''Heartlanders'' is an

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telecast on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. Based on the encounters of two

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of the

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. The first season aired on 5 July 2002, and has since another three seasons have aired, with the last season being shown from 12 July 2005. There are no indications as yet if a fifth season will be produced. While the show evoked comparisons with '' Triple Nine'', telecast from 1995 to 1999, ''Heartlanders'' was distinctively the first Singaporean English television series to be based primarily on uniformed patrol officers. The show was set in the

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an heartlands and in a typical

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setting, hence the name ''Heartlanders''. The show starred

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and

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as the main casts. It was Ng's first foray into an English drama, and helped to expose the latter to the non-Malay television audience. Other cast members included Tracy Tan and Natalie Faye in Season 1, Corrine Adrienne in Seasons 1 and 2,

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in Season 2, Julian Hee in Season 3 and 4,

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in Season 3 and 4, Desiree Siahaan in Season 3 and 4, and

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in Season 4. News of Aaron's planned departure to break into the Malaysian entertainment scene in late 2003 threatened the show's main lineup, and producers banked on the suspense by having Aaron's character almost killed off early in Season 3. This show also featured future Star Search contestants

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who would later become the

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champion and

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who is the finalist of the Star Search 2010.

Cast

– Cpl Ricky Soh *

– Cpl Jamal Bin Salleh * Tracy Tan – Sharon Choo * Corrine Adrienne – ASP Angela Soh *

– Rachel Kang * Julian Hee – Cpl Darren Ho *

– Lisa Gan * Desiree Ann Siahaan – Cassie *Natalie Faye – Choon Yuen *

– James

Episodes

Season 1 (Fridays, 8:30 p.m.)

*1. (5 July 2002): *12. (27 September 2002): *13. (4 October 2002):

Season 2 (Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m.)

*1. (4 March 2003): *13. (27 May 2003):

Season 3 (Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m.)

*1. (30 March 2004): *13. (22 June 2004):

Season 4 (Tuesdays, 8 p.m.)

*1. (12 July 2005): *2. (19 July 2005): *3. (26 July 2005): *4. (2 August 2005): *5. (9 August 2005): Girl Gang *6. (16 August 2005): The Girl who Bled *7. (23 August 2005): The Kill *8. (30 August 2005): Payback *9. (6 September 2005): Grown Ups Do It *10: (13 September 2006): Little Girl Lost *11: (20 September 2006): The Wrath of Chinese Women *12: (27 September 2006): Vengeance Part I *13: (3 October 2006): Vengeance Part II *1. (19 July 2005): Happiness is a Warm Gun

References

External links

Dreamforest ProductionsHeartlanders Season Three (Making of)Heartlanders Season Three (Interviews)
{{Singapore Police Force Singaporean crime television series 2000s Singaporean television series 2002 Singaporean television series debuts 2005 Singaporean television series endings Channel 5 (Singapore) original programming