Viva Le Famille

Viva Le Famille (Chinese: 好儿好女) is a Mediacorp TV Channel 8 Singapore Chinese drama serial that revolves aroung a big family that faces many problems which other Singaporean families may also face, such as expenses on giving birth to a child, staying with their in-laws, etc. There are 2 parts of the show. They are "Viva Le Famille" and "Viva Le Famillie II".

The two parts were aired in 2002 and 2003 respectively. The cast included mostly veterans actors such as Chen Shucheng, Chen Hanwei, Huang Biren, Zheng Geping, Lin Meijiao, Chen Huihui, San Yow, Richard Low and Li Yinzhu.

tory (Viva Le Famillie I)

The Sun family is headed by retiree, Sun Yong Shun (Chen Shucheng) who brought up his four children on his own when his wife died twenty years ago. Other Sun members include his eldest son, Yu Guo (Zheng Geping) and his wife (Lin Meijiao) who are obsessed with pursing money and material gains that they neglect their only son. Second son, Yu Tai (San Yao) has a wife (Chen Huihui) who is more capable than him. Third daughter (Huang Biren) is a successful career woman who prefers to remain single. And youngest son, Yu An took up a filmmaking course on the pretext that he is pursuing his MBA in U.S.

tory (Viva Le Famillie II)

A continuation from part I, Vive La Famile II showcases an original cast with 2 new additions, namely Pan Jing Lian (Hong Huifang) as Thomas' (Chen Hanwei) auntie and Stephanie (Cassandra See) as Stella's (Lin Meijiao) sister.

Long-time widower Sun Yongshun (Chen Shucheng) suffers a stroke and his four children decide to employ a maid to manage the household chores, while his sister-in-law Sixuan (Lin Yinzhu) offers to take care of Yongshun. In this season, everyone is plagued by their own problems and the household fails to enjoy a moment of peace.

Second son and wife Huifen (Chen Huihui) decide that Yutai (San Yow) will quit his job to be a househusband when Huifen's career soars. The pressure the couple faces by reversing traditional roles soon takes a toil on them. The Sun family's life is turned upside down when third daughter's (Huang Biren) aunt-in-law, Jinglian (Hong Huifang), from Penang moves in to live them. Jinglian assumes the role of the matriarch in her attempt to help, frustrating every Sun family member.

Meanwhile, eldest son Yuguo (Zheng Geping) and his wife (Lin Meijiao) have to reconcile the fact that the latter is retrenched. In addition, Yuguo's boss tries to seduce him and to bribe his family by offering to buy over the house to help tie over the bad times. Will the Sun family be able to tide over their troubles?

Characters in the show

Chen Shucheng-- Head/Father of the family
Chen Hanwei-- Huang Biren's husband
Huang Biren-- Chen Shucheng's only daughter
Zheng Geping-- Chen Shucheng's eldest son
Lin Meijiao-- Zheng Geping's wife
San Yow-- Chen Shucheng's second son
Chen Huihui-- San Yow's wife
Richard Low-- Chen Shucheng's younger brother
Li Yinzhu-- Chen Shucheng's sister-in-law

Nominations

The show earned several nominations in the Star Awards 2002.

*Chen Shucheng was nominated Best Actor
*San Yow was nominated Best Supporting Actor
*Part 1 of the show was nominated Best Drama Serial
*Part 1 of the show's theme song was nominated Best Theme Song

External links

* [http://ch8c.mediacorptv.com/shows/drama/view/510/1/.html Viva Le Famille Official Website]
* [http://ch8c.mediacorptv.com/shows/drama/view/785/1/.html Viva Le Famille II Official Website]