The Gentle Crackdown (Traditional Chinese: 秀才遇著兵) is a TVB costume comedy series broadcast in May 2005.

It stars Moses Chan, Niki Chow, Wayne Lai, Michelle Yim and Halina Tam.

Hoping to follow in her father's footsteps, Sap-Yee is an impulsive and idealistic constable whose skill and competence is often dismissed by her corrupt male peers.

Meanwhile, her mother has given up her old ways and keeps her old identity and martial arts skills a secret to watch over her troublesome daughter.

When Sui Tong-Lau (Moses Chan), the newly appointed magistrate, arrives in Sap-Yee's city, they wind up working together to solve a number of unusual cases.