Serangoon Road
It's 1964. The world is changing, the global balance of power is shifting, and Singapore is at a crossroads. British colonial rule has finally come to an end and independence is on the horizon. It's an exciting time in which the island state can finally forge its own identity. The nation's heartbeat stems from one main artery that runs through the island. Whether it is culture or crime, politics or patriotism, espionage or enterprise, all paths lead to Serangoon Road (2013). This is the world of Sam Callaghan (Don Hany), Kang (Alaric), Patricia Cheng (Joan Chen), and the clients of the Cheng Detective Agency. Sam Callaghan agrees to help Patricia Cheng after her husband is killed while working on a case. Patricia might not be a detective, but she knows that her company needs a good investigator with contacts in the various local communities as well as among the ex-pats. Sam is all of that. But after a childhood in a POW camp and a checkered career in Military Intelligence during the Malay Emergency, he also carries so much baggage. The Cheng Detective Agency's cases range from the usual (straying spouses and petty fraudsters) to conspiracies and events with international implications. Sam's contacts from his military days are useful, but they drag him back into a dark world that he would prefer to leave behind.
- 2013-2013
- 1 season
- Acorn TV
- Suspense, Drama
It's 1964. The world is changing, the global balance of power is shifting, and Singapore is at a crossroads. British colonial rule has finally come to an end and independence is on the horizon. It's an exciting time in which the island state can finally forge its own identity. The nation's heartbeat stems from one main artery that runs through the island. Whether it is culture or crime, politics or patriotism, espionage or enterprise, all paths lead to Serangoon Road (2013). This is the world of Sam Callaghan (Don Hany), Kang (Alaric), Patricia Cheng (Joan Chen), and the clients of the Cheng Detective Agency. Sam Callaghan agrees to help Patricia Cheng after her husband is killed while working on a case. Patricia might not be a detective, but she knows that her company needs a good investigator with contacts in the various local communities as well as among the ex-pats. Sam is all of that. But after a childhood in a POW camp and a checkered career in Military Intelligence during the Malay Emergency, he also carries so much baggage. The Cheng Detective Agency's cases range from the usual (straying spouses and petty fraudsters) to conspiracies and events with international implications. Sam's contacts from his military days are useful, but they drag him back into a dark world that he would prefer to leave behind.
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Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Shotgun
Mon, Dec 1, 2014 56 mins
When the Cheng Detective Agency is hired by the CIA to investigate the murder of a US sailor, Sam is asked to help out as a favour to the widowed owner, Patricia. But as Sam tries to save the life of an innocent man, he is also forced to re-visit memories of the killing of a childhood friend, wrongly accused of stealing food while both boys were prisoners in Changi Prison during WW2.
Awards
- 2014 - Screen Music Award - Best Music for a Television Series or Serial - Winner
- 2014 - Screen Music Award - Best Television Theme - Nominated
- 2014 - AACTA Award - Best Television Drama Series - Nominated
- 2014 - Asian Television Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominated
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