Breakout () is a Singaporean Chinese drama television series which was broadcast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. The series starred Jeanette Aw, Elvin Ng, Zhou Ying, Christopher Lee, Dai Xiangyu and Guo Liang. It debuted on 6 December 2010 and ended on 7 January 2011.
It won Best Drama Serial at the 2011 Star Awards.
The drama was encored from 30 November 2011 to 3 January 2012 at midnight, from 28 September 2022 to 25 October 2022 Tue to Sat 12AM, and was now rated as PG for violence.
Cast Yang family
Jeanette Aw as Ye Ziqing 叶子青, Yang Tianwei's wife as Yang Nianqing 杨念青, Yang Tianwei's daughter Guo Liang as Yang Tianwei 杨天威 Dai Xiangyu as Chris Yang Zhenfeng 杨振锋 Jerald Tan 陈杰乐 as a young Chris Yang Zhenfeng
Tang family Artiste Character Description Zheng Geping 郑各评 Tang Yaozu 汤耀祖 Tang Ying's fatherMurdered by car accident Regene Lim 林咏谊 Tang Ying 汤颖 Younger (episodes 1) Zhou Ying 周颖 Older Liu Yu 刘羽 Tang Kai 汤凯 Tang Ying's brother (episode 1)Killed in the car accident Yan Bingliang 严丙量 Tang Yaozong Tang Ying's uncleTang Yaozu's older brotherSevered all relations with Tang Ying
Zou Jieming's family Artiste Character Description Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 Zou Jieming 邹杰明 Bai Huahua's son Xu Changgen's step-son Xu Chunli's step-brother Has autism, but is highly intelligentShot by Yang Zhenfeng while saving Tang Ying in episode 25, succumbed to his injuries. Lin Meijiao 林梅娇 Bai Huahua 白花花 Zou Jieming and Xu Chunli's mother Bee hoon stall owner Bryan Chan 陈国华 Xu Changgen 许长根 Bai Huahua's husband Zou Jieming's stepfatherXu Chunli's father Ex-gambling addict Ya Hui 雅慧 Xu Chunli 许春丽 Xu Changgen and Bai Huahua's daughter Zou jieming's step-sister
Other characters Artiste Character Description Christopher Lee 李铭顺 Situ Dongcheng 司徒东城 Former lawyer ruined by Yang ZhenfengReleased from prison in episode 2Nianqing's lover Shot and killed Yang Zhenfeng in Episode 25 Drowned together with Yang Nianqing in Episode 25 (Deceased- Episode 25) Pan Lingling 潘玲玲 Cai Siling 蔡思灵 Yang Tianwei's ex-lover Desmond Tan 陈泂江 Cai Haoyu 蔡浩宇 Cai Siling's younger brother Dentist Darren Lim 林明伦 Wang Lianzhou 汪连州 Situ Dongcheng's former colleague and rival Christina Lim 林佩芬 Fan Meiqi 范美琪 Situ Dongcheng's ex-girlfriend Belinda Lee 李心钰 Ya Lina 雅丽娜 A witch from the Yiluo tribe Adam Chen 詹金泉 Alex Nianqing's ex-boyfriendUndercover Interpol officerLater murdered by Zhenfeng Richard Low 刘谦益 Jimmy Zhang Detective hired as a PI to investigate the Yangs' criminal activities Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 Suying 素英 Zhenfeng's ex-girlfriend who was murdered. Chen Huihui 陈慧慧 Miss Wong Tang Ying's nurse Li Wenhai 李文海 Kun 坤哥
Production The drama's title translates to the Technical Analysis term in financial markets, referring to super-villain Yang Tianwei's attempt to trade using that strategy so as to get rich quickly enough to seek revenge for his murdered son rather than wait for justice to be meted out.
Reception Average viewership for each episode is 866,000.
Accolades OrganisationYear Award Nominee(s) ResultsRefStar Awards 2011 Young Talent Award Jerald Tan Best Theme Song "网" by Jeff Chang Best Director Chong Liung Man Best Screenplay Ang Eng Tee Best Costume Designer Xu Yingying Best Sound/Music Design Long Soo Ming/Zheng Kaihua Best Drama Serial Top Rated Drama Serial Favourite Male Character Elvin Ng Favourite Female Character Jeanette Aw Zhou Ying Most Favourite On-screen couple Jeanette Aw and Christopher Lee Elvin Ng and Zhou Ying Best Supporting ActorDarren Lim Best ActorChristopher Lee Elvin Ng Best ActressJeanette Aw Zhou Ying Best Supporting ActressLin Meijiao Pan Lingling Asian Television Awards2011Best ActorChristopher Lee (Highly commended)Best Supporting ActressPan Lingling Best ScreenplayAng Eng Tee (Highly commended)
See also List of programmes broadcast by Mediacorp Channel 8
References
External links (Chinese) on MediaCorp website