| Native Name: | 施公奇案 |
| Alt Name: | The Curious Cases of Lord Sze |
| Genre: | Costume drama Detective fiction Fantasy |
| Starring: | Bobby Au-yeung Kenix Kwok Benny Chan Tavia Yeung Annie Man Lo Hoi-pang |
| Opentheme: | "Sin Chi Sin Kok" (先知先覺) by Benny Chan |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Language: | Cantonese |
| Num Episodes: | 20 |
| Executive Producer: | Lam Chi-wah |
| Location: | Hong Kong |
| Camera: | Multi camera |
| Runtime: | 42 – 45 minutes |
| Company: | TVB |
| Network: | TVB Jade |
| Related: | A Pillow Case of Mystery II (2010) |
A Pillow Case of Mystery (Traditional Chinese: 施公奇案; literally The Curious Cases of Lord Sze) is a 2006 Hong Kong detective-fantasy television drama starring Bobby Au-yeung as the title character, Mr. Sze (Sze Sai-lun). Produced by Lam Chi-wah and edited by Lau Chi-wah, the drama is a TVB production. The original broadcast was on the TVB Jade network with 45-minute episodes airing five days a week from 31 January to 26 February 2006. The drama is set during the early 19th century Qing dynasty. Sze Sai-lun, the newly appointed magistrate of Kong-do County, accidentally encounters a spirit, enclosed in a magic pillow, who helps him solve cases.
Due to the drama's popular success, a follow-up sequel, A Pillow Case of Mystery II was produced and was released in 2010.
Sze Sai-lun (Bobby Au-yeung) 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 (Lo Hoi-pang) 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.
| Cast | Role | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sze Sai-lun | Kong-do County's new magistrate | ||
| Mai Heung-yung | the county court's maiden. born Tong Fung | ||
| Wong Tin-bah | born Tong Lung Heung-yung's feisty younger brother. | ||
| Princess Tsanggak Ming-chu | Sai-lun's younger god-sister. | ||
| Tong Doh-fuk | later revealed to be Heung-yung and Tin-bah's dead grandfather. Pillow Spirit |
| Cast | Role | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiu Yuet-ngor | Sai-lun's mother. | ||
| Pong Got-ngoi | Sai-lun's official wife. | ||
| Ka Sau-yuk | Sai-lun's second wife/concubine. | ||
| Chin Lai-shu | Sai-lun's third wife/concubine. | ||
| Sima Jui-fung | the head constable. | ||
| Siu Kau-leung | Heung-yung and Tin-bah's foster mother. | ||
| Assistant Lo | Sai-lun's assistant judge. | ||
| Sze Long | Sai-lun's deceased father. |
| Week | Episode | Average points | Peaking points | HK viewers (in millions) | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 31 — February 3, 2006 | [1] | |||||
| February 6 — 10, 2006 | [2] | |||||
| February 13 — 17, 2006 | [3] | |||||
| February 20 — 24, 2006 | [4] | |||||
| February 26, 2006 | [5] [6] |