Viva Le Famille

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Viva Le Famille
好儿好女
GenreFamily
Starring Chen Shucheng
Zheng Geping
Huang Biren
Chen Hanwei
Richard Low
Lin Meijiao
Opening themePart 1: 不要轻易松手 by Wang Minhui
Part 2: 身边的你 by Cavin Soh
Country of origin Singapore
Original languageChinese
Production
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes per episode
Release
Original network MediaCorp Channel 8
Original release2002 (2002) 
2003 (2003)

Vive La Famille (Chinese :好儿好女) is a Mediacorp TV Channel 8 Singapore Chinese drama serial that revolves around a big family that faces many problems which other Singaporean families may also face, such as expenses on giving birth to a child, staying with their in-laws, etc. There are 2 parts of the show and were aired in 2002 and 2003 respectively. The cast for Part 1 includes mostly veteran actors such as Chen Shucheng, Chen Hanwei, Huang Biren, Zheng Geping, Lin Meijiao, Chen Huihui, San Yow, Richard Low and Li Yinzhu.

Contents

Due to the popularity of the series, a sitcom spin-off-cum-sequel A Toast of Love was produced and aired in October 2003. It stars original cast members Richard Low, Hong Huifang, Lin Meijiao and Chen Huihui in their original roles as well as Dasmond Koh, Rui En and other artistes as guest stars.

Story (Vive La Famille I)

The Sun family is headed by retiree, Sun Yong Shun (Chen Shucheng) who brought up his four children on his own when his wife died twenty years ago. Other Sun members include his eldest son, Yu Guo (Zheng Geping) and his wife (Lin Meijiao) who are obsessed with pursuing money and material gains that they neglect their only son. Second son, Yu Tai (San Yow) has a wife (Chen Huihui) who is more capable than him. Third daughter (Huang Biren) is a successful career woman who prefers to remain single. And youngest son, Yu An took up a filmmaking course on the pretext that he is pursuing his MBA in U.S.

Story (Vive La Famillie II)

A continuation from part I, Vive La Famille II showcases an original cast with 2 new additions, namely Pan Jinlian (Hong Huifang) as Thomas' (Chen Hanwei) auntie who hails from Penang and Stephanie (Cassandra See) as Stella's (Lin Meijiao) sister.

Long-time widower Sun Yongshun (Chen Shucheng) suffers a stroke and his four children decide to employ a maid to manage the household chores, while his sister-in-law Sixuan (Lin Yinzhu) offers to take care of Yongshun. In this season, everyone is plagued by their own problems and the household fails to enjoy a moment of peace.

Second son and wife Huifen (Chen Huihui) decide that Yutai (San Yow) will quit his job to be a househusband when Huifen's career soars. The pressure the couple faces by reversing traditional roles soon takes a toil on them. The Sun family's life is turned upside down when third daughter's (Huang Biren) aunt-in-law, Jinglian (Hong Huifang), from Penang moves in to live them. Jinglian assumes the role of the matriarch in her attempt to help, frustrating every Sun family member.

Meanwhile, eldest son Yuguo (Zheng Geping) and his wife (Lin Meijiao) have to reconcile the fact that the latter is retrenched. In addition, Yuguo's boss tries to seduce him and to bribe his family by offering to buy over the house to help tie over the bad times. Will the Sun family be able to tide over their troubles?

Cast

Accolades

2002 Accolades

AwardNomineeResult
Best Actor
最佳男主角
Chen Shucheng
陈澍城
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
最佳男配角
Yao Wenlong
姚彣隆
Nominated
Best Drama Serial
最佳电视剧
Nominated
Best Theme Song
最佳主题曲
Wang Min Hui
王敏惠 — 《不要轻易松手》
Nominated

2003 Accolades

AwardNomineeResult
Best Supporting Actress
最佳女配角
Hong Huifang
洪慧芳
Nominated
Best Theme Song
最佳主题曲
Cavin Soh
苏梽诚 —《身边的你》
Nominated

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