Double Happiness (TV series)

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(s) Chinese
No. of episodes 142
Production
Producer(s) 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

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 71 episodes in each 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.

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.

Casts

Kimberly Wang as Lana, Yaozu and Jiayu's daughter

Guest cast

Synopsis

Yaxi, who has never stepped into a kitchen before, was given the responsibility to take care of her family's Fish and Chips stall by her dying mother-in-law. Besides handling the intricate details of running the business, Yaxi also has to maintain the peace among other family members, including her strong-willed sister-in-law, her lazy elder brother, a money-minded sister and her husband, a younger sister and an aunt who is gossipy.

Accolades

AccoladeAwardNomineesResult
Star Awards 2004 Show 1
红星大奖 2004		Young Talent Award 青苹果奖Li Xianmin 李咸慜Won
Best ScreenplayAng Eng TeeWon
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/ANominated
  • 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "China's CCTV to show drama series by MediaCorp Studios". Channel NewsAsia. 23 August 2007.
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