C.L.I.F. 2 (Courage, Loyalty, Integrity, Fairness, or 警徽天职2) was a police procedural series produced by MediaCorp Singapore in 2012 in collaboration with the Singapore Police Force.[1] It was broadcast from 18 February to 15 March 2013 on free-to-air MediaCorp Channel 8 and consists of 20 episodes. The series is co-sponsored by Gain City, Sheng Siong Supermarkets, and Gold Roast Coffee. It stars Li Nanxing, Qi Yuwu, Rui En, Joanne Peh, and Thomas Ong for the second installment of the series.

C.L.I.F. 2
警徽天职2
GenrePolice procedural
Created byPhang Kai Yee
Written bySeah Choon Guan
Tang Yeow
Directed byChen Yi You
Foo Seng Peng
Jasmine Woo
StarringLi Nanxing
Qi Yuwu
Rui En
Joanne Peh
Thomas Ong
Opening theme光荣角色 by Power Station
Country of originSingapore
Original languagesChinese, with some English dialogue
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerChia Mien Yang
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes
Original release
NetworkMediacorp Channel 8
Release18 February (2013-02-18) –
15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)
Related
C.L.I.F. (2011)
C.L.I.F. 3 (2014)
C.L.I.F. 4 (2016)
C.L.I.F. 5 (2019)
C.L.I.F. 2
Traditional Chinese警徽天職2
Simplified Chinese警徽天职2
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJǐng Huī Tiān Zhí 2

The series is the highest-rated drama serial in 2013, with an average viewership of 901,000, beating the record set by It's a Wonderful Life (with 835,000).[2][3]

Background

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C.L.I.F. was the 2nd most watched drama for 2011 with an average viewership of 924,000. The final episode attracted over 1,041,000 viewers.[4] It also had 47,844 streams per episode, the highest average number of streams per episode on MediaCorp's Catch-Up TV portal on Xinmsn.

The series was also praised for the departure away from an idealised depiction of police officers and its realistic portrayal of the unseen struggles and obstacles police officers often face. In response, MediaCorp commissioned a second season, again in collaboration with the SPF, and filming began at the end of September. Most of the main cast is retained.[5]

Synopsis

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The series continues from where C.L.I.F. left off with new cases and new cast members. Yew Jia (Qi Yuwu) is now a Senior Investigating Officer and has begun a relationship with Xin Yi (Joanne Peh), who had partnered with him in the CID on a temporary transfer. Former uniformed officer Kok Hung (Andie Chen) was recently transferred to the Special Investigations Section in the CID. Seetoh Yan (Aileen Tan) remains in charge but is assigned as Head Investigation Officer as well.

Yew Jia is assigned a new partner Jimmy (Cavin Soh), a veteran policeman, and their friendship begins awkwardly when Jimmy accidentally mistook Yew Jia for a molester and "arrests" him. Kok Hung's follow-the-book approach does not bode well with his partners as he has to learn to adjust to a different way of approaching cases than he was used to during his days on uniformed patrol at a NPC. His superior is Tze Keat (Rui En), a headstrong career woman who has yet to find her other half. When her long-time colleague and forensics expert Lim Thiam (Li Nanxing) challenges her to meet someone through a speed-dating event, not wanting to lose the wager, she accepts. Xin Yi's dream comes true when she earns a transfer to the CID and assigned to the Serious Sexual Crimes Branch. She meets the resident medical examiner Dr Chow (Thomas Ong) and becomes torn between him and Yew Jia.

The officers from the different branches at Tanglin Police Division work together to tackle all sorts of cases ranging from misdemeanours such as theft to more major cases such as violent crime, elaborate scams and prostitution. Unfortunately for some, their personal lives interfere with their jobs and they are forced to make difficult decisions. Kok Hung is grief-stricken when his fiancée is murdered and struggles to keep his emotions in check. Seetoh Yan gets a shock of her life when her usually mild-mannered son becomes a suspect in separate rape and assault cases. Xin Yi becomes worried her sister Jen is hanging out with the wrong crowd when Jen becomes a suspect in one of Yew Jia's cases. Keat's memory of her own sister's disappearance and murder returns to haunt her during a series of kidnapping-cum-murder investigations and the similarities in modus operandi leads her to suspect the same perpetrator has returned. Meanwhile, a dashing young psychologist Chan Yin Kwun (Pierre Png) Tze Keat and Lum Thiam befriend is not all he seems.

