Your Hand In Mine
Your Hand In Mine was a long-running TV drama produced by Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. With 180 episodes, it is the longest local drama produced by Mediacorp. It aired on weekdays at 7:00 pm beginning on 9 November 2009 and continued until 16 July 2010. The series' cast included: Huang Wenyong, Chen Liping, Yvonne Lim, Cai Peixuan, Belinda Lee, Shaun Chen, Paige Chua, Joanne Peh and Cavin Soh. The series was repeated twice on Mediacorp Channel 8 on weekdays at 2:00 am and 4:00 am, and on weekends at 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm.
This drama was encored on weekends at 4.30 pm from 17 March 2012, with some episodes rated PG. The repeat telecast was pre-empted for a few variety specials during episodes 1–90.
Your Hand In Mine was the first Mediacorp production to be filmed entirely at outdoor locations like Lentor and Tanjong Katong, and the second to be filmed in high definition after The Ultimatum.
Plot
Penny-pinching Zheng Shan Guo and his family of seven live in a five-room apartment. His spendthrift wife Yu Xiang manages to convince him to move into a bigger house, but they end up living next to a neurotic neighbour Wu You Li. You Li has a large tumor growing around his neck, making him self-conscious. He does not get along with people and is often disagreeable, but the appearance of a blind girl changes him and he begins to warm up. Lan Jin Yin stays in the apartment next to Shan Guo with her two grandchildren, Li Qin and Li Fen after their mother Qiu Mei was imprisoned for killing their father. Qiu Mei was released from prison and was shunned by Jin Yin and Li Qin when she looks them up. She moves into an apartment near them in an attempt to reconcile and make up for her past mistakes. This is a heartwarming story that touches on family issues, regrets, love lost and found.''Chit Chat Club''
Before an episode, a humorous three-minute clip called Chit Chat Club was telecast as an appetizer for viewers.Synopsis beginning
The Zheng family lives in a five-room Housing and Development Board flat in Bishan, Singapore. Its occupants are money-minded eldest son Zheng Shanguo, his materialistic wife Zhang Yuxiang, and his daughters, the hot-tempered Aizhen, the health-conscious Aishan and the slow and simple Aimei. The flat's other two occupants are Shanguo's elderly mother Lu Qiaomei, who is always armed with a plan for every situation, and Shanguo's wayward younger brother, Shuiguo. The Zheng family runs a coffee shop with two outlets, one in Bishan and the other in Jurong West.Living directly opposite them is the Li family, which comprises the bedridden Jianzhou, his wife Jinyin, and their grandchildren Liqin and Lifen. They moved to Bishan from Bukit Merah a decade ago to begin a new life after the murder of Jianzhou's son by his wife Qiumei. Liqin had been at odds with Aizhen for a long time and they never fail to bicker when they meet. Jinyin is a gambler. She raised Liqin and Lifen with her earnings from her mahjong games, earning her the nickname "Granny Mahjong". Liqin and Jinyin are both very protective of Lifen, and she knows nothing about the murder of her father. She was told from an early age that her parents died in a fire.
Soon, Aizhen meets Fang Kai, a rich young man who prefers to keep his immense wealth secret. Fang Kai is Liqin's best friend in university, and Aizhen tries to get more information about Fang Kai through him. Aizhen meets Fang Kai again on the set of Lifen's short film. Fang Kai poses as part of the middle class, but in fact is the son of the magnate, Jason Fang. Jason is married to Janet, but the love between them has long since gone. They pretend to be a happy family for the cameras, but this changes when Janet slaps Zen, a widowed film producer, who threatens to sue her. The case is later withdrawn.
Qiumei is released from prison and tries to find her family. In the process, she manages to get a job at 899, which Shanguo runs. She eventually meets her family after she is given information from a friendly police officer, Lin Hanwen, but she is kicked out by Jinyin and Liqin, much to the horror of Qiaomei and Aizhen. They decide to take her in, but it is not long after that she is fired by Yuxiang when she learns that Qiumei is a convicted murderer.
Cast
Zheng family
Li family
Wu family
Yue family
Fang family
899 Coffee Shop
Lin family
Supporting cast
Minor cast
Original Sound Track
Viewership ratings
The drama did not fare very well in ratings. One of the reasons for this is that the Korean Drama Cruel Temptation was running in the same slot time on Channel U which attracted many viewers.The initial part of the drama attracted an average of 680,000 viewers, the middle part 730,000 and more than 800,000 towards the end. At one time, the ratings plunged to as low as 400,000 viewers, making it the long-running drama produced by Mediacorp with the lowest ratings. Viewers of Your Hand In Mine suggested that Cruel Temptation should be aired on the weekend to fight head-on with Taiwanese drama Love, instead of Glory of Family which was airing during weekends.
Awards & Nominations
[Star Awards 2011]
Your Hand In Mine is nominated for 3 Awards, Best Actor, Best Actress & Best Director.| Accolades | Award | Nominee | Results |
| Star Awards 2011 Show 1 红星大奖2011 银光闪耀 | Best Director 最佳导演 | Edmund Tse 谢益文 |