Line Walker
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| Genre | Modern, Crime, Thriller |
| Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Written by | Ng Lap Gwong 伍立光 Leung Si Gwan 梁絲鈞 Yeung Wing Ying 楊詠瑩 Chu Chi 朱智 Pong Si Kit 龐士傑 |
| Starring | Michael Miu 苗僑偉 Charmaine Sheh 佘詩曼 Raymond Lam 林峯 Sharon Chan 陳敏之 Benz Hui 許紹雄 Elena Kong 江美儀 Sammy Sum 沈震軒 Oscar Leung 梁烈唯 Toby Leung 梁靖琪 |
| Theme music composer | Alan Cheung Ka Shing |
| Opening theme | Walker 行者 by Justin Lo & Wilfred Lau |
| Ending theme | Love Is Not Easy 越難越愛 by Jinny Ng |
| Composer | Damon Chu |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Tommy Leung 梁家樹 |
| Producer | Man Wai Hung 文偉鴻 |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Editors | Yip Tin Sing 葉天成 Leung Yan Dong 梁恩東 Ng Lap Gwong 伍立光 |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | Jade HD Jade |
| Release | 25 August – 3 October 2014 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 使徒行者 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 使徒行者 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Apostle Walker" | ||||||||||||
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Line Walker (Traditional Chinese: 使徒行者; literally "Apostle Walker") (Chinese: 使徒行者; Jyutping: sai2 tou4 haang4 ze2) is a 2014 Hong Kong crime thriller drama produced by TVB, starring Michael Miu, Charmaine Sheh, Raymond Lam as the main leads with Sharon Chan, Benz Hui, Elena Kong, Sammy Sum, Oscar Leung and Toby Leung in main supporting roles. Filming took place from January 2014 till May 2014. The drama will begin broadcasting on August 25 to October 3, 2014, on TVB Jade channel during its 9:30-10:30 p.m. timeslot.
Synopsis
The drama follows the lives of undercover police agents that must live a double life in secrecy. Not knowing when they can return to their normal life they endure the constant fair of being uncovered by those they are assigned to infiltrate.
Plot summary
Cheuk Hoi (Michael Miu) is the Chief inspector of Hong Kong’s Criminal Intelligence Bureau (CIB) police unit. He is a righteous supervisors that will resort to unethical tactics in order to clear the name of his subordinates that has gone missing and deemed by the police department to have strayed to the criminal side. When he finds his friend Hong Dou Hang, a fellow Chief inspector in the CIB unit thrown down a building mysteriously, he finds out from Hang's dying words that there is a mole in the Hong Kong police department. In order to protect the life of his undercover agents Hang has deleted the files of five of his undercover agents, but he dies before he could tell Hoi the names of his undercover agent. Remembering what Hang told him and not trusting anyone in the department Hoi does not even tell his supervisors about Hang's dying words instead he investigates on his own to try to find who Hang's five undercover agents are.
With clues left behind by Hang, Hoi finds undercover agent Ting Siu Ka (Charmaine Sheh) who fronts as an owner of a foot message parlor. Siu Ka was only in charged of gathering information for Hong sir but Hoi gives her the task to help him find the other four undercover agents. Siu Ka gets close to Sit Ka Keung (Raymond Lam), nicknamed Seed who is part of a gambling ring. He fronts as a ice deliveryman but is really in charge of collect unpaid gambling debts. Siu Ka previously butted heads with Seed and his partner Muk Sut but knows of their connections to a major triad organization.
Meanwhile Kobe Lin Ho Kan (Sammy Shum), another undercover agent working for Hong sir, who is fronting as a crooked stock broker in order to go to prison and get close with triad boss Cham Foon Hei as his last assignment from Hong sir, but Foon Hei proves to be a more complicated person then Kobe expected. Not knowing if Foon Hei is joking or being serious, Kobe assumes he had failed at his assignment. However upon Kobe's release from prison Foon Hei comes looking for him and offers Kobe to work for him. But in order for Kobe to follow through with his undercover assignment it had cost him his relationship with ICAC agent Yan Mok Sin Yan (Sharon Chan), who is not aware that Kobe is a undercover agent.
ICAC agent Yan who is investigating Hoi, due to every case he has been assigned to gets foiled, assumes he is an insider for the criminals. With her tailing his every move it makes it complicated for him to meet up with the undercover agents. In order to be a step ahead of her he installs hearing devices in her home. What he finds out about her sister Katie Mok Sin Cing (Elena Kong) is more than he expected.