Cast

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The characters names are in both Chinese and dialect (if any) romanization.

Main cast

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Cast Role Description
Li Nanxing Wee Lum Thiam (魏蓝天) ASP Wee Lum Thiam
Head of Forensic Management Branch (FMB)
Zhijie's boyfriend
In love with Zhijie and married her in the end
Qi Yuwu Tang Yewjia (唐耀佳) SSI Tang Yew Jia
Senior Investigating Officer in the Tanglin PD
Xinyi's ex-boyfriend
Joanne Peh Leow Xinyi (廖心怡) ASP Leow Xin Yi
Ajumma, Agashi, Dumbo (小飞象), Swallow (小飞燕)
CID officer in the Serious Sexual Crime Branch
Yaojia's ex-girlfriend
Went for the UN Peace Keeping tour in the end
Rui En Ng Tze Keat (黄芷婕) SSI Ng Tze Keat
Officer-in-charge Team C of Special Investigation Section (SIS)
Yanjun's ex-girlfriend
Lantian's girlfriend
In love with Lantian and married him in the end
Younger version portrayed by 谢凯欣
Andie Chen Chao Kok Hung (赵国煌) SSI Chao Kok Hung
Deputy Officer-in-charge Team C (SIS)
Pierre Png Chan Yin Kwun (陈彦均) Main Villain
Psychiatrist, Serial kidnapper-cum-murderer; pedophile
Thomas Ong Chow Chee Heng (周志恆) Dr Chow Chee Heng
Ajeossi
HSA Forensic pathologist
Student care centre volunteer and tennis coach
Carries a torch for Xinyi
Aileen Tan Seetoh Yan (司徒燕) Supt Seetoh Yan
Head Investigation Officer of Tanglin PD
Cavin Soh Tai Da Tung (戴大东) SI Jimmy Tai
Uncle Jimmy
Senior Investigation Officer in Tanglin PD
Yaojia's partner

Supporting police cast

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Cast Role Description
Hu Wensui Koh How Peng (许浩平) SSI Koh How Peng
Member of Team C (SIS)
Haden Hee Tay Jin Qiang (郑进强) SSI Tay Jin Qiang
Member of Team C (SIS)
Jessica Ang Nico Member of Team C (SIS)
杨建忠 Eric Member of Team C (SIS)
谢镇耀 Kenny Member of Team C (SIS)
陈喜强 Ng Saik Hua (黄锡华) Supt Ng Saik Hua
蔡龙 Lau Yongzheng (刘勇正) Commander of STAR
Joy Yak Bai Yuxia (白玉霞) Senior Investigating Officer in the Tanglin PD
萧万筌 Ouyang Rong (欧阳荣) Member of Tanglin PD
陈皆燊 Jason Member of Tanglin PD
Silver Ang Sim Wen Lin (沈文霖) Member of the FMB Sim Wen Lin
Laboratory technician
戴语成 Denzyl Member of the FMB
Lim Chai Teck Chai Teck Member of the FMB
William Lawandi Ye Rongguang (叶荣光)
陈秋宁 Joe-Lin Member of the FMB Joe Lin Tan
許永春 Yongchun (永春)
莊德良 Yixiang (毅翔) Member of Tanglin PD
张龙盛 Haowen (浩文) Member of Tanglin PD
卓峻陞 Weijian (伟健) Member of Tanglin PD
刘金水 Hongting (鸿廷) Member of Tanglin PD
Michael Kwah Xie Haoxiong (谢豪雄) Member of Tanglin PD
白馨妮 Stella

