Bukit Ho Swee (TV series)
Bukit Ho Swee (河水山) is a Singaporean Chinese language TV series aired in 2002 on Channel 8. With the "kampungs" of Bukit Ho Swee, a prominent Chinese estate notorious for its cramped squatters and gangsters at that time, as a backdrop, the series is set during the 1950s prior to the infamous fire of 1961.[1]
| Bukit Ho Swee | |
|---|---|
| 河水山 | |
| Genre | Period drama |
| Directed by | Foo Seng Peng 符之炳 |
| Starring | Allan Wu Priscelia Chan Qi Yuwu |
| Opening theme | 河水山 by Lee Wei Song, sung by Maggie Theng |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp TV Channel 8 |
| Original release | 29 May – 8 July 2002 |
Synopsis
The story revolves around the tenants who live in Bukit Ho Swee. The tenants engage in petty squabbles with one another frequently and it is only during times of difficulties that some of them realise the strong bonds that have been forged along the way as well as the importance of harmonious living.
Cast
- Florence Tan as Liao Meiying
- Allan Wu as Lin Zaifa
- Qi Yuwu as Cai Yongsong
- Priscelia Chan as Su Yanfen
- Vivian Lai as Wang Qing
- Xiang Yun as Liao Meijiao
- Chen Tianwen as Feng Sidong
- Yang Libing as Xiuzhen jie (Feng Sidong's wife)
- Liang Weidong as Zhou laoshi
- Carole Lin as Zhou Taitai (Zhou laoshi's wife)
- Henry Thia as A Zhu
- Pei Xiaoling as A Zhu sao (A Zhu's wife)
- Brandon Wong as A Can
- Yan Bingliang as He Biao
- Ye Shipin as Lei Ming
- Andi Lim as Saka
- Liang Tian
- Zhu Xiufeng
References
- "Pre-hipster Tiong Bahru was a cemetery before becoming a "nest" for rich men's beautiful mistresses". mothership.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
External links
- Theme Song on YouTube
- Bukit Ho Swee (English) on Mediacorp website
- Bukit Ho Swee (Chinese) on Mediacorp website
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