When Duty Calls

When Duty Calls
卫国先锋
GenreContemporary
Friendship
Romance
Military
Written bySeah Choon Guan
Tang Yeow
Directed byPng Keh Hock
Doreen Yap
Martin Chan
Khoo Khiang Ting
StarringDesmond Tan
Romeo Tan
Pierre Png
Paige Chua
Felicia Chin
Opening theme以刚克刚 by Desmond Ng and Kenny Khoo
Ending theme1) 以为的以为 by Alfred Sim and Tay Kewei
2) 一直都在 by Alfred Sim
3) 关怀新方式 by Desmond Tan and Felicia Chin
Country of originSingapore
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerChong Liung Man
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements)
Original release
NetworkMediacorp Channel 8
Release31 July (2017-07-31) –
25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
Related
Honour and Passion (2007)
When Duty Calls 2 (2022)
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When Duty Calls (Chinese: 卫国先锋) is a 20-episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8 in 2017. It was made to commemorate 50 years of National Service in Singapore. It is sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home Affairs.

It stars Desmond Tan, Romeo Tan, Pierre Png, Paige Chua, and Felicia Chin as the main cast of the series.[1]

  1. ^ ""When Duty Calls" — Bringing NSmen's Lives to the Big Screen". Ministry of Home Affairs. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.[permanent dead link]