The Blood Hounds (TV series)
The Blood Hounds is a Hong Kong historical drama television series set during the Tang dynasty[1][2][3] about three friends, Pei Yi-fei (Francis Ng), Chun-Yu Zi-hong (Andy Tai Chi-wai) and Song Hien (Sam Kam Kwok-wai) and the plot to assist the Emperor’s son Li Longji[4][5][6][7] to seize power from Empress Wei.[6][8][9][10][11] The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1990, and starred Francis Ng, Andy Tai Chi-wai, Fiona Leung, Josephine Lam, Sam Kam Kwok-wai, Lily Li and Yeung De-shi.
| The Blood Hounds | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The Bloodhounds |
| Chinese | 大唐名捕 |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Directed by | Yeung Kam-chuan |
| Starring | Francis Ng, Fiona Leung, Andy Tai Chi-wai, Josephine Lam, Sam Kam Kwok-wai, Lily Li, Yeung De-shi |
| Opening theme | performed by Andy Hui and Tong Mei-kwan |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Leung Kim-ho |
| Production location(s) | Hong Kong |
| Editor(s) | Leung Kim-ho |
| Running time | 43 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVB Jade |
| Original release | 1990 |
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