Breakout (Singaporean TV series)
Breakout is a Singaporean Chinese drama television series which was broadcast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. The series starred Jeanette Aw, Elvin Ng, Zhou Ying, Christopher Lee, Dai Xiangyu and Guo Liang. It debuted on 6 December 2010, and ended on 7 January 2011. This drama consisted of 25 episodes, and was screened on weekday night at 9:00 pm.
It won Best Drama Serial in 2010 at Star Awards.
Title
The drama's title translates to the Technical Analysis term in financial markets, referring to super-villain Yang Tianwei's attempt to trade using that strategy so as to get rich quickly enough to seek revenge for his murdered son rather than wait for justice to be meted out.Synopsis
On her 12th birthday, Tang Ying lost her parents and older brother to a tragic road accident. Although she survived, she lapsed into a coma for 13 years. When she came out of her coma, she was stunned to realize that she was no longer a 12-year-old girl but a 25-year-old young woman. Trapped in an older body with her memory still frozen at age 12, Tang Ying struggles to cope with reality which includes the cruel truth that her family is dead.Tang Ying suspects that there is more to the tragic road accident which claimed the lives of her entire family. As a result, Tang Ying embarks on a rigorous routine to learn and to familiarize herself with a society that has changed tremendously in the years when she was unconscious.
During this time, she befriends Zou Jieming, an autistic but highly intelligent savant, and Situ Dongcheng, a down-and-out former lawyer who has lost everything he treasured in his life. Together, they embark on a battle against Yang Tianwei, a cruel, ruthless and cunning man who will stop at nothing in his quest to avenge his dead son Zhenjie. Tianwei's children, Chris Yang Zhenfeng and Nianqing, assist him in his evil deeds. It is revealed that Yang Tianwei had planned the murder of the Tang Yaozu and his family for a past grudge using a road accident and it was not an isolated incident. Will Tang Ying, Jieming and Dongcheng be able to bring him to justice before he ruins more lives?
Cast
Yang family
Tang family
Zou Jieming's family
Other characters
Broadcast
It was the tenth Channel 8 drama to be fully filmed in HD and the first to be filmed in Dolby Digital.This drama will be encored from 30 November 2011 to 3 January 2012 at midnight, and this time rated PG for violence, similar to The Ultimatum. However, The Family Court and The Score were not being broadcast at midnight, but at 5.30pm instead.
Awards and nominations
Breakout lead the nominations for, and won the most awards for acting and technical categories in the 2011 Star Awards ceremony. It also won three nominations and commendations at the 2011 Asian Television Awards.[Star Awards 2011]
| Accolades | Award | Nominee | Results |
| Star Awards 2011 Show 2 红星大奖2011 金碧辉映 | Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角 | Darren Lim 林明伦 | |
| Star Awards 2011 Show 2 红星大奖2011 金碧辉映 | Best Actor 最佳男主角 | Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | |
| Star Awards 2011 Show 2 红星大奖2011 金碧辉映 | Best Actor 最佳男主角 | Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 | |
| Star Awards 2011 Show 2 红星大奖2011 金碧辉映 | Best Actress 最佳女主角 | Jeanette Aw 欧萱 | |
| Star Awards 2011 Show 2 红星大奖2011 金碧辉映 | Best Actress 最佳女主角 | Zhou Ying 周颖 | |
| Star Awards 2011 Show 2 红星大奖2011 金碧辉映 | Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角 | Lin Meijiao 林梅嬌 | |
| Star Awards 2011 Show 2 红星大奖2011 金碧辉映 | Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角 | Pan Lingling 潘玲玲 |