A Pillow Case of Mystery II | |
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Official poster | |
Also known as | The Curious Cases of Lord Sze II |
施公奇案 II | |
Genre | Costume drama Detective fiction Fantasy |
Written by | Lee Yee-wah Choi Suk-yin |
Starring | Bobby Au-yeung Jessica Hsuan Johnson Lee Leila Tong Joel Chan |
Theme music composer | Yip Siu-chung |
Opening theme | "Bit Tai Koo Ngor" (別低估我) by Wong Cho-lam |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Lam Chi-wah |
Production location | Hong Kong |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Running time | 42 – 45 minutes |
Production company | TVB |
Original release | |
Network | TVB Jade |
Release | 12 July (2010-07-12) – 7 August 2010 (2010-08-07) |
Related | |
A Pillow Case of Mystery (2006) |
A Pillow Case of Mystery II | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 施公奇案II | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 施公奇案II | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | "The Curious Cases of Lord Sze II" | ||||||||||
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A Pillow Case of Mystery II (Traditional Chinese: 施公奇案II; literally The Curious Cases of Lord Sze II) is a 2010 Hong Kong detective-fantasy television drama starring Bobby Au-yeung as the title character, Mr. Sze (Sze Sai-lun).
Produced by Lam Chi-wah and edited by Lee Yee-wah and Choi Suk-yin, the drama is a direct sequel to A Pillow Case of Mystery. The original broadcast for this sequel was on the TVB Jade network with 45-minute episodes airing five days a week from 31 January to 6 August 2010. The two-hour finale was aired on Saturday, 7 August 2010.
Synopsis
After a radical change in life, Sze Sai-lun becomes dispirited with the political world and spends most of his time travelling around in search of fun. Along the way, he meets a spirit medium, Ng Kwan-yau, who somehow gets caught up in a mysterious murder case. With fortuitous assistance from the pillow spirit Ngau Tai-lik, he is able to crack the case and prove Kwan-yau’s innocence. Sai-lun has his confidence back and pledges to continue his fight for justice. As time progresses, Sai-lun and Kwan-yau get to know each other better and gradually fall in love. Sai-lun finally decides to get over the past and marry the girl. He enjoys his married life so much but gets frustrated at work sometimes - Tai-lik’s power turns out not to be as strong as expected, which ends up with a lot of misleading clues being given. Amidst the various challenges of his new life, Sai-lun realizes that Kwan-yau seems to have something to hide and that there is a malicious plot behind their marriage. Knowing that the couple have fallen out, Sai-lun’s mother has found him a new wife, Luk Siu-tip. Out of the blue, Siu-tip has also come with ill intentions. Sai-lun is plunged into a complex web of intrigue and things seem to be getting on top of him…
Cast and characters
Main characters
Cast | Role | Description |
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Bobby Au-yeung | Magistrate Sze Sai-lun | Sin-yau County's new magistrate. |
Jessica Hsuan | Ng Kwan-yau | a con artist. Magistrate Sze Sai-lun's 5th wife. Gave birth in the final episode. |
Joel Chan | So Ying-chun | the son of the Eighth Prince. born Guuwalgiya Jinchun |
