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Old Time Buddy - To Catch a Thief
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Old Time Buddy - To Catch a Thief

1998-08-03 · 45 min / episode · ★ 8.3

Comedy

Police cop Lee Kei is assigned by his lieutenant to go undercover and find the infamous cat burglar, "Black Rose", who has escaped being captured for over twenty years. His first clue leads him to a nightclub where he bumps into a former classmate, Tse Sei. When Lee Kei is threatened with dismissal at his corrupt police precinct and his house is burnt down by triads, Sei helps him out by bringing him to live with Sei's uncle. It is through this apartment where he meets a former neighbour, Siu Fong-fong, and a martial arts performer, Cheng Po-chu. When Kei recognizes the martial arts as a style similar to what the "Black Rose" uses, he suspects that Po-chu and her colleagues could be related to the cat burglar and decides to follow them closely.

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Hong Kong
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Gallen Lo Ka-LeungGallen Lo Ka-LeungLee Kei
Gordon Lam Ka-TungGordon Lam Ka-TungTse Sei
Elaine Ng Yee-LeiElaine Ng Yee-LeiSiu Fong-fong
Maggie Cheung Ho-YeeMaggie Cheung Ho-YeeCheng Po-chu
Suet NeiSuet NeiChing Seung-seung
Kingdom Yuen King-TanKingdom Yuen King-TanNg Yan-lai
Jerry Lamb Hiu-FungJerry Lamb Hiu-FungSiu Ka-ming
Gregory Charles RiversGregory Charles RiversSi Sir
Joyce Tang Lai-MingJoyce Tang Lai-MingYiu Lina
Chow ChungChow ChungSiu Chung
Leung Wing-LamLeung Wing-Lam

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