The Chinese Detective

The Chinese Detective

TV 1981-04-30 1h 0m Drama Academy Awards 1 National Board of Review: Top Ten Films 1
★ 7.2 / 10 · 5 votes

Chinese British Detective Sergeant John Ho solves cases in the East End of London. Ho fits the pattern of the maverick detective, prepared to use unorthodox methods to solve his cases, which emerged in series like Z Cars and The Sweeney.

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Status
Ended
Runtime
1h 0m
Seasons
2
Episodes
14
Network
BBC One
Language
English
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata

Awards

Won 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 won · 7 nominated

  • 1940 Best Actor Nominated Laurence Olivier
  • 1940 Best Director Nominated William Wyler
  • 1940 Best Production Design Nominated
  • 1940 Best Picture Nominated
  • 1940 Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Won Gregg Toland
  • 1940 Best Original Score Nominated
  • 1940 Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Nominated
  • 1940 Best Supporting Actress Nominated

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films 1 won

  • — National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Won

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Created by
Ian Kennedy Martin
Cast
David Yip David Yip Detective Sergeant John Ho Derek Martin Derek Martin D.C.I. Berwick Larrington Walker Larrington Walker Ezra Michael Melia Michael Melia Peter Dean Peter Dean Alan Ford Alan Ford Paul Antrim Paul Antrim John Judd John Judd Shirley Stelfox Shirley Stelfox Leslie Sarony Leslie Sarony Ian Hendry Ian Hendry Rudolph Walker Rudolph Walker Terence Villiers
Season 1 1981 · 6 eps

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Season 2 1982 · 8 eps

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