The sexually repressed widow Doan comes to play tennis in the court where sly, lewd orphan Xuan (nicknamed Red-haired Xuan for his sunburnt hair) is working as a ball boy. Their encounter that day would change Xuan’s life forever, as the widow introduced him to an entirely different world of the hypocritical and decadent petite bourgeoisie class, a condition of “Westernized” middle-class Hanoians under French colonial rule in the 1920s. An 8-part series adapted from Vu Trong Phung’s classic satire.

Quốc Trọng
Red-haired Xuân

Thanh Trầm
Mrs. Đoan

Phạm Bằng
Great-grandfather Hồng

Lộng Chương
Great-great grandfather

Hoàng Yến
Great grandmother Hồng

Vũ Ngọc Quang
Văn Minh (Mr. Civilized)

Như Quỳnh
Mrs. Văn Minh (Mrs. Civilized)
Bảo Ngọc
Tuyết
Quỳnh Hoa
Hoàng Hôn