D.I.E.
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| D.I.E Death Investigation Extension 古靈精探 |
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| Genre | Mystery, police |
| Format | Non-HD (16:9 Screen Resolution) |
| Written by | Wong Kwok Fai |
| Starring | Roger Kwok Sonija Kwok Kenneth Ma Margie Tsang Derek Kwok Bryan Leung |
| Opening theme | 花樣奇案 (Variated Cases) by Roger Kwok |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Nelson Cheung |
| Running time | approx. 42 minutes per episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Television Broadcasts Limited |
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| Official website | |
D.I.E (Death Investigation Extension) Traditional Chinese: 古靈精探) is a TVB series released in 2008. The 25 episode long series stars Roger Kwok, Sonija Kwok, Kenneth Ma, Margie Tsang, Derek Kwok, Bryan Leung, and Kitty Yuen.
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[edit] Cast
[edit] The Yue Family
| Actor | Character | Nickname (if any) |
Character Analysis |
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| Bryan Leung Kar Yan | Yue Tai Hoi | Auntie Sa's brother-in-law Yue Chi Ching and Yue Chi Long's father Elementary schoolmate with Ying Lam |
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| Margie Tsang | Yue Chi Ching | Daughter of Yue Tai Hoi Sister of Yue Chi Long Girlfriend of Cheung Ching Yee Worker of Yat Shin Heen |
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| Roger Kwok | Yue Chi Long | Yue Sir | Son of Yue Tai Hoi Brother of Yue Chi Ching Boyfriend of Ying Ching Ching A detective of D.I.E. |
| Lau Yuk Chui | Kan Chi Mei | Auntie Sa | Aunt of Yue Chi Ching and Yue Chi Long Boss of Yat Shin Heen Mother of Minnie |
| Lee On Kee | Minnie | Daughter of Kan Chi Mei Niece of Sing Ka Chun Lives in U.S. |
[edit] The Ying Family
| Actor | Character | Nickname (if any) |
Character Analysis |
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| Chun Wong | Ying Lam | Father of Ying Ching Ching and Ying Pui Pui Husband of Ng Suk Tak Elementary schoolmate of Yue Tai Hoi |
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| Lee Fung | Ng Suk Tak | Wife of Ying Lam Mother of Ying Ching Ching and Ying Pui Pui |
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| Sonija Kwok | Ying Ching Ching | Madam Ying | Daughter of Ying Lam and Ng Suk Tak Sister of Ying Pui Pui Detective of D.I.E. Girlfriend of Sing Ka Chun (before Episode 10) Girlfriend and Fiancée of Yue Chi Long (after Episode 15) |
| Nancy Wu Ting Yan | Ying Pui Pui | Momoko | Daughter of Ying Lam and Ng Suk Tak Sister of Ying Ching Ching Secretly in love of Sing Ka Chun Staff of Yat Sheen Heen |
| Apple Ha Ping | Kam Sham Shun | Mother of Ying Lam Grandmother of Ying Pui Pui and Ying Ching Ching |
[edit] Synopsis
In the police force, "Death Investigation Extension" or "D.I.E." was established to accommodate those who have been sent away by their supervisors. As everybody knows, members of the Extension are to investigate unsolved cold cases. Yue Chi-Long (Roger Kwok), who has cracked a large number of difficult cases by extrasensory means, is assigned to the D.I.E. because his superiors find him strange for falling asleep constantly on the job. New appointee Ying Ching-Ching (Sonija Kwok) is a good-looking girl but she means to act tough and sassy in front of others. Believing that she will get promoted soon, she solves a lot of intriguing cases. Later Ying finds out that her supervisor still has a long way to go before he reaches retirement age. She takes an uncompromising stand over every case she deals with, which leads her into constant quarrels with Long. The relationship between the pair is deteriorating day after day.
Long's elder sister, Yue Chi-Ching (Margie Tsang), has been living with him. While investigating an old case, Long gets to find his long-lost father Yue Tai-Hoi (Bryan Leung). Through close collaboration with Long, Ching-Ching has gradually developed affection for him. As she is still torn between Long and her two-timing boyfriend Shing Ka-Tsun (Kenneth Ma), Long has started to try to avoid her without rhyme or reason. Feeling so confused about what is happening, Ching-Ching decides to do some probing and is shocked to discover that Long has been dogged by a female ghost called Siu Yi (Kitty Yuen).
[edit] Alternate Ending
The original ending of the series has Roger Kwok's character - Yue Sir - died as a result of the car accident. However, the TV audience voted for a happy ending. As a result, another ending was created by TVB.
The alternate ending is of "Mo lei tau" style of comedy.
- Siu Yi transported members of the D.I.E. team to the moment before the car accident; the driver involved was Bobby Au-Yeung's character Chai Fur Cheung.
- Members of D.I.E tried various ways to stop Chai Foon Cheung, but to no avail.
- At the last moment, Chai Foon Cheung stopped the truck and said to the D.I.E. team that he was moved by their sincerity to save Yue Sir from dying, thus asking them to arrest him for pirating movies. (However, it was not addressed regarding how Chai Fur Cheung knew about the plot.)
- Yue Sir and Madam Ying were in the hospital room, with Yue Sir holding their newborn son. Yue Sir commented why their son weighted 14lb. and head full of hair. Siu Yi appeared telling them that their curse had been taken care of, and the reason that their son was so big because she fed him with a bowl of rice before he was born.
Neither endings address the fate of criminal Dai Hao Ying, who from the beginning of the series started out as a Triad boss and ended up being a petty thief.
[edit] Sequel
The producers have decided to make D.I.E II which will be coming out in 2009. It will be decided by the audience whether Roger Kwok's character - Yue Sir - will be included as there were two endings to this series.
[edit] Ratings
- Week 1 (Ep. 01-05): 32 points (peaking at 34)
- Week 2 (Ep. 06-10): 34 points (peaking at 38)
- Week 3 (Ep. 11-15): 33 points (peaking at 36)
- Week 4 (Ep. 16-20): 34 points (peaking at 37)
- Week 5 (Ep. 21-25): 37 points (peaking at 44)
[edit] References
- [1] Astro On Demand
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