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.
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Cast
Main cast
Desmond Tan as Lu Junguang (陆俊光), a sergeant in the Singapore Army
Romeo Tan as Xu Longbin (许龙斌), a captain in the Singapore Army
Pierre Png as Chen Jinbao (陈金保), Corporal in the Singapore Army
Chen Jinbao (陈金保) as young Chen
Paige Chua as Shen Yixuan (沈宜萱), a captain at the Republic of Singapore Navy
Felicia Chin as Bai Jingyu (白静雨), a senior brigade medic with the rank of Military Expert 2
Development and production
Filming began in February 2017 and was completed in May. The series was filmed in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and Ministry of Home Affairs (Home Team).