Leila Tong | Ting Mei-yan | the daughter of General Ting. Magistrate Sze Sai-lun's 6th wife. |
Johnson Lee | Ngau Tai-lik | later revealed to be, a castrated man, from the Ngau village. the new Pillow Spirit |
Recurring characters
Cast | Role | Description |
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Lee Fung | Chiu Yuet-ngor | Sai-lun's mother. |
Rosanne Lui | Pong Got-ngoi | Sai-lun's official wife. |
Eileen Yeow | Ka Sau-yuk | Sai-lun's second wife/concubine. |
Gordon Liu | Szema Jui-fung | the head constable. |
Law Ho-kai | Ng Sau-shun | Kwan-yau's uncle and owner of the Dragon Phoenix Inn. |
Cha Cha Chan | Tit Kim-lan | an employee at Dragon Phoenix Inn. |
Alex Lam | Chukot Leung | an employee at Dragon Phoenix Inn. |
Wi Kar Hung | Golden-haired Rat | an employee at Dragon Phoenix Inn. |
Dai Yiu-ming | Assistant Lui Ming | Sai-lun's assistant judge. |
Cilla Kung | Ting Ting | Mei-yan's younger cousin. |
Luk Wing-chi | Ng Hei-lam | Ng Kwan-yu's six-year-old daughter. |
Other characters
The swordfish murder case
Cast | Role |
Kwong Chor-fai | Magistrate Yeung Villain |
Ngai Wai-man | Chan Dai-kwan Villain |
Wong Man-piu | Constable Chu |
The undergarment theft case
Cast | Role |
Lily Liu | Miss Fa |
Choi Hau-lam | Ngang Ngang |
Tsui Man-ching | Yin Yin |
Annie Wong | Kiu Kiu |
Yaka Fu | Yim Yim |
Leo Tsang | Tong Yan |
The painting theft case
Cast | Role |
Wong Wai-tak | Fung Chi-hoi |
June Chan | Sin Ying |
The drama murder case
Cast | Role |
Raymond Tsang | Ng Kwan-yu |
Rachel Kan | Ling Lung |
Kwok Dak-shun | Hung Wuen-tong |
Lee Kai-kit | Fan Siu-sau Villain |
Cheung Dat-lun | Yim Bak-sang |
Lam Yuen-ying | Au-yeung Hon |
The family genocide case
Cast | Role |
Law Lok-lam | General Ting Yan-chuen |
Suet Nei | Wong Seung |
Chalk North | Chik Yiu-tin Villain |
Lee Chi-kei | Lo Yau-choi |
Elton Loo | Lo Dat |
Wong Ching | Lo Shu-gan |
The serial rapist murder case
Cast | Role |
Cheng Ka-sang | Kot Fei Villain |
Ma Tai-lo | Tin Siu-tung |
Lai Sau-ying | Grandma Kam |
Wong Tsun-san | Lam Gau |
Pillow spirit and Mystery Bay case
Cast | Role |
Rain Lau | Princess Mucideri Yanxian Main villain |
Henry Lee | Samala Acai Semi-villain. Committed suicide. |
Lee Kong-lung | Eunuch Lo Villain killed Ng Mau-Dan and caused the shipwreck that killed Mai Heung Yung and Chin Lai shu. Killed by Princess Mucideri Yanxian. |
Yoyo Chen | Princess Qianqian |
Queena Chan | Ng Mau-dan. Samala Acai's mistress. |
Viewership ratings
Week | Episodes | Average points | Peaking points | HK viewers (in millions) |
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1 | July 12–16, 2010 | 1 — 5 | 30 | 36 | 1.91 | |
2 | July 19–22, 2010 | 6 — 9 | 32 | 37 | 2.03 | |
3 | July 26–30, 2010 | 10 — 14 | 31 | 39 | 1.98 | |
4 | August 2–6, 2010 | 15 — 19 | 31 | — | 1.98 | |
August 7, 2010 | 20 | 34 | 37 | 2.17 |
Awards and nominations
TVB Anniversary Awards 2010
- Nominated: Best Drama
- Nominated: Best Actor (Bobby Au Yeung)
- Nominated: Best Actress (Jessica Hsuan)
References
- A Pillow Case of Mystery II - Program - encoreTVB Official Website, retrieved 2019-11-21
- Week 1 Ratings
- Week 2 Ratings
- Week 3 Ratings
- ^ Week 4 Ratings
- ^ 《施公奇案II》稱冠 2010上半年最高收視劇
External links
- TVB.com A Pillow Case of Mystery II - Official Website (in Chinese)
- K for TVB Episode Synopsis
- Batgwa.com: News on Costume Fitting