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Line Walker (Chinese: 使徒行者 literally "Apostle Walker") is a 2014 Hong Kong crime thriller drama produced by TVB, starring Michael Miu, Charmaine Sheh and Raymond Lam as the main leads, with Sharon Chan, Benz Hui, Elena Kong, Sammy Sum, Oscar Leung and Toby Leung in major supporting roles. It is the first entry in the franchise.
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| Also known as | The Apostle |
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| Created by | Jazz Boon |
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| Theme music composer | Alan Cheung Ka Shing |
| Opening theme | "Walker" 行者 by Justin Lo and Wilfred Lau |
| Ending theme | "Love Is Not Easy" 越難越愛 by Jinny Ng |
| Composer | Damon Chui |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong, China |
| Original languages | Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin) |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
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| Executive producer | Tommy Leung 梁家樹 |
| Producer | Jazz Boon 文偉鴻 |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
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| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | TVB |
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| Release | 25 August – 3 October 2014 |
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The drama began broadcasting on August 25 to October 3, 2014, on TVB Jade channel during its 9:30–10:30 p.m. timeslot. In 2022, the drama was selected as one of ten classic TVB dramas being honoured for a new joint Youku and TVB programme.[1]
Set in Hong Kong, the drama follows the lives of Hong Kong Police's CIB undercover police agents who must live a double life in secrecy. Not knowing when they can return to their normal life, they must also endure the constant fear of being uncovered by those they are assigned to infiltrate. However, this time their lives are put in danger when it is discovered that a mole lives within the police force.
Cheuk Hoi (Michael Miu) is a Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) in Hong Kong Police's Criminal Intelligence Bureau (CIB) unit. He is a righteous supervisor that will resort to unofficial tactics in order to restore the identities of his undercover subordinates who have gone missing and deemed by the police department to have strayed to the criminal side. When he finds his friend Hong To Hang, a fellow Superintendent of Police (SP) in the CIB unit, thrown off a building under mysterious circumstances, he learns from Hong's dying words that there are moles within the police force working for the triads. In order to protect the lives of his five undercover agents, Hong has deleted their files from the police database, erasing their identities as police officers. Hong charges Hoi with the task of finding each lost undercover agent, but dies before he can tell Hoi any further information. Remembering Hong's warning against trusting anyone in the police force, Hoi keeps Hong's last words hidden from his superiors. Instead, he sets out on his own to find Hong's five undercover agents.
With clues left behind by Hong, Hoi finds undercover agent Ting Siu Ka (Charmaine Sheh) who fronts as an owner of a foot massage parlor, and assumes his role as her new handler. Siu Ka's only assignment under Hong was to gather intelligence but Hoi assigns her the task of helping him find the other four undercover agents. Siu Ka decides to get close to Sit Ka Keung (Raymond Lam), nicknamed Bao Seed who is part of an illegal gambling gang. He fronts as an ice deliveryman but is actually in charge of collecting unpaid gambling debts. Siu Ka previously clashed with Bao Seed and his partner Muk Sut when they went to her shop to collect a gambling debt but becomes friendly with them because she knows of their connection to a major triad organization.
Meanwhile, Kobe Lin Ho Kan (Sammy Sum), another undercover agent working for Hong, fronted as a crooked stock broker in order to go to prison and get close to triad boss Chum Foon Hei as the last assignment he received from Hong, but Foon Hei soon proved to be a cunning target. Unable to gain any traction with Foon Hei, Kobe believed he had failed his assignment. However upon Kobe's release from prison, Foon Hei asks Kobe to join his organization. In order for Kobe to follow through with his undercover assignment, Kobe sacrifices his relationship with ICAC officer Mok Sin Yan (Sharon Chan), who is unaware that Kobe is an undercover agent.
Yan investigates Hoi because she suspects that he is a dirty cop with connections to the triads because of his fast raise in the police force and all the cases he is assigned to as the Chief inspector gets foiled. With Yan tracking his every single move, it makes things complicated for Hoi to meet up with the undercover agents. In order to keep one step ahead, Hoi bugs Yan's personal belongings and overhears her personal life. Accidentally he discovers the abusive marital life of Yan's older sister Katie Mok Sin Ching (Elena Kong). While helping Katie to escape her abusive life, the two begin to get closer and eventually begin a relationship.
As Siu Ka continues to work with Bao Seed on missions for Foon Hei, she begins to develop feelings for Bao Seed. It is eventually revealed that Bao Seed is another undercover sent out by Hong. As the 3 undercover agents work together with Hoi, they start to suspect their handler is the mole; however, the 4th undercover, Ada (Skye Chan), was revealed and explained to them her relationship with Hong and Hong's intentions.
