D.I.E.
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Details
- Title: 古靈精探 / 古灵精探
- Cantonese/Mandarin title: Koo Ling Jing Tam / Gu Ling Jing Tan
- English title: D.I.E. (Death Investigation Extension / Detective Investigation Extension)
- Genre: mystery, police, comedy
- Broadcast network: TVB
Season 1
- Episodes: 25
- Broadcast period: 2008-Mar-17 to 2008-Apr-18
- Air time: Monday to Friday 21:30 - 22:30
- Theme song: Variated Cases (花樣奇案) by Roger Kwok
Synopsis
D.I.E. (Death Investigation Extension) is a unit in the police force that deals with unsolved cases of other departments. The extension was created to accommodate those who were sent away by their chiefs. Yu Tze Long is a D.I.E. member with extrasensory perception. He uses his abilities to solve cases and speak for the dead.
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Cast
- Yu Family
- Roger Kwok as Yu Tze Long 于子朗
- Margie Tsang as Yu Tze Ching 于子晴
- Rain Lau as Kan Chi Mei 簡緻美
- Bryan Leung as Yu Dai Hoi 于大海
- Oscar Chan as young Yu Dai Hoi
- Angelita Lee as Sing Man Lei 成敏俐 (Minnie)
- Mary Hon as Kan Ching Yee 簡靜怡
- Ying Family
- Sonija Kwok as Ying Jing Jing 邢晶晶
- Nancy Wu as Ying Pui Pui 邢珮珮 (Momoko)
- Ha Ping as Kam Sam Soon 金三順
- Chun Wong as Ying Nam 刑楠
- Lee Fung as Ng Suk Duk 吳淑德
- Yan Family
- Yu Tze Ming as Yan Kwok Fu 甄國富
- Mannor Chan as So Sze Nga 蘇詩雅
- Peter Lai as Lok Bun 駱斌
- Brian Wong as Yan Heung Gwong 甄向光 (Roy)
- Eric Li as Yan Heung Wing 甄向榮 (Fred)
- D.I.E.
- Derek Kwok as Cheung Ching Yee 張正義
- Mimi Lo as Pang Mei Wan 彭美雲
- Sin Ho Ying as Tse Siu Feng 謝小鳳
- Joe Junior as Fai Gat Shun 費格遜
- Crime Investigation Unit
- Kenneth Ma as Sing Ka Jun 成家雋 (Hugo)
- Eric Chung as Wong Shu Kei 黃樹基
- Gordon Siu as Ma Wa Leung 馬華良 (Eric)
- Hoffman Cheng as Chung Lap Man 鍾立民
- Roy Po as Wai Pak Kiu 韋柏橋
- Mak Ka Lun as Ah Lun 阿倫
- Extended Cast
- Stephen Huynh as Man Lung 文龍 (Pierre)
- Rachel Kan as Man Wah 萬樺
- Kwok Fung Law Yau Hung 羅有恆
- Kitty Yuen as Ng Siu Yee 吳小宜
- Suet Nei as Cheung Muk Lan 張沐蘭
- Cho Lam Wong as Yuen Wai Ping 袁偉平(Theo)
- Wong Ching as Dai Hou Ying/Chan Gai Ying 陳繼英
- Queenie Chu as Cheuk Kei 卓琪 (Jacqueline)
- Others
- So Lai Ming (ep1)
- Chan Nim Gwun (ep1)
- Lena Wong as pet shop worker (ep1)
- Winnie Shum as Fong Tsui Tze (ep1)
- Leanne Li as Wu Ka Yung (ep1)
- Akina Hong as Ho Wing Sum 何詠琛 (ep2-3)
- Jimmy Au as Kwon Dak Mo (ep2-3)
- Leung Kin Ping as Kwon Dak Man (ep2-3)
- Fung So Bor as Mui Sze Ngoi/Ngoi Sze Mui Dat (ep2-3)
- Raymond Tsang (ep6-9)
- Chan Dik Hak (ep6-8)
- Chan On Ying as Hoh Lai Kam/Mrs. Keung (ep6-9)
- Jonathan Lee as Kit Jai (ep6-9)
- Tsang Wai Wan as Sister Guai (ep7-9)
- Bowie Wu as Yuen Man Cheung (ep9-14)
- Chan Yu Hei
- Ng Wai Shan as Annie (ep9-10)
- Siu Cheuk Hiu (ep10)
- Wong Kei Sen (ep10)
- Cilla Kung as nurse (ep11)
- Lee Kwok Lun as Sze To Bing/Pighead (ep14-15)
- Savio Tsang as Law Fong Gor 羅方歌 (ep14-16)
- Summer Joe as Momoko's friend (ep14)
- Chiu Man Tung (ep16)
- Steven Ho as Dr. Lai (ep16-18)
- Maria Chan as Gigi (ep19)
- Johnson Law as Chuk Neen Bong 祝年邦 (ep19)
- Karen Lee as Rainbow (ep19)
- Deno Cheung as Chieu Bing Kwun (ep19-21)
- Russell Cheung (ep21)
- Adam Ip as security guard (ep22)
- Power Chan as the truck driver (cameo, ep25)
- Bobby Au Yeung as Chai Foon Cheung 齊歡暢 (cameo, ep25)
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Wong Kwok Fai (黃國輝)
- Producer: Nelson Cheung
Viewership Ratings
Week | Episodes | Average | Peak |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 01-05 | 32 | 34 |
2 | 06-10 | 34 | 37 |
3 | 11-15 | 33 | 36 |
4 | 16-20 | 34 | 38 |
5 | 21-25 | 37 | 44 |
Notes
- Due to the high ratings, Bobby Au Yeung made a cameo appearance in the last episode. The name of his character is the same as the role that he portrayed in Dicey Business.
