Yellowthread Street
8.1
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Jan 13, 1990
Power Play Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Jan 20, 1990
The Lost Man Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Jan 27, 1990
Key Witness Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Feb 3, 1990
Middleman Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Feb 10, 1990
Angel Eyes Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Feb 17, 1990
Fan Tan Man Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Feb 24, 1990
Rummy's Cut Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Mar 3, 1990
Spirit Runner Episode 8
S1 · E9 · Mar 10, 1990
The Red Pole Episode 9
S1 · E10 · Mar 17, 1990
Chinese Boxes Episode 10
S1 · E11 · Mar 24, 1990
Slicing the Dragon Episode 11
S1 · E12 · Mar 31, 1990
Big Circle Episode 12
S1 · E13 · Apr 7, 1990
I Knew a Man Episode 13
13 episodes in Season 1
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Yellowthread Street is a 1990 ITV police procedural developed by Ranald Graham. Adapted from the novels by William Leonard Marshall, the thirteen episode series revolves around the Triad-busting cases of a group of Royal Hong Kong Police Force detectives, based in the colony’s Yellowthread precinct. Despite being a critical and ratings hit, Yellowthread Street never caught on, perhaps the result of the exotic setting and expensive production (it was shot on 35mm). It also seemed caught between two eras: conceived in the 1980s and produced at the turn of that decade, its philosophy and look seemed a little dated compared to other modern shows of the genre (i.e. The Bill).
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Cast
18 people
Ray Lonnen
Chief Insp. Alex Vale
Known for
Hammer House of Horror
Doreen Chan
Det. Jackie Wu
Known for
China Girl
Bruce Payne
Det. Nick Eden
Known for
Passenger 57
Dungeons & Dragons
Robert Taylor
Det. Peter Marenta
Known for
Quo Vadis
Ivanhoe
Tzi Ma
Det. Eddie Pak
Known for
Arrival
Mulan
Mark McGann
Det. C.J. Brady
Also in
Shackleton
The Grand
Catherine Neilson
Det. Kelly Lang
Known for
White Hunter, Black Heart
White Mischief
Diego Swing
Frankie Ku
Known for
Ultraviolet
Kenny Chan
Det. Chan
Also in
Aberdeen
Beyond's Diary
Michael Lee Ming-Yeung
Blind Beggar / Old Man
Also in
Kickboxer
Cageman
Ho Pak-Kwong
Wing
Known for
Mimic
Ginger Snaps
Chow Wai Keung
John Shan
Also in
Soldier Soldier
Ranald Graham Creator · Sydney Macartney Director Ian Stuttard Director
Total runtime 11h 16m · Episode length 52 min · Country United Kingdom
Show info
Premiered
January 13, 1990
Final episode
April 7, 1990
Status
Ended
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
Episode length
52 min
Total runtime
11h 16m
Original language
English
Production
Yorkshire Television
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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Some details come from TheTVDB.