Mightiest Mother-in-Law

*Mightiest Mother-in-Law*
Mightiest Mother-in-Law
Also known as	MMIL ; MightiestMIL
	最强岳母
Genre	Family ; Romance ; Comedy
Written by	Seah Choon Guan 谢俊源 ; Chan Yoke Yeng 陈鈺莹
Directed by	Loh Woon Woon 罗温温 ; Cheong Yuan Ting 张愿庭 ; Gao Shu Yi 高淑怡
Starring	Chen Liping ; Thomas Ong ; Paige Chua ; Tong Bingyu ; Jeffrey Xu ; Bonnie Loo
Opening theme	搞定 (literally: Get It) by Koong Chen Liang 龚振良 (大风吹)
Ending theme	最后才懂 (literally: Finally Understand) by Bonnie Loo
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language	Chinese
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producer	Jasmine Woo 邬毓琳
Running time	approx. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements)
Original release
Network	Mediacorp Channel 8
Release	18 April –; 19 May 2017
Related
	Legal Eagles; The Lead; Life Less Ordinary;

Mightiest Mother-in-Law (Chinese: 最强岳母) is a 24 episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Chen Liping, Thomas Ong, Paige Chua, Tong Bingyu, Jeffrey Xu and Bonnie Loo as the casts of this series.

Plot

Qi Hongzhe (Thomas Ong) is a married man with two children. He is married to Guan Shuhui (Paige Chua), and he has an affair with Zhou Ke'en (Tong Bing Yu). Family problems come as Zhou Ke'en and Guan Shuhui fight for Qi Hongzhe. Meanwhile, Guan Shuhui has the help of her mother, Liew Xiuzhu (Chen Liping) to help her tackle Zhou Ke'en.

Cast

Qi (Yinghao)'s Family

Cast	Character	Description
Johnny Ng 黄家强	Qi Yinghao 齐英豪	Brother Bee (小蜜蜂哥哥) Wu Xianglan's husband Qi Hongzhe and Qi Wanling's father Guan Shuhui's father-in-law Qi Zihan and Qi Zicong's grandfather
Lin Meijiao 林梅娇	Wu Xianglan 吴香兰	Goh Hiong Xiang, Old Hag (老太婆) Qi Yinghao's wife Qi Hongzhe and Qi Wanling's mother Guan Shuhui's mother-in-law Qi Zihan and Qi Zicong's grandmother (Suffers a stroke in Episode 12)
Thomas Ong 王沺裁	Qi Hongzhe 齐宏哲	Boss of Lighting store Qi Yinghao and Wu Xianglan's son Guan Shuhui's husband Zhang Zhongming's NS friend Zhou Ke'en target
Paige Chua 蔡琦慧	Guan Shuhui 管淑慧	Younger Version Portrayed by Audrey Soh (苏怡妃) Liew Xiuzhu's daughter Qi Hongzhe's wife Qi Wanling's sister-in-law Qi Zihan and Qi Zicong's mother Chen Jian's god-elder sister Zhang Zhongming's employee and friend
Chris Tong 童冰玉	Zhou Ke'en 周可恩	Mightiest Mistress (最强小三) Designer Qi Hongzhe's mistress Zhang Zhongming's best friend and patient
Bonnie Loo 罗美仪	Qi Wanling 齐婉灵	Mad Woman (疯婆子) Qi Yinghao and Wu Xianglan's daughter Guan Shuhui's sister-in-law Qi Zihan and Qi Zicong's aunt Chen Jian's love interest and girlfriend
Violet Raine Ong 王雍溱	Qi Zihan 齐梓涵	Liew Xiuzhu, Qi Yinghao and Wu Xianglan's grand-daughter Qi Hongzhe and Guan Shuhui's daughter Qi Wanling's niece
Cruz Tay 郑凯泽	Qi Zicong 齐梓聪	Liew Xiuzhu, Qi Yinghao and Wu Xianglan's grand-son Qi Hongzhe and Guan Shuhui's son Qi Wanling's nephew Qi Zihan's younger brother

Liew (Xiuzhu)'s Family

Cast	Character	Description
Chen Liping 陈莉萍	Liew Xiuzhu 吕秀珠	Ms Chen (陈太太), Sister Lisa (Lisa姐), Old Hen (老母鸡), Old Witch (老巫婆) Younger Version portrayed by Caryn Cheng (庄薇霓) Guan Shuhui's mother Qi Hongzhe's mother-in-law Chen Jian's god-mother Qi Zihan and Qi Zicong's grandmother
Paige Chua 蔡琦慧	Guan Shuhui 管淑慧	See Qi (Yinghao)'s Family
Jeffrey Xu 徐鸣杰	Chen Jian 陈健	Ken, Swindler/ Conman (死骗子), Cheap (犯贱) Liew Xiuzhu's god son Qi Wanling's boyfriend Guan Shuhui's god-younger brother

Other cast members

Cast	Character	Description
Cavin Soh 苏志诚	Zhang Zhongming 张忠鸣	Dr Chong (张医生), Jim Psychiatrist Zhou Ke'en's best friend and psychologist Qi Hongzhe's NS friend Guan Shuhui's boss and friend
Wang Yuqing 王昱清	Brother Ji鸡哥	Villain John's boss
Benjamin Josiah Tan 陈俊铭	John	Villain Qi Wanling's online boyfriend Brother Ji's subordinate
Andi Lim 林伟文	Guoqiang Jim 国强	English name Jim Zhou Ke'en ex-lover and target Zhang Zhongming's patient
June Lim HZ 林惠贞	Ex-Wife of Guoqiang Jim 国强	Revealed about Jim's past with Zhou Ke'en to Xiu Zhu & Chen Jian in Episode 22
Kenneth Chung 钟坤华	Himself	Host of Win A Car Interviewed Chen Jian

Original Sound Track (OST)

No.	Title	Singer(s)
1	搞定 (Opening Theme Song)	Koong Chen Liang (DFC) 龚振良 (大风吹)
2	最后才懂	Bonnie Loo 罗美仪

Awards and nominations

Star Awards 2018

Mightiest Mother-in-Law is up for 5 nominations.

The other drama serials also nominated for Best Drama Serial with My Friends from Afar, When Duty Calls, While We Are Young & Have A Little Faith.

It won 1 out of 5 nominations.

The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.

Star Awards – Performance Awards
Accolades	Nominees	Category	Result	Ref
Star Awards 2018 Creative Achievement Award Ceremony	Seah Choon Guan 谢俊源 & Chan Yoke Yeng 陈鈺莹	Best Screenplay	Won	^[1]

Star Awards – Acting Awards
Accolades	Nominees	Category	Result
Star Awards 2018 Awards Ceremony 红星大奖2018颁奖礼	Violet Raine Ong 王雍溱	Young Talent Award 青苹果奖	Nominated
	Bonnie Loo 罗美仪	Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角	Nominated
	Chen Liping 陈莉萍	Best Actress 最佳女主角	Nominated
	Paige Chua 蔡琦慧	Best Actress 最佳女主角	Nominated
	—	Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧	Nominated

Development

Filming started in November 2016 and ended on 27 January 2017.

International broadcast

Malaysia - 8TV (Malaysia) - Aires starting 14 June 2018 on Mon to Thurs at 9.30pm

References

^ "Here Are The Stars Who Showed Up At The Star Awards Creative Achievement Awards 2018". 8 Days. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

[1] "Here Are The Stars Who Showed Up At The Star Awards Creative Achievement Awards 2018". 8 Days. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

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