D.I.E.

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D.I.E. 古靈精探
D.I.E. poster
Genre	Modern Action
Written by	Wong Kwok Fai
Starring	Roger Kwok Sonija Kwok Kenneth Ma Margie Tsang Derek Kwok
Opening theme	"花樣奇案" by Roger Kwok
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Language(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	25
Production
Producer(s)	Nelson Cheung
Running time	45 minutes (approx.)
Broadcast
Original channel	TVB
Original run	March 17, 2008 – April 18, 2008
Chronology
Followed by	D.I.E. Again (2009)
External links
Official website

D.I.E. or Death Investigation Extension (Traditional Chinese: 古靈精探) is a TVB modern comedy-action series broadcast in March 2008.

TVB began filming D.I.E. Again (古靈精探B), the sequel, in November 2008.

Synopsis

In the police force, "Detective Investigation Extension" or "D.I.E." was established to accommodate those who have been sent away by their supervisors. As everybody knows, members of the Extension are to investigate unsolved cold cases. Yue Chi-Long (Roger Kwok), who has cracked a large number of difficult cases by extrasensory means, is assigned to the D.I.E. because his superiors find him strange for falling asleep constantly on the job. New appointee Ying Ching-Ching (Sonija Kwok) is a good-looking girl but she means to act tough and sassy in front of others. Believing that she will get promoted soon, she solves a lot of intriguing cases. Later Ying finds out that her supervisor still has a long way to go before he reaches retirement age. She takes an uncompromising stand over every case she deals with, which leads her into constant quarrels with Long. The relationship between the pair is deteriorating day by day.

Long's elder sister, Yue Chi-Ching (Margie Tsang), has been living with him. While investigating an old case, Long gets to find his long-lost father Yue Tai-Hoi (Bryan Leung). Through close collaboration with Long, Ching-Ching has gradually developed affection for him. As she is still torn between Long and her two-timing boyfriend Shing Ka-Tsun (Kenneth Ma), Long has started to try to avoid her without rhyme or reason. Feeling so confused about what is happening, Ching-Ching decides to do some probing and is shocked to discover that Long has been dogged by a female ghost called Siu-Yi (Kitty Yuen).

Cast

The Yue Family

The Ying Family

D.I.E. (Death Investigation Extension) Unit

Other Cast

Alternate ending

The original ending of the series has Roger Kwok's character, Yue Sir, dead as a result of the car accident. However, the TV audience voted for a happy ending. As a result, another ending was created by TVB.

The alternate ending is of "Mo lei tau" style of comedy.

1. Siu Yi transported members of the D.I.E. team to the moment before the car accident; the driver involved was Bobby Au-Yeung's character Chai Foon-Cheung from 2006's Dicey Business.
2. Members of D.I.E. tried various ways to stop Chai Foon-Cheung, but to no avail.
3. At the last moment, Chai Foon Cheung stopped the truck and said to the D.I.E. team that he was moved by their sincerity to save Yue Sir from dying, thus asking them to arrest him for pirating movies. (However, it was not addressed regarding how Chai Foon-Cheung knew about the plot.)
4. Yue Sir and Madam Ying were in the hospital room, with Yue Sir holding their newborn son. Yue Sir commented why their son weighted 14lb and a head full of hair. Siu Yi appeared telling them that their curse had been taken care of, and the reason that their son was so big was because she fed him a bowl of rice before he was born.

Neither endings address the fate of criminal Dai Hao-Ying, who started the series as a Triad boss and ended up being a petty thief. (Though the cast lineup for D.I.E. Again will include him, thus his fate will be revealed at the start of the series.)

Viewership ratings

Award nominations

41st TVB Anniversary Awards (2008)

• "Best Drama"
• "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Roger Kwok - Yu Chi-Long)
• "Best Actress in a Leading Role" (Sonija Kwok - Ying Ching-Ching)
• "My Favourite Male Character" (Roger Kwok - Yu Chi-Long)
• "My Favourite Male Character" (Derek Kwok - Cheung Ching-Yee)
• "My Favourite Female Character" (Kitty Yuen - Ng Siu-Yee)

References

External links

• TVB.com D.I.E. - Official Website (Chinese)
• K for TVB.net D.I.E. - Episodic Synopsis and Screen Captures (English)

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