The Criminal Investigator

The Criminal Investigator
Official poster
Genre Police procedural
Crime drama
Action
Created by Jonathan Chik
Screenplay by Chow Yuk-ming
Tang Cho-san
Mang Wai-cheung
Wong Kin
Tsang Po-wah
Szeto Wai-cheuk
Directed by Law Tak-ming
Chu Yik-lung
Wong Chun-man
Mak Koon-chi
Chung Kwok-keung
Marco Law
Starring Felix Wong
Sunny Chan
Theme music composer John Laudon
Opening theme "烈火狂奔" (lit. Prancing in the Fires)
performed by Jacky Cheung
Country of origin Hong Kong
Original language Cantonese
No. of episodes 21
Production
Producer Jonathan Chik
Production location Hong Kong
Camera setup Multi camera
Running time 42 minutes (each)
Production company TVB
Original release
Network TVB Jade
Release 7 July –
29 July 1995
Related
The Criminal Investigator II

The Criminal Investigator (Traditional Chinese: O記實錄; lit. The O Files) is a 1995 Hong Kong police procedural television drama. Produced by Jonathan Chik with a screenplay co-written and edited by Chow Yuk-ming, the drama is a TVB production. The story follows a team of investigators from the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) unit of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force.

Characters

OCTB unit

Team A

Rank Role Cast
Chief Superintendent Ho Tsan-yeung
(何鎮洋)
Wong Wai
Superintendent Jeff Chan Kwai
(陳桂)
Choi Kwok-kuen
Senior Inspector Teddy Ng Kwok-siu
(吳國兆)
Chan Wing-tsun
Sergeant Wong Chi-chung
(王志淙)
Felix Wong
Sergeant Lam Wing-tai
(林永泰)
Sunny Chan
Senior Police Constable Chu Yat-lung
(朱日隆)
Yu Tin-wai
Senior Police Constable Szeto Man-on
(司徒文安)
Joe Ma
Police Constable Wu Sau-fat
(胡守法)
Shum Po-sze
Police Constable Tsui Pui-lam
(徐沛霖)
Ng man-wai
Police Constable Yip Fai
(葉輝)
King Kong Lam
Criminal Attorney Rita Yu Ching-wan
(余靖允)
Yvonne Lam

Other characters

  • Kenix Kwok as Kenes Ng Chung-lin (伍頌蓮)
  • Bondy Chiu as Bonnie Wong Ming-wai (王明慧)
  • Lau Siu-ming as Wong Hong-kwai (王康貴)
  • Pak Yan as Lai Kit-yu (黎潔如)
  • Choi Kwok-hing as Lam Sam (林森)
  • Soh Hang-suen as Ho Mei-ying (何英瑛)