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).

Cast & crew

R

Ranald Graham

Creator

Ray Lonnen

Chief Insp. Alex Vale

D

Doreen Chan

Det. Jackie Wu

Bruce Payne

Det. Nick Eden

Robert Taylor

Det. Peter Marenta

Tzi Ma

Det. Eddie Pak

Mark McGann

Det. C.J. Brady

Catherine Neilson

Det. Kelly Lang

Michael Lee Ming-Yeung

Blind Beggar

Diego Swing

Frankie Ku

K

Kenny Chan

Det. Chan

Ho Pak-Kwong

Wing

C

Chow Wai Keung

John Shan

Sherry Leigh

Annie

Tetchie Agbayani

Mary Ho

Dave King

The Lost Man

Kimo Lai Kwok-Ki

Charlie Ho

Tam Tin-Nam

Frank Moi

Dennis Chiu Gwok

Teng

Seasons

13 episodes

Season 11990 · 13 episodes