The Peak (TV series)
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The Peak is a Singaporean Chinese drama which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 8 January 2007 and ended its run on 5 February 2007. The show intially consists of a total of 20 episodes, but it was extended to 21 episodes due to over-runs in the recording of the drama.
Despite some critics (that included Qi Yuwu naked), the show had achieved the highest viewership rate with almost 1 million audience watching the show, even on the first day of its telecast. This had created one of the highest viewership rate on the first day of telecast for Singaporean television dramas in maritime history. This show had even broken the record of last episodes of A Million Treasures and Measure of Man.
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Main Cast
- Christopher Lee as Fang Hong An
- Dawn Yeoh as Cai Zhen Ya
- Qi Yuwu as Chen Tian Jun
- Jeanette Aw as Zhong Xiao Yang
- Elvin Ng as Cai Zhi Hang
[edit] Supporting Cast
- Ben Yeo as Lu Ka
- Ann Kok as Xiu Ping
- Lin Mei Jiao as Ling Ling
- Huang Wen Yong as Tie Tou
- Eelyn Kok as Lin Shuang Hui
[edit] More about this series
This 21 episode Mandarin drama of bittersweet romance, friendship and passionate pursuit is against the backdrop of the dynamic and global arena of the offshore and marine and maritime industry of Singapore.
Set primarily in Keppel FELS in Singapore, the span of this serial reaches to the picturesque Keppel FELS Brasil in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janerio, Brazil, and has a multinational cast from the two Americas, Middle East, Europe and Asia.
[edit] Synopsis
Fang Hong An (played by Christopher Lee) is so deep into the mystery of the reappearance of his lost love of 10 years thats it completely slipped him to execute a major change during construction of a jackup rig. Hong An's hair also turns white in the story, as he has waited for his long lost love for so long, until his hair turned white naturally. Thus, he accuired a nickname called Iceman (冰人).
Hong An's undying devotion to his first and only love, Lin Shuang Hui (played by Eelyn Kok), would not allow him to take another woman into his heart, whether it is his vivacious assistant Cai Zhen Ya (played by Dawn Yeoh) or his alluring wife-in-name only, Xiu Ping (played by Ann Kok).
While Hong An is entangled in his own world of lost love, a triangular love involving him is developing between his too friends, Zhen Ya and Chen Tian Jun (played by Qi Yuwu). Chen Tian Jun is an assistant project manager.
Chen Tian Jun is also best childhood friends with Cai Zhi Hang (played by Elvin Ng) and Zhong Xiao Yang (played by Jeanette Aw). Zhi Hang coincidentally happens to be Zhen Ya's elder brother. Zhi Hang is training to be a Second Mate. Zhong Xiao Yang is the gutsy daughter of a marine engineering contractor. However, when love gets into the way in a grossly tragic twist of events, can their friendship withstand the trail?
Other characters include Tie Tou, or Ironhead(played by Huang Wen Yong) who has 30 years of experience and the wacky project engineer Lucas (played by Ben Yeo).
[edit] Love relationships
This show involves many love triangles and relationships. Take a look at the chart below: An arrow (→) that points to the name represents the person that is being loved by someone.
Fang Hong An→Shuang Hui
↑ ↑
Xiu Ping Cai Zhen Ya→ Ling Ling (Zhen Ya's mother)
↑ ↑ ↓
Xiao Yang→Tianjun Lucas Tie Tou
↑ Zhi Hang
[edit] Trivia
- One of the lead actors of the show, Qi Yuwu had to strip naked for a scene in the toilet, though his private parts were covered up. Many audience were shocked to see that scene and some even complained to MediaCorp that this scene was not suitable for young children to see.
[edit] Viewership Rating
| Day (s) of telecast | Number of audience | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 8 January 2007 (First day of telecast) | 975 000 | 18.1 points |
| 5 February 2007 (Last episode) | 1,200,000 (estimate) |
