Alaric Tay

A newlywed Singaporean couple adjust to life after marriage and a mortgage, yet at the same time grappling with well-meaning but intrusive parents, siblings and friends.

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1964-65. Singapore is a city at a crossroads. Political and racial tensions are at fever pitch as the British pull out, and a new nation is about to be born. The lights of Bugis Street have never burned so bright: bootleg copies of Motown songs boom out from street stalls; the Rolling Stones are in town along with tourists and American sailors fresh from Vietnam. They join British and Australian soldiers checking out the prostitutes and gambling dens, en route to their own war in Borneo. This is the city of Sam Callaghan, Patricia Cheng, the CIA’s Conrad Harrison and the clients of the Cheng Detective Agency. The agency’s cases range from the usual (straying spouses and petty fraudsters) to events with international implications and complications. Sam’s contacts from his military days are useful - but they start to drag him back into a dark world that he would prefer to leave behind.

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After the countdown to the new millennium, stranger Ke Qing bumps into Zhu Er (Joanne Peh) as they fight for a cab. They end up sharing the same cab but the drunken Ke Qing (Julian Hee) accidentally throws up all over Zhu-Er. This episode begins their oddly fated encounters whenever they wait for cab. After a decade of fated encounters and missed opportunities, will Ke Qing and Zhu Er finally realize that the love they have been waiting for has always been around them?

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A romantic comedy usually involves a handsome man and a pretty lady. But what happens when it's a 'manly' woman, and a 'womanly' man? One day, a brassiere drops on Teochew. He immediately wins the lottery and decides to keep it. Hainan begins an arduous search for her precious underwear, distributing hundreds of missing posters around her neighbourhood. Teochew sees one of the posters, and his curiosity is piqued. Bumping into Hainan one day, he asks about the brassiere, although he has no intention of returning it. Unfortunately, he lets slip more than he should, and Hainan becomes suspicious...

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At 49, Singaporean taxi driver Moo is still trying to find a lifelong companion. He encounters the young but eccentric Moon, who is always seen with her pet Bubbles, feeding stray animals.

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The story of 4 strangers who find themselves stranded in Singapore, two days before Christmas, and how each of them finds companionship with one another, over a plate of carrot cake and a conversation.

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Two men write anonymous love letters to test if their wives are faithful. When their wives actually respond, the two men are left in a fix of what to do.

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The Noose is a parody of local news programmes such as News 5 Tonight, with fictional news reports and a presentation mimicking that of the real news. For example, every episode of News 5 Tonight begins with a CGI clock indicating the time, while every episode of the first two seasons of The Noose would spoof it by displaying the time using something more mundane, such as a plastic clock hanging on a wall. At the beginning of every episode, there is a candid disclaimer telling the viewer that the stories are not true. Each episode stars Michelle Chong, Chua En Lai, Alaric Tay and Suhaimi Yusof, with various actors and actresses as newscasters and interviewees, often with parodic mannerisms and names.

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MONEY is a fast paced yet pensive drama about Singapore’s Generation X. It combines a gorgeous-looking cast with witty script and a generous dose of humour.Sonny Lim is the confused, novice stockbroker who actively pursues his dream of having a good job, friends, a good woman and loads of money, His darkest secret is the crush on this best friend’s girl, Stephanie, played by MTV host Donita Rose.

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