The Chinese Detective
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, which emerged in series like Z Cars and The Sweeney.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Release
30-04-1981A released prisoner, a smashed window, and a terrified wife: Detective Sergeant John Ho discovers that past crimes breed present strife and future violence.
- Ep 2
2.Hammer and Nails
07-05-1981The murder of a Chinese club owner sets John Ho in the middle of a gangland struggle for power—and into the bad books of Chief Inspector Berwick.
- Ep 3
3.The Four From Fulham
14-05-1981Mr Hong holds the key to a big prize which the Fulham gang are desperate to win. John Ho observes them all, and witnesses the evil result of ambition and greed.
- Ep 4
4.Income Tax
21-05-1981An-ex villain wants to put his dishonest ways behind him, so is not best pleased to be reminded of his past by the tax man and John Ho.
- Ep 5
5.Washing
28-05-1981 - Ep 6
6.Ice and Dust
04-06-1981
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