The 'W' Files
The 'W' Files | |
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DVD cover | |
Genre |
Period drama Fantasy Adventure Mystery |
Created by |
Nelson Cheung Wong Kwok-fai |
Based on |
Wisely Series by Ni Kuang |
Written by | Wong Kwok-fai |
Starring |
Gallen Lo Yoyo Mung Matt Yeung Mak Cheung-ching Michael Tong Tavia Yeung Power Chan Eddy Ko Roger Kwok Anne Heung |
Theme music composer | Chan Tsung-hung |
Opening theme | Mei Loi Dik Sau Mong Je (未來的守望者) performed by Gallen Lo |
Ending theme | Yu Gwo Sai Kai Mat Yau Nei (如果世界沒有你) performed by Gallen Lo |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language(s) | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 30 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Nelson Cheung |
Location(s) |
Hong Kong Shanghai, China |
Running time | 45 minutes (each) |
Production company(s) | TVB |
Release | |
Original network | Jade |
Original release | 2 June – 11 July 2003 |
External links | |
Website |
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Traditional Chinese | 衛斯理 | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 卫斯理 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Wisely" | ||||||||||
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The 'W' Files (衛斯理) is a 2003 Hong Kong fantasy-adventure-mystery television period drama serial based on Ni Kuang's novel series Wisely Series, starring Gallen Lo as Wisely. The series was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong from 2 June to 11 July 2003. The 30-episodes long series contains a total of eight different stories, set in China in the 1930s.
Plot
In the 1930s, Wisely returns to China from his overseas studies and runs a detective agency in Shanghai to investigate paranormal events. He meets a doctor named Pak So and she becomes his love interest, but they encounter several trials and tribulations to test their love before they finally get together. The series is divided into eight different stories, with Wisely and his team setting off to investigate and crack each mystery case. The stories are listed as follows:
- Paper Monkey (紙猴)
- Deadly Body Change (屍變)
- Charcoal (木炭)
- Searching Dreams (尋夢)
- Bug Suspect (蠱惑)
- Supernatural Beings (神仙)
- Ghost Story (鬼混)
- Disturbing Graves (盜墓)
Cast
Detective agency
Cast | Role | Description |
Gallen Lo | Wisely | Boss of the detective agency |
Tavia Yeung | Wong Hung-hung | Wisely's cousin |
Mak Cheung-ching | Kwok Tsak-ching | Wisely's assistant |
Power Chan | Chan Cheung-ching | Wisely's assistant |
Fiona Yuen | Choi May-sin | Wisely's secretary |
Pak family
Cast | Role | Description |
Eddy Ko | Boss Pak | Boss of the Green Gang |
Michael Tong | Pak Kei-wai | Boss Pak's son; Pa-chu's husband |
Yoyo Mung | Pak So | Boss Pak's daughter; Wisely's girlfriend |
Halina Tam | Pa-chu | Pak Kei-wai's wife |
Suet Nei | Aunt Ho | Pak family's servant |
Green Gang
Cast | Role | Description |
Benz Hui | Sung Kin | Sung Fuk's brother |
Chan Wing-chun | Sung Fuk | Sung Kin's brother |
Yeung Ka-nok | To Chung | |
Daniel kwok | Ma Cheung | |
Peter Pang | Shum Ming | |
Tsui Wing | Chow Chung | |
Lee Kai-kit | Ho Mou | |
Lee Kong-lung | Ching Yee | |
Leo Tsang | Hon Sam | |
Lee Hoi-sang | Lau Ah-kan |
Wan family
Cast | Role | Description |
Mat Yeung | Wan Po-yu | Medicine shop boss |
Mimi Chu | Mrs Wan | Wan Po-yu's mother |
Sharon Chan | Lam Tai-yuk | Wan Po-yu's cousin |
Yu Mou-lin | Deaf Granny | Wan family's servant |
Police
Cast | Role | Description |
Bowie Wu | Keung Wai-tai | Police chief |
Jimmy Au | Tit-Dan | Police inspector; Wisely's former classmate |
Ngo Ka-nin | Wong Tong | Policeman |
Kam Chi-ching | Policeman | |
Adam Ip | Policeman | |
Hoffman Cheng | Policeman |
Others
Cast | Role | Description |
Chun Wong | Old Choi | Wisely's housekeeper |
