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Asian English Drama
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First Touch
Ever wondered about the miracle workers who spend almost all their waking hours bringing life into this world? Take a glimpse into the lives of doctors working in the Obstetrics & Gynaecology department of a general hospital in First Touch. Against this frenzied backdrop emerges stories dealing with the common man's high hopes and deep-seated fears. And in this highly charged setting, one of our country's national obsessions is played out - the need for reproduction.
This series is as much about the doctors as it is about the patients. We see many problems and issues through their eyes their struggles as they make life and death decisions everyday and their exuberance and joy when they deliver a difficult birth.
Series 1: 13 episodes x 60'
Series 2:16 episodes x 60
Series 3: 12 episodes x 60'
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Like my Own
In her very first English contemporary drama, Flora Chan stars as Mabel Lim, a free-spirited Child Welfare Officer who believes in bringing up a child using contemporary methods. Conflicts arise when she places 15 year-old Xiao Cai under the care of the Wong family.
Mrs Wong (played by veteran actress Zhu Mimi) manages her household with tyranny and age old rules, contradicting Mabel’s modern approach to a child’s upbringing. As more foster children are placed under the care of the authoritative Mrs Wong, Mabel becomes increasingly concerned about the physical and psychological wellbeing of these children. Sparks and chopsticks fly as the two experience several run-ins with the other.
Will young Xiao Cai be caught in this cross-fire? How does Mrs Wong’s own son Wei Jun (Tin Chokkamolkij) cope in a family full of strangers? And is there a soft side beneath Mrs Wong’s hard and no-nonsense veneer?
Like My Own is a heartwarming story about a mother's love for kids who aren’t her own and the sacrifices that she’s willing to make in order to protect them.
13 episodes x 30'
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No Place Like Home
Everyone wants a happy perfect family, but is that realistic or plain wishful thinking? But what is a perfect family? What constitutes as a perfect family? Blissful living with no arguments? Wouldn’t that be Mission Impossible III? And wouldn’t boredom and monotony set in?
No Place Like Home, a 6 part drama series gives an insight into the different families and their struggles to have the perfect home/ family. Consisting of 6 different episodes featuring 6 different families facing 6 different sets of problems wanting just one thing- a perfect family.
One of the most frequently asked question is: ‘What’s your secret?’ or ‘What’s the secret recipe?’There is really no secret recipe to having the perfect family- it is more about what you want your family to be, followed by compromise, patience, hard work and tender loving care. Even the most perfect of families have their own set of problems- it is how they deal with the problems that sets them apart from those struggling to make theirs a perfect family.
6 episodes x 60
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The Ride Home
This warm and light-hearted series explores issues of the family through the story of Yong Choon, the eldest son of the Lim family. The series kicks off with the unfortunate Yong Choon losing both his job and his fiance on his grandfather's birthday. Things go from bad to worse when his father has to leave for Vietnam to save his crumbling business and his mother confides that she has lost all the family savings through bad investments in CLOB shares.
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Making Love
Making Love is a comedy about people looking for love through a matching agency. Light-hearted in its appeal but strong in the way relationships are begin discussed.
Making Love is a romantic comedy about singles seeking love, Singapore-style. Whether you are an old man looking for your first love, or a dog-owner looking for a mate for your lonely pooch, or a woman finding a wife for your husband?Just head down to Made4Love.Inc
13 episodes x 30'
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Moulmein High
This new situational-drama provides wholesome entertainment for the whole family. Every episode imparts valuable lessons in life, and this is carefully woven into each show so that viewers might get to learn something new each week.
Disillusioned with the corporate world, Francine Ooi (Cynthia Koh), a high-flying marketing executive traded her marketing career for a teaching job. She is assigned to a group of gifted, street smart and IT-savvy 16-year-olds with their unique set of problems and mindset that require her undivided attention. However, her "unconventional" teaching methods often gets her into trouble with the rigid, inflexible vice-principal.
Series 1 : 13 ep
Series 2 : 20 ep
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Asian English Sitcom
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Living with Lydia
Imagine placing polar opposites from two different worlds and their entire families in the same household and you will get: Living with Lydia. This is a hilarious and loud production starring non other than the lady of humour, Lydia Sum herself.
An old man dies, leaving his property to his grandson Billy and his Hong Kong born god-daughter, Lydia. Lydia and Billy are forced to stay together because in his will he states that whoever lives in the house with their family and “fill it with the sound of laughter and the pitter patter of little feet” shall inherit the property solely, along with a tidy sum of money.
The only problem is that Lydia is the exact opposite of Billy. She is a little disorganised, relies heavily on post-its to remind herself of appointments and to-do list BUT Billy is a control freak, and absolutely neat. In fact, he follows a strict daily routine gets up at 6am, brushes teeth for 3 minutes etc.
