
A Year of No Significance
Drama · History
Overview
Set in Singapore in 1979, A Year Of No Significance chronicles the gradual disintegration of a middle-aged architect as changes rock the 45th year of his life. Sidelined in the office because of his inability to speak English, Lim Cheng Soon is cut further adrift when his wife leaves him inexplicably one day. His elderly father moves in, forcing him to confront the fact that the former has always preferred his younger brother. Robbed of his identities as architect, husband and son, Cheng Soon struggles in the dusk of his life, raging against the dying light.
Top Cast


Peter Yu
Peter Yu
Lim Cheng Soon
Peter Yu
Lim Cheng Soon
Johnson Choo
Johnson Choo
Lim Cheng Boon
Johnson Choo
Lim Cheng Boon
Tan Tiow-Im
Tan Tiow-Im
Tan Tiow-Im


Mandy Chen
Mandy Chen
Mandy Chen
Naomi Yeo
Naomi Yeo
Naomi Yeo
Lim Zong Kei
Lim Zong Kei
Jia Cheng
Lim Zong Kei
Jia Cheng
Scott Tang
Scott Tang
Jia Sheng
Scott Tang
Jia Sheng
En Jye Chue
En Jye Chue
Bee Hian
En Jye Chue
Bee Hian
Mike Chuah
Mike Chuah
Contractor Wong
Mike Chuah
Contractor Wong
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