''Deadly Secret'', also known as ''Lin Sing Kuet'' is a Hong Kong ''

wuxia ( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted f ...

'' television series adapted from

Louis Cha Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...

's novel ''

A Deadly Secret ''A Deadly Secret'', also translated as ''Requiem of Ling Sing'' and ''Secret of the Linked Cities'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first published in the magazine ''Southeast Asia Weekly'' () and the Hong Kong newspaper ''Mi ...

''. The series was first broadcast on

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and TVB ...

in Hong Kong in 1989.

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: ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' *

Roger Kwok Roger Kwok Chun-on is a Hong Kong television actor and former singer, who works for the TV station TVB. Kwok was born in Hong Kong, and his native family roots are in Zhongshan, Guangdong. He is one of the three actors who won Best Actor three t ...

as Tik Wan * Kitty Lai as Chik Fong *

Shallin Tse Charlene Tse Ning (born October 9, 1963 in Guangzhou, China), also known as Shallin Tse, is a Hong Kong-based Chinese actress. A Hakka, she is the winner of the 1985 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She has acted in numerous television series produced by ...

as Shui Sang *

Francis Ng Francis Ng Chun-yu (; born 21 December 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and director. He is known for his roles in the TVB series ''Triumph in the Skies'' and in films such as ''Young and Dangerous'', '' Once Upon a Time in Triad Society'', ''A Ma ...

as Man Kwai * Andy Tai as Wong Siu-fung *

Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang Kong (; 5 October 1934 – 27 April 2022) was a Hong Kong actor. Tsang's career spanned 50 years and included a variety of acting roles. Tsang won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2015. Early ...

as Ting Tin * Maggie Chan as Ling Sheung-wah *

Kwan Hoi-san Herman Kwan Hoi-San () (born Kwan Ming-kok; October 23, 1925 – September 11, 2006) was a Hong Kong actor. His English name was Herman Kwan. Kwan started off as a Cantonese opera actor in street theatre before joining New Voice Opera Troupe (� ...

as Ling Tui-see * Kwan Ching as Chik Cheung-fat * Yip Tin-hang as Yin Tat-ping * Choi Wan as Man Chun-san * Jim Ping-hei as Ng Ham *

Newton Lai Newton Lai (; April 28, 1951– June 13, 2013) was a Hong Kong film and television actor, whose career spanned 1978 to 2013. Career In 1978, Lai began his career by appearing a series of martial arts films created by the Feng Huang Motion Pictur ...

as Shui Toi *

Kwok Fung Kwok Fung (born 27 October 1951 in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative re ...

as Fa Tit-kon * So Hon-sang as Lau Sing-fung * Ma Hing-sang as Luk Tin-shu * Chu Tit-wo as Huet-do Lo-tso * Lee Hoi-sang as Po-cheung *

Eddy Ko Eddy Ko Hung (; born Ho Yiu-sum ; 1947) is a Hong Kong television and film actor who has worked on the TV stations RTV, ATV (both now defunct), and TVB. Most recently, he has made appearances in several international films including 2015's ''T ...

as Mui Nim-sang * Mak Tin-yan as Taoist Muk * Cheng Yin-fung as Kuk Yau * Chan On-ying as Tsui-lin * Sheung-koon Yuk as Mrs Ling * Wilson Tsui as Ah-chung * Chan Tik-hak as Yu Chin-lei * Chan Yau-hau as Huet-do Lo-mo

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deadly Secret 1989 Hong Kong television series debuts 1989 Hong Kong television series endings TVB dramas Works based on A Deadly Secret Hong Kong wuxia television series Hong Kong action television series Martial arts television series Television series set in Imperial China 1980s Hong Kong television series Cantonese-language television shows Television shows based on works by Jin Yong

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