered by some spirit. They ask YING the truth. SIN appears. All are scared to death.
E6. Episode 6
Sep 16, 1999 · 45m
SIN scares them terribly. YIN asks the staff to choose some good foreign movies. LAI again teases YIN. SIN explains why she felt guilty to YIN. Twenty years ago, SIN instigated the eight years old YIN to steal three thousand dollars from CHAI in order to help her boyfriend, BO. However, BO fled to Macau soon after he got the money. SIN tried to trace him but was drowned in the sea instead. SIN is determined to find BO before she would start her next life. All are not scared at SIN anymore after listening to her story. YING is glad to know that KWOK will return soon. YING sees the preview. YIN buys foreign films according to YING`s response. LAN is very dissatisfied.