''Return of Judge Bao'' is a 2000 television series produced by Hong Kong's

Asia Television Asia Television Limited (, also known as ATV) is a digital media and broadcasting company in Hong Kong. Established as the first television service in Hong Kong as Rediffusion Television () on 29 May 1957, it shifted to terrestrial televis ...

starring

Jin Chao-chun Jin Chao-chun (; born on 26 November 1951) is a Golden Bell Award-winning Taiwanese actor who achieved regional fame in East Asia and Southeast Asia for his portrayal of the ancient Chinese official Bao Zheng in the 1993 TV series '' Justice Ba ...

as the titular

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official

Bao Zheng Bao Zheng (; 5 March 999 – 3 July 1062), commonly known as Bao Gong (), was a Chinese politician during the reign of Emperor Emperor Renzong of Song, Renzong in China's Song Dynasty. During his twenty-five years in civil service, Bao was kn ...

. Although a Hong Kong production, it was completely filmed in

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, China and featured mostly actors from Taiwan and mainland China. The series was first shown on

Taiwan Television Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd. ( zh, t=臺灣電視公司, p=Táiwān Diànshì Gōngsī, poj=Tâi-ôan-tiān-sī-kong-si), commonly known as TTV and formerly known as Central Television and Voice of Taiwan, is the first terrestrial televisi ...

in Taiwan in March 2000, and was not broadcast in Hong Kong until May 2000 when the Cantonese-dubbing was complete. The English title makes references to the 1993 mega-hit Taiwanese TV series '' Justice Pao'', also known as ''Judge Bao''. Four actors, namely Jin,

Fan Hung-hsuan Fan Hung-hsuan ( born 5 September 1946) is a Taiwanese actor who achieved regional fame in East Asia and Southeast Asia for his portrayal of Gongsun Ce in the 1993 TV series A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the g ...

, Liu Yueh-ti, and Tu Man-sheng reprised their roles from the classic.

Cast

Gongsun Ce Gongsun Ce is a fictional character in the Chinese novel ''The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants''. Highly intelligent and very familiar with traditional Chinese medicine, he was an able assistant to the upright official Bao Zheng. Background Profi ...

* Vincent Chiao as Zhan Zhao *

Zhang Tielin Zhang Tielin (born 15 June 1957) is a Chinese-British actor and film director. He is best known for portraying the Qianlong Emperor in the first two seasons of '' My Fair Princess'' and in the four seasons of '' The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan.'' Early ...

Emperor Renzong of Song Emperor Renzong of Song (30 May 1010 – 30 April 1063), personal name Zhao Zhen, was the fourth emperor of the Northern Song dynasty of China. He reigned for about 41 years from 1022 to his death in 1063, making him the longest reigning Song ...

* Xia Yu *

Tang Guoqiang Tang Guoqiang (born 4 May 1952) is the He is best known for portraying historical figures in several films and television series. Some of his more notable roles include: various Chinese emperors (e.g. Emperor Taizong of Tang, Yongle Emperor, Y ...

Song Dandan Song Dandan (; born 25 August 1961) is a Chinese skit and sitcom actress. Biography Song was born in Beijing, on August 25, 1961, to a highly educated family. Her father Song Gong () was vice chairman of Beijing Federation of Literary and Art ...

* Wang Yu-wen *

Sun Xing Sun Xing (born October 16, 1963) is a Hong Kong actor and Mandopop singer born in Guangzhou, China. He shot to fame in the 1990s by portraying heroes in a number of Taiwanese ''wuxia'' TV dramas. Later he mostly appeared in comedies. Biography S ...

Wu Ma Fung Wang-yuen (22 September 1942 – 4 February 2014), better known by his stage name Wu Ma, was a Hong Kong actor, director, producer and writer. Wu Ma made his screen debut in 1963, and with over 240 appearances to his name (plus 49 directoria ...

2000 Hong Kong television series debuts 2000 Hong Kong television series endings Works based on The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants {{HK-tv-stub