A Pillow Case of Mystery

A Pillow Case of Mystery (Traditional Chinese: 施公奇案; literally The Curious Cases of Lord Sze) is a 2006 Hong Kong detective-fantasy television drama starring Bobby Au-yeung as the title character, Mr. Sze (Sze Sai-lun). Produced by Lam Chi-wah and edited by Lau Chi-wah, the drama is a TVB production. The original broadcast was on the TVB Jade network with 45-minute episodes airing five days a week from 31 January to 26 February 2006. The drama is set during the early 19th century Qing dynasty. Sze Sai-lun, the newly appointed magistrate of Kong-do County, accidentally encounters a spirit, enclosed in a magic pillow, who helps him solve cases.

A Pillow Case of Mystery
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Also known asThe Curious Cases of Lord Sze
施公奇案
GenreCostume drama
Detective fiction
Fantasy
Written byLau Chi-wah
StarringBobby Au-yeung
Kenix Kwok
Benny Chan
Tavia Yeung
Annie Man
Lo Hoi-pang
Opening theme"Sin Chi Sin Kok" (先知先覺) by Benny Chan
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerLam Chi-wah
Production locationHong Kong
Camera setupMulti camera
Running time42 – 45 minutes
Production companyTVB
Original release
NetworkTVB Jade
Release31 January (2006-01-31) –
26 February 2006 (2006-02-26)
Related
A Pillow Case of Mystery II (2010)

Due to the drama's popular success, a follow-up sequel, A Pillow Case of Mystery II was produced and was released in 2010.

Premise

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Sze Sai-lun (Bobby Au-yeung) becomes the new magistrate of Kong-do County. After a series of unresolved cases, the townspeople begin to see him as pathetic and useless. While Sai-lun was searching for evidence by a hillside, he accidentally injures himself, dropping blood on a mysterious pillow. He faints on it and discovers that the pillow encloses a spirit (Lo Hoi-pang) who can help him solve mysteries by giving him clues and riddles to solve. With the help of the pillow spirit, the townspeople begin to see a new light in Sai-lun.

Cast and characters

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Main characters

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Cast Role Description
Bobby Au-yeung Sze Sai-lun Kong-do County's new magistrate
Kenix Kwok Mai Heung-yung the county court's maiden.
born Tong Fung
Benny Chan Wong Tin-bah born Tong Lung
Heung-yung's feisty younger brother.
Tavia Yeung Princess Tsanggak Ming-chu Sai-lun's younger god-sister.
Lo Hoi-pang Tong Doh-fuk later revealed to be Heung-yung and Tin-bah's dead grandfather.
Pillow Spirit

Other characters

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Cast Role Description
Lee Fung Chiu Yuet-ngor Sai-lun's mother.
Rosanne Lui Pong Got-ngoi Sai-lun's official wife.
Eileen Yeow Ka Sau-yuk Sai-lun's second wife/concubine.
Annie Man Chin Lai-shu Sai-lun's third wife/concubine.
Gordon Liu Sima Jui-fung the head constable.
Mary Hon Siu Kau-leung Heung-yung and Tin-bah's foster mother.
Cheung Ying-choi Assistant Lo Sai-lun's assistant judge.
Lee Kwok-lun Sze Long Sai-lun's deceased father.

Viewership ratings

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Week Episode Average points Peaking points HK viewers
(in millions)
References
1
January 31 — February 3, 2006
1 — 4
28
31
1.78
[1]
2
February 6 — 10, 2006
5 — 9
32
35
2.04
[2]
3
February 13 — 17, 2006
10 — 14
31
1.98
[3]
4
February 20 — 24, 2006
15 — 19
32
2.04
[4]
February 26, 2006
20
36
38
2.29
[5][6]

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