Series synopsis
Serangoon Road is an Australian drama television series that premiered on HBO Asia on September 22, 2013. It ended on November 29, 2013. It was created by Paul D. Barron. It stars Don Hany, Maeve Dermody, Joan Chen and Alaric Tay.
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.
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Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Don Hany as Sam Callaghan
- Maeve Dermody as Claire Simpson
- Joan Chen as Patricia Cheng
- Alaric Tay as Kang
- Michael Dorman as Conrad Harrison
- Pamelyn Chee as Su Ling
- Chin Han as Kay Song
Guest cast
- P.J. Lane as Ferguson
- Sophie Bloom as Gina Kershaw
- Ella Scott Lynch as Angelica Warnock
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | September 22, 2013 | November 29, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shotgun The Cheng Detective Agency is hired by the CIA to investigate the murder of a US sailor, and Sam Callaghan is asked to help out as a favour to the widowed owner, Patricia. |
September 22, 2013 |
| 2 |
Reach Out Separated from her husband at the outset of WW2, and not even knowing if he is still alive, a woman returns to Singapore from a long exile in China to search for him. |
September 29, 2013 |
| 3 |
Ball of Confusion Patricia is attacked and robbed during a riot on her way to a client. She's saved by a Malay journalist who is later accused of being one of the instigators of the riot. |
October 6, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | HBO Asia |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 22, 2013 |
| Last aired | November 29, 2013 |
| Runtime | 53 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |