Two of the T'ang Trilogy, By Lin Qianyu (林千羽): 狄仁杰 通天帝国 (2010), tie-in novel of Tsui Hark 2010 film: Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, By the author Hock G. Tjoa: The Ingenious Judge Dee (2013), a theatrical play based on Dee Goong An, By Qiu Xiaolong: In the Shadow of the Empire (2021), Adaptations Comics The stories have been adapted into comic strips by Dutch artists Fritz Kloezeman between 1964 and 1969 and Dick Matena in 2000. TV Judge Dee has been adapted for television twice in English: In 1969, Howard Baker produced six Judge Dee stories for Granada Television. These episodes were in black and white and were not a ratings success. English actor Michael Goodliffe portrayed the Judge. In 1974, Gerald Isenberg adapted the novel The Haunted Monastery into a television movie, titled Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders. It starred Khigh Dhiegh as Judge Dee. With the exception of the star (who generally played East Asian roles but was of English and North African descent), the movie had an all-Asian cast, including Mako, Soon-Tek Oh, Keye Luke, and James Hong. The writing was credited to Nicholas Meyer and Robert van Gulik. It was nominated for an Edgar Award, for Best Television Feature or Miniseries in 1975. Some of Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee stories have been adapted for Chinese TV by CCTV, under the title of Detective Di Renjie, most of which star Liang Guanhua as Detective Di. As of 2012, four different DVD series are available with one series so far with English subtitles. CCTV produced series in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. The series from 2010, entitled "Detective Di Renjie" has been produced on DVD by Tai Seng entertainment with English subtitles. The list of series: Amazing Detective Di Renjie (2004) Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2 (2006) Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3 (2008) Mad Detective Di Renjie (2010) Movies Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013) Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018) See also Early Chinese detective fiction References Sources Accardo, Pasquale J. (2011). China's Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee. Eugenia, ON: The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box. . The esteemed member of the Baker Street Irregulars and commentator on both Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown summarizes the career of Robert van