When Foon Hei's son dies from the karma of his bad deeds, Foon Hei began to change for the better. Hoi begins to suspect Yip Siu-leung (Patrick Tang) as the mole in the police force. Kobe warns Yan to be careful. At first Yan dismisses Kobe's warning as an act of jealousy; however, she decides to investigate on her own and finds evidence to confirm Hoi's suspicions. Siu-leung eventually finds Yan investigating him. Hurt and enraged, he decides to kill Yan who is saved by Kobe when he tackles Siu-leung off the roof of a building.
| Cast | Role | Description | Age |
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| Michael Miu 苗僑偉 | Cheuk Hoi (Cheuk Sir) 卓凱 (卓Sir) | Police's Criminal Intelligence Bureau (CIB) Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Then he is promoted to CIB Superintendent of Police (SP) Police Handler for undercover agents Katie Mok Sin-ching Boyfriend later Husband | 42 |
| Charmaine Sheh 佘詩曼 | Ding Siu-ka (Ding Jie) 丁小嘉 (釘姐) | Hung Ying Triad Leader after Sit Ka Keung Police Constable (PC) Undercover Agent Owner of a foot massage parlour Foster Daughter of Rose Fung, Nancy Lau and Susie Choi Sit Ka Keung Girlfriend | 30 |
| Raymond Lam 林峯 | Sit Ka-keung (Bao Seed) 薛家強 (爆Seed) | Hung Ying Triad Leader after Foon Her Gor Police Constable (PC) Undercover Agent Ting Siu Ka Boyfriend | 30 |
| Sharon Chan 陳敏之 | Mok Sin-yan, Yan 莫羨昕 | Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Principal Investigator Sister of Katie Mok Sin Ching Kobe / Lin Ho-kan Girlfriend | 29 |
| Benz Hui 許紹雄 | Chum Foon-hei (Foon Hei Gor) 覃歡喜 (歡喜哥) | Hung Ying Triad Leader Former CIB Inspector of Police (IP) Shot in episode 25 | 55 |
| Sammy Sum 沈震軒 | Lin Ho-kan / Kobe 連浩勤 | Police Constable (PC) Undercover Agent Stock Broker Mok Sin Yan Boyfriend | 30 |
| Elena Kong 江美儀 | Mok Sin-ching, Katie 莫羨晴 | Senior Public Prosecutor of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Sister of Mok Sin Yan Ex-wife of Richard Cheung Wing-kuen Become Cheuk Hoi's Wife | 35 |
| Oscar Leung 梁烈唯 | Cheung Muk-wing (Muk Sat) 張木榮 (木蝨) | Sit Ka-keung good friend | 28 |
| Toby Leung 梁靖琪 | Chiu Mei-yin (Yin Chai) 趙美賢 (賢仔) | CIB Inspector of Police (IP) Niece of Cheuk Hoi | 22 |
The series has received overwhelming critical acclaim since its release particularly for the suspenseful plot, buzz-generating episodes, performances by the casts, and direction. It is also one of the highest rated TVB series of the year, and is the most watched TVB drama of the year. The click rate of this drama has hit 2 billion online in Mainland China, breaking the record of Triumph in the Skies 2 and becoming the highest click rate TVB drama in Mainland China. The series has won Singapore's Media Favourite Series in StarHub TVB Awards 2014, Most Favourite Series in TVB Star Awards Malaysia 2014 and Best Drama in Hong Kong's TVB 48th Anniversary Awards 2014.
The starring cast also won multiple awards for their performances in this drama. Charmaine Sheh was highly praised for her role as "Ting Siu Ka" (丁小嘉). She won both Best/Favourite Actress and My Favourite TV Character at the TVB Anniversary Awards 2014, the TVB Star Awards Malaysia 2014 and the StarHub TVB Awards 2014 in Singapore. This is her second time to be crowned double TV Queen of the year at the TVB Anniversary Awards. The character "Chum Foon Hei" (覃歡喜) was very liked by the audience and "Foon Hei Gor" (歡喜哥) has become a new nickname for Benz Hui. He won My Favourite TV character in Hong Kong and in Malaysia. At Singapore's TVB award show, he won My Favourite Supporting Actor. Other cast members, like Raymond Lam, Michael Miu, Sharon Chan and Sammy Sum were also awarded at the different TVB Award shows. The subtheme "Love Is Not Easy" (越難越愛), sung by Jinny Ng, won the first Most Popular Series Song at the TVB Anniversary Award.
The series' success has led to two TV sequels and two spinoff movies.
| Week | Episodes | Date | Average Points | Peaking Points |
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| 1 | 1–5 | August 25–29, 2014 | 25 | 28 |
| 2 | 6–10 | September 1–5, 2014 | 27 | 28 |
| 3 | 11–15 | September 8–12, 2014 | 27 | 31 |
| 4 | 16–20 | September 15–19, 2014 | 29 | 33 |
| 5 | 21–25 | September 22–26, 2014 | 28 | 30 |
| 6 | 26–29 | September 29 – October 2, 2014 | 29 | 35 |
| 7 | 30–31 | October 3, 2014 | 30 | 35 |
TVB Anniversary Awards 2014
(No Top 3 or Top 5 were announced)
Singapore StarHub TVB Awards 2014
Yahoo！Asia Buzz Awards 2014
Taiwan TVBS[12]
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