Crimewatch (Singaporean TV series)
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| Crimewatch | |
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| Also known as | Kutrak Kankaanippu 绳之以法 Jejak Jenayah |
| Genre | Reality Television |
| Presented by | ASP Jessica Ang (English) ASP Justin Wong (Mandarin) DSP Zainal Ramli (Malay) ASP Kalaichelvan Daniel (Tamil) |
| Country of origin | Singapore (but based on a German format) |
| Language(s) | English Mandarin Malay Tamil |
| Production company(s) | National Crime Prevention Council, Singapore Singapore Police Force |
| Broadcast | |
| Original airing | 1986 |
Crimewatch is a television programme produced by the National Crime Prevention Council, Singapore and Singapore Police Force. Currently presented by serving regular police officers, it showcases the work of the Singapore Police Force: including solved cases, appeals for unsolved cases, as well as crime prevention advice. It is based on the German programme Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst, or "File XY... Unsolved".
The programme is telecast monthly in four languages: English ("Crimewatch"), Mandarin ("绳之以法"), Malay ("Jejak Jenayah") and Tamil ("Kutrak Kankaanippu"). The English version was first shown in 1986, followed by Mandarin, then Malay in year 2000 and Tamil in 2001.
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[edit] Hosts
The current presenters for the series includes Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Julius Lim and Teo Zi-Ming (English version), Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Justin Wong (Mandarin version), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Zainal Ramli (Malay version) and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kalaichelvan Daniel (Tamil version).
Some of the former hosts include:
- Superintendent of Police (Supt) Koh Wei Keong
- Superintendent of Police (Supt) Lee Chee Chiew
- Superintendent of Police (Supt) Philip Mah
- Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Audrey Ang
- Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Hassan
- Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rachel Soh
- Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) S. Pannirselvam
- Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Gail Wong Li-Jing
- Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Lily Lee Su Hoon
- Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Fadzil Abdul Rahman
- Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Lim Tung Li
- Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Jessica Ang
[edit] Episode format
In most segments, through reenactments, the programme shows the details of what happened in a crime, as well as detailed sentencing of the suspect. The narrator describes the scene of the crime, however, the current presenter would take over for the sentencing part. The conclusion of each segment offers advice to the public for their own protection and safety related to that particular segment.
[edit] See also
- Crimewatch UK
- Traffic Cops (also called Car Wars)
- America's Most Wanted, similar programme for the United States of America
- Police Report, similar programme in Hong Kong
- India's Most Wanted inspired program in India
- Police Report, similar program in Hong Kong
- Linha Direta, similar program in Brazil
- Efterlyst, similar program in Sweden
- Crimecall, Republic of Ireland
- Crime Watch, similar program in Trinidad and Tobago[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "TnT Crime Watch". http://tntcrimewatch.org. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
