Triple Nine
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Triple Nine (Chinese: 九九九行动) is an English language
television
police procedural
telecast on what was then the Television Corporation of Singapore
's Channel 5
(today's MediaCorp TV Channel 5
) from 1995 to 1999. The station's earliest attempt in an action-based drama series, it revolved around the lives of a group of police officers, namely Inspector Mike Chin (James Lye
), Inspector Elaine Tay (Wong Li Lin), and Sergeant Alan Leong (Lim Yu Beng) from the Special Investigation Section of the Criminal Investigation Department
. The cast changed in subsequent seasons, notably with the inclusion of Inspector Sean Han (Robin Leong), Inspector Herbert de Souza (Mark Richmond), and Sergeant Yeo Lay Kim (Chong Chia Suan) from the third season, and Sergeant Sarah Chan (Annabelle Francis) from the 4th season. Season 2 was written by Amos Kwok.
The first season was also dubbed into Chinese and aired on Channel 8
in 1996.
Triple Nine Society
The Triple Nine Society , founded in 1978, is a voluntary association of individuals who have scored at or above the 99.9th percentile on specific IQ tests under supervised conditions, which generally correlates to an IQ of 149 or greater...
Triple Nine (Chinese: 九九九行动) is an English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
television
Television
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police procedural
Police procedural
The police procedural is a subgenre of detective fiction which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. While traditional detective novels usually concentrate on a single crime, police procedurals frequently depict investigations into several...
telecast on what was then the Television Corporation of Singapore
Television Corporation of Singapore
Television Corporation of Singapore was a private company that provide television broadcasting services in then monopolised media industry. TCS existed from 1 October 1994 to 11 February 2001; Singapore Broadcasting Corporation was privatised on 1 October 1994 at 00:00 am...
's Channel 5
MediaCorp TV Channel 5
MediaCorp Channel 5 or Channel 5 is a 24-hour free-to-air English and Malay language television channel based in Singapore....
(today's MediaCorp TV Channel 5
MediaCorp TV Channel 5
MediaCorp Channel 5 or Channel 5 is a 24-hour free-to-air English and Malay language television channel based in Singapore....
) from 1995 to 1999. The station's earliest attempt in an action-based drama series, it revolved around the lives of a group of police officers, namely Inspector Mike Chin (James Lye
James Lye
James Lye is a former MediaCorp Singaporean TV and Raintree Pictures movie actor. He is currently working as a Product Manager with Citibank in Singapore.-Awards:* TCS Star Awards Best Newcomer...
), Inspector Elaine Tay (Wong Li Lin), and Sergeant Alan Leong (Lim Yu Beng) from the Special Investigation Section of the Criminal Investigation Department
Criminal Investigation Department
The Crime Investigation Department is the branch of all Territorial police forces within the British Police and many other Commonwealth police forces, to which plain clothes detectives belong. It is thus distinct from the Uniformed Branch and the Special Branch.The Metropolitan Police Service CID,...
. The cast changed in subsequent seasons, notably with the inclusion of Inspector Sean Han (Robin Leong), Inspector Herbert de Souza (Mark Richmond), and Sergeant Yeo Lay Kim (Chong Chia Suan) from the third season, and Sergeant Sarah Chan (Annabelle Francis) from the 4th season. Season 2 was written by Amos Kwok.
The first season was also dubbed into Chinese and aired on Channel 8
MediaCorp TV Channel 8
MediaCorp Channel 8 is a 24-hour free-to-air Mandarin Chinese general entertainment television channel in Singapore...
in 1996.
Season 1
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- The Price of Blood
- Silent Victims
- Missing Children
- Singthroat
- Movie Madness
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- Misfortune Teller
- A Long Wait, A Slow Kill
- Babies for Sale - Dead or Alive
- Spellbound
- Skin Deep
- Hell for Elaine
Season 2
- Rest in Peace ASP Ganesh
- Right Time to Die
- Tough Choices
- None so Blind
- Terminal Death
- A Time to Kill
- Acid Justice
- If Looks could Kill
- Backfire
- Till death do us part
- All I want for Christmas
- Resort to Murder
- Silent Witness
- Sins of the Father
- Crazy for You
- Recipe for Murder
- Surf for a Kill
- Death of a Lion
- Death before Dishonour
- It happened one hot day
- Guns N Roses
- Dead Man's Hand
Season 3 (Tuesday, 8.30 pm)
Season 3 was originally aired from 21 July 1998.- Pilot
- Parental Guidance
- Stab in the Dark
- Face of Horror - Part 1
- Face of Horror - Part 2
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- Killer Instincts - Part 1
- Killer Instincts - Part 2
- Mind Games - Part 1
- Mind Games - Part 2
- Token Angel - Part 1
- Token Angel - Part 2
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- Unreasonable Sacrifices - Part 1
- Unreasonable Sacrifices - Part 2
- With Friends Like These... - Part 1
- With Friends Like These... - Part 2
- Red Debts - Part 1
- Red Debts - Part 2
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- Who Needs Enemies - Part 1
- Who Needs Enemies - Part 2
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Season 4
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- Alan and Mike investigate a case where a series of women are being killed. Meanwhile, a spurned Helen freaks out and Mike tries to contain her, but to no anvil. Later, she goes missing.
- Mike and Sarah investigate the case of a dead abandoned baby. Meanwhile, Sean suffers a relapse and starts drinking again.
- Mike and Sarah investigate the murder of a man who was found strangled in the restroom of a rundown hotel. Sean seeks help from Alcoholics Anonymous.
- Mike and Sarah investigate a series of brutal murders of young women. Eventually they uncover a con operation that lures women with fengshui and black magic.
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- A teenager holds a woman hostage in a supermarket. When Kim fails to talk him into releasing his victim, she shoots him dead. A police inquiry into the matter eventually lets Kim off the hook, but she's stabbed by an assailant on her way home.