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| Also known as | Eunuchs Leave the Palace |
| 公公出宮 | |
| Genre | Period drama, Comedy |
| Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Written by | Kwan Chung-ling, Dai Tak-gwong, Au Ka-wai, Hui Ka-yue, Leung Man-tse |
| Directed by | Lai Bak-kin, Wong Yue-lok, Liu Sui-lun, Kwok Ka-hei, Ng koon-yu |
| Starring | Wayne Lai Nancy Wu Edwin Siu Power Chan Raymond Cho David Chiang Natalie Tong Rosina Lam Grace Wong |
| Theme music composer | Alan Cheung |
| Opening theme | Blue Sky (藍天白雲) by Sammy Sum |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original languages | Cantonese Mandarin French |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Catherine Tsang |
| Producer | Marco Law |
| Production locations | Hong Kong Kaiping, China - Zili village |
| Editor | Kwan Chung-ling |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | Jade HD Jade |
| Release | 9 February – 27 March 2016 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 公公出宮 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 公公出宫 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Gūnggūng Chēutgūng | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Eunuchs Leave the Palace" | ||||||||||||||||
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Short End of the Stick (Chinese: 公公出宮; Cantonese Yale: Gūnggūng Chēutgūng; literally "Eunuchs Leave the Palace") is a 2016 Hong Kong period comedy television drama produced by TVB. The drama is TVB's 2016 Lunar New Year drama, starring Wayne Lai, Nancy Wu and Edwin Siu as the main leads. It premiered on February 9, 2016, airing every Monday to Friday on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot, concluding March 27, 2016 with a total of 35 episodes.[1]
Short End of the Stick is an indirect sequel to TVB's 2012 drama The Confidant. Short End of the Stick also stars most of the same cast from The Confidant. Both dramas centers around the lives, struggles and betrayals of eunuchs, but unlike The Confidant which was a melodrama, Short End of the Stick is a light hearted comedy. The Confidant main protagonist Li Lianying, played by Wayne Lai is mentioned as part of the plot in Short End of the Stick.
The drama is a comedic depiction of the lives of eunuchs after the fall of the Qing dynasty and their eviction from the Forbidden City by the last Emperor of China, Puyi.