| The Chinese Detective | |
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| Genre | Police procedural |
| Created by | Ian Kennedy Martin |
| Written by | Ian Kennedy Martin Edward Boyd |
| Starring | David Yip Derek Martin Arthur Kelly Larrington Walker Robert Lee Allan Surtees John Bott Richard Rees |
| Composer | Harry South |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
| Production | |
| Producer | Terence Williams |
| Cinematography | Peter Chapman |
| Editor | Bill Wright |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 30 April 1981 – 5 November 1982 |
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The Chinese Detective is a British television police procedural drama series, first transmitted by the BBC between 1981 and 1982. The series was created by Ian Kennedy Martin, who had previously devised The Sweeney and Juliet Bravo.[citation needed]