First Class (TV series)
First Class is 2008 Singaporean comedy television series produced by local TV station MediaCorp.
This new comedy series takes a humorous yet insightful look at the education system in Singapore - specifically, Secondary School.
The interactive website was a Nominee for 2009 International Digital Emmy.
Synopsis
In Achiever Secondary School, a new teacher fresh from NIE arrives for his first day of school, his mind filled with thoughts of sweet young kids who are willing to learn and altruistic dedicated teachers eager to teach. He later finds that his dream job has some nightmare moments, the kids are not so easy to lovingly nurture and the teachers he loved and respected are somewhat lacking when he has to work alongside them.Also, a group of new Secondary 1 students become friends, learning through school activities and classes about growing up and the meaning of true friendship, and sometimes even learn something academic, if they're lucky.
Cast
| Cast Name | Character | a.k.a. | Bio |
| Shanice Nathan | Catherine Katherine De Souza | The princess | The pretty princess who comes from an obscenely rich family, she's sweet and extremely naïve. An idiot savant with PhD level math abilities. She's picked to go to an elite school, and has to choose between a bright future as Singapore 's Chosen, or to stay with her friends. |
| Scott Hilyard | Daniel Ang | The Genius | The boy genius whose only weaknesses are his arrogance and his immense ego. A smart aleck who loves putting others down. |
| Muhd Hasif Bin Muhd Nasir | Helmi Bin Adam | The Class Clown | The class clown who's quick-witted and always coming up with pranks and schemes. Latchkey kid who was raised by his maids. |
| Zenn Long | Koh Choon Yang | Mr Nice Guy | Likeable mummy's boy who struggles to get out from under his mother's shadow, yet constantly references her. |
| Charlene Ong | Nikita Lim | The Tomboy | Tomboy who's highly skilled in martial arts. Puts loyalty and justice above all; her dream is to be a police officer like her parents. |
| Edwin Goh | Tyler Deng Lee Jun | The Bully | The new Bully in school, Tyler transferred in from Pan-Island Secondary School. After he arrived, the resident bully, Billy Yew, was driven out due to fear. He's tougher and meaner, and more willing to use his fists than Billy. He's also Chairman of an underground CCA – Fighting Club, where, as the name suggests, boys meet to fight. |
| Evalee Lin | Felicia | The Head Prefect | A nerdy head prefect in school who bootlicks the principal. She has a crush on the principal, Sia Chung An. |
Episodes
Season 1 (2008)
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Season 2 (2009)
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