Mightiest Mother-in-Law
Mightiest Mother-in-Law (Chinese: 最强岳母) is a 24 episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day.It stars Chen Liping, Thomas Ong, Paige Chua, Tong Bingyu, Jeffrey Xu, Bonnie Loo, Cavin Soh, Lin Meijiao and Johnny Ng as the casts of this series.
Mightiest Mother-in-Law 最强岳母 | |
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Also known as | MMIL MightiestMIL |
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 陈莉萍 Thomas Ong 王沺裁 Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 Tong Bingyu 童冰玉 Jeffrey Xu 徐鸣杰 Bonnie Loo 罗美仪 Cavin Soh 苏梽诚 Lin Meijiao 林梅娇 Johnny Ng 黄家强 |
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 |
Production location | Singapore |
Running time | approx. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements) |
Release | |
Original network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
Original release | 18 April – 19 May 2017 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Legal Eagles |
Followed by | The Lead |
Related shows | Life Less Ordinary |
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 | Episode(s) appeared |
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Johnny Ng 黄家强 | Qi Yinghao 齐英豪 |
Brother Bee (小蜜蜂哥哥)
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1- 24 |
Lin Meijiao 林梅娇 | Wu Xianglan 吴香兰 |
Goh Hiong Xiang, Old Hag (老太婆)
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1-3, 5-24 |
Thomas Ong 王沺裁 | Qi Hongzhe 齐宏哲 |
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1-24 |
Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 | Guan Shuhui 管淑慧 | Younger Version Portrayed by Audrey Soh (苏怡妃)
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1-24 |
Chris Tong 童冰玉 |
Zhou Ke'en 周可恩 |
Mightiest Mistress (最强小三)
Mentally Unstable Main Villain
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1-14, 16-24 |
Bonnie Loo 罗美仪 | Qi Wanling 齐婉灵 | Mad Woman (疯婆子)
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1-3, 5-19, 21-24 |
Violet Raine Ong 王雍溱 | Qi Zihan 齐梓涵 |
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1-24 |
Cruz Tay 郑凯泽 | Qi Zicong 齐梓聪 |
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1-24 |
Liew (Xiuzhu)'s Family
Cast | Character | Description | Episode(s) appeared |
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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)
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1-2 , 4-5 , 7-14 , 17-24 |
Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 |
Guan Shuhui 管淑慧 |
See Qi (Yinghao)'s Family | 1-24 |
Jeffrey Xu 徐鸣杰 |
Chen Jian 陈健 |
Ken, Swindler/ Conman (死骗子), Cheap (犯贱)
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2-5, 7-24 |
Other cast members
Cast | Character | Description | Episode(s) appeared |
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Cavin Soh 苏志诚 | Zhang Zhongming 张忠鸣 |
Dr Chong (张医生), Jim
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4, 6, 9, 12-24 |
Wang Yuqing 王昱清 | Brother Ji 鸡哥 |
Villain
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1-2, 5 |
Benjamin Josiah Tan 陈俊铭 | John |
Villain
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5, 9-10 |
Andi Lim 林伟文 | Guoqiang 国强 |
Mentally Unstable Supporting Villain
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4, 22-24 |
Kenneth Chung 钟坤华 | Himself |
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18-19 |
Original Sound Track (OST)
No. | Song Title | Singer(s) |
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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 & 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 | |||
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Accolades | Nominees | Category | Result |
Star Awards 2018 Creative Achievement Award Ceremony 专业奖项颁奖礼 | Seah Choon Guan 谢俊源 & Chan Yoke Yeng 陈鈺莹 | Best Screenplay 最佳剧本 | Won |
Star Awards – Acting Awards | |||
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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 | Nominated | ||
N/A | 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
See also
- List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese drama series (2010s)
- List of Mightiest Mother In Law episodes