Cast
Main cast
- Michael Miu 苗僑偉 as Cheuk Hoi 卓凱
- Charmaine Sheh 佘詩曼 as Ting Siu Ka 丁小嘉
- Raymond Lam 林峯 as Seed Sit Ka Keung 薛家強
- Sharon Chan 陳敏之 as Yan Mok Sin Yan 莫羨昕
- Sammy Sum 沈震軒 as Kobe Lin Ho Kan 連浩勤
- Elena Kong 江美儀 as Katie Mok Sin Cing 莫羨晴
Supporting cast
Hung Ying triad society
- Benz Hui 許紹雄 as Cham Foon Hei 覃歡喜
- Oscar Leung 梁烈唯 as Cheung Muk Wing 張木榮
- Eddie Pang 彭懷安 as Yau Tat Fu 游達富
- Eddie Law 罗天池 as Lok Wai Na 洛威拿
- Eddie Ho 洛威拿 as Gwai Wong Ciu 鬼王超
- Akai Lee 李啟傑 as Lee Gai Sing 李繼承
- Owen Cheung 張振朗 as Ah Fo 阿火
- Lam Wai 林 偉 as Cai Fing 猜Fing
- Kitterick Yiu 姚浩政 as Ah Gwai 阿狗
- Otto Chi 陳志健 as Cheung Yung 張勇
Criminal Intelligence Bureau (CIB)
- Lau Kong 劉江 as Kwok Hok Wah 郭學華
- Jimmy Au 歐瑞偉 as Hong Dou Hang 康道行
- Skye Chan 陳倩揚 as Ada Tse On Yee 謝安儀
- Toby Leung 梁靖琪 as Chiu Mei Yin 趙美賢
- Nicole Wan 尹詩沛 as Yeung Wing Si 楊詠絲
- Kelvin Chan 陳建文 as Pong Zi Kit 龐志傑
- Lau Tin Lung 劉天龍 as Ng Wai Gwong 伍偉光
Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)
- Miguel Choi 蔡康年 as Ko Zin Nang 高展能
- Mak Ka Lun 麥嘉倫 as Law Jun Jip 羅俊業
- Moses Cheng 鄭詠謙 as Man Yan Cung 文仁松
Organised Crime and Triad Bureau (O Kee)
- Patrick Tang 鄧健泓 as Yip Siu Leung 葉兆良
- Raymond Tsang 曾守明 as Lee Yat San 李日山
- Jayden Kau Cheuk Nang 裘卓能 as Ching Jik Hei 程亦熙
Foot message parlor
- Mary Hon 韓馬利 as Rose Fung Wai Fong 馮慧芳
- Rosanne Lui 呂珊 as Nancy Lau Mei Ang 劉美鶯
- Ceci So 蘇恩磁 as Susie Choi Siu Lin 蔡笑蓮
Others
- Samantha Ko 高海寧 as Lam Hei Mei 林希微
- Ankie Beilke 貝安琪 as On Lam 安琳
- Ip Ka Wang
- Ken Law 羅浩銘
- Kelvin Lee 李興華
- Kenneth Fok 霍健邦
- Edgar Lam 林健生
- Chloe Nguyen 阮兒
- Doris Chow 周麗欣
- Leung Yan 梁茵
- Ng Kwong Lei
- Steven Ho 何啟南
Development and casting
- The sales presentation clip was filmed in October 2013. The original 57 second clip featured Michael Miu, Charmaine Sheh, Raymond Lam, Sharon Chan, Elena Kong, Sammy Leung and KK Cheung.[1][2]The sales presentation clip was unveiled on November 7, 2013, for 2014 drama sales pitch.[3][4]
- Tony Leung Ka-fai was originally to be part of the cast but had to pull out of the drama due to an rib injury.[5]
- Costume fitting was held on February 28, 2014.
- The blessing ceremony took place on February 28, 2014, 2:00 p.m. at Tseung Kwan O TVB City[6]
- Sammy Leung was originally to play the role of "Lin Ho Kan" but had to leave the drama during the middle of filming due to health reasons. Sammy Sum was then given the role of "Lin Ho Kan", while Patrick Tang took on Sammy Sum's originally role "Yip Siu Leung".[7]
- On March 18, 2014, while filming a motorcycle scene, Sammy Sum suffered a wrist fracture injury on his right hand when he fell and landed on his hand. Sum was admitted to the hospital for surgery on March 21. Filming was delayed by a few weeks while Sum recovered.[8]
- On March 24, 2014, an extended trailer of the drama was previewed at FILMART 2014.[9]
Viewership ratings
| Week | Episodes | Date | Average Points | Peaking Points |
| 1 | 1 - 5 | August 25 - 29, 2014 | 25 | 28 |
| 2 | 6 - 10 | September 1 - 5, 2014 | ||
| 3 | 11－15 | September 8 - 12, 2014 | ||
| 4 | 16－20 | September 15 - 19, 2014 | ||
| 5 | 21－25 | September 22 - 26, 2014 | ||
| 6 | 26－31 | September 29 - October 3, 2014 |
References
- ^ [1] "The Apostle" Filming Sales Presentation. Retrieved 7-30-2014
- ^ [2] "The Apostle" @ TVB Sales Presentation 2014. Retrieved 7-30-2014
- ^ [3] TVB Sales Presentation 2014 Revealed. Retrieved 7-30-2014
- ^ [4] Michael Miu and Raymond Lam Fight Corruption in “The Apostle”. Retrieved 7-30-2014
- ^ [5] Tony Leung Ka Fai withdraws from TVB drama
- ^ [6] "Line Walker" Blessing Ceremony. Retrieved 7-30-2014
- ^ [7] “The Apostle” ‘s Cast Supports Sammy Leung’s Departure. Retrieved 7-30-2014
- ^ [8] Sammy Sum Fractures Wrist While Filming “The Apostle”. Retrieved 7-30-2014
- ^ [9]. Retrieved 7-30-2014