Off Pedder (Traditional Chinese: 畢打自己人) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast since October 2008 and ended on 12 February 2010.
The sitcom is about office politics in a magazine company, as well as family and romantic relationships amongst the characters, with the majority of the cast from Best Selling Secrets.
Central to the plot are Yan Seung (Teresa Mo), who takes up a position early on in the series as editor of Chiu (潮). The initial plot focused on her rivalry with the Head of Sales, Susan Ka So-Shan (Elaine Jin). As more characters were introduced, the plot expanded to focus on Yim Yue Tai (Stephen Au) and Yu Ka Sing (Wayne Lai). How will these four individuals affect Pedder Street and who will become the ultimate leader of Chiu (潮) Magazine...?
| Seung is hired as the chief editor of Chao Magazine. Her first interview is with Susan, who later takes up a job at Chao as director of sales. |
| Seung resigns after her first article for Chao whilst Susan goes to work for the first time and meets Joyce, Marco and Kin. Many workers resign because of Susan. |
| George begs his daughter Seung to save Chao. She finally agrees and hires a famous writer. However, Susan tries to stop the writer from working at Chao. |
| With one day to the release of a new edition of the magazine, the whole teamwork through the night. Bao goes to order food, meeting Gary, a fashion enthusiast. Seung asks him to be Chao's fashion editor. |
| Susan wants to celebrate the new edition by asking Yim to invite them to dinner, but Yim fakes a phone call to leave. The team writes an article on a shop selling fake handbags with Bao going to investigate. |
| Seung hires Bao Kwok Yan as an assistant. The team goes out for dinner, Yim takes the leftovers and Bao is responsible for paying. However, in the end he uses the money to help his friends instead. |
| Both the editorial and sales departments have advertised positions. Susan hires Icy as a sales clerk whilst Seung hires Paula and Tang, both of whom were rejected by Susan. |
| Susan applies "legislation 30" to her team. Seung wants to write a health article, but Susan wants to advertise fatty foods. Susan throws out Seung's work documents, Joyce tries to return them, but sees Susan so says she has found tissues. Yim claims they are his. |
| Susan helps Kerry write an article on a world-famous ring as there is only one in the world. However, she breaks it and blames Kerry. Bao, who is in charge of the editorial (whilst Seung is overseas), goes to return the ring. |
| Dang and Paula go to do an interview together because they need the same camera. |
| Bao meets with the office workers to try to increase the department's money allowance, but realises that the only way to do this is to befriend Kin, but instead he makes mistake causing the department's budget to be reduced. |
| Susan stalks George in order to get Jim's record disc, as she is on the front cover, but she fails and the record disc is used in the newest article. |
| Bao needs to rent out his empty room in his house to get money to pay the rent for his house. He ends up renting his room to Marco. Icy says that guy only says “hello, time to see customer and bye”. Bao sleeps during the day because of this and his mates prank him. |
| Kin meets an online guy who is interested in her, Bao helps him to chat with her but in the end finds out that he is a con man, who is trying to steal people's money. |
| Seung loves shopping and bets George that if she doesn't buy anything for a week George will get the money to buy a new audio system for his bar. However, Yim sends her to a fashion conference, meaning she loses, making George really happy. |
| The boys try to prank Susan, but make Joyce carry it out. Susan steals a necklace and blames it on Joyce. Later she promotes Joyce |
| George blames his maid for stealing his watch and kicks her out, however, she later reveals it was a girl named CoCo had taken her home and George had given her his watch. |
| Seung's maid ruins a chance to interview with a famous singer since they once had hated each other. |
| Marco wants a famous company to advertise at Chao. However, Gary wants to expose a scandal about the owner. |
| George meets with his friends Ben & Jim and Susan ends up hiring them to do an advertisement. |
