Housewives' Holiday
| Housewives' Holiday (煮妇的假期) |
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|---|---|
| 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 – 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%.
Contents
Cast
- Chen Simei (陈思美, portrayed by Hong Huifang (洪慧芳)) - A thrifty housewife who likes to take advantages and picks up people's unwanted items from her block. Married Chen Wei Bin and has a daughter.
- Chen Weibin (陈伟斌, portrayed by Brandon Wong (黄烔耀)) - Husband of Chen Simei. An outspoken man who used to be a famous actor in MediaCorp. Gone are his glorious days and so he retreats to be a taxi driver. Loves to gamble.
- Alice Zheng (曾慧贤, portrayed by Ann Kok (郭舒贤)) - A modern housewife who loves dolling herself. She is materialistic and loves to show off. Married Zhang Jiasheng and has a son and a daughter. Lives in a 5-room flat with them and her mother-in-law who proves to become a burden for her later on.
- Zhang Jiasheng (张家盛, portrayed by Yao Wenlong (姚文隆)) - Husband of Alice. Works as an engineer and is a male chauvinist. He is a filial son who would always ask Alice to give in to his mother.
- Zhong Aiqin (钟爱琴, portrayed by Xiang Yun (向云)) - A very cowardly housewife who often worries for nothing. Married to Bryan and has a son and a daughter. Lives in a 4-room flat with them and her parents-in-law. Her worries came true when she realised her husband is having an affair.
- Bryan He (何龙威, portrayed by Rayson Tan (陈泰铭)) - Husband of Zhong Aiqin. A salesman who sells massage chairs who is addicted to computer games. Stays together with his parents so that he can live off his parents' savings. Realised his marriage life is extremely bland. He later has an extra-marital affair with Wendy.
Other cast
- Joey Swee 徐琪 as Wendy
- Liang Tian 梁田
- Yi Qing 义庆
- Tan Rui Xiang 瑞翔
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
- Brandon Wong was nominated for the Best Actor award, but lost to Chen Hanwei in Daddy at Home.
- Ann Kok and Hong Huifang were both nominated for the Best Actress award, but both lost to Chen Liping in Reunion Dinner.
- This drama was nominated for the Best Drama Serial award, but lost to anniversary drama Together.
- This drama is the Highest Rated Drama Series.
External links
- Official website
- Ann Kok - From sex siren to auntie, The New Paper, 27 Feb 2009 [1]
- Exclusive Preview of 'Housewives’ Holiday' Video 新剧‘煮妇的假期’出炉抢先看, Paul Chan[2]