Other cast

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Cast Role Description
Sheila Tan Jess Jess Ho Man Hwa (何曼华)
Jay's ex-girlfriend who dumped him for another boyfriend
陈勇铭 Jay National Serviceman Jay Tan Lai Kit (陈来吉)
Jess's ex-boyfriend
Comes from a single-parent family
Won Best Soldier award
Has a violent streak
Took Ng Tze Keat and six others hostage in a fashion outlet
Killed by STAR when he was about to kill Tze Keat
Yap Huixin Coco Chow Chee Heng's student at the care centre
356's triad member
Daxiong, Ivan, Jeffery and Jiang Yongzhe's friend
Raped and kidnapped by Max in episode 10
Witnessed Chan Yin Kwun calling to Stanley at Red Dragon KTV in episode 15
Ivan Tan Daxiong (大雄) Chow Chee Heng's student at the care centre
356's triad member
Coco, Ivan, Jeffery and Jiang Yongzhe's friend
郑国华 Ivan Chow Chee Heng's student at the care centre
Jiang Yongzhe's friend
356's triad member
Coco, Daxiong, Jeffery and Jiang Yongzhe's friend
Scott C. Hillyard Jeffery Chow Chee Heng's student at the care centre
356's triad member
Coco, Daxiong, Ivan and Jiang Yongzhe's friend
Zhang Xinxiang Lau Zhen Wei (刘震伟) Businessman/Taxi driver Lau Zhen Wei
Chen Yuqi's husband
Lau Yun En's father
Sng Xiuqing's client
Had a one-night stand with Sng Xiuqing
Involved in Sng Xiuqing's homicide case
Cleared of suspicions as he was found beating the red light at a Chai Chee Street junction when Sng Xiuqing was at a Bukit Timah petrol station
Went gambling and borrowed money from loansharks after being sacked
Died after being robbed and stabbed by Koh Keng Meng
Janice Koh Chen Yuqi (陈玉琪) Housewife
Wee Lum Thiam's ex-wife
Lau Zhenwei's wife
Lau Yun En's mother
Suspect in murder of Lau Zhenwei
Diagnosed with severe depression in episode 14
Member of the support group
郭佩佩 Sng Xiuqing (孙秀青) Property agent/investment consultant Cindy Sng Xiu Qing
Body found decomposed during the "Double Jeopardy" raid conducted by the Tanglin Police Division in episodes 1 and 2
Had a one-night stand with Lau Zhenwei
Murdered by Ou Weiren after she found out about his affair
苏仪珍 Elsie Tan Sng Xiuqing's client
Ou Weiren's girlfriend
(Arrested - episode 3)
Seth Ang Ou Weiren (欧威仁) Elsie Tan's boyfriend
Murdered Sng Xiuqing after she found out about his affair
Melody Low Liu Sini (柳思倪) Wu Keqiang's girlfriend
Sexually assaulted by Fan Jianming
Broke up with Wu Keqiang in episode 7
叶兰 Iris Ho Sexually assaulted by Fan Jianming
罗超伟 Fan Jianming (范建明) Sexually assaulted females, including Iris Ho and Liu Sini
(Arrested - episode 5)
Aloysius Pang Jiang Yongzhe (江永哲) Situ Yan's son
356's triad member
Coco, Daxiong, Ivan and Jeffrey's friend
Went into hiding after "raping" Coco
Turned himself in to the police in episode 10
Arrested in relation to Don's attack in episode 11
Sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment
(Jailed - episode 14)
Louis C. Hillyard Choo Boon Onn (朱文安) Student Choo Boon Onn
B.O. Choo
Molester
Suffers from body odour
(Released on bail - episode 6)
Candyce Toh Qiu Ailin (邱艾琳) Chao Kok Hung's fiancée
Murdered by Sun Han after her tussle with Xiao Jiahao
(Deceased - episode 6)
Xavier Ong Xiao Jiahao (萧家豪) Ex-convict, suspect in murder of Qiu Ailin
