The In-Laws (TV series)

The In-Laws (Chinese: 麻婆斗妇) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Louise Lee, Rui En, Pierre Png, Cynthia Koh, Darren Lim, Belinda Lee & Jin Yinji as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 12 April 2011 and has ended on 30 May 2011. This drama serial consists of 35 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. This drama serial was repeated on every Monday to Wednesday at 3:30 pm.^[1]

The In-Laws
麻婆斗妇
Written by	Lau Ching Poon 刘清盆 Chen Siew Khoon 陈秀群
Starring	Louise Lee Rui En Pierre Png Cynthia Koh Darren Lim Belinda Lee Jin Yinji
Opening theme	最简单的温柔 (The Simplest Touch) by 吴惠冰 Wu Hui Bing
Ending theme	路过 (Just Passing) by Cavin Soh
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language	Chinese
No. of episodes	35
Production
Producer	Lai Lee Thin 赖丽婷
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Original release
Network	MediaCorp Channel 8
Release	12 April (2011-04-12) – 30 May 2011 (2011-05-30)
Related
Be Happy C.L.I.F.

It stars the award-winning veteran Hong Kong actress Louise Lee who also acted in the locally produced Portrait of Home back in 2005.^[2]

The series title 麻婆斗妇 (ma po dou fu, literally translates as "old lady fights daughter-in-law") is a play on a spicy tofu and beef dish from Sichuan called "Pockmarked Lady's Beancurd" (麻婆豆腐).

Cast

Xiao's family

Cast	Character	Description
Jin Yinji	He Xiangqin 何香琴	Xiao Fenfen's mother Lin Baozhu's mother-in-law Xiao Jianye and Xiao Jianhai's grandmother
Louise Lee	Lin Baozhu 林宝珠	Head of the family Xiao Jianye and Xiao Jianhai's mother Wang Jiazhen and Yan Qiuhua's mother-in-law
Belinda Lee	Xiao Fenfen 萧芬芬	He Xiangqin's daughter Lin Baozhu's sister-in-law Xiao Jianye and Xiao Jianhai's aunt
Darren Lim	Xiao Jianye 萧健业	Lin Baozhu's eldest son Xiao Jianhai's elder brother Yan Qiuhua's husband Xiao Fenfen's nephew
Cynthia Koh	Yan Qiuhua 严秋桦	Xiao Jianye's wife
Pierre Png	Xiao Jianhai 萧健海	Lin Baozhu's youngest son Xiao Jianye's younger brother Wang Jiazhen's husband Xiao Fenfen's nephew Yan Qiuhua's brother-in-law Wang Du's son-in-law
Rui En	Wang Jiazhen 王佳珍	Xiao Jianhai's wife Lin Baozhu's daughter-in-law Wang Du's daughter Wang Jieqi's younger sister Liang Xin's sister-in-law Bai Zijun's ex-girlfriend Nicknamed by Jianhai "Chawanmushi"

Wang's family

Cast	Character	Description
Richard Low	Wang Du 王堵	Father of Wang Jiazhen and Wang Jieqi Xiao Jianhai and Liang Xin's father-in-law
Cavin Soh	Wang Jieqi 王杰奇	Wang Du's elder son Wang Jiazhen's elder brother Liang Xin's husband
Apple Hong	Liang Xin 梁芯	Wang Jieqi's wife Wang Du's daughter-in-law Wang Jiazhen's sister-in-law

Others

Cast	Character	Description
Terence Cao	Bai Zijun 白子俊
May Phua	Luo Feifei 罗菲菲	Bai Zijun's wife
Louis Wu 伍洛毅	Da Bao 大宝	Xiao Fenfen's suitor

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref
2012	Star Awards	Best Screenplay 最佳剧本	Chen Siew Khoon 陈秀群 and Lau Chin Poon 刘清盆	Won
		Best Set Design for Drama Programmes 最佳戏剧布景设计	Chen Jiagu 陈家谷	Nominated
		Favourite Onscreen Couple	Rui En and Pierre Png	Nominated

See also

• List of The In-Laws (TV series) episodes