The File of Justice (1992)

Original title

壹號皇庭

Cast

Bobby Au Yeung, Amy Chan, Michael Tao, Lau Mei Kuen, Felix Lok, William So, Sammi Cheng, Jatfei Wong

Genre

drama television series

Country

Hong Kong

Length

5 seasons, 119 episodes

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Hong Kong series follows a group of lawyers and legal staff as they handle murder cases in court and navigate their personal relationships. The first season aired in 1992 and includes early appearances by actors who later became famous.

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What happens

The File of Justice (壹號皇庭) is a series of Hong Kong legal drama produced by TVB. There were 5 seasons produced, the first was aired in 1992 spanning 13 episodes. The series revolves around a group of lawyers and legal personnel with stories interwoven between their personal lives and the court cases (usually one that involves murder) in which they're engaged. It was also noteworthy that first 2 murder cases in the first series ended in capital punishment because it was not abolished in Hong Kong until 1993, yet the last punishment carried out was back in 1966. This series was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown artists in guest starring or minor roles, who later went on to greater success in film, television or music including Gordon Lam, Leo Ku, Wayne Lai, Joe Ma, Ruco Chan, Kenny Wong. The theme music is an instrumental version of "Your Latest Trick" by Dire Straits. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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