The 'W' Files

The 'W' Files
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Genre	Period drama Fantasy Adventure Mystery
Created by	Nelson Cheung Wong Kwok-fai
Based on	Wisely Series by Ni Kuang
Written by	Wong Kwok-fai
Starring	Gallen Lo Yoyo Mung Matt Yeung Mak Cheung-ching Michael Tong Tavia Yeung Power Chan Eddy Ko Roger Kwok Anne Heung
Theme music composer	Chan Tsung-hung
Opening theme	Mei Loi Dik Sau Mong Je (未來的守望者) performed by Gallen Lo
Ending theme	Yu Gwo Sai Kai Mat Yau Nei (如果世界沒有你) performed by Gallen Lo
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nelson Cheung
Production location(s)	Hong Kong Shanghai, China
Running time	45 minutes (each)
Production company(s)	TVB
Release
Original network	Jade
Original release	2 June – 11 July 2003
External links
Website

The 'W' Files
Traditional Chinese	衛斯理
Simplified Chinese	卫斯理
Literal meaning	"Wisely"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wèi Sī Lǐ Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Wai6 Si1 Lei5

The 'W' Files (衛斯理) is a 2003 Hong Kong fantasy-adventure-mystery television period drama serial based on Ni Kuang's novel series Wisely Series, starring Gallen Lo as Wisely. The series was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong from 2 June to 11 July 2003. The 30-episodes long series contains a total of eight different stories, set in China in the 1930s.

Plot

In the 1930s, Wisely returns to China from his overseas studies and runs a detective agency in Shanghai to investigate paranormal events. He meets a doctor named Pak So and she becomes his love interest, but they encounter several trials and tribulations to test their love before they finally get together. The series is divided into eight different stories, with Wisely and his team setting off to investigate and crack each mystery case. The stories are listed as follows:

• Paper Monkey (紙猴)
• Deadly Body Change (屍變)
• Charcoal (木炭)
• Searching Dreams (尋夢)
• Bug Suspect (蠱惑)
• Supernatural Beings (神仙)
• Ghost Story (鬼混)
• Disturbing Graves (盜墓)

Cast

Detective agency

Cast	Role	Description
Gallen Lo	Wisely	Boss of the detective agency
Tavia Yeung	Wong Hung-hung	Wisely's cousin
Mak Cheung-ching	Kwok Tsak-ching	Wisely's assistant
Power Chan	Chan Cheung-ching	Wisely's assistant
Fiona Yuen	Choi May-sin	Wisely's secretary

Pak family

Cast	Role	Description
Eddy Ko	Boss Pak	Boss of the Green Gang
Michael Tong	Pak Kei-wai	Boss Pak's son; Pa-chu's husband
Yoyo Mung	Pak So	Boss Pak's daughter; Wisely's girlfriend
Halina Tam	Pa-chu	Pak Kei-wai's wife
Suet Nei	Aunt Ho	Pak family's servant

Green Gang

Cast	Role	Description
Benz Hui	Sung Kin	Sung Fuk's brother
Chan Wing-chun	Sung Fuk	Sung Kin's brother
Yeung Ka-nok	To Chung
Daniel kwok	Ma Cheung
Peter Pang	Shum Ming
Tsui Wing	Chow Chung
Lee Kai-kit	Ho Mou
Lee Kong-lung	Ching Yee
Leo Tsang	Hon Sam
Lee Hoi-sang	Lau Ah-kan

Wan family

Cast	Role	Description
Matt Yeung	Wan Po-yu	Medicine shop boss
Mimi Chu	Mrs Wan	Wan Po-yu's mother
Sharon Chan	Lam Tai-yuk	Wan Po-yu's cousin
Yu Mou-lin	Deaf Granny	Wan family's servant

Police

Cast	Role	Description
Bowie Wu	Keung Wai-tai	Police chief
Jimmy Au	Tit-Dan	Police inspector; Wisely's former classmate
Ngo Ka-nin	Wong Tong	Policeman
Kam Chi-ching	Policeman
Adam Ip	Policeman
Hoffman Cheng	Policeman

Others

Cast	Role	Description
Chun Wong	Old Choi	Wisely's housekeeper
Apple Ha	Sister Fan	Wisely's house servant
John Tang	Wu Syut	Doctor
Joe Junior	Uncle Sam	Performer in restaurant
Deno Cheung	Kor Pik	Inventor; Wisely's friend
David Do	Sa Mok	Inventor; Wisely's friend
Ken Lok	Lei Yau-wai	Newspaper agency boss
Brian Wong	Ha Kwai-jo	Reporter
Wilson Tsui	Uncle Po	Pawn shop boss; Chan Cheung-ching's uncle
Ho Man-kit	Pau Siu-lung	Pawn shop worker

