Yellowthread Street (1990)
Yellowthread Street (1990)
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Cast & Crew.
Ray Lonnen
Bruce Payne
Mark McGann
Doreen Chan
Det. Jackie Wu
Robert Taylor
Tzi Ma
Catherine Neilson
Det. Kelly Lang
Diego Swing
Frankie Ku
Janty Yates
Costume Design
Ian Stuttard
Director
David Wilks
Writer
Don Ferguson
Lo Lieh
Paul Carr
Dave King
Kaz Garas
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Release DateJanuary 13, 1990
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes13
Running Time52m
Genres
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Yellowthread Street is a British television police drama, first broadcast in 1990, that focuses on the work of a group of detectives in the Royal Hong Kong Police. Developed and produced by Ranald Graham, the series was loosely based on the novels by William Leonard Marshall. A single season of thirteen episodes was produced by Yorkshire Television and broadcast on ITV from January 13 to April 7, 1990. The series starred Ray Lonnen as principal character Alex Vale, with Bruce Payne, Robert Taylor, Doreen Chan, Tzi Ma, Mark McGann and Catherine Neilson also appearing as detectives in the series.
The series was well received by viewers and critics alike, despite only lasting one season. However, the series also received negative press, with Matters Criminous stating that "The series chiefest goal seemed to have been to explore just how very badly a dramatisation can corrupt and befoul the ideas and characters of a book." The series was also celebrated for the use of state-of-the-art technology involved with the production, including becoming one of the first series on British television with stereo sound. The series has never been released on DVD.