Your Hand In Mine

Your Hand In Mine
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Created by	Hong Xi 洪汐
Written by	Hong Xi 洪汐 Zhang Liangxing 张亮星 Wu Cuicui 吴翠翠 Chen Disheng 陈迪笙
Directed by	Xie Yiwen 谢益文
Starring	Huang Wenyong Chen Liping Yvonne Lim Cai Peixuan Belinda Lee
Opening theme	想握你的手 by 迷路兵 Milubing
Ending theme	想握你的手 by 曾咏霖 Teresa Tseng 只要你微笑 by 迷路兵 Milubing 逞强 by 曾咏霖 Teresa Tseng
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language	Chinese
No. of episodes	180
Production
Producer	He Faming 何法明
Running time	approx. 45 minutes per episode
Original release
Network	MediaCorp TV Channel 8
Release	9 November 2009

Your Hand In Mine (Chinese: 想握你的手) is a long-running drama produced by Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It is the longest local drama that has been produced by Mediacorp to date, with 180 episodes. The drama is still in the process of being filmed, with plans to change the storyline with feedback from viewers.

It is also the first Mediacorp production to be filmed entirely at outdoor locations and the second to be filmed in high definition after The Ultimatum.

The drama started airing at the 7pm primetime slot from 9 November 2009 and is scheduled to end on 9 July 2010.

Main Cast

Actor	Role	Description
Huang Wenyong	Zheng Shanguo (郑山国)	Aizhen, Aishan and Aimei's father Yuxiang's husband Qiaomei's eldest son Owner of two HDB coffeeshops
Chen Liping	Zheng Yuxiang (郑玉香)	Aizhen, Aishan and Aimei's mother Shanguo's wife
Yvonne Lim	Zheng Aizhen (郑爱真)	Yuxiang and Shanguo's eldest daughter Fang Kai's admirer Television news reporter
Belinda Lee	Zheng Aishan (郑爱善)	Yuxiang and Shanguo's second daughter Auditor
Cai Peixuan	Zheng Aimei (郑爱美)	Yuxiang and Shanguo's youngest daughter Yue Guang's admirer
Yao Wenlong	Zheng Shuiguo (郑水国)	Shanguo's brother Qiaomei's youngest son Owner of a massage parlour
Hong Damu	Lu Qiaomei (卢巧妹)	Shanguo and Shuiguo's mother
Shuan Chen	Li Liqin (李立勤)	Qiumei's son Fang Kai's friend University graduate
Paige Chua	Li Lifen (李立芬)	Qiumei's daughter Fang Kai's admirer
Jin Yinji	Lan Jinyin (蓝金银)	Liqin and Lifen's grandmother Jianzhou's wife
Jue Xi	Guan Qiumei (关秋梅)	Liqin and Lifen's mother Ex-convict
Cavin Soh	Wu Youli (吴有礼)	Youqing's brother Rag-and-bone man (Karung-guni) Ah Bing's admirer Kind Soul
Joanne Peh	Wu Youqing	Youli's sister Lawyer Ben's mentor Yue Guang's admirer
Zhang Yaodong	Yue Guang (岳光)	Roland's uncle Psychologist Dr. Yeah
Pierre Png	Fang Kai (方楷)	Jason and Janet's son Felicia's brother Liqin's friend

Supporting Cast

Actor	Role	Description
Chen Shucheng	Jason Fang (Jason方)	Fang Kai and Felicia's father Janet's husband
He Jie	Janet Fang (Janet方)	Jason's wife Fang Kai's stepmother
Hayden Hee	4D	Yuxiang and Shanguo's employee
Patricia Mok	Dried Chilli (辣椒干)	Hongzhong's wife Yuxiang and Shanguo's employee
Chen Huihui	Quan Sao (全嫂)	Yuxiang and Shanguo's employee Quan's wife
Pan Lingling	Lin Duoli Dolly (林多利)	Hanwen's ex-wife Property agent President of the Womens' Club Xiaoxi and Xiaonan's mother
Huang Shinan	Lin Hanwen (林汉文)	Duoli's ex-husband Police officer Xiaonan and Xiaoxi's father
Liang Tian	Li Jianzhou (李建舟)	Jinyin's husband
Joshua Ang	H20	Zen's stepson Lifen's friend Xiaoxi's friend
Lynn Poh	Zen Zhou (Zen周)	H20's stepmother Head of an acting company Roland's girlfriend
Adam Chen	Roland	Yue Guang's nephew Zen's kept man
Cassandra See	Helen	Yuxiang's best friend
Pamelyn Chee	Ah Bing (阿冰)	Auntie OK's daughter Blind

