Underplayed Gems

Armed Reaction (1998)

Armed Reaction poster
Original title
陀槍師姐
Genre
drama television series
Country
Hong Kong
Length
5 seasons, 20 episodes
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Hong Kong TV series follows a team of police officers as they solve crimes and manage their personal lives. The story focuses on a female officer navigating her work and relationships in a male-dominated environment. It is known for balancing action with everyday humor.

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What happens

Armed Reaction (Chinese: 陀槍師姐; Jyutping: to4 coeng1 si1 ze2) is a 1998 Hong Kong modern cop drama produced by TVB. The drama stars Bobby Au-yeung and Esther Kwan as the main leads with Joyce Tang, Marco Ngai, Mimi Chu and Joe Ma in main supporting roles. Original broadcast of the series began on TVB Jade channel from July 6 till July 31, 1998 at 9:30-10:30 p.m. timeslot with 20 episodes total. The popularity of the drama spawned 4 sequels (Armed Reaction II, Armed Reaction III, Armed Reaction IV, and Armed Reaction 2021). In mainland China, the drama title is "女警本色", which means "The True Colour of Policewomen". While in Taiwan, the first season was under the title "麻辣女刑警" which means "Spicy Female Cops", but has followed the original Hong Kong title for the sequels. The reason for the change in title in each region release is to accommodate the local slang. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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