Description: Lee Kei (Gallen Lo) is a righteous cop who refuses to follow the majority of most Hong Kong police officers who accepted bribes during the 1960s. Wanting to move away from his supervisor who is a corrupted cop, Kei reports it to his precinct Lieutenant, who is unable to do anything about it since his superior is also corrupted. In order to protect Kei, he has him go undercover to find the infamous cat burglar “Black Rose”, who has escaped being captured for over twenty years.

His first clue to finding “Black Rose” leads him to a nightclub, but he gets side tracked when he sees one of his favorite singer is scheduled to perform there. However, when Kei finds out the singer will be a no show he leaves. Walking past the back alley a man crash lands on him. The man turns out to be Tse Sei (Gordon Lam), the slick talent manager of the nightclub who is trying to escape from triads because he did not pay the talent their fees, they refuse to perform which causes the triad boss who sold the tickets to lose money. Sei and Kei are former classmates. Sei seeing that Kei resembles the singer scheduled to perform tricks him onto stage. The two almost gets away with tricking the crowds until Kei drops his sunglasses.

Kei, who is always willing help others offers to take in Sei, seeing that he can’t return to his home. However Sei soon worn outs his welcome when he ask to borrow Kei’s clothes and accessories to wear. The next day Kei finds out his corrupted supervisor knows about his undercover assignment. His corrupted supervisor tells Kei that if he is unable to solve his undercover assignment in one month he will use it as an excuse to fire him. Life for Kei gets worse later that day when he is returning home. He finds out that the triads that are looking for Sei have burned down his home.

To make it up to Kei, Sei brings him to his uncle’s home to live. Sei’s uncle works at an amusement park and live together with all the employees in the same apartment. At the amusement park Sei gets re-acquainted with all his former neighbors which includes brassy girl Siu Fong-fong (Elaine Ng), who tends the coin toss game booth at the park. After dinner Sei brings Kei around the amusement park to see other attractions. At one of the attractions Kei is automatically volunteered to be an assistant at a martial arts attraction. After being scare out of his wits he recognizes the martial arts used by the performers is similar to those used by “Black Rose”. Kei decides to stay close to the performer Cheng Po-chu (Maggie Cheung Ho-yee) and her mentor who he suspects is the infamous “Black Rose”.
幹探李奇(羅嘉良飾)為人正直無私，喜鋤強扶弱，被特別委任要把傳說中的「黑玫瑰」捉拿歸案。奇覺遭投閒置散，失意非常，時巧遇好友謝四(林家棟飾)，帶他往其老家「藝園」，竟意外發現「黑玫瑰」的芳蹤！ 奇遂隱藏身份在「藝園」明查暗訪，期間認識了雜技女郎寶珠(張可頤飾)和香口膠女郎芳芳(吳綺莉飾)。奇對珠一見鍾情，幾經轉折，奇與珠終成為戀人，芳與四亦漸發展為情侶。 後奇無意中發現珠竟是「黑玫瑰」，大感錯愕，情義兩難下，決自私一次隱瞞珠的身份，而珠亦承諾不再犯案。

Language: Cantonese
Production company(s): TVB
Country: Hong Kong
Times: 25 Episodes
Release Date: 1998
Cast: Gallen Lo, Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Gordon Lam, Elaine Ng
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Mystery

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• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 25
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 24
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 23
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 22
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 21
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 20
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 19
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 18
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 17
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 16
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 15
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 14
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 13
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 12
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 11
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 10
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 09
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 08
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 07
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 06
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 05
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 04
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 03
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 02
• Old Time Buddy – To Catch A Thief – 難兄難弟之神探李奇 – Episode 01