The Chinese Detective
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The Chinese Detective is a British television crime drama series from the 1980s that follows a British-Chinese police detective navigating racism and bureaucracy while solving cases in London.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Chinese Detective canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television series ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
cultural identity in Britain
ⓘ
racial prejudice in the workplace ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Detective Inspector Berwick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Detective Sergeant John Ho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Harry South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Ian Kennedy Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| depicts | Metropolitan Police work in London ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Jonathan Alwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresProtagonist | John Ho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| firstAired | 1981 ⓘ |
| format | live-action television series ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeRuntimeApprox | 50 minutes ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistBackground | second-generation immigrant ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1982 ⓘ |
| leadActorPlays | David Yip as Detective Sergeant John Ho ⓘ |
| mainCharacterEthnicity | British Chinese ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | police detective ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 14 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastBy | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| portrays | experiences of a British-Chinese detective in London ⓘ |
| producer | Geraint Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| starring |
Arthur Kelly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Yip NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
crime investigation
ⓘ
institutional bureaucracy ⓘ racism in policing ⓘ |
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