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Release Year1999
Runtime2 Seasons
LanguageCantonese
CertificationNR
GenresCrime
Votes12
Director—
Writers—
TypeWeb Series
Rating8.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWitness to a Prosecution
About Witness to a Prosecution
Witness to a Prosecution is a Hong Kong television series produced by TVB. The original broadcast was on the TVB Jade network with 45-minute episodes airing five days a week from 20 December 1999 to 16 January 2000. The drama stars Bobby Au-yeung as the famous historical forensic medical expert Song Ci. Set during the Southern Song Dynasty of Mid-Imperial China, Witness to a Prosecution tells a fictionalised account of Chee's modest beginnings and the events leading to the creation of his book Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified, the world's earliest documentation of forensic science.
Directed by —, Witness to a Prosecution leans on a strong ensemble — Bobby Au-Yeung Tsan-Wah, Joyce Tang Lai-Ming, Charmaine Sheh Sze-Man — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1999.
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