The Gentle Crackdown
The Gentle Crackdown (Traditional Chinese: 秀才遇著兵) is a TVB costume comedy series broadcast in May 2005.
| The Gentle Crackdown | |
|---|---|
 Promo poster | |
| 秀才遇著兵 | |
| Genre | Costume Comedy |
| Starring | Moses Chan Niki Chow Wayne Lai Michelle Yim Halina Tam |
| Opening theme | "明知不知傻痴痴" by Moses Chan & Niki Chow |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Lau Kar Ho |
| Running time | 45 minutes (approx.) |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVB |
| Original release | May 25 – June 21, 2005 |
| Related | |
| The Gentle Crackdown II (2008) | |
An indirect sequel, The Gentle Crackdown II (秀才愛上兵) was produced and broadcast in 2008 continued with only Wayne Lai, alongside Steven Ma, Yumiko Cheng, and Ha Yu.
Synopsis
What would happen when a slow-paced scholar meets an impetuous constable? During the Ming Dynasty, the world is full of corrupt officials. Master Constable Luk Chin (Yuen Wah) fell in love with the female outlaw Fei Ying (Michelle Yim) and they have a daughter - Luk Sap-Yee (Niki Chow).
Hoping to follow in her father's footsteps, Sap-Yee is an impulsive and idealistic constable whose skill and competence is often dismissed by her corrupt male peers. Meanwhile, her mother has given up her old ways and keeps her old identity and martial arts skills a secret to watch over her troublesome daughter. When Sui Tong-Lau (Moses Chan), the newly appointed magistrate, arrives in Sap-Yee's city, they wind up working together to solve a number of unusual cases.
Cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Moses Chan | Shui Tung-Lau 水東樓 | Lower Grade Magistrate Luk Sap-Yee's lover. |
| Niki Chow | Luk Sap-Yee 陸拾義 | Constable Shui Tung-Lau's lover. Gam Ying's daughter. |
| Wayne Lai | Si Kei-Wong 史其旺 | Shui Tung-Lau's assistant. Luk Sau-Koo's lover. |
| Michelle Yim | Gam Ying 金英 and Luk Gam Sze 陸金史 and Sap Yee Ma 拾義媽 | Luk Sap-Yee's mother. Luk Chin's wife. |
| Halina Tam | Luk Sau-Koo 陸秀姑 | Si Kei-Wong's lover. |
| Cindy Au | Man Lai-Gwan 萬麗君 | |
| Lee Shing-Cheung | Yew Dai-Ping 么大平 | Head Constable |
| Johnson Lee (李思捷) | Mok Dai-Mo 莫大毛 | Constable. The given name of this constable, along with the other 3, translates to "Making Trouble Out of Nothing" (毛[無]事生非) |
| Dai Yiu Ming (戴耀明) | Mau See 茅士 | Constable |
| Li Kai Kit (李啟傑) | Sat Fei 實非 | Constable |
| Ng Man Seng (伍文生) | Man Seng 文生 | Constable |
| Mandy Lam (林淑敏) | Chun Fa 春 花 | Paid female company. |
| Yuen Wah | Luk Chin 陸戰 | Gam Ying's deceased husband. Luk Sap-Yee's father. |
Meaning of title
External links
- TVB.com The Gentle Crackdown - Official Website (in Chinese)
- Butterfly's Place.net The Gentle Crackdown - Episodic Synopsis (in Chinese)
- YouTube.com The Gentle Crackdown - Theme Song Video