| The Criminal Investigator | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Genre | Police procedural Crime drama Action |
| Created by | Jonathan Chik |
| Screenplay by | Chow Yuk-ming Tang Cho-san Mang Wai-cheung Wong Kin Tsang Po-wah Szeto Wai-cheuk |
| Directed by | Law Tak-ming Chu Yik-lung Wong Chun-man Mak Koon-chi Chung Kwok-keung Marco Law |
| Starring | Felix Wong Sunny Chan |
| Theme music composer | John Laudon |
| Opening theme | "烈火狂奔" (lit. Prancing in the Fires) performed by Jacky Cheung |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jonathan Chik |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 42 minutes (each) |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 7 July (1995-07-07) – 29 July 1995 (1995-07-29) |
| Related | |
| The Criminal Investigator II | |
The Criminal Investigator (Traditional Chinese: O記實錄; lit. 'The O Files') is a 1995 Hong Kong police procedural television drama. Produced by Jonathan Chik with a screenplay co-written and edited by Chow Yuk-ming, the drama is a TVB production. The story follows a team of investigators from the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) unit of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force.
Characters
OCTB unit
Team A
| Rank | Role | Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Superintendent | Ho Tsan-yeung (何鎮洋) |
Wong Wai |
| Superintendent | Jeff Chan Kwai (陳桂) |
Choi Kwok-kuen |
| Senior Inspector | Teddy Ng Kwok-siu (吳國兆) |
Chan Wing-tsun |
| Sergeant | Wong Chi-chung (王志淙) |
Felix Wong |
| Sergeant | Lam Wing-tai (林永泰) |
Sunny Chan |
| Senior Police Constable | Chu Yat-lung (朱日隆) |
Yu Tin-wai |
| Senior Police Constable | Szeto Man-on (司徒文安) |
Joe Ma |
| Police Constable | Wu Sau-fat (胡守法) |
Shum Po-sze |
| Police Constable | Tsui Pui-lam (徐沛霖) |
Ng man-wai |
| Police Constable | Yip Fai (葉輝) |
King Kong Lam |
| Criminal Attorney from Department of Justise | Rita Yu Ching-wan (余靖允) |
Yvonne Lam |
Other characters
- Kenix Kwok as Kenes Ng Chung-lin (伍頌蓮)
- Bondy Chiu as Bonnie Wong Ming-wai (王明慧)
- Lau Siu-ming as Wong Hong-kwai (王康貴)
- Pak Yan as Lai Kit-yu (黎潔如)
- Choi Kwok-hing as Lam Sam (林森)
- Soh Hang-suen as Ho Mei-ying (何英瑛)