Family Matters (Singaporean TV series)

Family Matters
法庭俏佳人
Genre Legal drama
Family
Written by Ng Kah Huay (黄佳华)
Starring Ivy Lee
Thomas Ong
Terence Cao
Cynthia Koh
Opening theme Trust (信任) by Cai Mei Yi (蔡美仪)
Country of origin Singapore
Original language Mandarin
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producers Chia Mien Yang 谢敏洋
Lai Lee Thin 赖丽婷
Running time 45 minutes
Original release
Network MediaCorp Channel 8
Release 11 September 2006
Related
Justice in the City (2012)
Legal Eagles (2017)

Family Matters (Chinese: 法庭俏佳人) is a 2006 Singaporean Mandarin television drama series which was aired on Mediacorp TV Channel 8. Starring Ivy Lee and Thomas Ong, the series depicts the lives of two lawyers who specialise in divorce cases in the Family Court of Singapore, and also their romance which is fraught with troubles.

Plot summary

As a child, Zhao Shuyang (Ivy Lee) was adopted by Zheng Zhigang (Chen Shucheng) when her parents got separated and remarried. Raised by Zheng, Shuyang grew up to become a promising lawyer, specializing in divorce cases.

Having been loved by her adoptive parents and stepbrother, Zheng Weilun (Terence Cao), Shuyang yearns to marry. Her stepbrother, Weilun, tries to woo her but to no avail, because Shuyang is romantically interested in Gao Ming.

However, Shuyang is shocked when she finds out the truth about Gao Ming (Thomas Ong), her adoptive father's illegitimate son. To make matters worse, she finds herself falling for the ever-flamboyant Gao Ming. Towards the end, she contracts stomach cancer with little hope of survival.

In the last episode, Shuyang chooses Gao Ming and Wei Lun is sent to prison. Shuyang manages to keep her condition in control by undergoing treatment for a year. Gao Ming And Shuyang then get married.

Cast

Accolades

Accolade Award Nominee Result Ref
Star Awards 2006 Show 2 Best Actress Ivy Lee Won
Best Supporting Actress Lin Meijiao Nominated

See also