Like Father, Like Daughter

Like Father, Like Daughter (Chinese: 宝贝父女兵) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which aired on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It premiered on 21 August 2007 and ended its run on 17 September 2007. The drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9 pm.

Like Father, Like Daughter
宝贝父女兵
GenreComedy
Written byAng Eng Tee 洪荣狄
StarringJoanne Peh
Zheng Geping
Kang Cheng Xi
Jin Yinji
Opening theme自己的幸福 by Diya Tan
Country of originSingapore
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes20
Production
Producer李宁强
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes
Original release
NetworkMediaCorp
ReleaseAugust 21 (2007-08-21) –
September 17, 2007 (2007-09-17)
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Cast

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Cast Role
Vincent Ng Ah Wei
Michelle Chong Mei Qi (Maggie)
Pan Lingling Babara
Jin Yinji Guai Po Po (Deceased - Ep 19)
Jacqueline Sue Ah Lian (Cecilia)
Nelson Chia Akirah
Nick Shen Coconut, Ah Gui
Jimmy Nah Da Zhi Lao
Cherrianne Young Dai Chunchun (Primary 5)
Jillian Loe Yuting Babara's younger daughter
Chua Cheng Pou 蔡清炮 Monkey

Plot

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Zhigang aka Jingang (Zheng Geping), a well-built but simple-minded father has an intelligent and vivacious daughter Chunchun. Unfortunately, Jingang who is always between jobs, does not know how to bring up or educate his rebellious daughter. In the end, Chunchun has to be transferred from school to school as a result of disciplinary problems. Nevertheless, Jingang still has high hopes that she will embark on a successful career, either as a doctor or lawyer.

Implicated by his cronies, Jingang is jailed. With her only family member behind bars, Chunchun (Cherryann) has to be put up for adoption against her wishes. She decides to run away and while wandering the streets, she is taken in by an eccentric rag & bone old woman. Despite her strange personality, the old lady (Jin Yinji) gets along very well with Chunchun. Before long, Chunchun has grown up. Although she is very pretty, she pays little attention to her appearance. In addition, as a result of her fiery temper, those who know her tend to give her a wide berth. Instead of fulfilling her father’s wish of becoming a doctor or lawyer, Chunchun (Joanne Peh) runs a string of successful small-time ‘heterodox’ businesses in Queenstown, ranging from paper and cardboard trade, scrap business, illegal food peddling to provision of lion dance performances during festive seasons.

As Chunchun is not interested in affairs of the heart, she keeps those suitors who want to woo her at arm’s length. It is not until she meets Li Kaize (Kang Cheng Xi), a very good-looking undergraduate, that she changes her mind. However, as Kaize is learned and comes from a wealthy background, Chunchun is acutely conscious of their disparity and does not harbour any romantic illusions about him. Kaize is initially quite put off by Chunchun’s boorish mannerism. However, after further interaction, he is attracted to her kind-heartedness and her lack of pretence.

After his release from jail, Jingang immediately looks for his daughter. As Chunchun does not want to disappoint her father who has pinned high hopes on her, she tries to keep her whereabouts a secret from him. Jingang is once again implicated by his cronies and with Chunchun’s help, he is finally able to leave the clutches of the underworld. Both father and daughter are finally reunited after 10 years. They set up a business together hand in hand.

Chunchun decides to work hard. Encouraged by Kaize, she enrols in English classes. Apart from her inferiority complex, there are also many girls vying for Kaize’s attention which discourages Chunchun from holding out any hope of a future with him. As such, she is caught by surprise when Kaize suddenly declares his love for her. Will they be able to overcome the disparity in their academic qualifications, social background and human intervention to come together?

Viewership

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Week Date Average Number of audience in 5 weekdays
(Round off to nearest thousand)
Week 1 21 August 2007 to 24 August 2007 643, 000
Week 2 27 August 2007 to 31 August 2007 650, 000
Week 3 3 September 2007 to 7 September 2007 728, 000
Week 4 10 September 2007 to 14 September 2007 740, 000
Week 5 17 September 2007 786, 000

Awards

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This drama managed to secure the 2nd most nominations in the Star Awards 2007, which was a total of 5 nominations, 1 nomination less than Mars VS Venus. The other dramas that are nominated are Mars vs Venus 幸福双人床, The Homecoming 十三鞭, The Peak 最高点, and Metamorphosis 破茧而出.

Accolades Award Nominee Result
Star Awards 2005 Show 2
红星大奖 2005 下半场
Best Actor
最佳男主角
Zheng Ge Ping
郑各评
Won
Best Actress
最佳女主角
Joanne Peh
白薇秀
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
最佳男配角
Nick Shen
沈炜竣
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
最佳女配角
Jacqueline Sue
徐艳玲
Nominated
Best Drama Serial
最佳电视剧
Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b "本地剧收视保证王牌在哪里? | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-31.
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