TV series

Take My Word For It

2002 · 1 season

A tense, humane procedural that finds quiet drama in high-stakes standoffs and the emotional toll on those who talk people down.

Genres: Action & adventure, Drama
Starring: Bobby Au-yeung Tsan-wah, Kenix Kwok Ho-ying, Winnie Yeung Yuen-Yee

Overview: The story follows the lead characters through their experiences as members of the Police Negotiation Cadre (PNC). The PNC is a volunteer unit of the Hong Kong police force specializing in negotiations with terrorist members, partakers of local violence, and individuals contemplating suicide. The whole series is dotted with both large and small cases handled by the story's heroes and heroines.
How it feels: Tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, survival, justice, morality
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Genres: Action & adventure, Drama
Starring: Bobby Au-yeung Tsan-wah, Kenix Kwok Ho-ying, Winnie Yeung Yuen-Yee

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
survival
justice
morality
trauma
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild