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The File of Justice (壹號皇庭) is a series of
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produced by
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. There were 5 seasons produced, the first was aired in 1992 spanning 13 episodes. The series revolves around a group of
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s and legal personnel with stories interwoven between their personal lives and the court cases (usually one that involves murder) in which they're engaged. It was also noteworthy that first 2 murder cases in the first series ended in capital punishment because it was not abolished in Hong Kong until 1993, yet the last punishment carried out was back in 1966. This series was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown artists in guest starring or minor roles, who later went on to greater success in film, television or music including
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, Joe Ma,
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. The theme music is an instrumental version of "
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Characters

*Ben Yu – A successful prosecutor turned barrister and the protagonist of the series. Often humorous and charming, Ben is also occasionally the butt of jokes to his friends (especially to Michael) because of his tolerance and partly due to his clumsiness. He suffers from a crush for his colleague and fellow lawyer Michelle, who has rejected him on numerous occasions. He shares an apartment with his close friend Raymond and his cousin Man-Bun who is a police detective. Ben is played by
Bobby Au Yeung Robert Au-yeung Tsan-wah (born 28 July 1960) is a Hong Kong actor best known for his comedic roles in many TVB television dramas. He gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Ben Yu in the 1991 legal drama ''File of Justice' ...
. *Michelle Ting – Ben's colleague and love interest, a prosecutor. Michelle is an example of the modern day alpha female – headstrong, stubborn and no-nonsense. Initially, she is fairly cold towards Ben's attempt at wooing her, finding them to be childish and annoying. However, as time goes on, she gradually sees his affection for her to be genuine and accepts him in return. She was Henry Lee's
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. Michelle is played by
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. *Michael Kong – A paralegal advisor who is best friend to Ben Yu and Raymond Chow. Amongst the group, Michael is shown to be the manipulative and mischievous one. He is sometimes slightly immature and rather cocky and at most times who takes joy in messing around with Ben and Raymond. He works for his widowed mother's law firm and helps her and his sister Helen in handling their cases. Despite his smart alec personality, he does have a kind hearted side and is willing to help those who are less privileged. Michael Kong is played by
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. *Helen Kong – Michael's younger sister who is also a lawyer at their mother's firm, a barrister. Beautiful and intelligent, Helen has a strong work ethic and wisdom beyond her year when it comes to court case matters. She briefly dated Ben's cousin Man-Bun but soon separated due to personal differences. Helen is played by Eugina Lau. *Raymond Chow – A close friend to Ben and Michael who also works at Michael's law firm. Generally friendly and good-natured, Raymond is also a man who takes himself too seriously and is far less humorous than his peers. Moralistic and timid, he often disapproves of Michael's immature ways of handling situations. He is also an occasional victim of Ben's crazy schemes when he is attempting to hook-up with Michelle. Raymond is Played by
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Cast

The first (1992), second (1993), third (1994), fourth (1995) and fifth (1997) installments starring:


Recurring characters

* Leung Kin-ping as Paul, prosecutor (1992–94; & 1997; seasons 1–3; & 5; recurring) * Leong Oy /
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as Leung Mei-ying(梁美英,英姐), maid of Kong's Family, mother of Anthony Yau and Chris Yau (1992-1997; seasons 1–5; recurring) *
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as Yu Chiu-choi(余招財), father of Ben Yu (1992-1993; seasons 1–2; recurring) * May Tse as Wong Wing-mui(王詠梅), mother of Ben Yu (1992; seasons 1; recurring) *
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as Yu Choi-tung(余在冬), elder sister of Ben Yu (1992; seasons 1; recurring) * Chan Wing-chun as Ho Keung(何強), brother in law of Ben Yu (1992; seasons 1; recurring) * Lee Wong-sang as Keung(強), police detective (1992-1995 seasons 1-4; recurring) * Daniel Kwok as Chiu(超), police detective (1992-1995; seasons 1-4; recurring) *
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as Shirley, Wife of Henry Lee (1992; seasons 1; recurring) * Joanna Siu as May Wong Mei-ling(王美玲), Queenie Tong's lesbian lover (1993; seasons 2; recurring) * Kenneth Chan as Wilson, Doris Lam's boyfriend (1993; season 2; recurring) * Liz Kong as Grace Fong Hei-tung(方曦彤), solicitor (1994; season 3; recurring) *
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as George Pao Sze-chuen(鮑思全), doctor (1994; season 3; recurring) *
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as Wong On(王安), police detective (1994-5; season 3-4; recurring) * Joe Ma as Dicky Tse Chun-kit(謝俊傑), Susan Tong's first boyfriend (1994; season 3; recurring) * Lee Lung-kei as Philip Law Wai-lam(羅偉林), Susan Tong's ex-lover (1994-5; season 3-4; recurring) * Mark Kwok as Tommy Cheng Tze-wai(鄭子偉), police detective (1995; season 4; recurring) * Daisy Wong as Ada, legal clerk (1995; season 4; recurring) *
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as Au Kwok-kin(歐國堅), father of Catherine Au (1997; season 5; recurring) *
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as Yip Hau-ming(葉巧明), step-mother of Catherine Au (1997; season 5; recurring) *
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as Chiu Chak-choi(趙澤財), father of Eva Chiu (1997; season 5; recurring) *
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as Tam Siu-lan (譚少蘭), defendant (1994; season 3), also as Wong Mei-lin(王美蓮), mother of Eva Chiu (1997; season 5; recurring) *
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as Daisy Zhang(張小燕), Eric Chow's girlfriend (1997; season 5; recurring) * Timothy Siu as So Chun-wai(蘇振威), Kelvin Fong's sub-ordinate (1997; season 5; recurring) *
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Series overview

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References


External links

* http://hkadb.net/info/File_Of_Justice TVB dramas