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The Chinese Detective

1981 – 1982 · BBC One
2 seasons · 14 episodes
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Drama

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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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David Yip
Detective Sergeant John Ho
Derek Martin
D.C.I. Berwick
Larrington Walker
Ezra
Michael Melia
Peter Dean
Alan Ford
Paul Antrim
John Judd
Created by Ian Kennedy Martin

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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First aired
Apr 30, 1981
Original language
EN
Country
GB

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