A Pillow Case of Mystery: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sze Sai Lun, along with his family, comes into town to be its new judge. He soon ends up having to sentence the town fool. When the fool ends up hanged at his house, Wong Tin Pak is blamed for his suicide by all the town's people. Everything seems like it is getting worse and worse until Sai Lun finds a simple ceramic pillow by accident. The pillow contains a helpful (but not too helpful) spirit who tries to help him solve the case.

Series details

• Title: A Pillow Case of Mystery
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Fantasy, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2006-01-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-08-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TVB
• Network country: Hong Kong
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37616
• IMDb ID: tt9544742
• TVDB ID: 262716

Cast and credited roles

• Bobbie Au-Yeung — Sze Sai Lun
• Kenix Kwok — Mai Heung Yung
• Ho-Man Chan — Wong Tin Pak
• Jessica Hsuan — Ng Kwan Yau
• Joel Chan — So Ying Chun
• Leila Tong — Ting Mei Yan
• Johnson Lee — Ngau Tai Lik
• Hoi-Pang Lo — Tong Do Fuk
• Tavia Yeung — Princess Ming Chu

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-01-31; final listed air date 2006-02-26; episode order: 20.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-07-12; final listed air date 2010-08-07; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Pillow Case of Mystery on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.