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.
Premise 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.
Cast and characters
Main characters CastRoleDescription Bobby Au-yeung Sze Sai-lun Kong-do County's new magistrate Kenix Kwok Mai Heung-yung the county court's maiden. born Tong Fung Benny Chan Wong Tin-bah born Tong Lung Heung-yung's feisty younger brother. Tavia Yeung Princess Tsanggak Ming-chu Sai-lun's younger god-sister. Lo Hoi-pang Tong Doh-fuk later revealed to be Heung-yung and Tin-bah's dead grandfather. Pillow Spirit
Other characters CastRoleDescription Lee Fung Chiu Yuet-ngor Sai-lun's mother. Rosanne Lui Pong Got-ngoi Sai-lun's official wife. Eileen Yeow Ka Sau-yuk Sai-lun's second wife/concubine. Annie Man Chin Lai-shu Sai-lun's third wife/concubine. Gordon Liu Sima Jui-fung the head constable. Mary Hon Siu Kau-leung Heung-yung and Tin-bah's foster mother. Cheung Ying-choi Assistant Lo Sai-lun's assistant judge. Lee Kwok-lun Sze Long Sai-lun's deceased father.
Viewership ratings Week Episode Average points Peaking points HK viewers(in millions) References January 31 — February 3, 2006 Week 1 Ratings February 6 — 10, 2006 Week 2 Ratings February 13 — 17, 2006 Week 3 Ratings February 20 — 24, 2006 Week 4 Ratings February 26, 2006 Finale Average RatingsFinale Peak Ratings
References
External links TVB.com A Pillow Case of Mystery - Official Website TVBSquare.com A Pillow Case of Mystery - Review