Characters in Paper Monkey

Cast	Role	Description
Lau Kong	Chun Cheng-hei
Wong Man-piu	Yu Ting-man
Cheng Fan-sang	Ka Number Two
Luk Chun-kwong	Kwai Fu Bong
Suen Kwai-hing	Factory supervisor

Characters in Deadly Body Change

Cast	Role	Description
Ku Feng	Cheng Tin-luk	Deceased patriarch of Cheng family
Law Lan	Mrs Cheng	Deceased wife of Cheng Tin-luk
Chang Tse-sheng	Cheng Po-wan	Cheng Tin-luk's son
Eric Chung	Dr Fai Kak
Wong Wai-tung	Ah-sing
Catherine Chow	Ah-sing's girlfriend
So Lai-ming	Cheng Po-wan's secretary
Yau Piu	Cheng family's servant
Ngai Wai-man	Cheng family's servant

Characters in Charcoal

Cast	Role	Description
Felix Lok	Kai Say
Ellesmere Choi	Lam Tsi-yun Lam Pak-chun	Lam Pak-chun is Lam Tsi-yun's son
Raymond Tsang	Bin Ng	Kai Say's follower
Kwan Ching	Lam Yuk-sing	Lam family's ancestor
Janice Shum	Lam Tsi-yun's wife

Characters in Searching Dreams

Cast	Role	Description
Roger Kwok (Guest star)	Yeung Lap-kwan	Architect
Anne Heung (Guest star)	Lau Lai-ling	Singer
Lau Yuk-tsui	Hung Yuk-tsing	Yeung Lap-kwan's wife
Chan Tik-hak	Wu Hip-sing
Chu Kin-kwan	Siu Chin	Yeung Lap-kwan's previous incarnation
Wah Chung-nam	Wong Sing	Wu Hip-sing's previous incarnation
Tse Po-law	Leung Pak-tsung	Hung Yuk-tsing's previous incarnation
Kwok Tak-shun	Lam Kei-lung
Chan Min-leung	Chin Yung
Ling Lai-man	Uncle Chik
Wong Tsi-wai	Yeung Lap-kwan's secretary
Ting Chu-wai	Ah-say

Characters in Bug Suspect

Cast	Role	Description
Kong Hon	King-ban	Tribal chief
Mok Ka-yiu	Mang-kor
Reyan Yan	Pa-tsi	To Chung's girlfriend
Lam King-kong	Yat-ting	King-ban's son
Fung Hiu-man	Aunt Kam-fa	Pa-chu's aunt

Characters in Supernatural Beings

Cast	Role	Description
Kwok Fung	Ka Yuk-tsan
Yu Tze-ming	Lau Sing Lau Hoi	Lau Sing and Lau Hoi are brothers
Dickson Lee	San-kau Ya-tsat	Japanese general
Cheng On-tung	Fung Yuen-yee	To Chung's wife
Yu Tin-wai	Old immortal
Ngan Kin-kwok	Young immortal

Characters in Ghost Story

Cast	Role	Description
Liu Kai-chi	Chai-wong	Voodoo master
Wong Ching	Si-noi	Voodoo master; Chai-wong's apprentice brother
Eileen Yeow	Yu Fa / Chuen-to Fa-tsi	San-kau Ya-tsat's follower
Ho Chi-cheung	San-kau Ya-tsat's henchman
Cheung Hon-ban	San-kau Ya-tsat's henchman

Characters in Disturbing Graves

Cast	Role	Description
Derek Kok	Colonel Ching-lung
Savio Tsang	Tsai-pak	Pak Kei-wai's friend
Yu Yeung	Commander Wong	Ching-lung's boss
Gregory Charles Rivers	Nelson	American secret agent
Law Tin-chi	Nelson's follower
Cheung Hak	Man in black
Chuk Man-kwan	Lin-heung

See also

• Wisely Series, the novel series by Ni Kuang
• Films and television series adapted from the Wisely Series:
  • The Seventh Curse, a 1986 Hong Kong film starring Chow Yun-fat as Wisely
  • The Legend of Wisely, a 1987 Hong Kong film starring Sam Hui as Wisely
  • The Cat (1992 film), a 1998 Hong Kong film starring Waise Lee as Wisely
  • The New Adventures of Wisely, a 1998 Singaporean television series starring Michael Tao as Wisely
  • The Wesley's Mysterious File, a 2002 Hong Kong film starring Andy Lau as Wisely

External links

• Official TVB site