A Pillow Case of Mystery
Seen it?2006 | 2 seasons | 60 min | Mystery, Crime, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a short run with a modest audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Only Murders in the Building or The Residence, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 41 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Cantonese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Sze Sai-lun becomes the new magistrate of Kong-do County. After a series of unresolved cases, the townspeople begin to see him as pathetic and useless. While Sai-lun was searching for evidence by a hillside, he accidentally injures himself, dropping blood on a mysterious pillow. He faints on it and discovers that the pillow encloses a spirit who can help him solve mysteries by giving him clues and riddles to solve. With the help of the pillow spirit, the townspeople begin to see a new light in Sai-lun.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12006 · 20 episodes · 8.3 out of 10Friday
Season 22010 · 21 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
Created by Lam Chi-wah
- Bobby Au-yeung Tsan-wahSze Sai-lun
- Kenix Kwok Ho-yingMai Heung-yung
- Annie Man Chung-HanChin Lai-shu
- Benny Chan Muk-singWong Tin-bah
- Eileen YeowKa Sau-yuk
- Tavia YeungPrincess Tsanggak Ming-chu
- Lo Hoi-pangTong Doh-fuk
- Gordon Liu Chia-huiSima Jui-fung
- Mary Hon Ma-leeSiu Kau-leung