

Witness to a Prosecution
1999-12-20 · 45 min / episode · ★ 8.3
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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Bobby Au-yeung Tsan-wah宋慈
Joyce Tang Lai-ming杨丹凤
Charmaine Sheh Sze-man阮玉珠
Ellesmere Choi展杰
Stephen Au Kam-tong邹子龙
Halina Tam Siu-wan阮玉宝
Mary Hon Ma-lee何淑兰
Law Lok-lam展坚
Irene Wong Lam白如梦
Michelle Fung傲雪
Henry Yu Yang关万福
Raymond Cho Wing-lim马伯豪
Cheng Ka-sang吴晓飞
Karen Chan Ga-Yee王秀娴
Joseph Lee Kwok-Lun夏侯国栋
Helena Law Lan牛妈
Anderson Junior赵远材
Felix Lok Ying-kwan高云轩
Liu Kai-chi郭希德
Ku Feng刘成Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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