The Chinese Detective (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama, Crime
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1981-04-30
Ended: 1982-11-05
Network: BBC One
Country: GB
Airs on: Friday
Runtime: 60 minutes
Chinese British Detective Sergeant John Ho solves cases in the East End of London. Ho fits the pattern of the maverick detective, prepared to use unorthodox methods to solve his cases. British-born Chinese actor David Yip plays Ho and instead of the barely intelligible English typically spoken by Chinese actors in British drama, Yip's accent has a strong Cockney influence.