| Seung takes Yim out for his birthday and he recounts of the time his son taught him a lesson in being cheap. |
| Yim Yu Tai wants what he owns. Yim keeps on thinking it is the watch he gave him. Turns out he sent the text to the wrong person. Yim wants to celebrate but tells Seung to pay. Seung tells Bao to pay instead. |
| Tang and Paula go to interview an old lady. Tang fails first, so Paula goes. She later accuses him of stealing her microchip with the photos. |
| Gary moves into Bao's house and Tang is paid by the 3 guys (Bao, Gary and Marco) to do the house chores |
| Tina is trying to make Seung lose her job, so she comes up with a vicious plan. Kin makes Seung sign a contract used as evidence, planned by Tina. Herman helps Seung by texting her a computer file. |
| Yim Yu Tai, Yim's son is hired to be the new photographer for Chao. The team test him out for a week. Whilst, Yim and Seung hide overseas for the week, leaving Susan to interview Yu Tai. |
| Yu Tai goes to work for the first day and meets his dad, Yim invites Yu Tai, Seung, her dad and also Tina together. Yim tricks Yu Tai into moving in and living with him. |
| Yu Tai keeps on losing his ID card in order to get Yim to remove the strict ID card rule for employees. |
| The office employees try to make Kin work for them, but fail to get her to join their side. |
| Susan and George are rumoured to have a daughter Ella together, Seung investigates but will she find out the truth? |
| Susan helps Paula to make an interview to a restaurant owner. However, Paula wants to review the truth behind the dirty restaurant. Gary pranks Susan in not handing in his work and Marco doesn't finish his on time blaming Joyce for losing his USB. Paula sees this and tries to help Joyce. |
| The 4 boys (Marco, Tang, Bao, Gary) gamble with a man living in Tang's apartment, making the old man lose terribly, but turns out he was a journalist for another magazine trying to steal information. |
| Tang makes friends with Lee Yee Kam and Ko Ling. The boys are angry with his relationship and tell Tang to invite the office workers to a party, but Tang pranks them inviting Kam and the older secretaries which shocks everyone. |
| Yim fakes another phone call when the workers decide to have a dinner party, however, Yu Tai uncovers the fake call, meaning Yim ends up paying. Joyce loses the envelope with the money in it and they are unable to get the food in time, but Icy ends up helping them. |
| Yip Chee Yeou (Suki), a famous model with Yu Tai taking photos for this edition, however she doesn't let him take them. Later, Seung tells her Yu Tai relationship with his “old wife” and she overhears secretaries talking about his relationship with Yim, prompting Suki to accept taking the photos. Yu Tai says he is still in love with Seung to get Suki to leave. |
| Susan gets into a fight with her ex-husband and new girlfriend over the house she is living in. |
| Age 38 Chiu Magazine Chief Editor Yan Dai-Dak's daughter. Yim Yue-Tai's ex-wife. Bao Kwok-Yan's Landlord |
| Age 23 Chiu Magazine Reporter Undercover agent |
| Age 25 Chiu Magazine Reporter |
| Age 23 Chiu Magazine Sales Clerk Yu Ka-Sing's younger sister. Transferred to Editorial Department in episode 111 |
| Age 25 Chiu Magazine Reporter Trainee Leaves for Switzerland in episode 253 |
| Age 42 Chiu Magazine Director Yu Lok-Yee's older brother. Yan Seung's husband Undercover Agent |
| Age 33 Chiu Magazine Sales Department Secretary Leaves in episode 107 with Richard to Brunei to be his secretary Returns to her old position in episode 129 after arbitrarily resigning her position with Richard. Bao Kwok-Yan's lover |
| Age 29 Chiu Magazine Sales Clerk Yip Chee Yeou's (Suki's) boyfriend |
| Age 37 Chiu Magazine Assistant Chief Editor Truck Driver Ex-Gangster Transferred to Sales Department in episode 113 Gam Yiu-Kin's boyfriend |
| Kam Bo (金波) Corporation Accounting Clerk Ko Wai-Ling's cousin. Gam Yiu-Kin's good friend |
| Chao Magazine Design Department Head. Lemon's Boyfriend. |
| Age 66 Kam Bor (金波) Corporation President Yim Yue-Tai's father. Wong Lai-Mei's foster father. Died during his business trip to USA (Episode 310) |
| Age 44 Gam Bor (金波) Corporation Vice President Chao (潮) Magazine Photographer Yim Hei's son. Wong Lai-Mei's stepbrother. Yan Seung's ex-husband. |
