The Thin Line (TV series)

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The Thin Line
还我情真
Directed byKok 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 languageMandarin
No. of episodes25
Production
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes
Release
Original network ntv7 (Malaysia)
MediaCorp Channel U (Singapore)
Original release3 September (2008-09-03) 
22 October 2008 (2008-10-22)

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.

Contents

The actual filming took place in August 2008 and the series was aired on ntv7 in Malaysia the following month. [1]

Cast

Chen family

CastRoleDescription
Wang JunChen YoushunOwner of Youshun Hang
Seck Fook YeeWu XianglanTianbao's stepmother
Tianyou and Tianhui's mother
William San Chen TianbaoOldest son
Xianglan's stepson
Zen Chong Chen TianyouSecond son
Jane NgChen TianhuiYoungest child and only daughter

Other cast

CastRoleDescription
Cai Ah JuanRuns a stall at the market
Yaoguo and Zhiling's mother
Wee Kheng Ming Liang YaoguoZhiling's older brother
Tianbao and Tianyou's best friend
Lin Meiqi's love interest
Stella Chung Liang ZhilingYaoguo's sister
Tianyou's girlfriend
Wang Yuqing Lin JiachengCEO of a company
Tracy Lee Lin MeiqiLin Jiacheng's only child
Liang Yaoguo's love interest
Duncan LimHuang JunjieTianhui's love interest
Felina CheahYu Jia'enA chef at the Chens' restaurant
Lin YitingJiang 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

Golden Awards

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References

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