Son of Pulau Tekong (Chinese: 亚答籽) is a Singaporean Chinese-language drama series. The series stars Huang Wenyong, Lin Ming Zhe, Chen Bifeng, Chen Xiuhuan, Huang Peiru, Liu Qiu Lian, Huang Caiyun, Zeng Yaofeng and Wang Xiuyun.[1][2][3][4]
| Son of Pulau Tekong | |
|---|---|
| 亚答籽 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Starring | Huang Wenyong Lin Ming Zhe Chen Bifeng Chen Xiuhuan Huang Peiru Liu Qiu Lian Huang Caiyun Zeng Yaofeng Wang Xiuyun |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBC Channel 8 |
| Release | June 13 – July 26, 1985 |
Plot
editThe show depict the lives of inhabitants of Pulau Tekong before they moved to mainland Singapore and their subsequent adaptions to new places.[5]
Cast
edit- Huang Wenyong as Wen Chao Qiang[6]
- Lin Ming Zhe as Chen Su Chang[6]
- Chen Bifeng as Zhen[5]
- Chen Xiuhuan as He Wei Na[5]
- Huang Peiru as Wang Hui Min[5]
- Liu Qiu Lian
- Wang Xiuyun
- Huang Caiyun as Mei
- Zeng Yaofeng
- Cai Pingkai[6]
- Zhang Jinhua[6]
- Yun Changzhou[6]
- Chen Guohua
- Li Huiyan
- Steven Woon
- Liang Lifen
- Chen Zhonghua
- Tang Hu
- Gu Rongfang
- Chen Meng
- Zhong Shurong
- Ke Guimin
- Wang Peiwen
- Huang Shinan
- Chen Tianxiang
- Yan Bingliang as Gan Long
- Guo Xianhua
- Bai Yan[7]
- Tang Yencan[7]
Production
editLeung Lap Yan, head of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's Chinese Drama Unit, described the show as a comedy.[5]
Reception
editWong Ah Yoke of the Singapore Monitor wrote that while the show "fails as a comedy", the "civics lessons are evident, although never blatantly so", and that they are "absorbed cleverly into the storyline."[5]
Koh Siew Tin of The Straits Times wrote that the series "opens impressively but quickly lapses into mediocrity", and that "apart from the first three episodes, the serial is no different from the other contemporary dramas that SBC has made." He praised the performances of Lin, Cai, Zhang and Yun while criticising the performance of Huang Wenyong.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Filming starts on Tekong serial". The Straits Times. Singapore. 9 April 1985. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "SBC cameras roll for Son of Pulau Tekong". Singapore Monitor. Singapore. 10 April 1985. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "继《铁蝴蝶》后广播局将推出 《亚答籽》电视连续剧". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore. 2 June 1985. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "《亚答籽》 周日拉队德光岛". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore. 24 April 1985. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Wong, Ah Yoke (8 June 1985). "SBC-style humour". Singapore Monitor. Singapore. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Leong, Weng Kam (21 June 1985). "Local flavour but no strong identity". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b Tan, Julie (9 June 1985). "Nostalgic look at kampung lifestyle". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 10 April 2023.