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The Singapore Grip is an ITV six-part television drama series. It is an adaptation of Booker Prize winner J.G. Farrell's 1978 novel The Singapore Grip. The story tells of a love affair taking place around the time of the Japanese invasion of Singapore. It stars Luke Treadaway, David Morrissey and Elizabeth Tan.
Singapore for Beginners. 1942, the British colonial 'strait Settlements' haven't yet felt the sting of Japanese invasion but keep on partying. Wise cynic Webb and his junior partner Walter Blackett run a major rubber export firm, bound to profit from the Allied war demand.
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- 2020-09-13
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Singapore Grip is a satirical book about events following Japan's entry into the Second World War by invading South East Asia and swiftly occupying Singapore. The story centres on a British family who control one of the colony's leading trading companies.
- J. G. Farrell
- 1978
Jan 1, 2001 · A love story and a war story, a tragicomic tale of a city under siege and a dying way of life, The Singapore Grip completes the “Empire Trilogy” that began with Troubles and the Booker prize-winning Siege of Krishnapur.
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- Paperback
Sep 9, 2020 · Last week ITV released a trailer, external, which juxtaposed scenes of farcical interactions between its British stars with explosive images of Singapore under attack from the Japanese in 1942.
Feb 12, 2021 · Watch the incredible adaptation of the best-selling novel The Singapore Grip, streaming now, only on the Lionsgate Play app. Download now! #Play ...more. Love isn't easy. But war makes it...
- 2 min
- 220.8K
- Lionsgate Play
45min. 18+. With time running out in Singapore, Walter struggles to face the grim reality and Matthew is on a mission to save the woman he loves. In Singapore, 1941, forbidden love blossoms and the era of colonial privilege teeters on the brink.
