A Pillow Case of Mystery

A Pillow Case of Mystery 施公奇案
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Genre	Costume drama Detective fiction Fantasy
Written by	Lau Chi-wah
Starring	Bobby Au-yeung Kenix Kwok Benny Chan Tavia Yeung Annie Man Lo Hoi-pang
Opening theme	"Sin Chi Sin Kok" (先知先覺) by Benny Chan
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer(s)	Lam Chi-wah
Location(s)	Hong Kong
Camera setup	Multi camera
Running time	42 – 45 minutes
Production company(s)	TVB
Release
Original network	TVB Jade
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Original release	31 January – 26 February 2006
Chronology
Related shows	A Pillow Case of Mystery II (2010)
External links
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A Pillow Case of Mystery (Traditional Chinese: 施公奇案; literally The Curious Cases of Lord Sze) is a 2006 Hong Kong detective-fantasy television drama starring Bobby Au-yeung as the title character, Mr. Sze (Sze Sai-lun). Produced by Lam Chi-wah and edited by Lau Chi-wah, the drama is a TVB production. The original broadcast was on the TVB Jade network with 45-minute episodes airing five days a week from 31 January to 26 February 2006. The drama is set during the early 19th century Qing dynasty. Sze Sai-lun, the newly appointed magistrate of Kong-do County, accidentally encounters a spirit, enclosed in a magic pillow, who helps him solve cases.

Due to the drama's popular success, a follow-up sequel, A Pillow Case of Mystery II was produced and was released in 2010.

Sze Sai-lun (Bobby Au-yeung) becomes the new magistrate of Kong-do County. After a series of unresolved cases, the townspeople begin to see him as pathetic and useless. While Sai-lun was searching for evidence by a hillside, he accidentally injures himself, dropping blood on a mysterious pillow. He faints on it and discovers that the pillow encloses a spirit (Lo Hoi-pang) who can help him solve mysteries by giving him clues and riddles to solve. With the help of the pillow spirit, the townspeople begin to see a new light in Sai-lun.

39th TVB Anniversary Awards (2006)