128 Circle
128 CIRCLE tells the stories of hawkers at a Food Centre in Singapore that has been at the heart of the community’s lives for almost four decades. These are the people – the human faces – behind the familiar food staples we have grown up with, and grow old with, in our neighbourhood. And these are stories of the ups and downs, the inspiration and the perspiration, of the challenges and the joys of being at the beating heart of a cultural heritage that has endured from the early days of Singapore’s history.
Seasons
1. Wake Up, Halim
Air Date: 2019-10-07
128 Circle Food Centre becomes the centre of national attention when a news crew does a fortieth anniversary piece on it. Underneath the happy veneer, however, is a dark cloud – the hawker centre is facing permanent closure.
2. How Come the Mee Rebus Stall is Closed?
Air Date: 2019-10-07
Larry and his stall become the target of unrelenting harrassment from a gangster, Ah Seng, who wants to collect a forty-year-old debt on behalf of his dead father. Unable to cope with the untimely death of her husband, Aishah closes her mee rebus stall.
3. No One is Scared of You Anymore
Air Date: 2019-10-07
Dominic starts a petition to stop 128 Circle Food Centre from closing down. But not everyone is on his side. Audrey receives a marriage proposal she can’t refuse… except she does. Chandra has to return to India suddenly to visit a sick relative.
4. You Really Think This Will Work?
Air Date: 2019-10-07
Aishah and Nurul discover that working together is a whole different ball game. Audrey and Yi Kai go out for a different kind of dessert but end up fleeing the stall together when Audrey insults thugs. Rani frets when Chandra doesn’t call her after arriving in India; could he have gone missing?
5. It's Going To Be A Long Month
Air Date: 2019-10-21
Larry and Ah Gek juggle the running of their stall with looking after their granddaughter, Michelle. Rani and Arun are visited by a mysterious stranger, Prakash, who claims to be Chandra’s son. And Yi Kai is visited at his stall by a familiar stranger… Julian, Audrey’s ex-fiancé.
6. I'm Looking For My Father
Air Date: 2019-10-21
Mr Owyang, a wealthy business mogul, visits 128 Circle Food Centre, sparking rumours that he might be buying it over. Dominic and Sherry are involved in an altercation at their stall that will have far-reaching consequences for 128 Circle.
7. You Think I Should Get A Lawyer?
Air Date: 2019-10-21
Prakash helps out at the food stall and wins over customers and stallholders alike, except for one - Arun, who resents the presence of his unexpected stepbrother. Michelle has a dangerous encounter with an old enemy of Larry's, Ah Seng. Nurul tries to persuade Aishah to franchise her mee rebus stall.
8. Leave My Family Alone
Air Date: 2019-10-21
Sherry is heartbroken when she finds out the truth behind why Dominic asked her to run the hot dog stall with him. A hawker-centre-wide search is launched when Michelle goes missing at 128 Circle. Did Ah Seng's men kidnap her?
9. Have A Nice Day Everyone
Air Date: 2019-11-04
Chandra returns home, but the atmosphere is tense. When Sherry refuses to show up at work, Dominic is forced to hire help in the form of Mrs. Gan, a senior citizen. Nurul's new 'boyfriend' Aaron disappears, along with the money Aishah and Nurul gave him to start the mee rebus franchise.
10. I Gave Everything to that Crook!
Air Date: 2019-11-04
Rani and Arun confront Chandra about his betrayal of the family, as tension mounts at the Indian food stall. Meanwhile, Audrey confronts Yi Kai about the money he received from Julian to leave her alone. Aishah and Nurul's friendship reaches breaking point, and Nurul quits the stall.
11. I Might Lose My Daughter!
Air Date: 2019-11-04
To Aishah's chagrin, Nurul sets up her own mee rebus stall... on the same row as hers. Rani discovers a revelation about Chandra's relationship in India that shatters her. Meanwhile, Larry - desperate for money to help Mei Zhen in her custody battle - goes back to old bad habits.
12. He's Doing This for Revenge
Air Date: 2019-11-04
Dominic struggles to run his hot dog stall after Sherry quits to work for a café. To make matters worse, his altercation with a customer has gone viral and he has become the public enemy of 128 Circle. Chandra encounters a major setback of his own when Prakash is taken away by the authorities.
13. How Can You Sabotage Your Own Brother?
Air Date: 2019-11-18
Audrey gives Yi Kai a makeover and tries to make him fit in at a company function. Chandra's problems with the stall are compounded when his stall is shut down by the management for closing without permission. The police, tipped off about illegal betting activities at the hawker centre, conduct a raid.
14. Food Poisoning?
Air Date: 2019-11-18
A case of food poisoning at 128 Circle puts both Aishah and Nurul's mee rebus stalls under scrutiny. Unable to bear the brunt of the upheavals, Chandra lands himself in hospital. The dessert stall closes down as Yi Kai contemplates a move to JB, leaving Audrey behind.
15. Bye Uncle Larry, Bye Aunty Gek
Air Date: 2019-11-18
Larry and Ah Gek prepare to close their stall for the first time in forty years, as the other hawkers – Dominic, Aishah, Nurul as well as Chandra and his family – contemplate life-changing decisions of their own. Is the end of the journey for 128 Circle Food Centre?
