Old Time Buddy (Chinese: 難兄難弟; Jyutping: naan4 hing1 naan4 dai6) is a 1997 Hong Kong period comedy television drama created and produced by TVB. The Chinese title literally translates to "difficult older brother, difficult younger brother", a Chinese expression meaning "brothers in hardship."Old Time Buddy is set primarily in the 1960s and tells the story of two struggling young men who end up becoming some of Hong Kong's most iconic film idols.