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ICAC Investigators

1992–2024 · 18 seasons

A sober, case-by-case procedural that walks you through investigations with a civic-minded, educational calm.

Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Roger Kwok Chun-on, Gordon Lam Ka-tung, Cheung Kwok-keung
Overview
ICAC Investigators is a long running family of Hong Kong television miniseries about the work of Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). The series are public awareness films produced by Radio Television Hong Kong, an independent department of the government, with the full co-operation of the ICAC itself. Each series dramatises real cases of the Commission and serves both to educate the populace against corrupt practises and as a public relations tool for the ICAC.

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Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Roger Kwok Chun-on, Gordon Lam Ka-tung, Cheung Kwok-keung
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • corruption
    • justice
    • crime
    • power
    • deception
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    • anthology
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    crime, drama
    Starring
    Roger Kwok Chun-on, Gordon Lam Ka-tung, Cheung Kwok-keung, Damian Lau Chung-Yan, Margie Tsang Wah-Sin, Liu Kai-Chi, Amy Kwok, Jay Lau Kam-Ling
    Length
    18 seasons, 98 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    TVB Jade, RTHK
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese

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