The In-Laws () is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Louise Lee, Rui En, Pierre Png, Cynthia Koh, Darren Lim, Belinda Lee & Jin Yinji as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 12 April 2011 and has ended on 30 May 2011. This drama serial consists of 35 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. This drama serial was repeated on every Monday to Wednesday at 3:30 pm.
It stars the award-winning veteran Hong Kong actress Louise Lee who also acted in the locally produced Portrait of Home back in 2005.
The series title 麻婆斗妇 (ma po dou fu, literally translates as "old lady fights daughter-in-law") is a play on a spicy tofu and beef dish from Sichuan called "Pockmarked Lady's Beancurd" (麻婆豆腐).
Cast
Xiao's family Cast Character Description Jin Yinji He Xiangqin 何香琴 Xiao Fenfen's mother Lin Baozhu's mother-in-law Xiao Jianye and Xiao Jianhai's grandmother Louise Lee Lin Baozhu 林宝珠 Head of the family Xiao Jianye and Xiao Jianhai's mother Wang Jiazhen and Yan Qiuhua's mother-in-law Belinda Lee Xiao Fenfen 萧芬芬 He Xiangqin's daughter Lin Baozhu's sister-in-law Xiao Jianye and Xiao Jianhai's aunt Darren Lim Xiao Jianye 萧健业 Lin Baozhu's eldest son Xiao Jianhai's elder brother Yan Qiuhua's husband Xiao Fenfen's nephew Cynthia Koh Yan Qiuhua 严秋桦 Xiao Jianye's wife Pierre Png Xiao Jianhai 萧健海 Lin Baozhu's youngest son Xiao Jianye's younger brother Wang Jiazhen's husband Xiao Fenfen's nephew Yan Qiuhua's brother-in-law Wang Du's son-in-law Rui En Wang Jiazhen 王佳珍 Xiao Jianhai's wife Lin Baozhu's daughter-in-law Wang Du's daughter Wang Jieqi's younger sister Liang Xin's sister-in-law Bai Zijun's ex-girlfriend Nicknamed by Jianhai "Chawanmushi"
Wang's family Cast Character Description Richard Low Wang Du 王堵Father of Wang Jiazhen and Wang Jieqi Xiao Jianhai and Liang Xin's father-in-law Cavin Soh Wang Jieqi 王杰奇 Wang Du's elder son Wang Jiazhen's elder brother Liang Xin's husband Apple Hong Liang Xin 梁芯 Wang Jieqi's wife Wang Du's daughter-in-law Wang Jiazhen's sister-in-law
Others Cast Character Description Terence Cao Bai Zijun 白子俊 May Phua Luo Feifei 罗菲菲 Bai Zijun's wife Louis Wu 伍洛毅 Da Bao 大宝 Xiao Fenfen's suitor
Accolades
YearAward Category Nominee / Work ResultRef2012Star Awards Best Screenplay 最佳剧本 Chen Siew Khoon 陈秀群 and Lau Chin Poon 刘清盆 Best Set Design for Drama Programmes 最佳戏剧布景设计 Chen Jiagu 陈家谷 Favourite Onscreen Couple Rui En and Pierre Png
See also List of The In-Laws (TV series) episodes
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