Forensic Heroes IV

Forensic Heroes IV is a 2020 Hong Kong police procedural television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). It stars Raymond Wong, Selena Lee, Shaun Tam, Alice Chan, Rebecca Zhu & Roxanne Tong in the reboot installment and is the second reboot of the Forensic Heroes series, featuring new stories and characters. Mui Siu-ching, who also produced the original series, serves as the executive producer.

Forensic Heroes IV
法證先鋒IV
GenrePolice procedural
Created byMui Siu-ching
Written byLeung Man-wah
Yuen Mei-fung
Sin Chui Ching
StarringRaymond Wong
Selena Lee
Shaun Tam
Alice Chan
Rebecca Zhu
Roxanne Tong
Theme music composerAlan Cheung Ka-shing
Opening themeSecrets and Lies (圓謊) by Justin Lo
Ending themeNo More Tears (不要流淚) by Fred Cheng
The Second Choice (我不是她) by Hana Kuk
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producerMui Siu-ching
ProducerBen Fong
Production locationHong Kong
Camera setupMulti camera
Running time45 minutes (per episode)
Production companyTVB
Release
Original networkTVB Jade
Original release17 February (2020-02-17) –
27 March 2020 (2020-03-27)
Chronology
Related showsForensic Heroes (2006)
Forensic Heroes II (2008)
Forensic Heroes III (2011)
External links
Website

Synopsis

Senior Forensic Chemist Ko On (Raymond Wong) from the Forensic Science Division, Senior Forensic Pathologist Man Ka-hei (Selena Lee) from the Forensic Pathology Division, and Senior Inspector Kwok Fai-wong (Shaun Tam) from the Kowloon West Regional Crime Unit, formed a crime-solving triangle with their professional teams. The childhood regrets of hot-blooded reporter Chris Tsui (Roxanne Tong) were closely related to Ko On, Scientific Evidence Officer Shui Wai-ming (Alice Chan) became a murder suspect upon her boyfriend’s betrayal, police elite Ko Ching (Rebecca Zhu) persistently investigated the truth of her sister’s abduction. The crime-solving triangle firmly believes that good always triumph over evil and fights for justice.

Production

A costume fitting press conference was held on 24 October 2018. Principal photography began in October 2018 and concluded in March 2019, with some scenes filmed in Taiwan. The blessing ceremony was held on 21 January 2019.[1]

In April 2019, Jacqueline Wong, who was cast as Chris Tsui, was found to be involved in a cheating scandal. Producer Mui Siu-ching confirmed that the role would be recast and all scene with Wong would be reshot.[2][3] Roxanne Tong took the role[4] and the re-shooting lasted from June 2019 to July 2019.

Cast and characters
Main article: List of Forensic Heroes IV characters

Forensic Science Division
Character Actor Occupation
Dr. Ko On Raymond Wong Forensic Laboratory Supervisor / Senior Chemist
Shui Wai-ming Alice Chan Scientific Evidence Officer (S.E.O.)
Charm Ting Fred Cheng
Ocean Lam William Chu
Howard Chan Terrence Huang Forensic Technician

Forensic Pathology Division
Character Actor Occupation
Dr. Man Ka-hei Selena Lee Senior Forensic Pathologist
Ivan Szeto Fred Cheung Forensic Pathologist

Kowloon West Regional Crime Unit (RCU)
Character Actor Occupation
SIP Kwok Fai-wong Shaun Tam RCU Senior Inspector of Police
WSGT Ko Ching Rebecca Zhu RCU Sergeant
PC Yu Wai-ding Arnold Kwok RCU Police Constable
PC Mok King-chiu Fei Wu
WPC Tong Sum-yuet Wiyona Yeung

Main characters

Notable characters
  • Fred Cheng as Charm Ting (湛霆), a scientific evidence officer (SEO) from the Forensic Science Division.
  • Yumiko Cheng as Monique Hau (侯敏莉), a sommelier and Ko On’s girlfriend, though they later broke up.
  • Gabriel Harrison as Stan Sze (施見賢), a voiceprint expert.
  • Kelly Cheung

Supporting characters
  • William Chu as Ocean Lam (林凱淳), a scientific evidence officer (SEO) from the Forensic Science Division.
  • Terrence Huang as Howard Chan (陳浩榮), a forensic technician from the Forensic Science Division.
  • Fred Cheung as Ivan Szeto (司徒勳), a forensic pathologist from the Forensic Pathology Division.
  • Arnold Kwok as Yu Wai-ding (余偉鼎), an officer from the Kowloon West Regional Crime Unit.
  • Fei Wu as Mok King-chiu (莫敬超), an officer from the Kowloon West Regional Crime Unit.
  • Wiyona Yeung as Tong Sum-yuet (唐心悅), an officer from the Kowloon West Regional Crime Unit.

Cameo appearances
  • Patrick Tse as Long Siu-tin (龍兆天), the founder of a famous Cantonese Opera troupe.
  • Michelle Yim as Long Ying-suet (龍映雪), a famous Cantonese Opera actress and the leader of the Cantonese Opera troupe.
  • Nina Paw as So Fong (蘇芳), a mother who sold her daughter because of poverty, but she was regretful and tried hard to find her daughter.
  • Mak Ling-ling as Principal Mak (麥校長), a secondary school principal.

Viewership ratings

Forensic Heroes IV was the most watched drama since 2013.[5] The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership. "Viewers in millions" refers to the number of people, derived from TVB Jade ratings in Hong Kong who watched the episode live and on myTV SUPER.

# Week Episode(s) Avg. points Viewers in millions Ref.
1
17 February 2020
1
37.1
2.42
 [6]
17 — 21 February 2020
1 — 5
35.7
2.33
 [7]
2
24 — 28 February 2020
6 — 10
35.8
 [8]
3
2 — 6 March 2020
11 — 15
35.5
4
9 — 13 March 2020
16 — 20
35.4
2.32
 [9]
5
16 — 20 March 2020
21 — 25
36.8
 [10]
6
23 March 2020
26
40
2.62
 [11]
23 — 27 March 2020
26 — 30
38.8
 [12]
27 March 2020
30
39.6
 [13]

See also

References
  1. "Forensic Heroes IV Blessing Ceremony".
  2. "Forensic Heroes IV drama: Jacqueline Wong is removed and the re-shooting will take place".
  3. "TVB Confirms Reshooting Jacqueline Wong's Scenes for "Forensic Heroes IV"". JayneStars.com. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  4. "Roxanne Tong Replacing Jacqueline Wong in Forensic Heroes IV".
  5. "《法證先鋒IV》破紀錄　成為近七年最高收視劇集".
  6. Forensic Heroes IV Episode 1 Ratings
  7. Forensic Heroes IV Episodes 1-5 Ratings
  8. Forensic Heroes IV Episodes 6-10 Ratings
  9. Forensic Heroes IV Episodes 16-20 Ratings
  10. Forensic Heroes IV Episodes 21-25 Ratings
  11. Forensic Heroes IV Episode 26 Ratings
  12. Forensic Heroes IV Episodes 26-30 Ratings
  13. Forensic Heroes IV Episode 30 Ratings
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