The Emissary

198245mEnded1 Season · 20 Episodes

Crime

Kong Tai-wai is an idealistic college student who decides to join the police force, and later becomes an undercover detective disguising himself as a chief assistant of a major drug trafficker.

Released: Dec 27, 1982

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Seasons

Season 1

20 episodes

Top Cast

Andy Lau

Kong Tai-wai

Paul Chun Pui

Lau Chun-tong

Lau Kong

Chik Kon

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