- There are two different endings for this series. Episode 25 is the same except for the last 15 minutes. Bobby Au Yeung appears in the 2nd ending of the last episode.
- The average rating for the final episode was 41 points, peaking at 44.
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Season 2
- Title: 古靈精探B / 古灵精探B
- English title: D.I.E. Again
- Episodes: 25
- Broadcast period: 2009-Aug-18 to 2009-Sep-19
- Air time: Monday to Friday 21:30 - 22:30
- Theme song: Digging into the Truth (追根究柢) by Roger Kwok
Synopsis
Six months have passed since D.I.E. (Detective Investigation Extension) has dispersed. While Ying Jing Jing is on maternity leave, the other members: Yu Tze Long, Cheung Ching Yee, Tse Siu Feng, and Pang Mei Wan have returned to their original positions before D.I.E. was first established. Their supervisors soon find it hard to withstand the troubles that they create everyday. After embarassing the Chief Superintendent of Police, Lau Yut Ding, in an anti-vice operation, the higher officials decide exile them all back to the re-establish D.I.E.. This time, they are led by Yu Tze Long's former supervisor, Law Yau Hung.
Cast
- D.I.E.
- Roger Kwok as Yu Tze Long 于子朗
- Jonathan Lee as young Yu Tze Long
- Sonija Kwok as Ying Jing Jing 邢晶晶
- Derek Kwok as Cheung Ching Yee 張正義
- Sin Ho Ying as Tse Siu Feng 謝小鳳
- Mimi Lo as Pang Mei Wan 彭美雲
- Kwok Fung as Law Yau Hung 羅有恆
- Macy Chan as Law Pak Chi 羅柏芝 (Pat)
- Him Law as Chim Syu Bong 詹樹邦
- Ying Family
- Nancy Wu as Ying Pui Pui 邢珮珮 (Momoko)
- Ha Ping as Kam Sam Soon 金三順
- Chun Wong as Ying Nam 刑楠
- Lee Fung as Ng Suk Duk 吳淑德
- Yu Family
- Rain Lau as Kan Chi Mei 簡緻美 (Anastasia)
- Margie Tsang as Yu Tze Ching 于子晴
- Kitty Yuen as So Bik 蘇碧
- Yan Family
- Yu Tze Ming as Yan Kwok Fu 甄國富
- Mannor Chan as So Sze Nga 蘇詩雅
- Peter Lai as Lok Bun 駱斌
- Brian Wong as Yan Heung Gwong 甄向光 (Roy)
- Eric Li as Yan Heung Wing / Yan Heung Wah 甄向榮 / 甄向華 (Fred / Sean)
- Extended Cast
- Zac Kao as Ko Choi Sang 高才生
- Stephen Huynh as Man Lung 文龍 (Pierre)
- Jess Shum as Luk On Tung 陸安彤 (Icy)
- Suet Nei as Cheung Muk Lan 張沐蘭
- Hoffman Cheng
- Candy Chu
- Lily Ho
- Jeanette Leung
- Vivi Lee
- Others
- Tsang Wai Wan (ep2-3)
- Stephen Wong as Wong Tong 黃棠 (ep1-3)
- Fung So Bor as Grandma Foon (ep4-5)
- Kaki Leung as Chiu Man Man (ep4-5)
- Russell Cheung (ep6)
- Adam Ip (ep7)
- Griselda Yeung
- Karen Lee as Lai Lok Sze (ep13)
- Benjamin Yuen as Tong Kai Fat 唐啟發 (ep12-13)
- Anita Chan as May Man
- Wong Ching as Chan Gai Ying/Dai Hou Ying 陳繼英
- Edwin Siu as Kam Chi Fung 甘至峰 (Jose)
- Joey Mak as Reporter
Production Credits
- Producer: Kwan Wing Chung (關永忠)
- Editors: Wong Kwok Fai (黃國輝), Leung Yan Dong (梁恩東)
Viewership Ratings
Week | Episodes | Date | Average | Peak |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 01-04 | 2009-Aug-18 - 2009-Aug-21 | 29 | 31 |
2 | 05-09 | 2009-Aug-24 - 2009-Aug-28 | 31 | 32 |
3 | 10-13 | 2009-Aug-31 - 2009-Sep-03 | 33 | 34 |
4 | 14-18 | 2009-Sep-07 - 2009-Sep-11 | 31 | 33 |
5 | 19-23 | 2009-Sep-14 - 2009-Sep-18 | 33 | 38 |
5 | 24-25 | 2009-Sep-19 | 29 | 33 |
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