The In-Laws (TV series)

2011 Singaporean Chinese drama

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The In-Laws

麻婆斗妇
Written by| Lau Ching Poon 刘清盆
Chen Siew Khoon 陈秀群
Starring| Louise Lee
Rui En
Pierre Png
Cynthia Koh
Darren Lim
Belinda Lee
Jin Yinji
Opening theme| 最简单的温柔 (The Simplest Touch) by 吴惠冰 Wu Hui Bing
Ending theme| 路过 (Just Passing) by Cavin Soh
Country of origin| Singapore
Original language| Chinese
No. of episodes| 35
Production
Producer| Lai Lee Thin 赖丽婷
Running time| approx. 45 minutes
Original release
Network| MediaCorp Channel 8
Release| 12 April (2011-04-12) –
30 May 2011 (2011-05-30)
Related

* Be Happy
* C.L.I.F.

The In-Laws (Chinese: 麻婆斗妇) 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.[1]

It stars the award-winning veteran Hong Kong actress Louise Lee who also acted in the locally produced Portrait of Home back in 2005.[2]

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

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### Xiao's family

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Cast | Character | Description

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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

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Cast | Character | Description

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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

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Cast | Character | Description

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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

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Year  | Award  | Category | Nominee / Work | Result  | Ref

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2012  | Star Awards | Best Screenplay 最佳剧本 | Chen Siew Khoon 陈秀群 and Lau Chin Poon 刘清盆 | Won  |
Best Set Design for Drama Programmes 最佳戏剧布景设计 | Chen Jiagu 陈家谷 | Nominated  |
Favourite Onscreen Couple | Rui En and Pierre Png | Nominated  |

## See also

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* List of The In-Laws (TV series) episodes

## References

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1. ^ "麻婆斗妇-电视剧-高清视频在线观看-搜狐视频".
2. ^ "《麻婆斗妇》全集-电视剧-免费在线观看". video.sogou.com.

## External links

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* "《麻婆斗妇》The In-Laws". entertainment.xin.msn.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012.

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