About this season
Yellowthread Street is a 1990 ITV police procedural developed by Ranald Graham. Adapted from the novels by William Leonard Marshall, the thirteen episode series revolves around the Triad-busting cases of a group of Royal Hong Kong Police Force detectives, based in the colony’s Yellowthread precinct. Despite being a critical and ratings hit, Yellowthread Street never caught on, perhaps the result of the exotic setting and expensive production (it was shot on 35mm). It also seemed caught between two eras: conceived in the 1980s and produced at the turn of that decade, its philosophy and look seemed a little dated compared to other modern shows of the genre (i.e. The Bill).
Episodes (13)
1. Power Play
Aired 13 January 1990
2. The Lost Man
Aired 20 January 1990
3. Key Witness
Aired 27 January 1990
4. Middleman
Aired 3 February 1990
5. Angel Eyes
Aired 10 February 1990
6. Fan Tan Man
Aired 17 February 1990
7. Rummy's Cut
Aired 24 February 1990
8. Spirit Runner
Aired 3 March 1990
9. The Red Pole
Aired 10 March 1990
10. Chinese Boxes
Aired 17 March 1990
11. Slicing the Dragon
Aired 24 March 1990
12. Big Circle
Aired 31 March 1990
13. I Knew a Man
Aired 7 April 1990