Officer Geomancer (Chinese: 八卦神探; Cantonese Yale: baat gwa sàhn taam) is a TVB comedy detective drama produced by Nelson Cheung, starring Johnson Lee and Joey Meng.

Officer Geomancer
Official poster
八卦神探
GenreCrime drama
Created byHong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited
StarringJohnson Lee
Joey Meng
Oscar Leung
Rebecca Zhu
Harriet Yeung
Law Lok-Lam
Mimi Chu
Mak Ling Ling
Law Lan
Fred Cheng
Opening themeRebel 造反 by Fred Cheng
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerNelson Cheung
Production locationHong Kong
Camera setupMulti camera
Running time45 minutes
Production companyTVB
Original release
NetworkTVB Jade, HD Jade
Release16 December 2014 (2014-12-16) –
9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)
Related
Hong Kong Chinese title
Chinese八卦神探
Literal meaning"Busybody Detective"
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationbaat gwa sàhn taam

Synopsis

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Sit Dan Yan (Johnson Lee) is not an ordinary police constable. He is an expert in geomancy, which he uses at critical moments to solve mysterious cases. He also has Leung Sing Kau (Oscar Leung), who is connected with people conducting both legal and illegal activities, as his informant. His outlandish character often leaves his superior, Che Gwai Fei (Joey Meng), astonished. She is a criminal psychologist who uses rationale to analyze everything. They appear to be polar opposites, yet through working together, they develop an unspoken mutual understanding. Outside of work, she only cares about the marriages of her younger siblings, Che Gwai Yan (Harriet Yeung) and Che Gwai Gwan (Frederick Cheng). When Che Gwai Mei becomes involved in a love triangle with Leung Sing Kau and Tit Leung Chi (Rebecca Zhu), Che Gwai Mei loses control of her emotions. Luckily, Sit Dan Yan is there to help. At this time, a series of missing persons cases occur. The culprit's modus operandi evokes Sit Dan Yan's memories of the past, which he has been hiding for many years.

Cast and characters

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Cast Role Description
Johnson Lee Sit Dan Yan Protagonist, CID Sergeant
Expert at Geomancy, uses it to solve unsolvable cases
Che Gwai Fei Boyfriend
Joey Meng Che Gwai Fei CID Inspector
Sit Dan Yan's Superior and Girlfriend
Oscar Leung Leung Sing Kau Sit Dan Yan's Informant
connections with legal and illegal activities
Tit Leung Chi Ex Fiancee
Che Gwai Mei Boyfriend
Rebecca Zhu Tit Leung Chi Constable/Subordinate of Che Gwai Fei
Leung Sing Kau Ex Fiancee
Caa Gam Loi Wife
Harriet Yeung Che Gwai Mei Works in a magazine company
Che Gwai Fei's younger sister
Develops crush on Leung Sing Kau and Fiancee
Law Lok-Lam Ha Man Zik Constable/Sit Dan Yan's colleague
Fong Yuen Yuen and Soffia love interest
Mimi Chu Fong Yuen Yuen Che Gwai Fei's Superior
Like Ha Man Zik
Sofia's rival
Mak Ling Ling Sofia Dong Cheuk Owns a Small Magazine company
Che Gwai Mei's boss
Like Ha Man Zik
Fong Yuen Yuen's rival
Law Lan Chong Mong Dip Feng Shui master
Sit Dan Yan's Mother
Fred Cheng Che Kwai Kwan Younger brother of Gwai Fei and Gwai Mei
Sou Sin Man Boyfriend
Sisley Choi Sou Sin Man University Student
Che Kwai Kwan Girlfriend
William Chak Caa Gam Loi Forensic expert, Tit Leung Chi's love interest and Husband
Candice Chiu Shirley Chung Hoi Yu Mysterious woman who has connection to Yung. Friend of Sit Dan Yan. Revealed to be Sit Dan's long lost buddy Yung after a sex change operation
KK Cheung Tit Shek Sum Owner of Guoshukan
Tit Leung Chi's father
Rosanne Lui Chan Yiu Ngo Mother of missing Daughter (Cheung Oi Lam)
Hebe Chan Cheung Oi Lam Chan Yiu Ngo's Daughter

Development

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Bobby Au-yeung was originally cast as the main lead, but due to a schedule conflict, second lead Johnson Lee replaced him.[1] Lee's original role was replaced by Oscar Leung

Viewership Ratings

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Week Episodes Date Average Points Peaking Points
1 01-04 December 16–19, 2014 24 25
2 05-09 December 22–26, 2014 24 26
3 10-14 December 29, 2014 – January 2, 2015 24 26
4 15-20 January 5–9, 2015 25 29
Total average 24.25 29

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2015 StarHub TVB Awards My Favourite TVB Actress Joey Meng Nominated
My Favourite TVB Female TV Character Joey Meng Nominated
My Favourite TVB Theme Song Rebel (造反) by Fred Cheng Nominated
TVB Star Awards Malaysia My Favourite TVB Actor in a Leading Role Johnson Lee Nominated
My Favourite TVB Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar Leung Nominated
My Favourite TVB Actress in a Supporting Role Rebecca Zhu Nominated
TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama Officer Geomancer Nominated
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor Johnson Lee Nominated
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress Helena Law Nominated
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character Oscar Leung Nominated
TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite Drama Song Rebel (造反) by Fred Cheng Nominated

International broadcast

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References

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  1. ^ "八卦神探 "Officer Geomancer" Change of male lead cast".
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