Family Matters (Singapore TV series)
Family Matters 法庭俏佳人 | |
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Genre |
Legal drama Family |
Starring |
Thomas Ong Ivy Lee Terence Cao Cynthia Koh |
Country of origin | Singapore |
Original language(s) | Chinese |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
Original airing | 11 Sep 2006 |
Family Matters (Chinese: 法庭俏佳人) is a television drama produced by Mediacorp TV Channel 8 and made its debut on 11 September 2006. Based on the lives of two lawyers who specialise in divorce cases in the Family Court of Singapore, it stars Ivy Lee and Thomas Ong, the show depicts their troubled experiences separating career and their emotional attachments towards each other.
Cast
Main Cast
- Thomas Ong as Gao Ming
- Ivy Lee as Zhao Shuyang
- Terence Cao as Zheng Weilun
- Cynthia Koh as Guan Ji'er
Supporting/Minor Roles
- Chen Shucheng as Zheng Zhigang
- Lin Yuyun as Li Chunling
- Lin Meijiao as Gao Wei
- Wang Yuqing as Xie Xhangfeng
- Nick Shen as Shi Baobao
- Huang Dingrong as Rain
- Rebecca Lim as Luo Manshi
- Tan Xin Yi as Young Shuyang
- Li Jiaxun as Young Weilun
Story
As a child, Zhao Shuyang (Ivy Lee) was adopted by Zheng Zhigang (Chen Shucheng) when her parents got separated and remarried. Under Zheng's mentorship, Shuyang grew up to become a promising lawyer, specializing in divorce cases.
Having experienced the deep love and warmth from her adoptive parents and stepbrother, Zheng Weilun (Terence Cao), Shuyang still yearns to marry despite past hurts and disappointments. Her stepbrother, Weilun, has been trying to woo Shuyang but to no avail, because Shuyang has no feelings for him at all because she only has an eye for Gao Ming.
However, Shuyang's faith and beliefs are greatly shaken when she finds out about Gao Ming (Thomas Ong), her adopt father's illegitimate son. To make matters worse, she finds herself falling for the ever-flamboyant Gao Ming. Towards the end, she finds herself contracting stomach cancer and there is not much hope to be cured. Who would she choose: Gao Ming or Wei Lun?
In the last episode, Shuyang chose Gao Ming to be with her and Wei Lun went to jail due to some scandalous affairs. Shuyang managed to keep her condition in control by eating medicine and went for treatment and later survived after 1 year. Gao Ming And Shuyang then get married.
See also
- List of MediaCorp Chinese series (2006)
External links
- Family Matters (English) on Mediacorp website
- Family Matters (Chinese) on Mediacorp website