Double Happiness (TV series)
Double Happiness (Chinese: 喜临门) is a Chinese drama serial on MediaCorp Channel 8 in Singapore which was screened in 2004 and ended in Jan 2005. It stars Ivy Lee , Xie Shaoguang , Edmund Chen , Vivian Lai & Zhang Wei as the casts of this series. It consists two parts, with 70 episodes in this part of the show. It is about a family who sells fish and chips in a renowned restaurant in East Coast Road called Happy Fish. The restaurant has its ups and downs, but eventually it will come out strong, but not without tragedies and lessons learnt.
| Double Happiness | |
|---|---|
| 囍临门 | |
| Written by | Ang Eng Tee 洪荣狄 |
| Directed by | Chia Mien Yang (Season 1) |
| Starring | Ivy Lee Xie Shaoguang Edmund Chen Vivian Lai Zhang Wei |
| Opening theme | Season 1: 有家是福 by Le Sheng and Benny Wong, sung by Tay Ping Hui, Jeff Wang and Wang Shiyu |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 141 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Daisy Chan 陈建仪 |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
| Original release | 25 March 2004 – 2005 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Portrait of Home |
| Related shows | Double Happiness II |
In 2007 MediaCorp sold its rights to Chinese broadcaster CCTV8 and it was broadcast in China in 5 parts.[1] It also had a rerun on Channel 8 in August 2012 to March 2013 for both seasons. The latest rerun was in Jan 2020 to Sep 2020 on weekends 7.30am.
Cast
- Ivy Lee as Situ Yaxi, Jiaqi's wife, Mrs Luo and Kaijin's daughter in law, Jiaxi, Jiayu and Jialong's sister in law, Jiafu and Jiaqian's second sister in law, Wenwen, Lana and Patrick's second aunt
- Xie Shaoguang as Luo Jialong, Jiaxi, Jiayu, Jiaqi, Jiaqian and Jiafu's big brother, Yaxi's brother in law and Meili's husband
- Patricia Mok as Su Meili, Jialong's wife, Jiayu, Jiaqi, Jiaqian, Jiafu and Jiaxi's big sister in law
- Xiang Yun as Luo Jiaxi
- Huang Yiliang as Lin Xuezhi, Jiaxi's husband
- Li Xianmin as Lin Wenwen, Jiaxi and Xuezhi's daughter
- Aileen Tan as Luo Jiayu
- Rayson Tan as Huang Yaozu, Jiayu's husband
- Kimberly Wang as Lana, Yaozu and Jiayu's daughter
- Clarence Neo Jia Jun as Patrick, Yaozu and Jiayu's son
- Vivian Lai as Luo Jiaqian
- Edmund Chen as Luo Jiaqi
- Alan Tern as Wenjie/Wenxiong (Dual Role)
- Priscelia Chan as Lin Meijiao, later Shirley
- Jin Yinji as Mrs. Luo/Ah Feng (Dual Role)
- Zhang Wei as Luo Kaijin
- Hong Huifang as Luo Kaiyin, Kaijin's younger sister
- Henry Thia as Gao Ah Peng, Meijiao's former husband
- Jeff Wang as Luo Jiafu
- Chen Tianwen as William
- San Yow as Tang Jiaming
Guest cast
Synopsis
The main female character in the show is Yaxi, who has to struggle with the Luo family for the control of Happy Fish, a Fish and Chips Restaurant. Yaxi, who is married to the Luos' second son Jiaqi, is a career woman who had hardly frequents a kitchen and is asked to look after Happy Fish by her dying mother-in-law.
Accolades
| Accolade | Award | Nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Awards 2004 Show 1 红星大奖 2004 | Young Talent Award 青苹果奖 | Li Xianmin 李咸慜 | Won |
| Best Screenplay | Ang Eng Tee | Won | |
| Star Awards 2004 Show 2 红星大奖 2004 | Best Actor 最佳男主角 | Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | Won |
| Best Actress 最佳女主角 | Ivy Lee 李锦梅 | Won | |
| Xiang Yun 向云 | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角 | Jeff Wang 王建复 | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角 | Hong Huifang 洪慧芳 | Nominated | |
| Vivian Lai 赖怡伶 | Nominated | ||
| Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧 | N/A | Nominated | |
- Edmund Chen and Ivy Lee (as Luo Jiaqi and Situ Yaxi respectively) were named the Top 5 Favourite On-screen Partners/Couple at the Star Awards 2007 special celebrating 25 years of Chinese drama.
References
- "China's CCTV to show drama series by MediaCorp Studios". Channel NewsAsia. 23 August 2007.