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The Gentle Crackdown

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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: September 13, 2006
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 20
  • Networks: TVB Jade
  • Genres: Comedy
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The Gentle Crackdown(2006)

TMDB Rating: 7.0 (3 votes)

Overview

Although she hopes to follow in her father's footsteps as a master constable, Luk Sap-Yee is an impulsive and idealistic constable whose skill and competence are often dismissed by her corrupt male peers. When Sui Tong-Lau, the newly appointed magistrate, arrives in Sap-Yee's city, they wind up working together to solve a number of unusual cases.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

20 episodes • 2006

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 1Sep 13, 20060.0
2Episode 2Sep 14, 20060.0
3Episode 3Sep 15, 20060.0
4Episode 4Sep 18, 20060.0
5Episode 5Sep 19, 20060.0
6Episode 6Sep 20, 20060.0
7Episode 7Sep 21, 20060.0
8Episode 8Sep 22, 20060.0
9Episode 9Sep 25, 20060.0
10Episode 10Sep 26, 20060.0
11Episode 11Sep 27, 20060.0
12Episode 12Sep 28, 20060.0
13Episode 13Sep 29, 20060.0
14Episode 14Oct 2, 20060.0
15Episode 15Oct 3, 20060.0
16Episode 16Oct 4, 20060.0
17Episode 17Oct 5, 20060.0
18Episode 18Oct 6, 20060.0
19Episode 19Oct 9, 20060.0
20Episode 20Oct 10, 20060.0

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