Xiao Jiafu's younger brother
Cleared of suspicions due to his timidness
洪炳洲 Sun Han (孙汉) Toa Payoh serial attacker
Attacked females of Shen Xinhong's appearance (short hair and striped shirt), including Qiu Ailin and Miss Lin
(Hospitalized - episode 9)
Jayley Woo Leow Zhenting (廖贞婷) Jen Leow
Leow Xinyi's paternal half-sister
Shane's ex-girlfriend
Sentenced to 24 months' probation and 120 hours of community service in episode 18
周叙丰 Don Ong Soon Tong's triad member
Attacked by Max and Yongzhe from 356 in episode 9
Ryan Lian Max 356's chief
Ong Soon Tong's rival
Framed Jiang Yongzhe for "raping" Coco, and later kidnapped her
(Arrested - episode 10)
姜帅 Shen Xinhong (沈馨红) Abused Sun Han
Huang Huaxiong's travel agency's ex-employee
陈志强 Ah Xiang (阿祥) Loanshark runner for Max who used to do a second-hand phone business
陈祥荣 Kelvin Involved in illegal moneylending activities
Monica's brother
Tried to flee to Indonesia with Monica but is stopped in the nick of time
(Arrested - episode 11)
Vincent Tee Yang Longsan (杨龙三) Involved in illegal moneylending activities
(Arrested - episode 11)
Elizabeth Seah Monica Yang Longsan's helper
Kelvin's sister
Involved in illegal moneylending activities
Tried to flee to Indonesia with Kelvin but is stopped in the nick of time
(Arrested - episode 11)
Louis Lim Yongkun Wang Baoguang (王宝光) Smoker
Taxi robber, suspect in theft of three taxi robberies
(Arrested - episode 12)
Remus Teng Koh Keng Meng (高景明) Smoker
Robbed and stabbed Lau Zhenwei in the taxi
(Arrested - episode 13)
Jerry Manuel Koedding Stanley Erickson Yin Kwun's client
Died after falling down the building by Zheng Liansong
(Deceased - episode 15)
Shane Pow Shane Loh (罗俊贤) Drug peddler and harasser
Jen's ex-boyfriend
Tracy, Stacy and Cassie's boyfriend
Matthew's brother
Accused Tang Yewjia for getting into a fight with him and Jen to nearly fall off the block, when it should have been the other way round
Tried to take Jen away with Matthew after she reported him to the police
(Arrested - episode 17)
Tay Yong Meng Sunny Molested five females at the park, including Jen
(Arrested - episode 14)
翁桧菁 Shuping (舒萍) Beer lady
Zheng Liansong's wife
Stanley's girlfriend
徐啸天 Zheng Liansong (郑连松) Shuping's husband
Works at a nursery
Murdered Stanley under Chan Yin Kwun's orders
Owes loansharks a huge debt
(Arrested - episode 16)
谢淑敏 Chow Xiaoru (周晓茹) Primary school student Chow Xiao Ru
Chow Ming Chong's daughter (mother deceased)
Liked "Nini The Cat"
Killed by Chan Yin Kwun after he took her to a warehouse
(Deceased - episode 18)
Andi Lim Goh Anxing (吴安兴) Goh An Xing
Ex-convict, works at a horse stable
Caused the death of Huang Zhiqing
Chan Yin Kwun's patient
Killed by Chan Yin Kwun when he found out Yanjun used the same modus operandi to kidnap Chow Xiaoru
(Deceased - episode 18)
施香君 Young Ng Tze Qing (小芷晴) Primary school student Ng Tze Qing
Ng Tze Keat's elder sister
Ng Huaxiong and Lin Limei's elder daughter
Taken by Wu Anxing while playing hide-and-seek with Zhijie, and is killed
(Deceased - 22 years ago)
吴伟杰 Chow Ming Chong (周铭中) Chow Xiaoru's father
Wee Lum Thiam's university classmate
Member of the support group

