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Witness to a Prosecution
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Witness to a Prosecution

1999-12-20 · 45 min / episode · ★ 8.3

Crime

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.

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Hong Kong
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Bobby Au-yeung Tsan-wahBobby Au-yeung Tsan-wah宋慈
Joyce Tang Lai-mingJoyce Tang Lai-ming杨丹凤
Charmaine Sheh Sze-manCharmaine Sheh Sze-man阮玉珠
Ellesmere ChoiEllesmere Choi展杰
Stephen Au Kam-tongStephen Au Kam-tong邹子龙
Halina Tam Siu-wanHalina Tam Siu-wan阮玉宝
Mary Hon Ma-leeMary Hon Ma-lee何淑兰
Law Lok-lamLaw Lok-lam展坚
Irene Wong LamIrene Wong Lam白如梦
Michelle FungMichelle Fung傲雪
Henry Yu YangHenry Yu Yang关万福
Raymond Cho Wing-limRaymond Cho Wing-lim马伯豪
Cheng Ka-sangCheng Ka-sang吴晓飞
Karen Chan Ga-YeeKaren Chan Ga-Yee王秀娴
Joseph Lee Kwok-LunJoseph Lee Kwok-Lun夏侯国栋
Helena Law LanHelena Law Lan牛妈
Anderson JuniorAnderson Junior赵远材
Felix Lok Ying-kwanFelix Lok Ying-kwan高云轩
Liu Kai-chiLiu Kai-chi郭希德
Ku FengKu Feng刘成

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