Against the Tide (TV series)
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| Against the Tide | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Suspense Psychological thriller |
| Written by | Phang Kai Yee 彭凯毅 Lee Yen Chie 李燕淇 |
| Story by | Phang Kai Yee 彭凯毅 |
| Directed by | Loh Woon Woon 罗温温 Lim Mee Nah 林美娜 Lin Mingzhe 林明哲 |
| Starring | Christopher Lee 李明顺 Rui En 瑞恩 Desmond Tan 陈炯江 Paige Chua 蔡奇慧 Zhang Zhenhuan 张震寰 Xu Bin 徐彬 Carrie Wong 黄思恬 Zheng Geping 郑各评 |
| Opening theme | Black Winged Soul (黑翼心灵) by Lin Si Tong |
| Ending theme | Love Hurt Crime (伤爱罪) by Antonio Huang |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original languages | Mandarin, with English and Chinese Subtitles |
| No. of episodes | 23 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Soh Bee Lian 苏美莲 |
| Producer | Paul Yuen 袁树伟 |
| Cinematography | Ang Soon Bee 洪顺美 |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| Release | 24 September – 24 October 2014 |
Against the Tide (Chinese: 逆潮) is a psychological thriller drama produced by MediaCorp Channel 8. This drama features different crime cases. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. The Series is repeated at 12pm to 2pm on Channel 8 on Sunday. Each case lasts 3-5 episodes and features a main character of the case. The drama began production in March 2014 and wrapped up its filming in May 2014. It was aired from 24 September 2014 to 24 October 2014 and has a total of 23 episodes.
Plot
 | This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. (November 2016) |
It is a quiet and lonely night at the beach. The gentle splashing of seawater creates a sense of serenity. From afar, the sound of a motor being started can be heard. On board a speed boat, the back of a man is seen trying to start the engine, but it splutters and refuses to start.
The man turns around to face a huge black plastic bag. The bag seems to contain a motionless body. Thereafter, the man gets off the speed boat and walks on the beach. He is getting some tools to fix the engine.
A while later, the black bag moves. Suddenly, it is slashed from inside to reveal the sharp edge of a shard. The bag is slashed open and a girl emerges from it, gasping for breath and looking terrified…
The girl undergoes a medical examination that confirms she has suffered sexual and physical abuse. Assistant Superintendent Zhou Jianfeng (Desmond Tan) comes on the scene and meets Qiu Xueqing (Rui En), a psychiatrist. Using hypnosis, Xueqing leads the girl to relive her experience that elicits an important clue. The perpetrator is suspected to be Di Shen (Christopher Lee), a suspense novelist.
Jianfeng uncovers clues that implicate Di Shen in the case. Di Shen also realises that the suspect has enacted the plot of his novel which raises the possibility that he is a fan of his work. To prove his innocence and satisfy his own curiosity, Di Shen gets involved in the case to identify the suspect.
The girl is silenced by the suspect. Xueqing is the only person who have seen him. She reproaches herself for not doing enough to protect the victim. While working together with Di Shen in the case, she is kidnapped and imprisoned. At the brink of death, an idea came to Di Shen who eventually saved the dying Xueqing.
Xueqing becomes paranoid after recovering from her ordeal. Her insistence on making sure that all doors are locked before and after leaving the house is a clear sign that she has developed obsessive compulsive disorder and claustrophobia. Di Shen does all he can to help Xueqing face her inner fear and overcome it. Xueqing, on the other hand, feels secure in Di Shen’s presence. Their relationship warms up. With help from Di Shen and Jianfeng, Xueqing finally overcomes her fear.
The suspect’s identity is exposed, but he disappears with the police in hot pursuit. Shortly after, Jianfeng, upon receiving a tip-off, found the suspect being locked up in his own car's boot. The suspect admits that he had imprisoned and killed six women, but when questioned about why he ended up in his car's boot, the suspect claims that he was held captive by a mysterious man who subjected him to the same torture that he had inflicted on his female victims, and forced him to confess to the murders. Jianfeng suspects that someone is secretly sentencing the suspect. Who can it be?
