The Family Court
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The Family Court is a Singaporean Chinese
drama which was telecasted on Singapore
's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 1 September 2010 and ended on 1 October 2010. This drama serial consists of 23 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The encore is being made from 26 August 2011 to 27 September 2011 at every weekday at 5:30pm.
(For the plot, please refer to the official website.)
Chinese language
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drama which was telecasted on Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 1 September 2010 and ended on 1 October 2010. This drama serial consists of 23 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The encore is being made from 26 August 2011 to 27 September 2011 at every weekday at 5:30pm.
Synopsis
Huang Shuya, Huang Guanying, Shen Xiping, Lin Leshan and Zhao Ning are lawyers who are poles apart from each other but they are a tight group of friends. Despite being employed by two different law firms, and at times have to defend their own firms, the five do not mix work with their personal lives. This is what keeps their friendship going. After work, the group usually gathers at Shen Xi Ping's family owned pub to talk about work and their own lives. With such a strong friendship forged, a complicated love rectangle is inevitable...(For the plot, please refer to the official website.)
Cast
- Tay Ping Hui as Shen Xiping
- Qi Yu Wu as Lin Leshan
- Chris Tong as Huang Shuya
- Yao Wen Long as Huang Guanying
- Eelyn Kok as Zhaoning
- Cai Pei Xuan as Xia Yan
- Hong Hui Fang as Liu Aizhu
- Darren Lim as Xu Zhiqiang
- May Phua as Zhang Liling
- Ye Shi Pin as Li Shouye
- Rayson Tang as Shen Yi'an
- Constance Song as Xu Fenghuang
- Priscelia Chan as Su Shan
- Nick Shen as Wu Baoming
- Ong Ai Leng as Lai Xiuxiu
- Ann Kok as Zheng Danni
- Alan Tern as Liu Yacai
- Chen Guo Hua as Chen Tianlai
- Yan Bing Liang as Wang Shunxing
Star Awards 2011 Nominations
- Tay Ping HuiTay Ping HuiTay Ping Hui is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television and film actor. Tay is best known for acting in many Chinese language TV drama series on Channel 8 and has made appearances in the films Summer Holidays and Infernal Affairs II .-Early life:Tay Ping Hui attended Catholic High School and...
and Qi Yu Wu were nominated for the Best Actor, and Qi Yu Wu clinches the award. - Yao WenlongYao WenlongYao Wenlong , a Malaysian Johor born Singapore actor, came into the local television scene after winning Star Search 1993 organised by MediaCorp Channel 8. Within a year, he won the Most Popular Newcomer award in Star Awards 1994 and the Best Supporting Actor award in Star Awards 2001 for his role...
was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor, but loses to Terence CaoTerence CaoTerence Cao is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television actor.-Biography:Cao was educated at Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore. Prior to joining SBC in 1989, Cao worked as a flight attendant...
in The Best Things in Life. - Ann KokAnn KokAnn Kok is a Chinese Singaporean television actress and singer.-Biography:Kok is the youngest child of a family of six children. She has three brothers and two sisters. She started her acting career in 1993 after emerging as a finalist in Star Search Singapore. She won a contract to work on...
was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress, but lost to Pan LinglingPan LinglingPan Lingling is a Singaporean versatile actress.Pan entered the entertainment industry in 1988 after graduating from the then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's 8th Drama Artiste Training Course. She made her TV debut with the series, Mystery, Golden Quest, Ups and Downs...
in Breakout. - Tay Ping HuiTay Ping HuiTay Ping Hui is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television and film actor. Tay is best known for acting in many Chinese language TV drama series on Channel 8 and has made appearances in the films Summer Holidays and Infernal Affairs II .-Early life:Tay Ping Hui attended Catholic High School and...
and Chris TongChris TongChris Tong Bing Yu is a Malaysian actress.Chris started her showbiz in 2006 and acts, hosts and deejaysChris first appeared in Mediacorp's show, a Singapore-Malaysia co-production, Welcome Home, My Love in 2009. She also acted in the Malaysian drama, The Adjusters, opposite singer-actor Rynn Lim...
was nominated for the Most Favourite Onscreen Couple for Drama, but loses to Christopher LeeChristopher LeeSir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
and Jeanette AwJeanette Aw-1979–2000: Early life and education:Born Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping to Chinese parents. Her father has Peranakan ancestry while mother is a Hokkien. Jeanette is the youngest of three children, she has an older sister and older brother...
in Breakout. - This drama was nominated for the Best Drama Serial, but loses to end-year blockbuster Breakout.
Trivia
- As the seven recent dramas made its debut on Wednesdays, this drama consists of an additional three episodes, similar to that of Baby BonusBaby Bonus (TV series)Baby Bonus is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 30 September 2009 and ended on 30 October 2009...
, to push future dramas debut back to Mondays. - Tay Ping HuiTay Ping HuiTay Ping Hui is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television and film actor. Tay is best known for acting in many Chinese language TV drama series on Channel 8 and has made appearances in the films Summer Holidays and Infernal Affairs II .-Early life:Tay Ping Hui attended Catholic High School and...
partners Qi Yu Wu for the first time. - Ann KokAnn KokAnn Kok is a Chinese Singaporean television actress and singer.-Biography:Kok is the youngest child of a family of six children. She has three brothers and two sisters. She started her acting career in 1993 after emerging as a finalist in Star Search Singapore. She won a contract to work on...
acts as the villain of the drama for the first time, before Bountiful BlessingsBountiful BlessingsBountiful Blessings is a 20-episode fantasy drama serial telecast by MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 30 August 2011 and is still running, finale due on 26 September 2011. It is screened every weekday night at 9.00pm....
. This similar behaviour also goes to Cai Peixuan, the villain of Be Happy.
See also
- List of programmes broadcast by MediaCorp Channel 8