Double Happiness (TV series)
Double Happiness 囍临门 | |
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Written by | Ang Eng Tee |
Directed by |
Chia Mien Yang (Season 1) Foo Seng Peng (Season 2) |
Starring |
Ivy Lee Xie Shaoguang Edmund Chen Vivian Lai Zhang Wei |
Opening theme |
Season 1: 有家是福 by Le Sheng and Benny Wong, sung by Tay Ping Hui, Jeff Wang and Wang Shiyu Season 2: 平衡点 sung by Anson Goh |
Country of origin | Singapore |
Original language(s) | Chinese |
No. of episodes | 142 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Daisy Chan |
Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
Original run | 2004 – 2005 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Holland V |
Double Happiness (Chinese: 囍临门) is a Chinese language drama serial on MediaCorp Channel 8 in Singapore which was screened in 2004 and ended in January 2005. The show has 142 episodes, the largest number of episodes MediaCorp have ever produced. It consists two parts, with 71 episodes in each part of the show. It is about a family who sells fish and chips in a renowned restaurant in East Coast Road called Happy Fish. The restaurant has its ups and downs, but eventually it will come out strong, but not without tragedies and lessons learnt.
In 2007 MediaCorp sold its rights to Chinese broadcaster CCTV8 and it was broadcast in China in 5 parts.[1] It also had two reruns on Channel 8 in 2010 and 2012/2013.
Casts
- Ivy Lee as Situ Yaxi
- Xie Shaoguang as Luo Jialong
- Patricia Mok as Meili, Jialong's wife
- Xiang Yun as Luo Jiaxi
- Huang Yiliang as Lin Xuezhi, Jiaxi's husband
- Li Xianmin as Lin Wenwen, Jiaxi and Xuezhi's daughter
- Aileen Tan as Luo Jiayu
- Rayson Tan as Huang Yaozu, Jiayu's husband
- Vivian Lai as Luo Jiaqian
- Edmund Chen as Luo Jiaqi
- Alan Tern as Wenjie, Wenxiong
- Priscelia Chan as Lin Meijiao, later Shirley
- Jin Yinji as Da-ma
- Hong Huifang as Luo Kaiyin, Da-ma's sister-in-law
- Zhang Wei as Luo Kaijin
- Henry Thia as Ah Gao, Meijiao's husband
- Jeff Wang as Luo Jiafu
- Chen Tianwen as William, employee
- Yao Wenlong as Jiaming
- Clarence Neo Jia Jun as Patrick
- Kimberly Haley Wang as Lana
Guest cast
Awards & Nominations
Star Awards 2004 (Season 1) | ||
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Award | Nominee | Result |
Best Actor | Xie Shaoguang | Won |
Best Actress | Ivy Lee | Won |
Xiang Yun | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Jeff Wang | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress | Hong Huifang | Nominated |
Vivian Lai | Nominated | |
Young Talent Award | Li Xianmin | Won |
Best Screenplay | Ang Eng Tee | Won |
Best Drama Serial | Double Happiness | Nominated |
Star Awards 2005 (Season 2) | ||
Award | Nominee | Result |
Best Supporting Actor | Alan Tern | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress | Hong Huifang | Nominated |
Vivian Lai | Nominated | |
Young Talent Award | Liang Shi Jie | Won |
- Edmund Chen and Ivy Lee (as Luo Jiaqi and Situ Yaxi respectively) were named the Top 5 Favourite On-screen Partners/Couple at the Star Awards 2007 special celebrating 25 years of Chinese drama.
References
- ↑ "China's CCTV to show drama series by MediaCorp Studios". Channel NewsAsia. 23 August 2007.
External links
- Double Happiness (Chinese)
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