| Age 34 Kam Bor (金波) Corporation Vice-President Yim Hei's foster daughter. Yim Yue-Tai's stepsister. |
| Age 46 Chao Magazine ex Sales Manager Later becomes Kam Bor (金波) Corporation shareholder. |
| Kam Bor (金波) Corporation shareholder. Chairman of Luk Gao Kam (六舊金) Corporation Ka So-Shan's boyfriend. Father of Luk Bing Bing. |
| Age 24 Chao Magazine ex Sales Clerk Left in episode 127 to study at Tsinghua University in Beijing, after meeting David Yeung on Lamma Island Appearance in episode 300 |
| . Former American businessman. Legal Counsel of Kam Bor (金波) Corporation. Personal Assistant of Wong Lai-Mei. |
| Yim Hei's secretary. |
| Wong Lai Ming's secretary. Lee Yee-Kam's cousin. |
| Kam Bor (金波) Corporation Richard's secretary; replaces Kin in episode 107 as Chao magazine secretary; then becomes Herman's secretary upon Kin's return in episode 129. Herman's girlfriend. |
| Kam Bor (金波) Corporation secretary. |
| Kam Bor (金波) Corporation Yim Yu Tai's secretary. Lo So Oak's girlfriend. |
| Ben And Suki's Father. Gam Bor (金波) Corporation shareholder. |
| Gam Bor (金波) Corporation shareholder. Yip Sing Kuen's Son. Wong Lai-Mei's Boyfriend. Suki's Big Brother. |
| 葉盛權Daughter. Charity Club Holder. Yip Bun's Sister. Mok Dik-Ko's Girlfriend |
| Age 58 Happy Bar (好玩吧) Owner/Bartender Yan Seung's father. |
| Happy Bar (好玩吧) Bartender |
| Happy Bar (好玩吧) Bartender |
| Age 60 Yu Lok-Yee and Yu Ka-Sing's aunt. Yan Seung's maid. |
| Chung Wan Gai-Ho's husband |
| Yan Sheung's mother |
| Yu Ka-Sing's friend. Police |
| Bao(暴) Magazine Editor Chao (潮) Magazine Ex-Sales Manager |
| Yim Hei's childhood crush. Owner of a Peking Opera studio. |
| Superior Officer of Chan Bo-Lai. |
| Regional Manager of Brand Name Boutique. |
| Former Professional CPR Trainer. Medical Doctor Gam Yiu-Kin's former boyfriend. |
| Former Chief Financial Officer of Kam Bor (金波) Corporation Fugitive |
| Gary So's father |
| Gary So's mother |
| Yim Hei's elder brother |
14th Asian Television Awards (2009) Nominated
Minpao Weekly Awards 2010 Nominated
| October 20–24, 2008 | 1 – 5 | Week 1 Ratings | |||
| October 27–31, 2008 | 6 – 10 | Week 2 Ratings | |||
| November 3–7, 2008 | 11 – 15 | Week 3 Ratings | |||
| November 10–14, 2008 | 16 – 20 | Week 4 Ratings | |||
| November 17–21, 2008 | 21 – 25 | Week 5 Ratings | |||
| November 24–28, 2008 | 26 – 30 | Week 6 Ratings | |||
| December 1–5, 2008 | 31 – 35 | Week 7 Ratings | |||
| December 8–12, 2008 | 36 – 40 | Week 8 Ratings | |||
| December 15–19, 2008 | 41 – 45 | Week 9 Ratings | |||
| December 22–26, 2008 | 46 – 50 | Week 10 Ratings | |||
| December 29, 2008 – January 2, 2009 | 51 – 55 | Week 11 Ratings | |||
| January 5–9, 2009 | 56 – 60 | Week 12 Ratings | |||
| January 12–16, 2009 | 61 – 65 | Week 13 Ratings | |||
| January 19–23, 2009 | 66 – 70 | ||||
| January 26–30, 2009 | 71 – 73 | ||||
| February 2–6, 2009 | 74 – 78 | Week 16 Ratings | |||
| February 9–13, 2009 | 79 – 83 | Week 17 Ratings | |||
| February 16–20, 2009 | 84 – 88 | Week 18 Ratings | |||
| February 23–27, 2009 | 89 – 93 | ||||
| March 2–6, 2009 | 94 – 98 | Week 20 Ratings |
| March 9–13, 2009 | 99 – 103 | Week 21 Ratings | |||
| March 16–20, 2009 | 104 – 108 | Week 22 Ratings | |||
| March 23–27, 2009 | 109 – 113 | Week 23 Ratings | |||
| March 30 – April 3, 2009 | 114 – 118 | Week 24 Ratings | |||
| April 6–10, 2009 | 119 – 123 | Week 25 Ratings | |||
| April 13–17, 2009 | 124 – 128 | Week 26 Ratings | |||
| April 20–24, 2009 | 129 – 133 | Week 27 Ratings | |||
| April 27 – May 1, 2009 | 134 – 138 | Week 28 Ratings | |||
| May 4–8, 2009 | 139 – 143 | Week 29 Ratings | |||
| May 11–15, 2009 | 144 – 147 | Week 30 Ratings | |||
| May 18–22, 2009 | 148 – 152 | Week 31 Ratings | |||
| May 25–29, 2009 | 153 – 156 | Week 32 Ratings | |||
| June 1–5, 2009 | 157 – 161 | Week 33 Ratings | |||
| June 8–12, 2009 | 162 – 166 | Week 34 Ratings | |||
| June 15–19, 2009 | 167 – 171 | Week 35 Ratings | |||
| June 22–26, 2009 | 172 – 176 | Week 36 Ratings | |||
| June 29 – July 3, 2009 | 177 – 181 | Week 37 Ratings | |||
| July 6–10, 2009 | 182 – 186 | ||||
| July 13–17, 2009 | 187 – 191 | ||||
| July 20–24, 2009 | 192 – 196 |
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