The Chinese Detective (1981)

Chinese British Detective Sergeant John Ho solves cases in the East End of London. Ho fits the pattern of the maverick detective, prepared to use unorthodox methods to solve his cases, which emerged in series like Z Cars and The Sweeney.

The Chinese Detective

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as Detective Sergeant John Ho

as D.C.I. Berwick

Larrington Walker

Larrington Walker

as Jack Arthur Bross as

Shirley Stelfox

Shirley Stelfox

Dicken Ashworth

Dicken Ashworth

as Terence Villiers

Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

Maurice Roëves

Rosemary Martin

Rosemary Martin

as Greta Longman

Pam St. Clement

Pam St. Clement

as Jack Longman

Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide

Michael Barrington

Michael Barrington

Michael Robbins

Michael Robbins

Maurice O'Connell

Maurice O'Connell

as Eric Leggatt

as Mr. Elderton

as Car Salesman (uncredited)

as Charlie Miller

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 1

1x1

Release
1x2

Hammer and nails
1x3

The four from fulham
1x4

Income tax
1x5

Washing
1x6

Ice and dust

Episodes season 2

2x1

Trials
2x2

Oblomov
2x3

Wheels within wheels
2x4

Tapdancer
2x5

Bounty hunter
2x6

Chorale
2x7

Pasts
2x8

Secret state

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