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1 Dark Tales I  



1.1  Part I (Episodes 15)  





1.2  Part II (Episodes 610)  





1.3  Part III (Episodes 1115)  





1.4  Part IV (Episodes 1620)  





1.5  Part V (Episodes 2125)  





1.6  Part VI (Episodes 2635)  







2 Dark Tales II  



2.1  Part I (Episodes 15)  





2.2  Part II (Episodes 610)  





2.3  Part III (Episodes 1115)  





2.4  Part IV (Episodes 1620)  





2.5  Part V (Episodes 2125)  





2.6  Part VI (Episodes 2630)  





2.7  Part VII (Episodes 3135)  





2.8  Part VIII (Episodes 3640)  







3 References  





4 External links  














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Dark Tales
GenrePeriod drama
Supernatural drama
Horror
Romance
Written byTing Shan-hsi (I)
Leung Wing-mui (II)
Leung Kim-ho (II)
Based on the worksof
Pu Songling
Theme music composerWilliam Wu (I)
Mahmood Rumjahn (II)
Opening themeI: Kak Sai Ching (隔世情) by Cass Phang
II: Ji Dong Si Gor Mung (只當是個夢) by Cass Phang
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes75 (I–II)
Production
ProducersLau Sze-yu (I–II)
Chou Ling-kang (I)
Production locationsHong Kong
Taiwan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time45 mins. (each)
Production companyTVB
Original release
NetworkJade
Release18 March 1996 (1996-03-18) –
1 May 1998 (1998-05-01)
Dark Tales
Traditional Chinese聊齋
Simplified Chinese聊斋

Dark Tales is a series of Hong Kong television period supernatural dramas that originally aired on Jade from 18 March 1996 to 1 May 1998, consisting of two installments with 75 episodes. Based on Qing Dynasty writer Pu Songling's series of supernatural tales called Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Dark Tales is produced by TVB and stars a cast of mainly Hong Kong and Taiwanese actors.

Dark Tales I

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Dark Tales I (聊齋) originally aired on Jade every weekday evening from 18 March to 5 May 1996, and is produced by Lau Sze-yu and Chou Ling-kang, consisting of 35 episodes. It features six independent stories, adapted from the first ten books of Pu's novel.

Part I (Episodes 1–5)

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Part I (流光情劫; lit. "Stealing Love Through Time") is adapted from the tale Mr. Lu's Daughter (魯公女).

Part II (Episodes 6–10)

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Part II (俠女田郎; lit. Heroine Tian) is adapted from the tale Tian Chi-lang (田七郎).

Part III (Episodes 11–15)

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Part III (古劍幽靈; lit. "Ancient Ghost Sword") is adapted from the tale Chin Sheng-se (金生色).

Part IV (Episodes 16–20)

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Part IV (狐仙報恩; lit. "Fox Spirit Repays Debt") is adapted from the tale Siao Chui (小翠).

Part V (Episodes 21–25)

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Part V (翁婿鬥法; lit. "Fight of the In-Laws") is adapted from the tale Chang-ting (長亭).

Part VI (Episodes 26–35)

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Part VI (秋月還陽; lit. "Chiu-yue Returns from Death") is adapted from the tale Wu Chiu-yue (伍秋月).

Dark Tales II

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Dark Tales II (聊齋貳) originally aired on Jade every weekday evening from 9 March to 1 May 1998, and is produced by Lau Sze-yu, consisting of 40 episodes. It features eight independent stories, adapted from the first fifteen books of Pu's novel.

Part I (Episodes 1–5)

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Part I (陸判奇談; lit. "Interesting Tales of Judge Lu") is adapted from the tale Judge Lu (陸判).

Part II (Episodes 6–10)

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Part II (綠野飛仙; lit. "Flying Immortal in the Wilderness") is adapted from the tale Ying (阿英).

Part III (Episodes 11–15)

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Part III (鬼母痴兒; lit. "Ghostly Mother, Devoted Son") is adapted from the tale Siang-chun (湘裙).

Part IV (Episodes 16–20)

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Part IV (陰差陽錯; lit. "Accidental Mistake") is adapted from the tale Wang Lu-lang (王六郎).

Part V (Episodes 21–25)

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Part V (花醉紅塵; lit. "World of Drunk Flowers") is adapted from the tale Madam Hsin Shi-si (辛十四娘).

Part VI (Episodes 26–30)

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Part VI (隔世追情; lit. "Chasing Love Across Time") is adapted from the tale Chin-se (錦瑟).

Part VII (Episodes 31–35)

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Part VII (魅影靈狐; lit. "Phantom Fox Spirit") is adapted from the tale Lian Siang (蓮香).

Part VIII (Episodes 36–40)

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Part VIII (斬妖神劍; lit. "Demon Sword") is adapted from the tale Lady Hua (花姑子).

References

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