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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 series of thirteen episodes was produced by Yorkshire Television and broadcast on ITV from 13 January to 7 April 1990. The series starred Ray Lonnen as principal character Alex Vale, with Bruce Payne, Robert Taylor, Tzi Ma, Mark McGann and Catherine Neilson also appearing as detectives in the series.
Original Release
01/13/1990
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ray Lonnen | Chief Insp. Alex Vale |
| Bruce Payne | Det. Nick Eden |
| Doreen Chan | Det. Jackie Wu |
| Robert Taylor | Det. Peter Marenta |
| Tzi Ma | Det. Eddie Pak |
| Catherine Neilson | Det. Kelly Lang |
| Mark McGann | Det. C.J. Brady |
| Kenny Chan | Detective Chan |
| Ming-Yang Li | Old man |
| Diego Swing | Frankie Ku |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power Play | Saturday, 13 January 1990 |
| 2 | The Lost Man | Saturday, 20 January 1990 |
| 3 | Key Witness | Saturday, 27 January 1990 |
| 4 | Middleman | Saturday, 03 February 1990 |
| 5 | Angel Eyes | Saturday, 10 February 1990 |
| 6 | Fan Tan Man | Saturday, 17 February 1990 |
| 7 | Rummy's Cut | Saturday, 24 February 1990 |
| 8 | Spirit Runner | Saturday, 03 March 1990 |
| 9 | The Red Pole | Saturday, 10 March 1990 |
| 10 | Chinese Boxes | Saturday, 17 March 1990 |
| 11 | Slicing the Dragon | Saturday, 24 March 1990 |
| 12 | Big Circle | Saturday, 31 March 1990 |
| 13 | I Knew a Man | Saturday, 07 April 1990 |
Directors
Syd Macartney, Gerry Mill, Roger Cheveley, Ian Stuttard, Tim Dowd
Writers
Steve Burns, Lawrence Gray, Robert Hammond, David Wilks, Phil O'Shea, Eric Wendell, Claude Harz, William Marshall
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ray Lonnen | Chief Insp. Alex Vale |
| Bruce Payne | Det. Nick Eden |
| Doreen Chan | Det. Jackie Wu |
| Robert Taylor | Det. Peter Marenta |
| Tzi Ma | Det. Eddie Pak |
| Catherine Neilson | Det. Kelly Lang |
| Mark McGann | Det. C.J. Brady |
| Kenny Chan | Detective Chan |
| Ming-Yang Li | Old man |
| Diego Swing | Frankie Ku |
| Ping-Ou Wei | Chen |
| Nicholas Eadie | Finn |
| Louis Roth | Russell |
| Irene Britto | Student nurse |
| Hoi-Shan Lai | Barmaid |
| Anthony Carpio | Punk |
| Natalie Ogle | Suzanne |
| Maurice Gardett | Maurice Gallion |
| Sunny Chan | Couch potato |
| Sai-Kit Yung | Kai Lo |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ranald Graham | Producer |
| Peter Waller | Producer |
