| The Life and Times of a Sentinel | |
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| 紫禁驚雷 | |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Written by | Ng Siu-tung Sit Kar-wah |
| Starring | Steven Ma Kenneth Ma Sunny Chan Power Chan Selena Lee Natalie Tong Elaine Yiu Mak Cheung-ching Ben Wong Ching Hor-wai Grace Wong |
| Theme music composer | Yip Siu-chung |
| Opening theme | Bin Tin (變天) by Steven Ma |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 26 (total) 25 (with 2-hour finale) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Leung Choi-yuen |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 25 July – 26 August 2011 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 紫禁驚雷 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 紫禁惊雷 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Frightening Thunder of the Purple Forbidden (City)" | ||||||||||
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The Life and Times of a Sentinel (Traditional Chinese: 紫禁驚雷) is a 2011 Hong Kong historical-fiction television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), starring Steven Ma and Kenneth Ma as the main leads, with Leung Choi-yuen serving as the executive producer.
Set in the late 17th century, during the early years of the Kangxi Emperor's reign over Qing China, the drama stars Nip Dor-po (Steven Ma), a third-grade imperial bodyguard. He is used by both the Kangxi Emperor (Power Chan) and Prince Yu (Kenneth Ma) to pit against each other, conflicting Dor-po's loyalty for both.
