# Burning Flame III

Burning Flame III (Chinese Traditional: 烈火雄心3) is a TVB production.
It is an independent installment to 1998's Burning Flame and 2002's Burning Flame II.

## Pre-release
### Development

Burning Flame III will have a new storyline and will not continue where its predecessor left off. The main theme is still on firefighters' duties and challenges. Wong Hei will continue his legacy as a firefighter alongside the other main casts Kevin Cheng, Bosco Wong and Myolie Wu.

### Character relations

Besides focusing on firefighters' duties, Burning Flame III also shed light on father and son relationship between Wong Hei and his onscreen father Kong Hon. Moreover, there are also romantic plots including a budding love triangle between Wong Hei and his onscreen best friend colleague Kevin Cheng for female lead Myolie Wu. At the same time Kevin Cheng is also being pursued by Leanne Li. Bosco Wong will have love line with Aimee Chan and Stephen Wong will be romantically involved with Elaine Yiu.

## Cast
### Chung Family

| Cast | Role | Description |
| Kong Hon (江漢) | Chung Yiu Kan 鍾耀根 | Chung Yau-Sing's father |
| Wong Hei | Cow Chung Yau-Sing 鍾有成 | Station Officer Best friend of Cheuk Pak-Yu Ko Wai-Ying's ex-boyfriend June's boyfriend |
| Yee Chi Yuen (易智遠) | Chung Yau Fu (Fei Jai Fu) 鍾有富 (肥仔富) | Chung Yau-Sing's younger brother |

### Cheuk Family

| Cast | Role | Description |
| Angelina Lo (盧宛茵) | Poon Yuk-Hung 潘玉紅 | Cheuk Pak-Yu and Cheuk Man's mother |
| Kevin Cheng | Rex Cheuk Pak-Yu 卓柏宇 | Senior Station Officer Best friend of Chung Yau-Sing Ko Wai-Ying's boyfriend |
| Elaine Yiu | Cheuk Man 卓敏 | Sister of Cheuk Pak-Yu |

### Ko Family

| Cast | Role | Description |
| Lee Sing Cheung (李成昌) | Ko Hau Tak 高厚德 | Ko Wai-Ying and Ko Ho-Nam's father |
| Helen Ma (馬海倫) | Lee Mei Lan 李美蘭 | Ko Wai-Ying and Ko Ho-Nam's mother |
| Myolie Wu | Ko Wai-Ying 高惠盈 | Fire Department Clerk Cheuk Pak-Yu's girlfriend Ko Ho-Nam's older sister Chung Yau Sing's ex-girlfriend |
| Stephen Wong | Ko Ho-Nam 高浩南 | Senior Ambulanceman Ko Wai-Ying's younger brother |
| Joey Mak (麥皓兒) | Ko Yan-Ying 高惠詩 | Ko Wai-Ying and Ko Ho-Nam's sister |

### Fong Family

| Cast | Role | Description |
| Chow Chung (周驄) | Shum Yat 沈逸 (Sunday) | Fong Lei-On's grandfather |
| Rebecca Chan | Shum Yuet Wah 沈月華 (Queenie) | Fong Lei-On's mother |
| Bosco Wong | Encore Fong Lei-On 方履安 | Fireman Yung Siu-Yee's boyfriend then husband |
| Aimee Chan | Easy Yung Siu-Yee 容少意 | Policewoman later on CID Fong Lei-On's girlfriend then wife |

### Other cast

| Cast | Role | Description |
| Matthew Ko | Chan Lok Sun 陳樂生 (Billy, 大B) | Fireman |
| Eddie Li | Cheung Chi Ho 張志豪 (小B) | Fireman |
| Sam Chan | Law Hak-Ming 羅克明 | Fireman |
| Leanne Li | Poon Hoi Lam 潘凱琳 | Ko wai-ying's best friend |
| Rachel Kan (簡慕華) | Ho Yee Ching 何懿徵 (June) | Chung Yau-Sing's nurse Chung Yau-Sing's girlfriend |
| Ruco Chan (陳展鵬) | Pang Chi Bun 彭志斌 (Kelvin) | Cheuk Pak-Yu's superior and Fire Services Divisional Officer |

## Awards and nominations

TVB Anniversary Awards (2009)
* Best Drama
* Best Actor (Kevin Cheng)
* Best Actor (Bosco Wong)
* Best Actor (Wong He)
* Best Actress (Myolie Wu)
* Best Supporting Actress (Aimee Chan)
* My Favourite Male Character (Wong He)
* Most Improved Actress (Aimee Chan)

## Viewership ratings

| | Week | Episodes | Average Points | Peaking Points |
| 1 | July 6–10, 2009 | 1 — 5 | 33 | 37 |
| 2 | July 13–17, 2009 | 6 — 10 | 34 | 36 |
| 3 | July 20–24, 2009 | 11 — 15 | 32 | 40 |
| 4 | July 27–31, 2009 | 16 — 20 | 32 | 35 |
| 5 | August 3–7, 2009 | 21 — 25 | 34 | 38 |
| 6 | August 10–14, 2009 | 26 — 30 | 34 | — |
| 6 | August 15, 2009 | 31 — 32 | 31 | 38 |