The Pupil
The Pupil is a Singaporean drama series on MediaCorp Channel 5. The show revolves around the legal profession. It gives us a sneak peek into the world of Singaporean lawyers and the cases they take on as civil litigators. The second season premiered on 18 August 2011.
Details
First Aired: 1/7/2010
Languages: English
Type: Scripted
Production
MediaCorp Channel 5Countries: Singapore
Seasons
Season 1
A series about the legal profession in Singapore, The Pupil will give us a sneak peek into the world of lawyers and the cases they take on, cases with outcome that not only change the lives of the ordinary Singaporeans they defend, but also their own. The story revolves around Wendy Lim (Rebecca Lim), a young and idealistic Malaysian who arrives in Singapore to begin her apprenticeship at a local law firm under the tutelage of Dennis Tang (Adrian Pang). She is, however, unprepared for the journey ahead of her; not only does she has to contend with the politics within the firm but in the course of performing her duties, uncovers a dangerous plot that may eventually threaten her own life…
Season 2
The lawyers from Roberts and Fong are back, with more exciting cases inspired by actual events involving casino exclusion orders, haunted HDB flats, and even a neighbourhood flasher. This season, Wendy Lim (Rebecca Lim) gets called to the Bar and becomes a full-fledged lawyer, and a handsome, charming Benjamin Wong (George Young), an overseas law school graduate also joins the team. He immediately starts off on the wrong foot with Wendy, but always seems to be in the good books of the partners.An old secondary school mate, Ginny (Mindee Ong), re-enters Wendy’s life with a new potential case: Ginny is being stalked and blackmailed by a former acquaintance who threatens to upload sex videos he has of them on his internet blog. The case takes a dangerous turn when Ginny persuades Wendy to take matters into her own hands and meet up with the sex predator…