Cameo appearances

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Cast Role Description
Tan Tiow Im Leow Xianchang (廖显昌) Leow Xinyi and Jen's grandfather
Wang Xiuling's husband
Ang Twa Bak Wang Xiuling (汪秀玲) Leow Xinyi and Jen's grandmother
Liao Xianchang's wife
Tony Kim Ju Gong Ng Huaxiong (黃华雄) Ng Tze Qing and Ng Tze Keat's father
Runs a travel agency
Country club member
Lin Limei's husband
Zhu Yuye Lin Limei (林丽美) Ng Tze Qing and Ng Tze Keat's mother
Runs a travel agency
Country club member
Huang Huaxiong's wife
Chloe Ng Ying En Lau Yun En (刘云恩) Lau Zhenwei and Chen Yuqi's daughter
Diagnosed with meningitis in episode 9
Ben Yeo Wu Keqiang (吴克强) Leow Xinyi's old classmate
Liu Sini's boyfriend
Hospitalized after drink-driving when Sini broke up with him
Let go of his relationship with Sini and found a new girlfriend in the end
Shanice Koh Jiang Yongxin (江永馨) Jiang Desheng and Situ Yan's daughter
Tommy Wong Jiang Desheng (江德盛) Situ Yan's husband
Jiang Yongzhe and Jiang Yongxin's father
温丽玲 Zhang Ruihua (章瑞桦) Jimmy's wife
Donghua's mother
Lorraine Koh Tai Tunghua (戴东桦) Jimmy and Zhang Ruihua's daughter
Diagnosed with autism
Drugged with ecstasy pills by Shane in episode 15
Kidnapped by Chan Yin Kwun in episode 19
Rescued by Jimmy, Xinyi and Yewjia in the end
Benjamin Heng Tang Yaocheng (唐耀成) Yewjia's older brother
Diagnosed with spinocerebellar atrophy
Henry Heng Yin Kwun's father (彦均父) Chan Yanjun's father
林倩如 Yin Kwun's mother (彦均母) Chan Yin Kwun's mother

Episodes

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No. in series No. in season Title Original air date Repeat telecast
211"Episode 1"February 18, 2013 (2013-02-18)June 28, 2016 PG
222"Episode 2"February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)June 29, 2016 PG
233"Episode 3"February 20, 2013 (2013-02-20)June 30, 2016 PG
244"Episode 4"February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21)July 1, 2016 PG Some Violence
255"Episode 5"February 22, 2013 (2013-02-22)July 4, 2016 PG
266"Episode 6"February 25, 2013 (2013-02-25)July 5, 2016 PG
277"Episode 7"February 26, 2013 (2013-02-26)July 6, 2016 PG
288"Episode 8"February 27, 2013 (2013-02-27)July 7, 2016 PG
299"Episode 9"February 27, 2013 (2013-02-27)July 8, 2016 PG Some Violence
3010"Episode 10"February 28, 2013 (2013-02-28)July 11, 2016 PG Junevile Delinquency
3111"Episode 11"March 4, 2013 (2013-03-04)July 12, 2016 PG Some Sexual References
3212"Episode 12"March 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)July 13, 2016 PG
3313"Episode 13"March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)July 14, 2016 PG
3414"Episode 14"March 7, 2013 (2013-03-07)July 15, 2016 PG Some Violence
3515"Episode 15"March 8, 2013 (2013-03-08)July 18, 2016 PG Some Violence
3616"Episode 16"March 11, 2013 (2013-03-11)July 19, 2016 PG
3717"Episode 17"March 12, 2013 (2013-03-12)July 20, 2016 PG
3818"Episode 18"March 13, 2013 (2013-03-13)July 21, 2016 PG
3919"Episode 19"March 14, 2013 (2013-03-14)July 22, 2016 PG
4020"Episode 20 (Season finale)"March 15, 2013 (2013-03-15)July 25, 2016 PG Some Violence

Accolades

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C.L.I.F. 2 won one award in the Asian Television Awards. Pierre Png won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role "Highly Commended" award. It also clinched 1 out of 5 awards for the Star Awards, the Top Rated Drama Serial in 2013.

Year Award Category Nominees Result Ref
2014 Star Awards Best Screenplay Seah Choon Guan and Tang Yeow Nominated
Favourite Onscreen Couple Li Nanxing and Rui En Nominated
Top Rated Drama Serial 2013 Won
Best Supporting Actress Aileen Tan Nominated
Best Drama Serial Nominated

Asian Television Award 2013

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Nominee / Work Award Accolade Result
Pierre Png Asian Television Awards 2013 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Highly Commended

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Filming starts for C.L.I.F. 2!". TODAY Online. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012.
  2. ^ "C.L.I.F. 2 is 2013's most-watched Ch8 drama". xinmsn Entertainment. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  3. ^ "Drink-driving arrests rise 10% in first half of 2013". Channel NewsAsia. 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  4. ^ "C.L.I.F. is Channel 8 most-watched drama for first half of 2011". Channel News Asia. 2011-06-28. Archived from the original on 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  5. ^ "Actors disappear as police drama CLIF returns". Channel NewsAsia. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2012.