A Step into the Past is a 2001 Hong Kong television series produced by TVB and based on Huang Yi's novel of the same Chinese title. The series tells the story of a 21st-century Hong Kong VIPPU officer who travels back in time to the Warring States period of ancient China. He is involved in a number of important historical events that leads to the first unification of China under the Qin Dynasty. The series' first original broadcast ran from 15 October to 7 December 2001 on the TVB Jade network in Hong Kong.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2001-10-15 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2001-10-16 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2001-10-17 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2001-10-18 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Episode 5 | 2001-10-19 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Episode 6 | 2001-10-22 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Episode 7 | 2001-10-23 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Episode 8 | 2001-10-24 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Episode 9 | 2001-10-25 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Episode 10 | 2001-10-26 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Episode 11 | 2001-10-29 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Episode 12 | 2001-10-30 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Episode 13 | 2001-10-31 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Episode 14 | 2001-11-01 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Episode 15 | 2001-11-02 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Episode 16 | 2001-11-05 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Episode 17 | 2001-11-06 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Episode 18 | 2001-11-07 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Episode 19 | 2001-11-08 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Episode 20 | 2001-11-09 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Episode 21 | 2001-11-12 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | Episode 22 | 2001-11-13 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | Episode 23 | 2001-11-14 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | Episode 24 | 2001-11-15 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | Episode 25 | 2001-11-16 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | Episode 26 | 2001-11-19 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 27 | Episode 27 | 2001-11-20 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 28 | Episode 28 | 2001-11-21 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 29 | Episode 29 | 2001-11-22 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 30 | Episode 30 | 2001-11-23 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 31 | Episode 31 | 2001-11-26 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 32 | Episode 32 | 2001-11-27 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 33 | Episode 33 | 2001-11-28 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 34 | Episode 34 | 2001-11-29 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 35 | Episode 35 | 2001-11-30 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 36 | Episode 36 | 2001-12-03 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 37 | Episode 37 | 2001-12-04 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 38 | Episode 38 | 2001-12-05 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 39 | Episode 39 | 2001-12-06 | 45 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 40 | Episode 40 | 2001-12-07 | 45 min |
| Production | Wai-kin Chong | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Kwok Fai Huang | Writer |
| Writing | Wong Yik | Writer |
| Directing | Simon Sek | Director |
| Directing | Jazz Boon | Director |
| Directing | 石銘泉 | Director |
| Directing | Liu Shunan | Director |
| Directing | 林子欣 | Director |
