Love Thy Neighbour (Singaporean TV series)

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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
Starring Ha Yu
Felicia Chin
Shaun Chen
Huang Wenyong
Lin Meijiao
Vivian Lai
Cavin Soh
Ng Hui
Country of origin Singapore
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerWinnie Wong 王尤红
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes
Release
Original network MediaCorp Channel 8
Original release27 September (2011-09-27) 
24 October 2011 (2011-10-24)
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Love Thy Neighbour (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 starred Ha Yu, Felicia Chin, Shaun Chen, Huang Wenyong, Lin Meijiao, Vivian Lai, Cavin Soh & Ng Hui as the cast of the series. [1] 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.

Contents

This drama is the top rated drama serial in 2011, beating C.L.I.F. as the most watched drama.

Cast

CastRoleDescription
Ha Yu Wang DafaTianhu's father
Conner
Lucy's husband
Felicia Chin Wang TianhuDafa's daughter
Rock star
Ye Meng's ex-girlfriend
Shaun Chen Ye Mengfrom East Malaysia
Mechanic
Tianhu's ex-boyfriend
Yufang's boyfriend
Huang Wenyong Dai GuozhongEx-sports coach
Vocal critic of Government's
foreign talent policy
Lingbo's husband
Deliang and Peijun's father
Lin Meijiao Huang LingboGuozhong's wife
Deliang and Peijun's mother
Cavin Soh Dai DeliangPeijun's brother
Angelina's husband
Ng Hui AngelinaDeliang's wife
Vivian Lai Shan Shanfrom China
Xian He's wife
Aileen Tan Lucy
Rebecca Lim Bai YufangYe Meng's girlfriend
Douglas KungXian Hefrom China
Shan Shan's husband
Cameraman
Brandon Wong Crazy Knife
Sora Ma Dai 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 Fang RuyiTianhu's mother

Reception

After six episodes were broadcast, there were public criticism that the drama was "government propaganda" trying to "brainwash" viewers, glorifying foreigners while putting down locals. [1] There were also calls to ban the show. [1]

The drama was the highest rated drama in 2011.

On 9 October 2011, the drama's production team organised three roadshows to thank viewers for watching this drama. [2] The three roadshows were organised at Toa Payoh, Tiong Bahru and the Chong Pang areas. [3]

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.

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef
2012 Star Awards Young Talent Award Tan Jun Sheng 俊生Won
Best Screenplay Lim Gim Lan, Lau Chin Poon and Winnie WongNominated
Best Drama EditingLai Chun KwongNominated
Best Newcomer Sora Ma Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Brandon Wong Nominated
Cavin Soh Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Vivian Lai Won [4]

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