A series of crimes occurred in the fashion of Di Shen’s plots in his novels, as if real-life events are being portrayed on screen. This mysterious man is using unlawful means to mete out justice on suspects who have escaped punishment and forcing them to confess to their crimes. It is obvious that he is sending out a warning message to lawbreakers. All this reminds Di Shen of what happened seven years ago…
Seven years ago, Di Shen was a University employee who befriended a group of students when he was studying psychology in private. Their failure to find a goal in life caused them to feel lost. Everyone wanted to find a niche for themselves to prove their worth.
This group of friends happened to do a good deed one day and became heroes. The immense joy they felt dawned on them that their mission in life was to uphold justice!
Di Shen and his companions carried out secret missions to uphold justice and even resorted to unlawful means to achieve their goals. They considered themselves dark crusaders of justice, and imagined themselves to be Robin Hood and his merry men. Then, a university professor murdered a female student but got away scot-free. While trying to force a confession out of the professor, Di Shen and his teammates accidentally caused his death.
Everyone felt that the female victim’s death was avenged when the professor died, however, Di Shen began to wonder if his sense of justice and taking the law into his own hands was morally right. Then, the death of a team member reinforced his belief that what they were doing was wrong. He disbanded the group, left the university and subsequently lost touch with his teammates.
After reflecting on his behaviour, Di Shen gives up his extremist views. Instead, he hopes to reform criminals through psychological methods, but now, a self-professed upholder of justice calling himself “Shadow Walker” has surfaced to punish criminals in the quiet. Di Shen becomes the prime suspect. Also, the fact that he believes humans are evil by nature and therefore, they need to be re-educated to curb their criminal tendencies points to Di Shen as the “Shadow Walker”.
Shadow Walker punished the criminals in his own ways. Di Shen tries his best to prove that he is innocent, but in the end makes Jianfeng and Xueqing more suspicious of him. Is Di Shen really Shadow Walker?
Relying on her special ability to feel like the criminal, Xueqing begins to take an interest in the efforts to track down “Shadow Walker”. Di Shen also joins in to prove his innocence, but as the investigations deepen, more and more suspects surface. The suspense escalates.
They begin to realise that every suspect harbours a secret. Perhaps deep down, everyone wants to be the Dark Knight to uphold justice. “Shadow Walker” may be more than one person.
Ever since she was a child, Xueqing has the innate ability to feel someone’s mood, so she makes use of hypnosis to enter her patients’ subconsciousness. She can also penetrate the criminal’s psyche at the crime scene to reconstruct his criminal trail. Her special ability helps to reduce the time it takes for Di Shen and Jianfeng to deduce the developments of the case and discover new clues.
As the investigations progress, feelings developed between Xueqing and Di Shen and they become a couple. Jianfeng, who hides his love for Xueqing, is heartbroken, but what irks him is that Xueqing continues to trust Di Shen despite all the evidence pointing to his guilt. Jianfeng does not want Xueqing to be deceived, so he is determined to unearth evidence of Di Shen’s guilt and to show his true colours to Xueqing.
Xueqing gradually notices Di Shen’s abnormal behaviour. She has a nagging feeling that he is linked to “Shadow Walker”. Probed by Xueqing, he finally discloses his secret… Their relationship goes into a crisis. Xueqing’s distress resulting from suffering several blows makes her unable to differentiate between good and bad anymore. Every time Xueqing slips into the murderer’s psyche at the crime scene, she is consumed by the character and ends up disoriented…
Di Shen harbours the bitterness that his mother was brutally murdered. As he moves closer to the truth, he discovers that it is not what he has imagined. His long-held belief crumbles, and he is crushed.
Will Di Shen walk out of his gloom eventually and get back to his feet? Will Xueqing get carried away and turn villainous against Di Shen? Will Jianfeng suppress his obsession to nail Di Shen? What will their love and conflicts lead to?
The three of them are inevitably drawn into the cases. As they close in on the truth, it appears that they are also moving closer to their inner secrets.
Cast
Main cast
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | Di Shen 狄深 | Younger version played by Zong Zijie
|
1-23 |
| Rui En 瑞恩 | Qiu Xueqing 邱雪清 | Villain at the end of the drama
Dr. Snow, Snow White (白雪公主)
|
1-23 |
| Desmond Tan 陈炯江 | Zhou Jianfeng 周健锋 |
(Deceased - Episode 23) |
1-8, 11-16, 18-23 |
| Zhang Zhenhuan 张振寰 | Zhuo Dingkang 卓定康 |
Main Villain
(Deceased - Episode 23) |
6-10, 12-14, 17-20, 22-23 |
| Shadow Walker |
|
3-5, 7-8, 11, 17, 19, 22-23 | |
| Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 | Zhang Jing Xuan 张静璇 | Villain Teenage version played by Alicia Lo
(Deceased - Episode 22) |
3, 6-10, 12-14, 17-20, 22 |
| Carrie Wong 黄思恬 | Di Yao 狄遥 | Younger version played by Lorraine Koh
|
1-18, 20-23 |
| Scarlet |
Mentally Unstable Villain
|
14-17, 21-23 | |
| Zheng Geping 郑各评 | Qiu Gangyi 邱刚毅 | Nails (铁钉)
(Deceased - Episode 19) |
1-4, 6-12, 14-19 |
| Xu Bin 徐彬 | Guo Jingcheng 郭精诚 | Cartoon
(Deceased - Episode 14) |
1-8, 11-14 |
Di (Shen) family
| Cast | Character | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Lee | Di Shen 狄深 | See Main Cast |
| Carrie Wong | Di Yao 狄遥 | See Main Cast |
Qiu (Xueqing) family
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Yuqing | Qiu Gangzheng 邱刚正 | University Professor who teaches in the same university as Li Aiqin, Xie An Ni and Tina Loh Qiu Gangyi's elder brother Qiu Xueqing's father Chen Lina's professor and rumoured lover Tang Rongyao's professor Died from a heart attack when being kidnapped and interrogated by the 'Shadow Walker' organisation (Deceased - 7 years ago) |
3, 8-11, 20 |
| Zheng Geping | Qiu Gangyi 邱刚毅 | See Main Cast | |
| Rui En | Qiu Xueqing 邱雪清 | See Main Cast |
Police Headquarters
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Tan | Zhou Jianfeng 周健锋 | See Main Cast | |
| Xu Bin | Guo Jingcheng 郭精诚 | See Main Cast | |
| James Fong | Anton | Police detective working under Zhou Jianfeng | 1-6, 8, 11-12, 14-16, 18-22 |
| 江熙祥 | Julius | Police detective working under Zhou Jianfeng | 2-6, 8, 11-16, 20-22 |
| Rio Chan 曾佳平 | Ah Hu 阿虎 | Police detective working under Zhou Jianfeng | 1-6, 8, 11-17, 20-22 |
| 巫满文 | Da Tou 大头 | Police detective working under Zhou Jianfeng | 16-17, 20 |
'Shadow Walker' organisation
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Lee | Di Shen 狄深 | See Main Cast | |
| Paige Chua | Zhang Jingxuan 张静璇 | See Main Cast | |
| Zhang Zhenhuan | Zhuo Dingkang 卓定康 | See Main Cast | |
| Darryl Yong | Xie Honglie 谢鸿烈 | Di Shen, Zhuo Dingkang, Zhang Jingxuan and Guo Jingcheng's best friend Member of the 'Shadow Walker' organisation years ago Killed by Chen Zhifeng 7 years ago (Deceased - 7 years ago) |
9-10, 12-14, 20 |
| Xu Bin | Guo Jingcheng 郭精诚 | See Main Cast |
Zhou (Jianfeng) family
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| 秋文 | Zhou Yongjun 周勇骏 | Provision shop owner Guo Yalan's husband Zhou Jianfeng's father |
21-23 |
| Teo Ser Lee | Guo Yalan 郭雅兰 | Provision shop lady boss Zhou Yongjun's wife Zhou Jianfeng's mother |
21-22 |
| Desmond Tan | Zhou Jianfeng 周健锋 | See Main Cast |
Serial Kidnapping incident (ep 1-3)
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Chen | Yang Zhenye 杨振业 | Jack J. Fighters Club shareholder Appears in Di Shen's book event in episode 1 Jennie's boyfriend A serial kidnapper and killer Murdered Agnes Lim Killed Jennie on her own request after getting tortured by kidnappers for failing to get a ransom Tortured by Shadow Walker in episode 3 |
1-3 |
| Rui En | Qiu Xueqing 邱雪清 | See Main Cast | |
| Tang Lingyi | Agnes Lim | Qiu Xueqing's patient Murdered by Yang Zhenye (Deceased - Episode 1) |
1 |
| Narelle Kheng
金甄旗 |
Jennie | Yang Zhenye's girlfriend Killed by Yang Zhenye on her own request after getting tortured by kidnappers for failing to get a ransom (Deceased - 6 years ago) |
2-3 |
| 徐啸天 | Tom | J. Fighters Club shareholder | 1, 3 |
| Chen Ning | Female Host 女主持人 | Host of the television show | 1 |
| Louis Wu | Tony | Di Shen's loyal fan Appears in Di Shen's book event in episode 1 |
1 |
Tear Gas Bombing incident (ep 3-6)
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Pow | Liu Zebang 刘泽邦 | Mastermind of the 'Tear Gas Bombing' incidents Shadow Walker's accomplice Liu Xiaojing's elder brother Chemist at a laboratory Di Yao's patient and best friend Likes Di Yao Helped out in setting up Di Shen's book event in episode 3; and hid one of the bombs under one of the chairs |
3-6 |
| Bonnie Loo | Liu Xiaojing 刘晓静 | Liu Zebang's younger sister Hospitalized due to kidney disease Was eventually successfully operated on |
3-6 |
| Chantelle Ng | Judith Tan | Chen Baisheng's daughter College student Liu Zebang's first target |
4-5 |
| Dylan Quek 郭景豪 | Nicholas Goh | Dr. Goh Liu Zebang's second target; trapped by Liu Zebang in his car Chen Baisheng's intern |
5 |
| Marcus Mok | Chen Baisheng 陈百胜 | Dr. Tan Hospital surgeon who later resigned due to his erroneous decision Liu Zebang's ultimate target Cancelled Liu Xiaojing's kidney transplant operation after erroneously deemed her unsuitable for operation |
5 |
Vampire Hunter (ep 6-8)
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuan Shuai | Zheng Tianrui 郑天瑞 | Qiu Xueqing's patient
Molested by his tuition teacher when he was 12 years old |
6-8 |
| Paige Chua | Zhang Jingxuan 张静璇 | See Main Cast | |
| 陈思燕 | Zena Ng | Zheng Tianrui's neighbour Huang Zhiqiang's daughter who sexually abused her Brought by Zheng Tianrui to an unoccupied building after he stabbed Huang Zhiqiang in episode 7 |
7-8 |
| Zakk Lim 林绍凯 | Huang Zhiqiang 黄志强 | Zena Ng's father; sexually abused her Stabbed by Zheng Tianrui in his stomach while trying to take Zena Ng away in episode 7 Warned by Di Shen to give up his custody rights of Zena Ng in episode 8 |
7-8 |
Missing Girls Case (ep 9-11)
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Huifang | Luo Jinzhu 罗金珠 | Hostel Cleaner Luo Baoqiang's mother Mastermind behind the murders of the missing girls Captured Huang Liqi in episode 10 Captured and tortured by Shadow Walker in episode 11 Revealed that she was forced to confess her murdering Qiu Gangzheng by Shadow Walker in episode 19 |
9-11, 19 |
| Carrie Wong | Di Yao 狄遥 | See Main Cast | |
| Zheng Rongming | Tang Rongyao 唐荣耀 | Qiu Gangzheng's student Related to the Missing Girls Cases A pervert Works at the students' hostel Secretly in love with Chen Lina |
9 |
| Jayley Woo | Huang Liqi 黄莉琦 | Studies in the same university as Li Aiqin, Xie An Ni and Tina Loh Li Aiqin's best friend Di Shen's fan Taken captive by Luo Jinzhu in episode 10 |
9-10 |
| Ivan Tan 陈永文 | Luo Baoqiang 罗宝强 | Intellectually disabled Luo Jinzhu's son Sexually harassed Huang Liqi in episode 10; ran from home after learning about Luo Jinzhu's murders and being slapped by her Arrested in episode 11 |
10-11, 19 |
| 林楚璇 | Li Aiqin 李爱琴 | Studies in the same university as Xie An Ni, Tina Loh and Huang Liqi Struggled with Luo Jinzhu in the underpass; later killed by Luo Baoqiang after being hit in the head Body was found by Qiu Gangyi in episode 8 (Deceased - 2 years ago) |
9, 11 |
| Wang Yuqing | Qiu Gangzheng 邱刚正 | See Qiu (Xueqing) family | |
| Shine Koh | Chen Lina 陈丽娜 | Qiu Gangzheng's student and rumoured lover Di Yao's secondary school friend Strangled to death by Luo Baoqiang when he confronted her (Deceased - 7 years ago) |
9-11 |
| 蔡龙 | Wu Zhiguang 吴智光 | A sexual pervert Shadow Walker organisation's previous target |
10 |
| Kwek Hock Choon 郭福春 | Lina's father 丽娜父 | Chen Lina's father, confessed Lina's relationship as untrue | 10 |
Hammering Assault incident (ep 11-14)
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavin Soh | Chen Zhifeng 陈志丰 | Mastermind behind the Hammering Assault incidents Shadow Walker organisation's previous target Killed Xie Honglie 7 years ago Kidnapped by Guo Jingcheng in the back alley in Episode 13 Died in a gunfire struggle with Guo Jingcheng (Deceased - Episode 14) |
11-14 |
| Xu Bin | Guo Jingcheng 郭精诚 | See Main Cast | |
| Darryl Yong | Xie Honglie 谢鸿烈 | See 'Shadow Walker' organisation | |
| Tan Si Yan 陈思燕 | Jolie | 12-13 | |
| Tracer Wong 王裕香 | Meiyun 美韵 | See Turning Evil | |
| Alicia Tan 陈欣如 | Female Passerby 女路人 | Killed by Chen Zhifeng in a confrontation with Guo Jingcheng (Deceased - Episode 12) |
12-13 |
'Forest-Hunt' murder case (ep 15-19)
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aloysius Pang | Zhao Keji 赵克已 | Mentally Unstable Villain Zhao Junlong's son Murdered Zhang Xiaoyang and Gu De An in episode 15 Tried to murder Qiu Xueqing in episode 16 but did not do so Murdered Wang Youren in episode 19 |
15-21 |
| Brandon Wong | Zhao Junlong 赵俊龙 | Police Qiu Gangyi's colleague and friend Zhao Keji's father; appears in the presence of Zhao Keji due to Zhao Keji's mental illness Tried to kill Qiu Gangyi in episode 17 but is stopped by Zhao Keji Eavesdropped Qiu Xueqing and Zhao Keji's conversation in episode 17 Wanted to kill Zhao Keji in episode 18 Killed by an offender in a previous murder case 13 years ago after he tried to beat the offender up and shot by Qiu Gangyi (Deceased - 13 years ago) |
15-19 |
| 王紫绮 | Zhang Xiaoyang 张晓阳 | Lin Guoliang's worker Ivy's mother Murdered by Zhao Keji in episode 15 for having an extramarital affair with Lin Guoliang (Deceased - episode 15) |
15 |
| 陈天赐 | Gu De An 顾德安 | One of Zhao Keji's past accomplice's uncle Murdered by Zhao Keji in episode 15 for fighting over the inheritance with his father, who had a heart attack and died while in court one year ago (Deceased - episode 15) |
15 |
| 郑瑞和 | Wang Youren 王友仁 | One of Zhao Keji's past accomplice's uncle Murdered by Zhao Keji in episode 19 due to greed Death indirectly caused by Zhao Junlong (Deceased - episode 19) |
18-19 |
| Zheng Geping | Qiu Gangyi 邱刚毅 | See Main Cast |
Confining Girls Incident (ep 15-17)
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Seah | Jacob Thang | Jimmy and Zen's friend In a love-hate relationship with Scarlet Bullied Di Yao/Scarlet Involved in a hit-and-run accident while out speed-racing with Scarlet one week ago Kidnapped Di Yao (Scarlet) in episode 15 Kidnapped by Di Shen in the same warehouse in the same manner in episode 17, then sent to the police station to surrender, but got taken by Zhuo Dingkang Died from an allergic reaction to the anaesthetic (Deceased - Episode 17) |
15-18 |
| 林伟胜 | Zen | Jacob and Jimmy's pal | 15-17 |
| 林祚纬 | Jimmy | Jacob and Zen's pal | 15-17 |
| Carrie Wong | Di Yao 狄遥 | See Main Cast | |
| Scarlet | See Main Cast |
New 'Shadow Walker' organisation (ep 18-20)
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Lee | Di Shen 狄深 | See Main Cast | |
| Paige Chua | Zhang Jingxuan 张静璇 | See Main Cast | |
| Zhang Zhen Huan | Zhuo Dingkang 卓定康 | See Main Cast | |
| James Seah | Jacob Thang | See Confining Girls Incident | |
| 张华珉 | Wu Zhiqun 吴智群 | New Shadow Walker organisation's first target | 19-20 |
Turning Evil (ep 20-23)
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rui En | Qiu Xueqing 邱雪清 | See Main Cast | |
| Christopher Lee | Di Shen 狄深 | See Main Cast | |
| Carrie Wong | Di Yao 狄遥 | See Main Cast | |
| Scarlet | See Main Cast | ||
| Desmond Tan | Zhou Jianfeng 周健锋 | See Main Cast | |
| Zhang Zhen Huan | Zhuo Dingkang 卓定康 | See Main Cast | |
| Paige Chua | Zhang Jingxuan 张静璇 | See Main Cast | |
| Wang Yuqing | Qiu Gangzheng 邱刚正 | See Qiu (Xueqing) family | |
| Aloysius Pang | Zhao Keji 赵克已 | See 'Forest-Hunt' murder case | |
| Tracer Wong | Liao Meiyun 廖美韵 | Di Shen and Di Yao's mother Di Yao's stalker Pushed by Di Yao away in her old home in episode 13 Killed by He Hailiang in the presence of Di Yao in her childhood (Deceased) |
6-7, 12-13, 20-21 |
| Zhang Wen Xiang | He Hailiang 何海量 | Owner and stock taker of a chain of convenience stores Shuzhen's husband He Meiting's father Zhou Jianfeng's family previous part-time driver Kidnapped Zhou Jianfeng's brother years ago along with Di Shen's mother 20 years ago Murdered Di Shen's mother in the presence of Di Yao in her childhood Tied and beaten by Di Shen in the convenience store storage in episode 21 Died after being strangled by Di Yao (Scarlet) after Di Shen left (Deceased - episode 21) |
21-23 |
| Welyn Ang | Shuzhen 淑珍 | He Hailiang's wife He Meiting's mother |
21-22 |
| Tan Mei Kee | He Meiting 何美婷 | He Hailiang and Shuzhen's daughter Kidnapped in the same location as Zhou Jianfeng's brother's kidnapped location in episode 21 |
21 |
| Remus Teng 丁森炎 | Hong Qiming 洪启明 | Zhuo Dingkang's target Suspected of killing a 24-year-old woman a year ago but was acquitted Punished by Di Shen under Zhuo Dingkang's orders, but survived by Zhou Jianfeng's bulletproof vest |
23 |
| Hong Huifang | Luo Jinzhu 罗金珠 | See Missing Girls Case | |
| Ivan Tan 陈永文 | Luo Baoqiang 罗宝强 | See Missing Girls Case |
Viewerships
Against The Tide had an average of 937,000 views, becoming the 7th most watched drama series of 2014, following behind Three Wishes, C.L.I.F. 3, The Caregivers, Blessings, The Journey: Tumultuous Times, and World at Your Feet. Viewership in 2014 increased significantly, with the top-rated drama serial of 2013, C.L.I.F. 2, only having 901,000 viewers, and the top 10 drama serials having at least 930,000.
Trivia
- Christopher Lee's 2014 drama series after Game Plan.
- Carrie Wong's debut MediaCorp Channel 8 drama and first villainous and dual role, where she plays a villain due to mental illness.
- Rui En's first villainous role, where she plays a villain at the end of the drama. It is also the first time she will portray a psychologist. In the series, she also steps into the mind of the criminal concerned. Her role in this series resembles the role of Catherine Deanne played by Jennifer Lopez in the movie The Cell.
- Zhang Zhenhuan's first villainous role.
- Paige Chua's first villainous role.
- Aloysius Pang's first villainous role, where he plays a villain due to mental illness.
- This will be the first series to have five of the "8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill" appear.
- Snippets of the next episode were shown during the ending credits of each episode, but in rewind motion.
- Ian Fang was reportedly offered a role in the series, but turned it down so that he could take a break.
- The series was mentioned twice by Dennis Chew in 118. In episode 92, he mentioned that the characters in the series killed people using knives, while in episode 201, he mentioned Rui En could not be differentiated between a good woman and a bad woman.
Awards & Nominations
Against The Tide has the second most number of nominations for Star Awards 2015 behind The Journey: Tumultuous Times with 16 nominations in 13 awards, winning 3 of them - Best Programme Promo, Best Director and Best Cameraman.
The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.
| Star Awards – Acting Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominees | Accolades | Category | Result |
| 《黑翼心灵》 by Lin Si Tong 林思彤 | Star Awards 2015 Show 1 红星大奖2015 |
Best Theme Song 最佳主题曲 |
Nominated |
| Kee Chee Wee 纪志威 | Best Programme Promo 最佳宣传短片 |
Won | |
| Loh Woon Woon 罗温温 | Best Director 最佳导演 |
Won | |
| Phang Kai Yee 彭凯毅 | Best Screenplay 最佳剧本 |
Nominated | |
| Ang Soon Bee 洪顺美 | Best Cameraman for Drama Programme 最佳戏剧摄影 |
Won | |
| Gao Jun Wei 高俊玮 and Yong Chin Liang 杨俊亮 | Best Music and Sound Design 最佳音乐与音效设计 |
Nominated | |
| Xu Bin 徐彬 | Favourite Male Character 最喜爱男角色 |
Nominated | |
| Rui En 瑞恩 | Favourite Female Character 最喜爱女角色 |
Nominated | |
| Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷 | Rocket Award 年度飞跃奖 |
Nominated | |
| Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 | Nominated | ||
| Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | Star Awards 2015 Show 2 红星大奖2015 |
Best Actor 最佳男主角 |
Nominated |
| Rui En 瑞恩 | Best Actress 最佳女主角 |
Nominated | |
| Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷 | Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角 |
Nominated | |
| Zhang Zhen Huan 张振寰 | Nominated | ||
| Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 | Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角 |
Nominated | |
| Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 | Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award 观众票选性感宝贝奖 | Nominated | |
| — | Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧 |
Nominated | |