| To Catch the Uncatchable | |
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| 棟篤神探 | |
| Genre | Modern romantic Comedy |
| Starring | Dayo Wong Ada Choi Marco Ngai Michael Tong |
| Opening theme | "衰邊個" by Dayo Wong |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong, China |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes (approx.) |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | July 19, 2004 – 22 August 2004 |
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To Catch the Uncatchable (棟篤神探) is a 25-episode TV drama series produced by TVB of Hong Kong, which stars Dayo Wong as the genius (albeit physically weak and with asthma) CID Mok Tsok Tung (莫作棟) and Ada Choi as Vivi Lee Wai Wai (李慧慧), an insurance agent, with Marco Ngai and Michael Tong as major background characters.
The title of the series is of Cantonese word-play and innuendo (the title itself means "The Hilarious God Detective"), and the series itself sets itself apart from other TVB comedies before it thanks largely to the comedic stylings of Dayo Wong, plus new styles of acting and directing and camera work, different styles of plots unheard of before in comedies, and a surprisingly tragic conclusion. The conclusion was met with mixed reception with many complaining it was too upsetting for a comedy. An alternate ending featuring a happy ending was later released.