The Criminal Investigator

GenrePolice procedural
Crime drama
Action

Created byJonathan Chik

Screenplay byChow Yuk-ming
Tang Cho-san
Mang Wai-cheung
Wong Kin
Tsang Po-wah
Szeto Wai-cheuk

Directed byLaw Tak-ming
Chu Yik-lung
Wong Chun-man
Mak Koon-chi
Chung Kwok-keung
Marco Law

The Criminal Investigator
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Genre	Police procedural Crime drama Action
Created by	Jonathan Chik
Screenplay by	Chow Yuk-ming Tang Cho-san Mang Wai-cheung Wong Kin Tsang Po-wah Szeto Wai-cheuk
Directed by	Law Tak-ming Chu Yik-lung Wong Chun-man Mak Koon-chi Chung Kwok-keung Marco Law
Starring	Felix Wong Sunny Chan
Theme music composer	John Laudon
Opening theme	"烈火狂奔" (lit. Prancing in the Fires) performed by Jacky Cheung
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language	Cantonese
No. of episodes	21
Production
Producer	Jonathan Chik
Production location	Hong Kong
Camera setup	Multi camera
Running time	42 minutes (each)
Production company	TVB
Original release
Network	TVB Jade
Release	7 July (1995-7-7) – 29 July 1995 (1995-7-29)
Related
The Criminal Investigator II

The Criminal Investigator (Traditional Chinese: O記實錄; lit. 'The O Files') is a 1995 Hong Kong police procedural television drama. Produced by Jonathan Chik with a screenplay co-written and edited by Chow Yuk-ming, the drama is a TVB production. The story follows a team of investigators from the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) unit of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force.