Housewives' Holiday
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 stars Hong Huifang , Ann Kok , Xiang Yun , Rayson Tan , Yao Wenlong & Brandon Wong as the casts of the series. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The series is repeated at 7am on Mediacorp Channel 8 on weekends
Housewives' Holiday (煮妇的假期) | |
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Genre | Dramedy Family Comedy |
Created by | Cynthia Chong 张湄纭 Freddy Leow 廖明利 |
Directed by | 林明哲 鄔毓琳 |
Starring | Hong Huifang Ann Kok Xiang Yun Rayson Tan Yao Wenlong Brandon Wong |
Opening theme | Pause (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 – 31 March 2009 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | The Dream Catchers |
Followed by | Table of Glory |
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.
What will the outcomes be after they returned from their long holiday? Will things turns for the better, or worst?
Cast
Chen Simei's Family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Hong Huifang 洪慧芳 | Chen Simei 陈思美 |
| 1-20 |
Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | Chen Weibin 陈伟斌 |
| 1-20 |
Hu Yixiang 胡逸香 | Huang Xiaoling 黄小玲 |
| 1-20 |
蔡伊庭 | 陈美莉 |
| 1 - 20 |
Alice's Family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
---|---|---|---|
Ann Kok 郭舒贤 | Alice Zeng 曾慧贤 |
|
1-20 |
Yao Wenlong 姚文龙 | Zhang Jiasheng 张家盛 |
|
1-20 |
Wang Xiuyun 王秀云 | Liu Lianhua 刘莲花 |
|
1-19 |
卢家乐 | Deleon |
|
1 - 20 |
梁任宁 | Dorothy |
|
1 - 20 |
Zhong Aiqin's Family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Xiang Yun 向云 | Zhong Aiqin 钟爱琴 |
|
1-20 |
Rayson Tan 陈泰铭 | Brian He 何龙威 |
|
1-20 |
Liang Tian 梁田 | He Wende 何文德 |
|
1-20 |
Ou Meixin 欧美杏 | Pan Xiuhui 潘秀慧 |
|
1-20 |
刘羽 | 何俊强 |
|
1 - 20 |
卓恩齐 | 何婷婷 |
|
1 - 20 |
Other cast
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
---|---|---|---|
Joey Swee 徐琪 | Wendy |
|
3 - 20 |
林家庆 | Raymond |
|
7,8,11 |
叶宏强 | Sam |
|
7,8,11 |
胡明輝 | Billy |
|
7,8,11 |
陈瑞民 | 阿成 |
|
1 - 11 |
CKay Lim 林志强 | 张家铭 |
|
7,11 |
郑玮玲 | Female Passenger |
|
12 |
蒋荣杰 | Daniel |
|
19 & 20 |
黄荣祥 | Melvin |
|
12, 14, 15 |
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)
Awards & Nominations
Star Awards 2010
Housewives' Holiday garnered 4 nominations in the Star Awards 2010 but only won the Highest Rated Drama Series award. The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Series Reunion Dinner, Daddy at Home, Together and Perfect Cut 2.
Awards | |||
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Category | Award | Recipients (if any) | Result |
Star Awards 2010 Show 2 红星大奖2010 下半场 | Best Actor 最佳男主角 | Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | Nominated |
Best Actress 最佳女主角 | Ann Kok 郭舒贤 | Nominated | |
Hong Huifang 洪慧芳 | Nominated | ||
Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧 | N/A | Nominated | |
Top Rated Drama Series 最高收视率电视剧 | N/A | Won |
See also
- List of Housewives' Holiday Episodes
External links
- Official website
- Ann Kok - From sex siren to auntie, The New Paper, 27 Feb 2009
- Exclusive Preview of 'Housewives’ Holiday' Video 新剧‘煮妇的假期’出炉抢先看, Paul Chan