Series synopsis
The Gentle Crackdown, also known as 秀才遇著兵 is a comedy television series that premiered on TVB Jade on September 13, 2006. It ended on October 10, 2006. It was created by Ga-Ho Lau. It stars Moses Chan Ho, Niki Chow Lai-Kei, Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung and Michelle Yim.
Although she hopes to follow in her father's footsteps as a master constable, Luk Sap-Yee is an impulsive and idealistic constable whose skill and competence are often dismissed by her corrupt male peers. When Sui Tong-Lau, the newly appointed magistrate, arrives in Sap-Yee's city, they wind up working together to solve a number of unusual cases.
Premise
Although she hopes to follow in her father's footsteps as a master constable, Luk Sap-Yee is an impulsive and idealistic constable whose skill and competence are often dismissed by her corrupt male peers. When Sui Tong-Lau, the newly appointed magistrate, arrives in Sap-Yee's city, they wind up working together to solve a number of unusual cases.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Moses Chan Ho as 水東樓
- Niki Chow Lai-Kei as 陸拾義
- Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung as 史其旺
- Michelle Yim as 金英
- Halina Tam Siu-Wan as 陸秀姑
- Mimi Chu Mai-Mai as 史廖氏
- Yuen Wah as 陸戰
- Cindy Au as 萬麗君
Supporting cast
- Eddy Ko Hung as 萬鎮方
- Fred Cheng Chun-Hung as 紹泉
- Lee Shing-Cheong as 么大平
- Johnson Lee Sze-Chit as 莫大毛
- Sunny Tai Yiu-Ming as 茅士
- Isaac Ng Man-Sang as 文生
- Akai Lee as 寶非
- Ricky Wong Chun-Tong as 唐森
- Kenny Wong Tak-Ban as 楚雄
- Jerry Koo Ming-Wah as 陳七
- Jacky Wong Shu-Hei as 賴安
- Mandy Lam Suk Man as 春花
Guest cast
- Lee Lik-Chi as 彭威
- Jazz Lam Tsz-Sin as 鄧
- Benz Hui Siu-Hung as 魯周
- David Do as 小五
- Joseph Lee Kwok-Lun as 羅鋼
- Janice Shum as 關嫂
- Eric Chung as 王員外
- Yi-kei Fong as 大婆
- 朱婉儀 as 妾侍
- Jason Lam as 阿池
- Cheng Ka-Sang as 汪大虎
- Lai Suen as 李三婆
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 20 | September 13, 2006 | October 10, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 All the officials and constables in Leung Choi County are corrupt except female constable SHAP YEE MUI, who is very good at Kung Fu. SIR WONG’s house has been broken into. MUI has caught the burglar. Much to her annoyance, the governor, LOW CHOW, and his clerk, SZE KEI WONG, blame her for spoiling their chance of making money. KAM YING, MUI’s mother, brings some soup to pacific CHOW, WONG and others. MOK TAI MO, who is also a constable, advises MUI to be wiser and do what the others do. She refuses, claming that she will never do anything that will ruin the name of his father, whose nickname is “Wonder Cop”. WONG has been beaten by SHUI TUNG LAU, who is from somewhere else, in a couplet competition. LAU’s learning has won him the admiration of the educated locals. Hooligan CHAN CHAT has stolen LAU’s wallet. YIU TAI PING, a head constable, nevertheless, points out that CHAT was only picking it up for LAU.… ... |
September 13, 2006 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 CHOW is vexed that he has offended WAI. WONG suggests him taking an early retirement and returning to his hometown with sickness as his excuse. The constables find MUI and LAU obstacles to their getting rich plan. They decide to set her up so as to force her to quit. MUI helps out at YING’s restaurant but the clumsy her has made a mess instead. To frame LAU up, PING forces CHAT to pretend to be WONG TAI FU, the robber who has stolen the treasured scroll of CHEUNG YUK, who was also known as the Herbal Saint. MUI has destroyed their plot accidentally. What is more, she comes across the real FU later. Fearing that she will arrest FU and bring trouble to them, PING has a plan in mind. PING has found MUI a job, but YING does not like it. On the other hand, she agrees that he be MUI’s matchmaker. YING and PING introduce Master LAW of Chung Yee Kung Fu Hall to MUI. They laugh their hearts out when they know that it is YING that he likes.… ... |
September 14, 2006 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A neighbor of MUI’s asks her to look after his child for a while. It annoys her to the core that the child just cannot stop crying. She can do nothing about it but to play a nursery rhyme with the flute, hoping that this can calm it down. LAU finds the rhyme familiar. He asks MUI about the flute when he sees the eagle carved on it. LAU invites YING to teach him Kung Fu, yet she takes him in on behalf of MUI instead so as to pair up the two youngsters. Under the pretext of learning Kung Fu, LAU tries but fails to find out about YING’s identity from MUI. YING, who sees through LAU’s suspicion, removes his doubts with a trick. PING beats LAU up and drives him out of the county. He is frightened when he learns that LAU is the new governor. To his relieve, LAU claims that he will let bygones be bygones. LAU requests a stock taking of the yamen for a smooth handover and also for the reinstatement of MUI.… ... |
September 15, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 13, 2006 |
| Last aired | October 10, 2006 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |