Season 1 • Episode 20
LatestJingjing kidnaps a visually-impaired girl An An to lure Big S to an isolated building. Big S refuses to be threatened by Jingjing and in the scuffle, Jingjing accidentally sets fire to herself. To save An An, Big S jumps out of the burning building...
40-year-old Zhang Weijian is a copywriter in an advertising firm, whom suffers in silence under his abusive boss Ken all because he lacks paper qualifications. Having made plans for his retirement, he is penny-pinching and shuns credit cards. Weijian's nondescript life ends when he is diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and given less than a year to live. Rather than wasting time and money on painful treatments, he keeps his illness to himself and goes on a spending spree. While living the high life, Wei Jian meets the dauntless Big S...
Acting
Chen Hanwei's deadpan desperation is devastating.
Writing
Cancer drama that actually interrogates Singaporean meritocracy.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2011 Mediacorp drama aired when Singapore was grappling with widening inequality; Weijian's paper qualification anxiety still hits different in a meritocracy.
Fann Wong reportedly took the 'Big S' role against type after producers begged — her chaotic energy reportedly made Chen Hanwei break character constantly on set.
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