Apple Ha | Sister Fan | Wisely's house servant |
John Tang | Wu Syut | Doctor |
Joe Junior | Uncle Sam | Performer in restaurant |
Deno Cheung | Kor Pik | Inventor; Wisely's friend |
David Do | Sa Mok | Inventor; Wisely's friend |
Ken Lok | Lei Yau-wai | Newspaper agency boss |
Brian Wong | Ha Kwai-jo | Reporter |
Wilson Tsui | Uncle Po | Pawn shop boss; Chan Cheung-ching's uncle |
Ho Man-kit | Pau Siu-lung | Pawn shop worker |
Characters in Paper Monkey
Cast | Role | Description |
Lau Kong | Chun Cheng-hei | |
Wong Man-piu | Yu Ting-man | |
Cheng Fan-sang | Ka Number Two | |
Luk Chun-kwong | Kwai Fu Bong | |
Suen Kwai-hing | Factory supervisor |
Characters in Deadly Body Change
Cast | Role | Description |
Ku Feng | Cheng Tin-luk | Deceased patriarch of Cheng family |
Law Lan | Mrs Cheng | Deceased wife of Cheng Tin-luk |
Chang Tse-sheng | Cheng Po-wan | Cheng Tin-luk's son |
Eric Chung | Dr Fai Kak | |
Wong Wai-tung | Ah-sing | |
Catherine Chow | Ah-sing's girlfriend | |
So Lai-ming | Cheng Po-wan's secretary | |
Yau Piu | Cheng family's servant | |
Ngai Wai-man | Cheng family's servant |
Characters in Charcoal
Cast | Role | Description |
Felix Lok | Kai Say | |
Ellesmere Choi | Lam Tsi-yun Lam Pak-chun | Lam Pak-chun is Lam Tsi-yun's son |
Raymond Tsang | Bin Ng | Kai Say's follower |
Kwan Ching | Lam Yuk-sing | Lam family's ancestor |
Janice Shum | Lam Tsi-yun's wife |
Characters in Searching Dreams
Cast | Role | Description |
Roger Kwok (Guest star) | Yeung Lap-kwan | Architect |
Anne Heung (Guest star) | Lau Lai-ling | Singer |
Lau Yuk-tsui | Hung Yuk-tsing | Yeung Lap-kwan's wife |
Chan Tik-hak | Wu Hip-sing | |
Chu Kin-kwan | Siu Chin | Yeung Lap-kwan's previous incarnation |
Wah Chung-nam | Wong Sing | Wu Hip-sing's previous incarnation |
Tse Po-law | Leung Pak-tsung | Hung Yuk-tsing's previous incarnation |
Kwok Tak-shun | Lam Kei-lung | |
Chan Min-leung | Chin Yung | |
Ling Lai-man | Uncle Chik | |
Wong Tsi-wai | Yeung Lap-kwan's secretary | |
Ting Chu-wai | Ah-say |
Characters in Bug Suspect
Cast | Role | Description |
Kong Hon | King-ban | Tribal chief |
Mok Ka-yiu | Mang-kor | |
Reyan Yan | Pa-tsi | To Chung's girlfriend |
Lam King-kong | Yat-ting | King-ban's son |
Fung Hiu-man | Aunt Kam-fa | Pa-chu's aunt |
Characters in Supernatural Beings
Cast | Role | Description |
Kwok Fung | Ka Yuk-tsan | |
Yu Tze-ming | Lau Sing Lau Hoi | Lau Sing and Lau Hoi are brothers |
Dickson Lee | San-kau Ya-tsat | Japanese general |
Cheng On-tung | Fung Yuen-yee | To Chung's wife |
Yu Tin-wai | Old immortal | |
Ngan Kin-kwok | Young immortal |
Characters in Ghost Story
Cast | Role | Description |
Liu Kai-chi | Chai-wong | Voodoo master |
Wong Ching | Si-noi | Voodoo master; Chai-wong's apprentice brother |
Eileen Yeow | Yu Fa / Chuen-to Fa-tsi | San-kau Ya-tsat's follower |
Ho Chi-cheung | San-kau Ya-tsat's henchman | |
Cheung Hon-ban | San-kau Ya-tsat's henchman |
Characters in Disturbing Graves
Cast | Role | Description |
Derek Kok | Colonel Ching-lung | |
Savio Tsang | Tsai-pak | Pak Kei-wai's friend |
Yu Yeung | Commander Wong | Ching-lung's boss |
Gregory Charles Rivers | Nelson | American secret agent |
Law Tin-chi | Nelson's follower | |
Cheung Hak | Man in black | |
Chuk Man-kwan | Lin-heung |
See also
- Wisely Series, the novel series by Ni Kuang
- Films and television series adapted from the Wisely Series:
- The Seventh Curse, a 1986 Hong Kong film starring Chow Yun-fat as Wisely
- The Legend of Wisely, a 1987 Hong Kong film starring Sam Hui as Wisely
- The Cat (1992 film), a 1998 Hong Kong film starring Waise Lee as Wisely
- The New Adventures of Wisely, a 1998 Singaporean television series starring Michael Tao as Wisely
- The Wesley's Mysterious File, a 2002 Hong Kong film starring Andy Lau as Wisely