Love Thy Neighbour (Singaporean TV series)

Love Thy Neighbour ; (四个门牌一个梦)
Genre	Family ; Neighbours
Created by	Winnie Wong 王尤红 ; Lau Chin Poon 刘清盆 ; Lim Gim Lan 林锦兰
Written by	张燕萍
Starring	Ha Yu ; Felicia Chin ; Shaun Chen ; Huang Wenyong ; Lin Meijiao ; Vivian Lai ; Cavin Soh ; Ng Hui
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language(s)	Chinese
No. of episodes	20
Production
Producer(s)	Winnie Wong 王尤红
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Release
Original network	MediaCorp Channel 8
Picture format	16:9 Widescreen
Original release	27 September –; 24 October 2011
Chronology
Preceded by	Bountiful Blessings
Followed by	The Oath
External links
	Website

Love Thy Neighbour (simplified Chinese: 四个门牌一个梦) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Ha Yu , Felicia Chin , Shaun Chen , Huang Wenyong , Lin Meijiao , Vivian Lai , Cavin Soh & Ng Hui as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 27 September 2011 and ended its run on 24 October 2011. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9.00 pm.

This drama starred TVB artiste Ha Yu and also Felicia Chin after one year in her university studies. This drama is the top rated drama serial in 2011, beating C.L.I.F. as the most watched drama.

Synopsis

Ye Meng left East Malaysia to take up a job as a mechanic in Singapore. He was supposed to spend a few days sightseeing with his girlfriend before starting work. Shortly after they checked into a hotel, Bai Yufang disappeared mysteriously. While searching frantically for her, Meng encountered Wang Dafa and Wang Tianhu, a father-and-daughter pair of con artists.

Dafa conned his victims under the guise of a fortune-teller with a "magical" bird. Growing up under her father's negative influence, Tianhu became just as bad, if not worse. Meng was rendered penniless by the conniving duo, and ended up having to move in with them.

Cast

Cast	Role	Description
Ha Yu	Wang Dafa	Tianhu's father Conner Lucy's husband
Felicia Chin	Wang Tianhu	Dafa's daughter Rock star Ye Meng's ex-girlfriend
Shaun Chen	Ye Meng	from East Malaysia Mechanic Tianhu's ex-boyfriend Yufang's boyfriend
Huang Wenyong	Dai Guozhong	Ex-sports coach Vocal critic of Government's foreign talent policy Lingbo's husband Deliang and Peijun's father
Lin Meijiao	Huang Lingbo	Guozhong's wife Deliang and Peijun's mother
Cavin Soh	Dai Deliang	Peijun's brother Angelina's husband
Ng Hui	Angelina	Deliang's wife
Vivian Lai	Shan Shan	from China Xian He's wife
Aileen Tan	Lucy
Rebecca Lim	Bai Yufang	Ye Meng's girlfriend
Douglas Kung	Xian He	from China Shan Shan's husband Cameraman
Brandon Wong	Crazy Knife
Sora Ma	Dai Peijun	Deliang's younger sister Michael's wife
Tan Jun Sheng (Young Talent Cast)	Mozart Dai Dingxin	Deliang and Angelina's son
(Young Talent Cast)	Xian Le	Xian He and Shan Shan's daughter
Hong Hui Fang	Ruyi	Tianhu's mother

Trivia

This drama also stars the Hong Kong student in It's A Small World and its sequels, Douglas Kung, who is known for his heavy Cantonese accent as he speaks in Mandarin, and also action director for many programmes.
Vivian Lai, who hails from Taiwan, had to imitate a Chinese accent in this drama. Her performance received mixed response from viewers. Detractors criticised her accent for being extremely exaggerated, while some applauded her for the comedic style she injected into the role. She managed to achieve the "Best Supporting Actress" award in Star Awards 2012.
Although this drama is the highest-rated drama in 2011, it was not nominated for the Best Drama Serial award in Star Awards 2012.
There is a reported sequel of this drama. However, due to Felicia Chin having to study overseas, the plan in doing the sequel was scrapped. Instead a sister production It's A Wonderful Life was produced.
Unexpectedly, Vivian Lai, Douglas Kung, Ha Yu, Aileen Tan, Tan Junsheng and Brandon Wong acted in World at Your Feet.

Roadshow

On 9 October 2011, the drama's production team organised three roadshows to thank viewers for watching this drama.[1] The three roadshows were organised at Toa Payoh, Tiong Bahru and the Chong Pang areas.[2]

Good Neighbour Award

This drama is related to the Good Neighbour Award contest. The hunt for good neighbours in Singapore ended on 25 September 2011. It yielded 4 stories in total. The 8 households were awarded with sponsored prizes worth $100 each, and also awarded Good Neighbour awards with a sash and a trophy.

2012 Accolades

Accolades	Award	Recipients	Result
Star Awards 2012 Show 1 红星大奖2012 上半场	Young Talent Award 青平果奖	Tan Jun Sheng 陈俊生	Won
	Best Screenplay 最佳剧本	Lim Gim Lan, Lau Chin Poon and Winnie Wong	Nominated
	Best Drama Editing	Lai Chun Kwong	Nominated

Accolades	Award	Recipients	Result
Star Awards 2012 Show 2 红星大奖20112 下半场	Best Newcomer 最佳新人	Sora Ma 马艺瑄	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角	Brandon Wong 黄炯耀	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角	Cavin Soh 苏梽诚	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角	Vivian Lai 赖怡伶	Won

References

"#lovethyneighbour 多谢近百万观众的支持! Thank you!". Archived from the original on 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
陈靓瑄做宣传　粉丝包车追随 Archived 2014-06-14 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)

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[1] "#lovethyneighbour 多谢近百万观众的支持! Thank you!". Archived from the original on 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

[2] 陈靓瑄做宣传　粉丝包车追随 Archived 2014-06-14 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)