The Thin Line (TV series)
The Thin Line is the ninth international co-production of MediaCorp TV and ntv7. This is also the first Malaysian TV series to be broadcast on MediaCorp Channel U when it debuted on 29 December 2010.
| The Thin Line 还我情真 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kok Tzyy Haw |
| Starring | Zen Chong Wee Kheng Ming Tracy Lee Duncan Lim Stella Chung William San |
| Opening theme | 《青苔》 |
| Ending theme | "I Need Somebody" sung by Wee Kheng Ming |
| Country of origin | Malaysia Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Distributor | ntv7, MediaCorp TV |
| Release | |
| Original network | ntv7 (Malaysia) MediaCorp Channel U (Singapore) |
| Original release | 3 September – 22 October 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Her Many Faces |
| Followed by | Addicted To Love |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The actual filming took place in August 2008 and the series was aired on ntv7 in Malaysia the following month.[1]
Cast
Chen family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Wang Jun | Chen Youshun | Owner of Youshun Hang |
| Seck Fook Yee | Wu Xianglan | Tianbao's stepmother Tianyou and Tianhui's mother |
| William San | Chen Tianbao | Oldest son Xianglan's stepson |
| Zen Chong | Chen Tianyou | Second son |
| Jane Ng | Chen Tianhui | Youngest child and only daughter |
Other cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Cai Ah Juan | Runs a stall at the market Yaoguo and Zhiling's mother | |
| Wee Kheng Ming | Liang Yaoguo | Zhiling's older brother Tianbao and Tianyou's best friend Lin Meiqi's love interest |
| Stella Chung | Liang Zhiling | Yaoguo's sister Tianyou's girlfriend |
| Wang Yuqing | Lin Jiacheng | CEO of a company |
| Tracy Lee | Lin Meiqi | Lin Jiacheng's only child Liang Yaoguo's love interest |
| Duncan Lim | Huang Junjie | Tianhui's love interest |
| Felina Cheah | Yu Jia'en | A chef at the Chens' restaurant |
| Lin Yiting | Jiang Xiufang (Aunty Fang) | Yaoguo's adopted mother Liangs' and Chens' family friend |
Synopsis
Liang Yaoguo and his younger sister Zhiling had a hard life growing up with a loving but socially irresponsible mother and without a father. Yaoguo is responsible and diligent and cares for his family and friends. He and Zhiling are well-liked by everyone.
Chen Youshun runs Youshun Hang, wholesale food business, and has three children. His first wife left him when Tianbao was a boy and Tianbao dropped out of school early to help his father with the business. Youshun later remarried Xianglan, a trendy and arrogant younger woman who bore him a son and a daughter, Tianyou and Tianhui. While Tianbao dotes on his younger siblings and the threesome have a good relationship, he and Xianglan do not get along due to her favouritism towards Tianyou and Tianhui, leaving the exasperated Youshun sandwiched between them. Eventually Xianglan's elitist attitude drives a wedge between herself and Tianyou and her husband and makes enemies of their neighbours.
Tianbao, Tianyou and Tianhui have been best friends with Yaoguo and Zhiling since childhood. Tianyou and Zhiling are an item. Yaoguo meets Lin Meiqi, Tianhui's college classmate, and they fall in love. A handsome young man named Huang Junjie starts wooing Tianhui. Tianbao eventually finds the love of his life.
Just when everyone thought life could not get any better, fate throws them a curve ball. It turns out that Junjie wanted to take revenge on the older Mr Chen for a past incident. However, Junjie becomes torn when he realises he is in love with Tianhui. Yaoguo and Tianyou's friendship is tested when Tianyou starts courting Meiqi for some reason. Junjie, Yaoguo and Tianyou realise that there is a thin line between good and evil and a single decision could change their lives for better or worse.
Awards and nominations
- Nominated: Best Actor (Wee Kheng Ming)
- Nominated: Best Actor (Zen Chong)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Jane Ng)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Stella Chung)
- Nominated: Best Newcomer (Tracy Lee)
References
- 黃啟銘亂纏安全帶‧章縝翔差點成冤水鬼 (in Chinese). Sin Chew Daily. 31 August 2008.
External links
- "Emotional turmoil in The Thin Line". The Star. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2020.