Teahouse in Chinatown
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| native_name = 牛车水人家
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| genre = Drama
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| starring = Zhu Houren
Liang Tian
Wang Xiuyun
Chen Tianwen
Li Nanxing
Fu Shuiyu
Chen Liping
Lin Meijiao
Liu Qiulian
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| country = Singapore
| language = Mandarin
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 30
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| producer = Michael Woo
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| first_aired = {{Start date|1988|10|10}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1988|11|18}}
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| channel = SBC Channel 8
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Teahouse in Chinatown ({{zh|s=牛车水人家}}) is a Singaporean Chinese-language drama series. The series stars Zhu Houren, Liang Tian, Wang Xiuyun, Chen Tianwen, Li Nanxing, Fu Shuiyu, Chen Liping, Lin Meijiao and Liu Qiulian.{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 10 October 1988|title= Tea and sympathy from SBC|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19881010-1.2.67.8.2|work= The Straits Times|location= Singapore|access-date= 30 October 2023}} The series' theme song was sung by Eric Moo.{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 3 August 1988|title= From Kopi-0 to Tea|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19880803-1.2.32.1.5|work= The New Paper|location= Singapore|access-date= 30 October 2023}}{{cite news |author= |date= 22 June 1988|title= 巫启贤主唱《牛车水人家》主插曲|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/lhwb19880622-1.2.32.11|work= Lianhe Wanbao|location= |access-date= 30 October 2023}}
In 1989, a survey found that the series was had attracted the third highest average viewership for an SBC serial in the last two years, behind Good Morning, Sir! and My Sweet Rival, having attracted 980,000 viewers on average.{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 12 September 1989|title= Chinese comedies tops on TV|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19890912-1.2.16.1|work= The New Paper|location= Singapore|access-date= 30 October 2023}}
Cast
- Zhu Houren as Chen Debiao{{cite news |author= |date= 9 October 1988|title= 牛车水人家·童年记趣沉沉深夜·往事只能回味|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/lhwb19881009-1.2.35.1.1.1|work= Lianhe Wanbao|location= |access-date= 30 October 2023}}
- Liang Tian as Chen Donghan
- Wang Xiuyun as Lin Fang
- Chen Tianwen as Chen Defu{{cite news |author= |date= 15 October 1988|title= 早安！牛车水明晨11时举行|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/lhwb19881015-1.2.28.1|work= Lianhe Wanbao|location= |access-date= 30 October 2023}}
- Li Nanxing as Chen Dejian
- Fu Shuiyu
- Chen Liping as Zhang Ruoting
- Lin Meijiao as Li Lijun
- Liu Qiulian as Ma Fengjiao{{cite news |author= |date= 7 October 1988|title= 《牛车水人家》首映会明举行|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/lhwb19881007-1.2.37.4|work= Lianhe Wanbao|location= |access-date= 30 October 2023}}
- Chen Juanjuan as Chen Peiying
- Yang Junhe
- Jin Yinji as Deng Mialan
- Tiow Im Tan as Zhao Musheng
- Lin Yisheng as Ah Gui
- Steven Woon{{cite news |author= |date= 27 May 1988|title= 《家在牛车水》易名《牛车水人家》|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/lhwb19880527-1.2.47.2|work= Lianhe Wanbao|location= |access-date= 30 October 2023}}
- Chen Meng{{cite news |author= |date= 9 October 1988|title= 《牛车水人家》‘剧情’ 牛家驾车去载水各个主角都是牛|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/lhwb19881009-1.2.33.4.1|work= Lianhe Wanbao|location= |access-date= 30 October 2023}}
- Chen Fengling
- Wu Weiqiang{{cite news |author= |date= 7 July 1988|title= 伟强与厚任水火不相容|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/lhwb19880707-1.2.37.6.1|work= Lianhe Wanbao|location= |access-date= 30 October 2023}}
- Zhang Shuifa{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 8 July 1988|title= No dates for Lawrence?|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/newpaper19890708-1.1.14|work= The New Paper|location= Singapore|access-date= 30 October 2023}}
- Zeng Sipei
- Tracer Wong
- Tan Mui Kwang as Fuyu
- Fang Hui{{cite news |author= |date= 7 November 1988|title= 方辉患上脑癌水发弃旧迎新|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/lhwb19881107-1.2.28.14.1|work= Lianhe Wanbao|location= |access-date= 30 October 2023}}
- Lin Jinchi
- Hu Shufen
- Ang Puay Heng
- Ke Shafei
- Zeng Yaofeng
- Wang Songshen{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 4 November 1988|title= Public faces, public message|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19881104-1.2.17.2|work= The New Paper|location= Singapore|access-date= 30 October 2023}}
- Liu Ruixiang
- Sean Say{{cite news |author= |date= 20 August 1989|title= 成建辉 演艺事业在“启航”|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/lhzb19890820-1.2.66.8.1|work= Lianhe Zaobao|location= |access-date= 30 October 2023}}
- Liang Siming
- Huang Fa
- Richard Low as A-jun
- Dai Peng
- Lim Kwee-heok
- Zhou Quanxi
- Tang Hu
- Chen Zhonghua
- Wang Changli
- Zhou Shurong
- Zhang Jinhua
- Pan En
- Liang Baozhu
- Ye Shipin
- Yan Bingliang as Ding Qiang
- Chua Cheng Pou as Liu Mengyi
Reception
The New Paper wrote that while the series was "above average", it "hits such high notes that it turns your emotions around and makes you want to laugh."{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 18 November 1988|title= Anytown drama|url= https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19881118-1.2.25.2|work= The New Paper|location= Singapore|access-date= 30 October 2023}}
References
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