Adding more laughter to this sitcom is Billy’s equally freaky son, Max and Lydia’s children, clueless fashion victim, Apple and hyper-active Jordan. Get ready for endless fun and laughter when you catch ‘Living with Lydia’!
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Oh Carol!
OH CAROL is a half hour comedy about the working and personal life of Carol Chong, played by Carol Cheng. Carol works as an accounts director in an advertising firm. Her work is good. Her dating life is smooth. Until one day, her sister absconded to Venice and dumps her whole family on Carol. Now Carol has to take care of a sharp tongued mother, a jovial slacker of a brother, and a niece who keeps waking her up in the middle of the night because her niece has trouble answering nature's call in a strange house.
On top of comedic family entanglements, Carol has to contend with a new colleague in her office, Wendy Oh, who is a master of the art of manja, and has the ability to bend the wife phobic boss, under her thumb, and could take over Carol's position if Carol doesn't update herself on the arts of manja. Fortunately she has help in the guise of her best friend, Sam..her flamboyant creative director who has a thing for his thing of beauty, that is, his nose.
All in all, a delightful half hour of fun as we see Carol trying valiantly to juggle her family and work.
13 episodes x 30'
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Police and Thief
Imagine this. You’re a policeman. Hardworking, highly motivated, and a good father to your two young sons.
You’re looking for a nice neighborhood. Close to a good school. Above all, a clean, decent place with cheerful, civilized neighbors. After many years of search, you finally found the perfect place. You’ve moved in. Your boys are in a good school. You’re finally settled in and life flows along like a country song simple and uncluttered. Till one morning when you’re jerked awake, from your sweet slumber by… The CROWING of a ROOSTER.. You realize it’s your new neighbor’s pet. And who’s your new neighbor? He is a… A lean, tanned, loud mouthed man with dyed blond hair, and tattoo on his arm, hauling furniture into the flat next to yours and you realize with horror that…YOUR NEW NEIGHBOR IS A GANGSTER…who owns a rooster that can pick 4D.
You think there must be some mistake. But no, the gangster is really moving in. You find out he’s married, just like yourself. With two young kids, just like yourself. You warn your boys to avoid the rude man and to never ever play with the two kids next door. But to your dismay, your two sons end up playing with the two kids next door. What results is a hilarious look into the trials and tribulations of living next to your neighbour - who just happens to be a tough-talking law-breaking ‘Ah Beng’. Don't miss Mark Lee doing what he does best - acting cocky and crazy as Gangster-turned-stylist Lee Tok Kong, and Suhaimi Yusof as the law-enforcing Sergeant Dollah!
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I Not Stupid
Adapted from the movie blockbuster of the same title "I Not Stupid", this 18-episode drama will make you laugh and cry at the same time. Jack Neo, the creator of the movie, chose to use the simple yet hilarious story of three young children and their families from different social backgrounds to create a social satire touching on issues such as the focus on academic excellence in a highly competitive society as well as the importance of the Chinese. While the children suffer from pressure from school, parents and the educational system, their parents too, are not spared from the ever-stressful rat race.
With original cast and added dosage of humor and touching stories, this programme is bounce to appeal to viewers of all ages.
Episodes: 18 x 30
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My Genie
"My Genie" is a fairytale-based sitcom that's a cross between Little Mermaid and Aladdin. It is a refreshing departure from the usual lifestyle-themed sitcoms.
It tells of how a rigid computer programmer gets a rude shock when he makes a wish at a wishing well. While he wishes to be a famous writer, he gets a genie in return. A young and inexperienced genie to be exact. Before he knows it, he and his conniving flatmate are thrown into a topsy-turvy world of magical powers and blunders as a result of this bungling genie. Watch out for this extremely funny comic caper!
Episodes: 30 (Sr 1), 20 (Sr 2) x 30
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The Right Frequency
The '60s was a fascinating period when woman paraded in puffy skirts with big polka dots, ice balls and home-delivered kok kok mee were popular fare, and listening to radio, not television-watching was the pastime of the masses. Rekindle the sixties lifestyle with this sitcom, which evolves around the radio announcers, their relatives, friends and relationship with one another.
In Season III, the story moves into the year 1968, around the time when the TV station was first set up and the comic duo, Wang Sa and Ye Feng started to gain popularity.
Episodes:
Series 1 : 26 ep
Series 2 : 26 ep
Series 3 : 27 ep
x 30'
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Katong Ms Oh
To escape from her mum's constant nagging about marriage, the 31-year-old Miss Oh (Zoe Tay) finds a job in a student hostel as a matron. Her ditzy and carefree disposition irks her miserly and stingy boss, Chao Ah Beng, (Mark Lee) so much, that he often exchanges sparks with her not without much comical results.
But much as he dislikes her, Ah Beng bites his lips and puts up with her for the sake of the business. Afterall, Miss Oh posses excellent PR skills and is a hit with the boarders and their oft-rich parents. Without her, the business would be trouble.
Episodes: 13 x 30
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