Where to watch The Detective (1966) in the UK
The Detective (1966) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 4 August 2026 by ScreenSearch.
Ho Pui-lan was the secretary of the writer Wu Him, but she died suddenly at home. Ho's mother commissioned private detective Chan Kin-chau to investigate and found out that Pui-lan and Him were having an extra-marital affair, and also discovered that the contents of Him's fiction were similar to the contents of Pui-lan's suicide note. When Kin-chau finds out that the contents of Him's fiction are similar to the contents of Pui-lan's suicide note, he and Pei Lan's sister Yuk-lan reenact the murder case, and Him is stimulated and hallucinated to reveal the truth of the murder...
Streaming options in the United Kingdom
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Is The Detective on Netflix, Disney+ or Prime Video?
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Netflix
No — The Detective (1966) is not currently on Netflix in the UK, and no other UK streaming, rental, or purchase listing was found in today's data. Licences change frequently — check back soon.
Amazon Prime Video
No — The Detective (1966) is not currently on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, and no other UK streaming, rental, or purchase listing was found in today's data. Licences change frequently — check back soon.
Disney+
No — The Detective (1966) is not currently on Disney+ in the UK, and no other UK streaming, rental, or purchase listing was found in today's data. Licences change frequently — check back soon.
Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in The Detective.
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Patrick Tse YinChan Kin-chau -
Chow ChungNg Ying-lin -
Chan Tsai-ChungHo Yuk-lan
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Wong WaiPolice Sergeant/ Cheung Yu-shing -
Sek KinWu Him -
Helena Law LanMrs Wu -
Seung-Goon YukHo Pui-lan -
Ai Tong-KuaChan Kin-chau's assistant/ Fuk the Shortie
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Where can I watch The Detective in the UK?
The Detective (1966) is not currently listed by any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service in our daily-updated TMDB feed. It may be on physical media, an aggregator, or pending a UK release. Check back later — availability changes frequently.
Is The Detective on Netflix in the UK?
No — The Detective (1966) is not currently on Netflix in the UK, and no other UK streaming, rental, or purchase listing was found in today's data. Licences change frequently — check back soon.
Is The Detective on Amazon Prime Video in the UK?
No — The Detective (1966) is not currently on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, and no other UK streaming, rental, or purchase listing was found in today's data. Licences change frequently — check back soon.
Is The Detective on Disney+ in the UK?
No — The Detective (1966) is not currently on Disney+ in the UK, and no other UK streaming, rental, or purchase listing was found in today's data. Licences change frequently — check back soon.
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