128 CIRCLE tells the stories of hawkers at a Food Centre in Singapore that has been at the heart of the community’s lives for almost four decades. These are the people – the human faces – behind the familiar food staples we have grown up with, and grow old with, in our neighbourhood. And these are stories of the ups and downs, the inspiration and the perspiration, of the challenges and the joys of being at the beating heart of a cultural heritage that has endured from the early days of Singapore’s history.
128 CIRCLE tells the stories of hawkers at a Food Centre in Singapore that has been at the heart of the community’s lives for almost four decades. These are the people – the human faces – behind the familiar food staples we have grown up with, and grow old with, in our neighbourhood. And these are stories of the ups and downs, the inspiration and the…

128 Circle Food Centre becomes the centre of national attention when a news crew does a fortieth anniversary piece on it. Underneath the happy veneer, however, is a dark cloud – the hawker centre is facing permanent closure.

Larry and his stall become the target of unrelenting harrassment from a gangster, Ah Seng, who wants to collect a forty-year-old debt on behalf of his dead father. Unable to cope with the untimely death of her husband, Aishah closes her…

Dominic starts a petition to stop 128 Circle Food Centre from closing down. But not everyone is on his side. Audrey receives a marriage proposal she can’t refuse… except she does. Chandra has to return to India suddenly to visit a sick…

Aishah and Nurul discover that working together is a whole different ball game. Audrey and Yi Kai go out for a different kind of dessert but end up fleeing the stall together when Audrey insults thugs. Rani frets when Chandra doesn’t call…

Larry and Ah Gek juggle the running of their stall with looking after their granddaughter, Michelle. Rani and Arun are visited by a mysterious stranger, Prakash, who claims to be Chandra’s son. And Yi Kai is visited at his stall by a…

Mr Owyang, a wealthy business mogul, visits 128 Circle Food Centre, sparking rumours that he might be buying it over. Dominic and Sherry are involved in an altercation at their stall that will have far-reaching consequences for 128 Circle.

Prakash helps out at the food stall and wins over customers and stallholders alike, except for one - Arun, who resents the presence of his unexpected stepbrother. Michelle has a dangerous encounter with an old enemy of Larry's, Ah Seng.…

Sherry is heartbroken when she finds out the truth behind why Dominic asked her to run the hot dog stall with him. A hawker-centre-wide search is launched when Michelle goes missing at 128 Circle. Did Ah Seng's men kidnap her?

Chandra returns home, but the atmosphere is tense. When Sherry refuses to show up at work, Dominic is forced to hire help in the form of Mrs. Gan, a senior citizen. Nurul's new 'boyfriend' Aaron disappears, along with the money Aishah and…

Rani and Arun confront Chandra about his betrayal of the family, as tension mounts at the Indian food stall. Meanwhile, Audrey confronts Yi Kai about the money he received from Julian to leave her alone. Aishah and Nurul's friendship…

To Aishah's chagrin, Nurul sets up her own mee rebus stall... on the same row as hers. Rani discovers a revelation about Chandra's relationship in India that shatters her. Meanwhile, Larry - desperate for money to help Mei Zhen in her…

Dominic struggles to run his hot dog stall after Sherry quits to work for a café. To make matters worse, his altercation with a customer has gone viral and he has become the public enemy of 128 Circle. Chandra encounters a major setback…

Audrey gives Yi Kai a makeover and tries to make him fit in at a company function. Chandra's problems with the stall are compounded when his stall is shut down by the management for closing without permission. The police, tipped off about…

A case of food poisoning at 128 Circle puts both Aishah and Nurul's mee rebus stalls under scrutiny. Unable to bear the brunt of the upheavals, Chandra lands himself in hospital. The dessert stall closes down as Yi Kai contemplates a move…

Larry and Ah Gek prepare to close their stall for the first time in forty years, as the other hawkers – Dominic, Aishah, Nurul as well as Chandra and his family – contemplate life-changing decisions of their own. Is the end of the journey…
128 Circle returns, and this time our hawkers - Larry, Chandra, Aishah, Sherry and gang - must weather not only the storms of a global pandemic that spares no one; they must also contend with ups and downs of family, friendship and life in Singapore.
Everyone is excited for Larry and Ah Gek's return to 128 Circle Food Centre, but the reopening of their drinks stall hits an unexpected snag. An ominous announcement about the coronavirus creates waves in everyone's lives.