Minor Cast

Actor	Role	Desciption
Zheng Yazhu	Auntie Garbage (垃圾婆)	Youli's friend Rag-and-bone woman (Karung-guni)
Yuan Hema	Hongzhong (洪中)	Dried Chilli's husband Shanguo and Yuxiang's employee Jinyin's friend
Fatimah bin Ahijar	Wati	Yuxiang and Shanguo's employee Param's wife
Akafhar bin Latim	Param	Shanguo and Yuxiang's employee Wati's husband
Mei Zhen	Orbit	Obiang's sister Shanguo and Yuxiang's employee
Lin Haojia	Obiang	Orbit's sister Shanguo and Yuxiang's employee
Liang Zhangkou	Uncle Rojak	Shanguo and Yuxiang's employee
Kao Pianzhou	Auntie Chicken Rice (鸡饭嫂)	Shanguo and Yuxiang's employee
Quan Weiling	May	Yue Guang's employee
Kelli Ting	Felicia Fang (Felicia方)	Jason and Janet's daughter Graduate
Kala Czen	Rose	Aishan's office compeititor
Lin Jia'an	Ah Ru (阿如)	Quan Sao's daughter Xiaonan's friend
Lin Junhao	Ah Hui (阿辉)	Quan Sao's second son
Peng Xiuxuan	Ah Xiang (阿祥)	Quan Sao's elder son
Chen Xingyu	Lin Xiaonan (林小南)	Duoli and Hanwen's son Xiaoxi's brother Ah Ru's friend
Jane Tan	Lin Xiaoxi (林小西)	Duoli and Hanwen's daughter Xiaonan's sister
Gabriel Lim	Ben	Youqing's pupil
Henry Heng	PP	Youqing's boss
Le Yao	Yang Yan (杨艳)	Mary's friend Aizhen's rival Television news reporter
Zhou Liao	Big Mouth Gang (大嘴刚)	Jinyin's friend
Sun Yuhui	Auntie OK (好姨)	Ah Bing's mother
Sala Seow	Mary	Duoli's enemy Zen's friend
David Loh	Nelson Tan	House renovater

(The cast is subject to change as the storyline progresses.)

Sypnosis

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The seven members of the Tay family live in a 5-room HDB flat. Zheng Shanguo (Huang Wenyong), the head of the household, owns and runs two coffee shops, 899. Penny-pinching by nature, it is an irony that his wife, Zheng Yuxiang (Chen Liping) is a spendthrift who hankers after branded goods. They have three daughters, the eldest, Aizhen (Yvonne Lim), an impatient and arrogant TV news reporter, the second, Aishan (Belinda Lee), an auditor who has a phobia of sickness and death and is overly obsessive about cleanliness and hygiene. The youngest daughter is Aimei (Cai Peixuan), an accomplished baker who suffers from low self confidence and esteem. Laidback and muddle-headed, she is notorious in her family for spying on her mother's activities for her father. Zheng Qiaomei (Hong Damu) is Shanguo’s jovial mother who never fails to surprise them with ideas that are out of the world and Zheng Shuiguo (Yao Wenlong), his kind-hearted but roguish younger brother.

The Tay family lives next to a Chinese medium, Lan Jinyin (Jin Yinji) whose daughter-in-law, Guan Qiumei (Jue Xi) was imprisoned for the manslaughter of Jinyin’s only son. Jinyin raised her two grandchildren, Li Liqin (Shaun Chen) and Li Lifen (Paige Chua), with the winnings from her mahjong games.

As a young child, Liqin was psychologically scarred as he was mocked and called a murderer’s son. On the other hand, Lifen, unaware that her mother killed her father, is naïve by nature and not street-smart, seeing the world through rose-tinted glasses. After Qiumei is released from prison, she looks up Jinyin and her children to ask for their forgiveness. However, both Jinyin and Liqin refuse to forgive her.

Yuxiang wants to climb the social ladder and coerces Shanguo into moving into a bungalow. Unfortunately, her new neighbour, Wu Youli (Cavin Soh), who lives with his sister, Youqing (Joanne Peh) is a weird character and has a large tumour growing out of his neck which causes him to feel inferior and defensive. He lashes out callously at anyone who makes fun of his looks and Yuxiang is no exception. Yuxiang and Youli end up fighting all the time and even file lawsuits against each other. Youqing meets Dr Yue Guang (Zhang Yaodong), a psychologist, by chance. Love blossoms between them after he helps her to overcome her trauma from a childhood kidnap.

Aizhen’s boyfriend, Fang Kai (Pierre Png) is the son of one of Singapore’s wealthiest businessmen. Fang Kai is also Liqin’s good friend. However, Liqin grows increasingly jealous and envious of Fang Kai’s privileged background and upbringing. He then uses underhand means to gain the trust of Fang Kai’s father, Jason (Chen Shucheng). Eventually, Jason promotes Liqin to be his right-hand man in the company.

(The storyline is subject to change with viewer feedback.)

Trivia

• Se Ce was to be played by Kelli Ting; Ting played Felicia Fang instead.
• Yue Caipiao was to play Yue Guang's daughter. However, due to a change in the script, her character was renamed Cui Ruanfei and separated from Yue Guang's storyline.
• Hayden Hee is the brother of Julian Hee, a Mediacorp artiste.

See also

• List of programmes broadcast by MediaCorp TV Channel 8

External links

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