Love Thy Neighbour (Singaporean TV series)

Love Thy Neighbour (simplified Chinese: 四个门牌一个梦) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Ha Yu , Felicia Chin , Shaun Chen , Huang Wenyong , Lin Meijiao , Vivian Lai , Cavin Soh & Ng Hui as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 27 September 2011 and ended its run on 24 October 2011. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9.00 pm.

Love Thy Neighbour
(四个门牌一个梦)
GenreFamily
Neighbours
Created byWinnie Wong 王尤红
Lau Chin Poon 刘清盆
Lim Gim Lan 林锦兰
Written by张燕萍
StarringHa Yu
Felicia Chin
Shaun Chen
Huang Wenyong
Lin Meijiao
Vivian Lai
Cavin Soh
Ng Hui
Country of originSingapore
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerWinnie Wong 王尤红
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes
Release
Original networkMediaCorp Channel 8
Picture format16:9 Widescreen
Original release27 September (2011-09-27) 
24 October 2011 (2011-10-24)
Chronology
Preceded byBountiful Blessings
Followed byThe Oath
External links
Website

This drama starred TVB artiste Ha Yu and also Felicia Chin after one year in her university studies. This drama is the top rated drama serial in 2011, beating C.L.I.F. as the most watched drama.

Synopsis

Ye Meng left East Malaysia to take up a job as a mechanic in Singapore. He was supposed to spend a few days sightseeing with his girlfriend before starting work. Shortly after they checked into a hotel, Bai Yufang disappeared mysteriously. While searching frantically for her, Meng encountered Wang Dafa and Wang Tianhu, a father-and-daughter pair of con artists.

Dafa conned his victims under the guise of a fortune-teller with a "magical" bird. Growing up under her father's negative influence, Tianhu became just as bad, if not worse. Meng was rendered penniless by the conniving duo, and ended up having to move in with them.

Cast

CastRoleDescription
Ha YuWang DafaTianhu's father
Conner
Lucy's husband
Felicia ChinWang TianhuDafa's daughter
Rock star
Ye Meng's ex-girlfriend
Shaun ChenYe Mengfrom East Malaysia
Mechanic
Tianhu's ex-boyfriend
Yufang's boyfriend
Huang WenyongDai GuozhongEx-sports coach
Vocal critic of Government's
foreign talent policy
Lingbo's husband
Deliang and Peijun's father
Lin MeijiaoHuang LingboGuozhong's wife
Deliang and Peijun's mother
Cavin SohDai DeliangPeijun's brother
Angelina's husband
Ng HuiAngelinaDeliang's wife
Vivian LaiShan Shanfrom China
Xian He's wife
Aileen TanLucy
Rebecca LimBai YufangYe Meng's girlfriend
Douglas KungXian Hefrom China
Shan Shan's husband
Cameraman
Brandon WongCrazy Knife
Sora MaDai PeijunDeliang's younger sister
Michael's wife
Tan Jun Sheng
(Young Talent Cast)
Mozart Dai DingxinDeliang and Angelina's son

(Young Talent Cast)
Xian LeXian He and Shan Shan's daughter
Hong Hui FangRuyiTianhu's mother

Trivia

  • This drama also stars the Hong Kong student in It's A Small World and its sequels, Douglas Kung, who is known for his heavy Cantonese accent as he speaks in Mandarin, and also action director for many programmes.
  • Vivian Lai, who hails from Taiwan, had to imitate a Chinese accent in this drama. Her performance received mixed response from viewers. Detractors criticised her accent for being extremely exaggerated, while some applauded her for the comedic style she injected into the role. She managed to achieve the "Best Supporting Actress" award in Star Awards 2012.
  • Although this drama is the highest-rated drama in 2011, it was not nominated for the Best Drama Serial award in Star Awards 2012.
  • There is a reported sequel of this drama. However, due to Felicia Chin having to study overseas, the plan in doing the sequel was scrapped. Instead a sister production It's A Wonderful Life was produced.
  • Unexpectedly, Vivian Lai, Douglas Kung, Ha Yu, Aileen Tan, Tan Junsheng and Brandon Wong acted in World at Your Feet.

Roadshow

On 9 October 2011, the drama's production team organised three roadshows to thank viewers for watching this drama.[1] The three roadshows were organised at Toa Payoh, Tiong Bahru and the Chong Pang areas.[2]

Good Neighbour Award

This drama is related to the Good Neighbour Award contest. The hunt for good neighbours in Singapore ended on 25 September 2011. It yielded 4 stories in total. The 8 households were awarded with sponsored prizes worth $100 each, and also awarded Good Neighbour awards with a sash and a trophy.

2012 Accolades

AccoladesAwardRecipientsResult
Star Awards 2012 Show 1 红星大奖2012 上半场Young Talent Award
青平果奖
Tan Jun Sheng
陈俊生
Won
Best Screenplay
最佳剧本
Lim Gim Lan, Lau Chin Poon and Winnie WongNominated
Best Drama EditingLai Chun KwongNominated
AccoladesAwardRecipientsResult
Star Awards 2012 Show 2 红星大奖20112 下半场Best Newcomer
最佳新人
Sora Ma
马艺瑄
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor

最佳男配角

Brandon Wong
黄炯耀
Nominated
Cavin Soh
苏梽诚
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
最佳女配角
Vivian Lai
赖怡伶
Won

See also

References

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