''The 'W' Files'' (衛斯理) is a 2003 Hong Kong

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- action- adventure-

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television period drama serial based on Ni Kuang's novel series ''

Wisely Series The ''Wisely Series'' is a series of Chinese adventure-science fiction novels written by the Hong Kong novelist Ni Kuang. The protagonist of the series is Wisely (sometimes also spelt "Wesley"). In total, there are 161 stories about Wisely record ...

'', 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 The ''Wisely Series'' is a series of Chinese Adventure fiction, adventure-science fiction novels written by the Hong Kong novelist Ni Kuang. The protagonist of the series is Wisely (sometimes also spelt "Wesley"). In total, there are 161 stories ...

returns to

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from his overseas studies and runs a detective agency in

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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

Pak family

Green Gang

Wan family

Police

Others

Characters in ''Paper Monkey''

Characters in ''Deadly Body Change''

Characters in ''Charcoal''

Characters in ''Searching Dreams''

Characters in ''Bug Suspect''

Characters in ''Supernatural Beings''

Characters in ''Ghost Story''

Characters in ''Disturbing Graves''

Popular Culture Trivia

* It Had to Be You (released in 1924) is a popular, romantic song that was written by Gus Kahn and composed by

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performed the song throughout the series. * Ruan Lingyu was a popular silent film actress in Shanghai from 1927 to 1935. Her fame and tragic suicide were occasionally mentioned throughout the series whenever the characters read articles about Ruan Lingyu from the newspaper. After their movie date, Choi May-sin discussed briefly with Wisely about Ruan's character in her notable film The Goddess (1934 film). * When Will You Return? - 何日君再來 is a classic song that was released in 1937,

and was first performed by

Zhou Xuan Zhou Xuan (; born Su Pu (); August 1, 1920 – September 22, 1957), also romanized as Chow Hsuan, was an iconic Chinese singer and film actress. By the 1940s, she had become one of China's Seven Great Singing Stars. She was the best known o ...

in the same year. Lau Lai-ling performed a segment of this song in the ''Searching Dreams'' story. * Loch Ness has garnered national attention in 1933 due to the public's interest in the

Loch Ness Monster The Loch Ness Monster ( gd, Uilebheist Loch Nis), affectionately known as Nessie, is a creature in Scottish folklore that is said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is often described as large, long-necked, and with one or mor ...

. At the end of the series, Wisely and Pak So ended up together on a small boat in a lake. Pak So asked Wisely, "This lake is so big. Can you guess what lake is this?" Wisely responded, "I don't care what lake this is, as long as there's no strange things/events that will occur to interrupt our alone time together." The camera zoomed out and showed the sign Loch Ness and then zoomed out even further showing a giant creature swimming and howling underwater.

External links

Official TVB site
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