The Academy — Season 1, Episode 8: Episode 8
Drama • 45 min • 3 seasons, 92 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
The day before the fortnightly test, the class is very dissatisfied that SING has extended the foot-drill training. That night, KEN takes everybody out for a chill-out. On the day of the test, everybody is very nervous. SING accompanies TING to the herbal doctor’s and takes her home. LAN asks her if she is going out with SING and she is pleased to hear that SING is only a friend of hers. All have passed the test. To their disappointment, MAN does not appreciate their result at all. Rather, he orders them to practice more. The youngsters can do nothing but suppress their rage. CHEONG is upset that ANN makes him lose face front of other officers. He reveals to SING that he and ANN were lovers ten years ago. PONG appears to be very nervous during the riflery and fighting courses. He is also found to be absent-minded the whole day. Some of his fellows think that he is possessed, but MAN does not believe so……
About The Academy
The Academy is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in June 2005. The series follows the lives of a group of new Hong Kong Police recruits as they proceed through training at the Hong Kong Police training school. Within these 27 weeks, each of them learned their lessons, each of them become more mature, each of them become a better person as the relationship between the trainees and the trainers grows stronger and stronger. A direct sequel, "On the First Beat" was produced and broadcast in 2007 continued with Ron Ng and Sammul Chan, alongside Joey Yung, Sonija Kwok and Michael Tao. Another sequel, "E.U." was produced and released in 2009 continued with Ron Ng and Sammul Chan, alongside Michael Miu, Kathy Chow, Elanne Kong, and Michael Tse. Michael Miu reprises a new role as a triad boss in E.U., which is unrelated to his role in The Academy.