Breakout (Singaporean TV series)

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2010 Singaporean TV series or program

Breakout

破天网
Genre| Thriller
Action
Revenge
Created by| Ang Eng Tee 洪荣狄
Written by| Ang Eng Tee 洪荣狄
Directed by| Chong Liung Man 张龙敏
Loh Woon Woon 罗温温
方傢福 Png Keh Hock
Starring| Jeanette Aw
Elvin Ng
Zhou Ying
Christopher Lee
Dai Xiangyu
Guo Liang
Opening theme| 网 (The Web) by Jeff Chang
Ending theme| 网 (The Web) by Jeff Chang
Country of origin| Singapore
Original language| Chinese
No. of episodes| 25
Production
Producer| Winnie Wong 王尤红
Running time| approx. 45 minutes per episode
Original release
Network| MediaCorp Channel 8
Release| 6 December 2010 (2010-12-6) –
7 January 2011 (2011-1-7)
Related

* Mrs P.I.
* Prosperity

Breakout (Chinese: 破天网) 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 in 2010 at Star Awards.

## Title

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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.

## Cast

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### Yang family

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Artiste | Character | Description

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Jeanette Aw 欧萱 | Yang Nianqing 杨念青 | Yang Tianwei's daughter
Yang Zhenfeng's younger sister
Originally named Yang Minhui, but changed name to Yang Nianqing in remembrance of Ye Ziqing
Situ Dongcheng's lover
Suffered from schizophrenia
Drown together with Situ Dongcheng in episode 25
(deceased)
Ye Ziqing 叶子青 | Yang Tianwei's wife (deceased)
Tang Yaozu's ex-lover
Nianqing and Zhenfeng's mother
Guo Liang 郭亮 | Yang Tianwei 杨天威 | Main Villain
Ziqing's husband
Zhenfeng and Nianqing's father
Killed by Yang Nianqing in episode 25
(deceased)
Jerald Tan 陈杰乐 | Chris Yang Zhenfeng 杨振锋 | Younger (episode 1)
Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 | Older
Second Villain
Killed by Situ Zhongcheng with two gunshots in episode 25
(deceased)

### Tang family

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Artiste | Character | Description

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Zheng Geping 郑各评 | Tang Yaozu 汤耀祖 | Tang Ying's father
Murdered 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 uncle
Tang Yaozu's older brother
Severed all relations with Tang Ying

### Zou Jieming's family

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Artiste | Character | Description

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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 intelligent
Shot by Yang Zhenfeng while saving Tang Ying in episode 25, recovered in the end
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 stepfather
Xu 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

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Artiste | Character | Description

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Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | Situ Dongcheng 司徒东城 | Former lawyer ruined by Yang Zhenfeng
Released from prison in episode 2
Nianqing'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-boyfriend
Undercover Interpol officer
Later 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
Chen Huihui 陈慧慧 | Miss Wong | Tang Ying's nurse
Li Wenhai 李文海 | Kun 坤哥 |

## Broadcast

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It was the tenth Channel 8 drama to be fully filmed in HD and the first to be filmed in Dolby Digital.

This 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, similar to The Ultimatum. As a result, The Family Court and The Score were not being broadcast at midnight, but at 5.30pm instead and once more from 23 December 2024 Monday 12 AM Replay programme.

## Awards and nominations

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Breakout lead the nominations for, and won the most awards for acting and technical categories in the 2011 Star Awards ceremony. It also won three nominations and commendations at the 2011 Asian Television Awards.

### Star Awards 2011

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Accolades | Award | Nominee(s) | Results

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Star Awards | Young Talent Award | Jerald Tan  | Nominated
Best Theme Song | "网" by Jeff Chang | Won
Best Director | Chong Liung Man  | Won
Best Screenplay | Ang Eng Tee  | Nominated
Best Costume Designer  | Xu Yingying  | Nominated
Best Sound/Music Design  | Long Soo Ming/Zheng Kaihua  | Won
Best Drama Serial | —  | Won
Top Rated Drama Serial  | —  | Nominated
Star Awards for Favourite Male Character | Elvin Ng | Won
Star Awards for Favourite Female Character | Jeanette Aw | Nominated
Zhou Ying | Nominated
Most Favourite On-screen couple  | Jeanette Aw & Christopher Lee | Won
Elvin Ng & Zhou Ying | Nominated
Accolades | Award | Nominee(s) | Results

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Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Darren Lim | Nominated
Best Actor | Christopher Lee | Nominated
Elvin Ng | Nominated
Best Actress | Jeanette Aw | Nominated
Zhou Ying | Nominated
Best Supporting Actress | Lin Meijiao | Nominated
Pan Lingling | Won

### Asian Television Awards

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Award | Nominee(s) | Result

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Best Actor | Christopher Lee | Nominated
(Highly commended)
Best Supporting Actress | Pan Lingling | Nominated
(Highly commended)
Best Screenplay | Ang Eng Tee | Nominated
(Highly commended)

### Parody

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During the awards ceremony, Christopher Lee, Huang Wenyong, Ben Yeo and other actors performed a parody of the series. Lee, portraying Breakout director Chong Liung Man, and his "camera crew" (played by Huang and Yeo) were filming a scene on the harbour. Veteran radio deejay Dennis Chew played Yang Tianwei, ceremony co-host Quan Yi Fong played Yang Nianqing, popular television host Lee Teng played Yang Zhenfeng, award nominee Zhou Ying reprised her role as Tang Ying and Quan's co-host Guo Liang played Zou Jieming.

## See also

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* List of programmes broadcast by Mediacorp Channel 8

## References

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## External links

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* Breakout (Chinese) on MediaCorp website

Preceded by
Together
2009-10 | Star Awards for Best Drama Serial
Breakout
2010-11 | Succeeded by
On the Fringe
2011-12

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2010s|

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