''True Heroes'' (真心英雄) revolves around the daily lives of three police officers in a

Neighbourhood Police Centre A neighbourhood police centre (NPC) is a small to mid-sized police station commonly found in Singapore. It was first introduced during the mid-1990s to replace the Singapore Police Force's Neighbourhood Police Post (NPP) system. Its concept of co ...

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. It stars

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Yvonne Lim Yvonne Lim (, born 28 September 1976) is a Singaporean actress. Early life and education Lim was born to Hokkien-speaking family. She studied at CHIJ St Theresa's Convent and graduated with a Diploma in Electronic, Computer & Communication E ...

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as the casts of the series. The show was endorsed by the

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, which opened up facilities such as the

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and the

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facilities, and loaned real police vehicles and equipment for filming purposes.

Plot

Real crimes such as the spider robber, VCD

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and

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have been woven into this 25-episode action story. The police officers in the story stay alert daily to provide security to the civilians, making them the "True Heroes". Chen Junhao (

) is a righteous and courageous cop who was born into a family of police officers. Junhao graduated with top honours from the police academy and harbours the ambition to follow his father's footsteps into the elite

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. He is sorely disappointed when he learns that he has been assigned to a

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. At the NPC, Junhao and his colleague Wang Feng (

) do not see eye to eye and their relationship further deteriorates when Junhao accidentally mistakes Wang Feng's father for a robber and "arrests" him. During a big fire, Junhao saves the life of an old lady, earning the adoration of the old lady's granddaughter, Irene (

), who is the neighbourhood " ah lian". Much to Junhao's annoyance, Irene tries to come between him and his colleague-cum-love-interest, Kexin (

). Wang Feng falls for Junhao's sister Huimin, who attempts to patch up his relationship with his younger brother Wang Wei. He eventually changes his mind about Junhao when the latter saves him during a mission. Junhao also accepts Wang Feng after uncovering his troubled and complex family life. Junhao's best friend uses his identity to commit multiple sex crimes and Junhao ends up taking the rap and is jailed. Kexin's younger sister has been kidnapped as revenge against her. Wang Feng witnesses the stabbing of his own younger brother, who eventually dies in his arms. Each officer is tested as their jobs soon catch up with their personal lives. At the end, Huimin joins the Police Force as a Sergeant, whereas Kexin gets promoted to Staff Sergeant

Cast

as SGT Chen Junhao *

as SGT Cai Kexin *

as SSGT Wang Feng *

as Irene *

as Chen Huimin (Chen Junhao's sister) *

Moses Lim Moses Lim (born 12 December 1949) is a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian and food connoisseur, best known for playing Tan Ah Teck in the Singaporean sitcom '' Under One Roof (1995 - 2003)''. Education Lim took his primary school educa ...

as Chen Rongyao (Chen Junhao's father) *

Zen Chong Zen Chong (; born on 15 August 1978) is a Malaysian actor who is based in Singapore and contracted artiste under MediaCorp. Career Chong joined MediaCorp in 2001 after finishing third in that year's Malaysian edition of Star Search Singapore. ...

as Wang Wei (Wang Feng's younger brother) *

Cavin Soh Cavin Soh (, born 17 November 1970) (苏智诚/苏志诚 Su Zhi Cheng previous name) is a Singaporean actor, host, watch dealer and singer. Career Soh used to be a lead singer in the band Dreamz FM (梦飞船) and a radio deejay on MediaCorp ...

as Wu Zhiguang (Chen Junhao's friend) *

Huang Wenyong Huang Wenyong (25 July 1952 – 20 April 2013) was a Malaysia-born Singaporean actor and former teacher of Chinese descent. Local media and colleagues referred to him as "Ah Ge" (senior actor) due to his status. Huang died at the Singapor ...

as Wang Jiancheng (Wang Feng's father) *

Lin Meijiao Lin Meijiao () is a Singaporean actress. Life and career Lin was educated at Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School. Lin has acted in many drama serials and is a multi-nominee for the Best Supporting Actress category at the annual Star Awards. She ...

as Zhong Xiaolan (Wang Feng's mother) *

Alan Tern Alan Tern Yoke Cher (, born 31 March 1976) is a Singaporean actor. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2001 to 2011. Career Tern was a finalist in the 2001 Star Search Singapore, and he joined MediaCorp after the competition. He made hi ...

as CPL Jiang Yijie * Li Wenhai as ASP Ge Ming *

Jin Yinji Gam Ngan Gei (born 17 June 1946), better known as Jin Yinji, is a Singaporean actress of South Korean descent. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1986 to 2017 but continued to film on an ad-hoc basis. Jin's contract with Me ...

as Chen Meizhen (Kexin's mother) *

Chen Guohua Chen Guohua, born Tan Kok Hwa, is a Singaporean actor and contracted artiste under MediaCorp. Career Chen graduated from the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation 5th Year Artiste Training Class. He was trained by veteran theatrical teachers such ...

as SGT Liu Zhenyang *

Shaun Chen Shaun Chen (; born 3 November 1978) is a Malaysian actor and former national badminton player who is based in Singapore. He started as a host for the variety show ''City Beat'' alongside Sharon Au, Jeff Wang and Fiona Xie. In 2003, he made h ...

as Zhang Hanliang *Ye Shipin as Hui-ge (loanshark) *Joey Ng as Esther *

Gary Yap Gary Yap (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Ya̍p Tsun-tshìm''; born 15 January 1977) is a Malaysian television personality and a host on Star Search talent quest. Career Gary Yap was schoolmates with fellow Star Search contestant and actor Zhang Yaodong. ...

as Mike *

Li Yinzhu Li Yinzhu (simplified Chinese: 李茵珠; born 14 September 1949) is a Singaporean actress. She has been in the entertainment industry since 1969 and has filmed more than 150 drama serials. Career In 1980, Li signed with Singapore Broadcasti ...

as Irene's grandmother *

Zhang Yaodong Zhang Yaodong (, born Teoh Yeow Tong on 17 December 1977) is a Malaysian actor based in Singapore. Career Zhang entered the entertainment industry after finishing first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of talent-search contest Star Search ...

as Peter (CID officer)

Accolades

External links

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''True Heroes''
(English) {{Singapore Police Force Singaporean crime television series 2000s Singaporean television series 2003 Singaporean television series debuts 2003 Singaporean television series endings Channel 8 (Singapore) original programming