街頭樂師戴名鈸（歐陽震華飾）在危急之際冒充喬步龍（麥長青飾）在舞樂教坊昶麗園都知大人的身份，成功逃過官兵緝捕，但步龍因大火受傷失去部分 記憶，以高仁之名在茶樓當廚師，當兩人重遇時，高仁不知就裡，爽快答應步龍到教坊的廚房工作，原來步龍想利用高仁的音樂造詣為自己建功立業。另一方面，為除後患，步龍向高仁指腹為婚的未婚妻卞玉嫣（鍾嘉欣飾）提出退婚，玉嫣心生不憤決加入教坊當舞優接近步龍，因而認識斬柴妹利在山（胡杏兒飾），在山與玉嫣 惺惺相惜漸成好姊妹，但礙於步龍與高仁的身份錯配，四人關係暗潮洶湧，正值花魁大選舉行，真假情謎逐被揭開……
Many criminals made the mistake of underestimating Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide investigator with a crumpled trench-coat and a beat-up car, who certainly acted as an incompetent bumbler. But he was so polite to every suspect, and he talked so much about his wife (who we never got to see on any episode, but who many believe later had her own show, starring Kate Mulgrew, later of Star Trek: Voyager fame) that he lulled even the shrewdest murderer into a false sense of security. And although the audience had witnessed the murder in the beginning of each episode, it was still a surprise to see what mistakes the killers had made during the seemingly perfect murder.
香港赌坛群雄逐鹿，烽烟四起。赌邪程逸风（任达华饰）本为赌坛公认的世界第一高手，却招来觊觎世界第一之位的蒋权（高雄饰）深深不忿。蒋权凭高超卓越的赌术，及手下方俊（江华饰）与其弟蒋伟（甄志强饰）的协助，战无不胜，誓要与程逸风一决高下。蒋权为逼程逸风出手，欲从其好友易天扬（汤镇业饰）入手。无意中，易天扬得知其妻郭静蓉（万绮雯饰）一直深爱着程逸风，又因妒恨作祟，遂与蒋权合谋陷害程逸风。程逸风不幸中计，被挑断手筋踢出赌坛。然而峰回路转，一场惊心动魄的绝处逢生由此展开。 香港亚洲电视于1993年制作的赌场风云大戏《胜者为王Ⅲ王者之战》，由任达华、汤镇业、高雄、江华等领衔主演。作为《胜者为王》系列的第三部剧集，本剧在前两部已创下的高收视率和良好口碑下，乘胜追击，耗资三千万港元，远赴法国及摩纳哥赌场实地拍摄。
