Journey to the West is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. Starring Dicky Cheung, Kwong Wah, Wayne Lai and Evergreen Mak, the series was produced by TVB and was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1996. A sequel, Journey to the West II, was broadcast in 1998, but the role of the Monkey King was played by Benny Chan instead, due to contract problems between Dicky Cheung and TVB. Cheung later reprised the role in another television series The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra, which was broadcast on TVB but not produced by the station.

Bong (Adam Cheng) blamed Sing (Kwan Hoi San) for abandoning his mother and refused to acknowledge him as his father even he was one of the richest men in town. He loved and admired his foster father Kin (Bow Fong), who was a retired cop. He and his brother Lap (Gallen Lo) followed Kin’s footsteps and joined the force.

Bong’s half-brother Kei (Poon Chi Man) was involved in a murder case and Bong in turn got suspended since his superior Kin (Julian Cheung) suspected he was Kei’s conspirator. Fortunately, he was proved innocent by Hang (Eddie Cheung)......

阴间见习判官（谢天华饰）因不满庄玉雪（陈妙瑛饰）、方家希（梅小惠饰）的命运安排，擅自更改了二人的生死册，闯下弥天大祸逃往到阳间，恰遇戴耀东（张达明饰）车祸身亡。戴耀东弥留之间借尾还魂，从此改变了戴耀东一生……

阿哲（吴启华 饰）年纪轻轻就成了全港十大基金经理之一，一直在位于中环某间投资公司工作。阿哲的上司是个心胸狭窄的人，一次他收到了内幕却故意不透露给阿哲，致使阿哲投资失利，在公司的地位一下跌到了谷底，随后更是千方百计排挤他。阿哲忍无可忍，决定自己出来自立门户开投资公司，手下阿昌（阮兆祥 饰）决定跟随他一起出来创业。虽然两人满腹宏图大计，但缺乏启动资金，阿哲想起父亲在大澳老家有一块地，于是决定回将土地转让以期获套取现金。
阿哲、阿昌回到大澳，认识了当地女孩开心（陈松伶 饰）以及她的一家人。开心的父亲根叔（元华 饰）是这里的村长，他家里的虾膏厂正好盖在阿哲父亲的那块土地上。阿哲打听到村里唯一能证明这块地是自己父亲的人忠伯已经移居外地，恰巧他们又错过了刚刚回来探亲的忠伯，于是两人只好先居住在大澳等忠伯再次回来。根叔误以为阿哲和开心已经爱上对方，于是开始极力撮合两人，闹了不少笑话。而阿哲与开心相处日久，两人亦渐生情愫。

程有为和连长两人是十几年的好兄弟，两家交情十分深厚。有为的长子如日（陈捷文 饰）和连长的长女至善（张凤妮 饰）恋爱多年，但如日生性桀骜不驯，迟迟没有成婚。两家老人十分心急，于是假称至善已经怀孕，逼如日成婚，如日无奈只得顺从。岂料在婚宴上如日得知真相，虽然十分愤怒但亦无可奈何。
另一方面，至善的妹妹至美（陈松伶 饰）和有为次子方中青梅竹马，至美一直爱慕着方中。婚宴上遇到了由国外带同女友家希一起返港的方中（郑伊健 饰），至美感到十分伤心。随后，方中和家希恰巧同到至美所在的公司工作，至美经常利用工作之便亲近方中，令家希和方中的感情出现危机。而如日因为被逼婚缘故，婚姻亦出现了危机……

原来的广告界精英大保（黎明 饰）因事业失败加入了失业大军，见他整日无所事事，好友心怡（宣萱 饰）介绍他到一所中学担任代课老师。想想反正闲来无事，大保爽快答应了。学校里青春烂漫的学生勾起了大保的青春回忆，充满朝气的校园更使他重新振作。在学校工作时大保认识了热心的社工同心（李绮虹 饰）。在同心的感染下，大保对学生尤其是成绩不好的学生更加用心，他的真诚和热心渐渐获得学生认可，成了学校了最受欢迎的老师之一。
日久相处中，大保爱上了同心，可惜同心早已有了男友建材，大保只能在一旁默默的爱着她。其实，同心也渐渐爱上了热忱善良的大保，两人在微妙的感情中，最终何去何从？