Aishah makes friends with her new neighbour, 10-year-old Alec. Sherry has one week to prove to her family she can keep her stall open. Larry and Ah Gek mark their return to 128 Circle Food Centre in style, but their plans - along with…
The hawkers struggle to keep going in the face of Circuit Breaker. Chandra has a fall, leading to new living arrangements for the family. Just as the hawkers are adjusting to life in lockdown, they are hit with more bad news.
The 128 Circle hawkers join forces with Yi Kai to start their own food delivery business. Larry's frustrations with the pandemic boils over, while Aishah witnesses Alec doing something bad. Sherry finds common ground with delivery rider…

The hawkers make a big promotional Mother's Day push for their delivery service which ends in chaos. Arun finds himself in a hole with his ailing business. Yi Kai is coerced into helping Audrey's father Henry keep a big secret, while…

After the Mother's Day fiasco, the hawkers return to the safety of 128 Circle Food Centre. Larry surprises everyone by taking on an unexpected part-time job - with an unexpected partner. Yi Kai is caught in the fallout from Henry's secret…
Arun tries to help a fellow man while Sherry and Aishah unexpectedly gain new helpers. Yi Kai and Audrey's relationship hangs in the balance, while Larry and Nurul's duties as Safety Protocol Envoys causes tensions with Ah Gek and the…
Chandra and Larry's stubborn pride bring their friendship to breaking point. Audrey has to convince Yi Kai to seize the day with his business idea. Larry and Ah Gek's marriage is tested but he finds support in Nurul, while a threat to…
Larry and Nurul get into a fracas with a unmasked woman that will have consequences for the both of them. Aishah finally puts her foot down when it comes to Alec. An impromptu cooking lesson leads Sherry and Ethan to take the plunge in…
Nurul experiences symptoms that may a bad omen for her, while Larry is plagued by guilt after his harrowing encounter with the unmasked woman. When COVID threatens Sherry and Ethan's first date, Ethan must work a miracle to salvage the…
Larry and Ah Gek's marriage hits a snag and the question on everyone's lips is: Can it be saved? An impromptu brainstorm gives the hawkers a lifeline during the Covid economic crunch. The harassment of Arun and family intensifies and the…

Nurul gets some bad news about her health from the last person she ever wanted to see. Larry and Ah Gek's reconciliation is brought about thanks to pole-dancing, Chandra's advice, and a celebrity friend, Shabir. Yi Kai has to ace a…

The hawkers' personal issues and dramas threaten to get in the way as they prepare to record a song and shoot a music video for charity, alongside some special guests that include Shabir and Aisyah Aziz. Yi Kai engages the hawkers to help…
Larry tries to help Chandra and Arun with their problem, but runs smack into an old enemy out for revenge. Sherry and Ethan receive news that will set them on different paths. Things look dire for Nurul, Audrey makes a fateful decision,…
It's the end of a journey... but for one of the 128 Circle family, that journey has ended permanently. As they mourn one of their own, our intrepid hawkers have to prepare for new chapters in their lives, for better or for worse. But will…
They survived the near-closure of their beloved hawker centre. They made it through COVID with their business — and sanity — intact. Now, the OGs of 128 Circle — Uncle Larry, Chandra, Rani, Aishah and Nurul — must face their greatest challenge … Gen Z. When Management brings in a group of newer, younger hawkers to refresh the hawker centre, hijinks ensue…
128 Circle Management enlists a group of young hawkers to freshen up the hawker centre. The Gen Zs hit it off with the OGs... not!
Larry goes to see a doctor for his deteriorating leg and is told he has to amputate it. Meanwhile, Rafiq and Chandra clash when they realise they are both selling the same food, next to each other.
Rafiq reveals the story behind his scandal. Audrey quits her job and considers Larry's offer— selling kopi. And Filzah eggs Aishah to go on a dinner date with Rayyan.
Yi Kai organises a Family Day event at 128 Circle to drum up more business for the hawkers, but everyone is too caught up with their own problems to play ball.
Ethan receives an unwelcome visitor at his stall… his estranged brother, Vincent. And things start going missing from the hawker stalls… is there a thief in 128 Circle?
Aishah suspects Filzah of being the thief at 128 Circle. Meanwhile, Vincent begs for Ethan's forgiveness… and a job at his stall.
Elysha goes to war with Larry when she starts selling coffee at her stall. Then she rages on Vincent when he tries to shut down her music.
The police question the hawkers over the vandalism at Sha Sha Cha, and a prime suspect emerges. Meanwhile, an old gangster returns to haunt 128 Circle.
Chandra's stall gets vandalised, and Yi Kai refuses to extend the same help he gave Elysha, raising the ire of the older hawkers. Aishah realises the thief of 128 Circle may be the man she's dating.
The thief of 128 Circle is finally caught, and it surprises everyone who it is. Tania returns to 128 Circle to help the OG hawkers beat the Gen Z hawkers at their own game.
The conflict between the hawkers and Yi Kai over the rental increase escalates and explodes into a decision that threatens to change 128 Circle forever.
While Larry figures out a way to get rid of Ah Seng and his gang, Ah Seng recruits Vincent as his mole to exact revenge against Larry and the hawkers. Meanwhile, Chandra and family try to settle into life outside 128 Circle.
Larry and Carol decide to stop running the kopi stall at 128 Circle. They ask Audrey to take over, not realising that Audrey's father has other plans for her.
Rafiq gets a visit from an old friend with an offer he can't refuse. And Arun makes a decision that could get him disowned by his father.
It's a time for goodbyes and new beginnings, as 128 Circle faces a new wave of changes. Who will stay and who will go?
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