The Chinese Detective: Secret State (S2EP8 BBC One 5 Nov 1982, Patrick Malahide)

Secret State: A fatal shooting with no corpse and the only witnesses an old lady and her budgies! A typical Ho case! That’s until other parties begin to show an interest…

Regular Cast: David Yip (Detective Sergeant John Ho), Derek Martin (Detective Chief Inspector Berwick), Arthur Kelly (Detective Sergeant Donald Chegwyn), Robert Lee (Joe Ho),

Guest Cast: Richard Rees (Doctor David Li), Oengus MacNamara, Patrick Malahide, Tony Caunter, Peter Spraggon, Anna Wing, Paul Antrim, John Malcolm, John Rolfe, Maurice O’Connell, Michael Robbins, Helen Cooper, Chris Webb

Writer: Ian Kennedy Martin / Director: Brian Lighthill

Airdate: 5 Nov 1982 on BBC One

Series: The Chinese Detective Season 2 Episode 8

Show Info: Crime drama series. A Chinese copper faces prejudice as he tackles his cases in London’s Limehouse district. His real motivstion though is trying to clear his father’s name. His father was convicted of a crime he didn’t commit.

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