Housewives' Holiday

Housewives' Holiday
(煮妇的假期)
Genre Dramedy
Family
Created by Cynthia Chong 张湄纭
Freddy Leow 廖明利
Starring Hong Huifang
Rayson Tan
Yao Wenlong
Ann Kok
Xiang Yun
Brandon Wong
Opening theme 休止符 by 刘慧祺
Country of origin Singapore
Original language(s) Chinese
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producer(s) Lin Mingzhe 林明哲
Running time approx. 45 minutes per episode
Release
Original network MediaCorp Channel 8
Original release 4 March 2009 – 31 March 2009
Chronology
Preceded by The Dream Catchers
Followed by Table of Glory
External links
Website

Housewives' Holiday (simplified Chinese: 煮妇的假期) is a Singaporean Chinese drama, which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 4 March 2009 and ended on 31 March 2009. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. This drama was the Highest Rated Drama Series for 2009, where ratings peaked at 23.4%.

Cast

Other cast

Synopsis

Three housewives became friends when they worked together to nab a thief that stole bras from the neighbourhood. They discover that while they are each different in character and they have thing in common: an unhappy home life.

Chen Simei, 42, is very thrifty and looks out for discounts and opportunities. Alice, 40, is the modern and trendy one, who enjoys making herself look good. Zhong Aiqin, 39, is a natural worrier. Alice looks down on the others and pretends she’s a rich madame. Simei, in a bid to stand up to Alice, lies that her husband is a rich businessman.

Each has a different set of problems – a philandering husband, interfering in-laws and marriages that have lost their romance.

All things come to a head when Alice discovers her husband has a mistress. Aiqin, too is shocked when her suspicions about her husband is confirmed. Simei is devastated when she finds that her husband has resumed his gambling habit again.

The three women, who had been fighting secretly amongst one another, realise they are all in the same boat. All their sacrifices for their families had come to a nought. It was time for them to live for themselves.

They decide to go for a long holiday and set off without saying goodbye to their families. Their disappearances cause chaos in their families.

Aiqin decides to divorce her husband but her husband pleads for forgiveness. Alice is touched by her husband, Jiasheng’s sincerity and forgives him. Simei returns home and realises that her husband has finally kicked the gambling habit.

Reception

The reception for the series was excellent, garnering peak points of 23.4%. This serial is the highest rated drama series for 2009.

The three lead actresses of the show - Ann Kok, Hong Huifang and Xiang Yun have gained much audience applause for their wonderful performance. Ann Kok was deemed by the viewing audience as putting up the best performance and having the most breakthrough. (Source(s): NEW Paper, Shin Min, Wan Bao)

Star Awards 2010 Awards and Nominations

Housewives' Holiday garnered 4 nominations in the Star Awards 2010 but only managed to bag the Highest Rated Drama Series award.

Nomination list

External links

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