The Unbeatables () is a 1993 Chinese
drama serial
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produced by
Singapore
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's Mandarin channel, Channel 8.
''The Unbeatables'' is best remembered for being the first Singaporean show on
gambling
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, and featured early television appearances from
Zoe Tay
Zoe Tay (; born 10 January 1968) is a Singaporean actress and former model. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Caldecott Hill" and "Ah Jie" (Top Actress) by the local media since the rise of her popularity in the 1990s. She is one of th ...
and
Li Nanxing
Jonathan Lee Nam Heng (born 7 November 1964), better known as Li Nanxing (), is a Singaporean actor and was named as 'Ah-Ge' (大哥, "big brother") of Caldecott Hill. He is also a film director and producer.
Li has acted in many Chinese-lang ...
who went on to become two of the country's most prolific and popular actors in their respective genders. The show is set on the fictitious Coral Island (珊瑚岛), and is essentially about the intense rivalry and animosity between the families the two protagonists are in. However, the latest sequel Unbeatables III in 2002, features a completely different storyline and plot which involves sorcery, epic fights and the like, although Zoe Tay and Li Nanxing reprised their roles as they did for the previous two series. The sequels however have not matched the ratings success that the Unbeatables I had received.
It spanned three seasons:
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The Unbeatables I
The Unbeatables I (双天至尊I) is a Singapore drama series that was made by Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's (SBC) Channel 8. The popularity of the series led to the production of 2 follow-ups, The Unbeatables II and The Unbeatables III. ...
- 1993
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The Unbeatables II
The Unbeatables II (双天至尊II) is the sequel to the highly successful drama series ''The Unbeatables I''.
Cast
*Li Nanxing as Yan Fei
*Zoe Tay as Luo Qifang/Long Jiajia/Huang Yuefang
*Chew Chor Meng as Ding Zhaohui
*Zhu Houren as Long Tingg ...
- 1996
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The Unbeatables III
''The Unbeatables III'' () is a 30-episode Singaporean drama serial which was telecast in November 2002.
Produced by Mediacorp, the drama is the third and last drama in The Unbeatables series, and was broadcast six years after The Unbeatables II
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- 2002
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Singapore Chinese dramas
id:The Unbeatables
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