Creator Mui Siu-ching | Original work Forensic Heroes (2006) | |
Television series Forensic Heroes (2006)
Forensic Heroes II (2008)
Forensic Heroes III (2011) | ||
Forensic Heroes is a series of Hong Kong TVB police procedural television dramas written by Choi Ting-ting (I–III), Chan Ching-yee (I–II), Leung Man-wah (III) and produced by Mui Siu-ching. The series follows a group of Hong Kong forensic scientists working together with the Hong Kong police to solve murders through physical evidence left over from crime scenes. Currently, two serials and one reboot installment were produced.
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The series is said to be a contemporary version of the successful historical-fiction series Witness to a Prosecution (1999–2002), a drama that documents the life of Chinese forensic medical expert Song Ci. Forensic Heroes is also said to be loosely influenced by the ongoing American television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. However, unlike CSI, which uses significantly darker and bleaker lighting throughout its episodes, Forensic Heroes is presented in a brighter, more clinical atmosphere.
The series first installment, Forensic Heroes, originally ran for 25 episodes on TVB Jade from 13 June to 16 July 2006. The drama met critical acclaim and became a popular hit, with the episode finale peaking to 43 points with over 2.7 million viewers. Two years later, TVB released the subsequent sequel, Forensic Heroes II, running for 30 episodes from 19 May to 28 June 2008. Though the sequel proved successful, ratings did not break 40 points. A reboot of the original series, Forensic Heroes III premiered Monday night on 10 October 2011.
Series outline
The series follows a group of forensic scientists and senior police officers from the West Kowloon Police Headquarters. Working under the hot urban environments of Hong Kong, the investigators use scientific evidence obtained from the forensic scientists to solve crimes. The series first two installments stars Tim Sir (Bobby Au-yeung), a senior forensic chemist, and his best friend Sam Koo (Frankie Lam), a forensic pathologist and a popular detective fiction novelist. The two work closely with Senior Inspector Nicole Leung (Yoyo Mung) and Sergeant Shum Hung (Raymond Cho) of the Criminal Investigation Division. In the sequel, two new characters, Senior Inspector Bell Ma (Charmaine Sheh) and ex-EODB officer Ivan Yeung (Kevin Cheng) are added to the cast.
Though the third installment also follows a similar outline, the serial features a completely new cast.