| A War Diary | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Period drama |
| Starring | Tay Ping Hui James Taenaka Winston Chao Tan Kheng Hua Fiona Xie Carole Lin |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kenneth Liang |
| Producer | Jenny Lim |
| Production location | Singapore |
| Running time | 46 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Dream Forest Production |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp Channel 5 |
| Original release | 15 August 2001 |
| Related | |
| The Price of Peace (1997) In Pursuit of Peace (2001) | |
A War Diary is a 2001 Singaporean television series produced by Dream Forest Production. Set in the time of World War II, the series depicts the Battle of Singapore and life in Japanese-occupied Singapore from the point of view of an ethnic Chinese family. The dialogue, however, is primarily in English as the series was aired on the English-language television channel MediaCorp Channel 5. The series was nominated for four Asian Television Awards in 2002, including Best Drama Series.
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