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True Files
''True Files'' (Simplified Chinese, Chinese: 真实档案) is an English language television docu-drama telecast on Channel 5 (Singaporean TV channel), MediaCorp Channel 5, with each episode (except the last episode of Season 3, ''The Unsolved'') re-enacting major court proceedings, mostly of murder, in Singapore. When the inaugural season was telecast in 2002, its first episode was re-slotted to be telecast later, when numerous public feedback was received by the station complaining that it was too graphic after watching trailers for the pilot episode. The show was also pushed back to a 10 p.m. time slot from the fourth episode onwards as a result. Nonetheless, the hype helped the show to enjoy favourable viewership ratings. Over five years, a total of five seasons had been telecasted, with the final season airing in 2007. The show was hosted and narrated by veteran actor Lim Kay Tong from Seasons 1 to 4. In Season 5, the host is Tay Ping Hui, and the narration is done by Brian Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lim Kay Tong
Lim Kay Tong (born 10 July 1954) is a Singaporean film, television and stage actor. Notably, he played supporting roles in films including ''Shanghai Surprise'' (1986), ''Noble House (miniseries), Noble House'' (1988), and ''Brokedown Palace'' (1999), and was the lead actor in ''Growing Up (Singaporean TV series), Growing Up'' (1996–2001) and ''Perth (film), Perth'' (2004). Lim has been called "Singapore's finest actor", "Singapore's best-known actor", and Singapore's answer to thespians Ian McKellen and Alec Guinness. Lim is a co-founder and former board member of TheatreWorks (Singapore), TheatreWorks. He played founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in ''1965 (film), 1965'', a film that was shot to celebrate Singapore's Golden Jubilee. Early years Growing up, Lim's parents introduced him to plays, literature, and all things artistic from the many books around their house. Lim's father, a radiologist, wanted him to become a barrister, but was supportive of his acting dreams. Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |