Home in Toa Payoh is a Singaporean Chinese drama which had its original run telecast in December 2003. The drama is produced by Singapore's MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It was re-aired in 2007 on every weekday, 5.30pm on Channel 8.
| Home in Toa Payoh | |
|---|---|
| 家在大巴窑 | |
| Genre | Family Dramedy |
| Directed by | Chia Mien Yang |
| Starring | Li Nanxing Huang Biren Fiona Xie Zhu Mimi Cavin Soh Huang Yiliang |
| Opening theme | 自己的天空 by Alan Poh, sung by Cavin Soh |
| Ending theme | 家在大巴窑 by Marcus Chin |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original languages | Chinese and Teochew and Singlish dialogue |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MediaCorp |
| Release | 15 December 2003 – 23 January 2004 |
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Synopsis
editThe first four minutes of the first episode introduces Toa Payoh, one of Singapore's oldest estates, and chronicles its development from a small "kampung" along swampy marshland to a modernised thriving neighbourhood. The series depicts life in a typical HDB estate.
Baomei, Pengkun and Guocheng are childhood friends who grew up together in Toa Payoh. Baomei is an overly thrifty bachelor who is a foreman at a factory. Pengkun is a top technician at Baomei's factory but is always skiving to return home early to be with his wife and children. Guocheng is a highly successful insurance salesman with a loving but constantly nagging wife Huiming. The three of them and their families have to put up with the gossipy and quarrelsome Auntie Fen who often argues with Guocheng's father-in-law.
Cast
editMain cast
edit- Li Nanxing as Li Baomei "Ah Bee" (李保美)
- Cavin Soh as Zhou Pengkun (周朋琨)
- Huang Yiliang as Yuan Guocheng (袁国程)
- Huang Biren as Zheng Huiming (郑惠明) "Kaypoh Queen"
- Fiona Xie as Yuan Shuhuai (袁淑怀)
- Mimi Chu as Wu Lifen "Elephant" (吴立纷)
Supporting cast
edit- Li Wenhai as Zheng Daba (郑大跋)
- Yang Libing as Wu Jinxiu (吴锦绣), Lifen's niece
- Zen Chong as Dino
- Liang Tian as "Ninth Uncle" (九叔)
- Rayson Tan
- Yan Bingliang as factory boss
- Margaret Lee as Qunying
External links
edit- Home in Toa Payoh (English)
- Home in Toa Payoh (Chinese)
- Home in Toa Payoh (mewatch)
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