Dear, Dear Son-in-Law () is a

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modern family drama which was telecast on

's free-to-air channel,

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. It made its debut on 16 October 2007 and ended its run on 12 November 2007. It was screened at 9.00pm every weekday night and repeated every Saturday and Sunday from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. The serial consists of 20 episodes.

Plot

Jiang Wencai seems to have it all, a stable career and a happy family, until his eldest daughter Jiang Yijuan unexpectedly announces her engagement to an assistant designer, Zhang Shunfa. Distrustful of Shunfa and yet unable to express his objections, Wencai offers to rent a room to him so that he can chaperone the couple as he plots to break them up. But soon, Wencai realizes that his future son-in-law is not his only problem. His eldest son Junji is being led into risky investments by his capricious mother-in-law; his second daughter Yijun whom he was proud of returned from abroad without completing her degree; his neglected teenager son and daughter also get into trouble behind his back. In turn, it was Shunfa who helps him resolve his family problems. Unable to take the many setbacks, Wencai collapses and falls sick. He then conceives a scheme with Shunfa to teach his children a lesson.

Cast

Main cast

Zhu Houren Zhu Houren () is a Singaporean Singaporeans, or the Singaporean people, refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country. Si ...

as Jiang Wencai who is the head of the household. *

Pierre Png Pierre Png Tiang Huat (; born 29 October 1973), is a Singaporean actor. He is known for starring in multiple Singaporean MediaCorp's Channel 5 and Channel 8's dramas which include '' The Gentlemen'' and ''When Duty Calls''. Early in his ca ...

as Zhang Shunfa. He is Wencai's prospective son-in-law. Initially At first, Zhang was going to marry Yijuan, Wencai's eldest daughter. He subsequently break up with her and falls in love with Yijun, Wencai's second daughter. *

Jeanette Aw Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (born 28 June 1979), better known by her stage name Ou Xuan (), is a Singaporean actress, filmmaker, businesswoman and writer. Aw was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006, after which she achieved wider ...

as Jiang Yijun Nicknamed as Chili Crab, Wencai's third daughter.

Reception

Avis Wong of

The New Paper ''The New Paper'' is a Singaporean newspaper in tabloid form. It was originally published as a "noon paper", but since 2016 has been published daily as a freesheet in the morning from 7 a.m. onwards. History First launched on 26 July 1988, ...

rated the drama 3.5 stars out of 5 with the drama having a good pace and story, with veterans acting well.

Viewership

This drama series was the 5th highest rated drama in 2007.

References

External links

Theme song
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