1. We Are Here Today
Air Date: 2022-03-07
Everyone is excited for Larry and Ah Gek's return to 128 Circle Food Centre, but the reopening of their drinks stall hits an unexpected snag. An ominous announcement about the coronavirus creates waves in everyone's lives.
2. We're Doing The Best We Can
Air Date: 2022-03-07
Aishah makes friends with her new neighbour, 10-year-old Alec. Sherry has one week to prove to her family she can keep her stall open. Larry and Ah Gek mark their return to 128 Circle Food Centre in style, but their plans - along with everyone else's - are derailed by an announcement from the Minister.
3. Singapore Has Gone Into Circuit Breaker Mode
Air Date: 2022-03-07
The hawkers struggle to keep going in the face of Circuit Breaker. Chandra has a fall, leading to new living arrangements for the family. Just as the hawkers are adjusting to life in lockdown, they are hit with more bad news.
4. Can We Start
Air Date: 2022-03-07
The 128 Circle hawkers join forces with Yi Kai to start their own food delivery business. Larry's frustrations with the pandemic boils over, while Aishah witnesses Alec doing something bad. Sherry finds common ground with delivery rider Ethan, while Yi Kai and Audrey take a huge step forward towards their future together... and a meeting with Audrey's dad.
5. You Know Each Other?
Air Date: 2022-03-21
The hawkers make a big promotional Mother's Day push for their delivery service which ends in chaos. Arun finds himself in a hole with his ailing business. Yi Kai is coerced into helping Audrey's father Henry keep a big secret, while Sherry reckons with a new feelings she has never felt.
6. I Thought You Threw That Away Last Night
Air Date: 2022-03-21
After the Mother's Day fiasco, the hawkers return to the safety of 128 Circle Food Centre. Larry surprises everyone by taking on an unexpected part-time job - with an unexpected partner. Yi Kai is caught in the fallout from Henry's secret while Arun is ambushed by revenge-seeking thugs.
7. Coffee
Air Date: 2022-03-21
Arun tries to help a fellow man while Sherry and Aishah unexpectedly gain new helpers. Yi Kai and Audrey's relationship hangs in the balance, while Larry and Nurul's duties as Safety Protocol Envoys causes tensions with Ah Gek and the others, culminating in a face-off that turns old friends into new enemies.
8. I Can't Believe You Would Do This
Air Date: 2022-03-21
Chandra and Larry's stubborn pride bring their friendship to breaking point. Audrey has to convince Yi Kai to seize the day with his business idea. Larry and Ah Gek's marriage is tested but he finds support in Nurul, while a threat to Arun and his family finally shows its face.
9. Crazy
Air Date: 2022-04-04
Larry and Nurul get into a fracas with a unmasked woman that will have consequences for the both of them. Aishah finally puts her foot down when it comes to Alec. An impromptu cooking lesson leads Sherry and Ethan to take the plunge in their relationship.
10. Can Pass Me The Ladle
Air Date: 2022-04-04
Nurul experiences symptoms that may a bad omen for her, while Larry is plagued by guilt after his harrowing encounter with the unmasked woman. When COVID threatens Sherry and Ethan's first date, Ethan must work a miracle to salvage the situation. Ah Gek's jealousy reaches boiling point and leads to a fiery confrontation.
11. The Ambulance Is On The Way
Air Date: 2022-04-04
Larry and Ah Gek's marriage hits a snag and the question on everyone's lips is: Can it be saved? An impromptu brainstorm gives the hawkers a lifeline during the Covid economic crunch. The harassment of Arun and family intensifies and the authorities get involved.
12. She's Your Sister
Air Date: 2022-04-04
Nurul gets some bad news about her health from the last person she ever wanted to see. Larry and Ah Gek's reconciliation is brought about thanks to pole-dancing, Chandra's advice, and a celebrity friend, Shabir. Yi Kai has to ace a meeting that will make or break his fledgling business. Sherry and Ethan are faced with an impromptu audition for an international cooking school.
13. Watch Out
Air Date: 2022-04-18
The hawkers' personal issues and dramas threaten to get in the way as they prepare to record a song and shoot a music video for charity, alongside some special guests that include Shabir and Aisyah Aziz. Yi Kai engages the hawkers to help him throw Audrey a surprise, but when trouble follows Chandra and Rani to 128 Circle, no one is safe.
14. Police Are Coming
Air Date: 2022-04-18
Larry tries to help Chandra and Arun with their problem, but runs smack into an old enemy out for revenge. Sherry and Ethan receive news that will set them on different paths. Things look dire for Nurul, Audrey makes a fateful decision, and a tragedy strikes the 128 Circle family.
15. This Is Her Place
Air Date: 2022-04-18
It's the end of a journey... but for one of the 128 Circle family, that journey has ended permanently. As they mourn one of their own, our intrepid hawkers have to prepare for new chapters in their lives, for better or for worse. But will this "new normal" mark new beginnings... or the end of 128 Circle?
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Rating
7.0/10
Release Date
2019-10-07
Episodes
30 (3 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Weiyu Films