Pillow Talk (Singaporean TV series)

Pillow Talk
Genre	Couples
Written by	Rebecca Leow 洪汐
Starring	Joanne Peh Pierre Png Thomas Ong Michelle Chia Zhu Houren Xiang Yun Chen Shucheng Hong Huifang Jacelyn Tay
Opening theme	伴 by Tiger Huang 黃小琥
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language	Chinese
No. of episodes	21
Production
Producer	Chong Liung Man 张龙敏
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Original release
Network	MediaCorp Channel 8
Release	2 April – 30 April 2012
Related
Mars Vs Venus

Pillow Talk (simplified Chinese: 再见单人床) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which will be telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 2 April 2012. This drama serial consists of 21 episodes, and will be screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.

This serial is a spin-off to the popular 2007 drama Mars Vs Venus. Award-winning director Chong Liung Man replaces Li Ning Qiang as executive producer (EP) of Pillow Talk since the latter has retired. The scriptwriter for both shows remain unchanged. On the other hand, cast members are largely different. Only Pierre Png remains as Huang Biren and Jesseca Liu have left MediaCorp while Tay Ping Hui was busy filming Rescue 995 and Unriddle 2.

Synopsis

How exactly are men different from women? How exactly does being in love differ from being married?

A couple tied the knot because they yearned to wed. The bride's parents divorced three days after her marriage because they had tolerated each other to breaking point after their long years of marriage.

This drama paints the married life of four wedded couples: a pair of newly-weds enjoying nuptial bliss; a couple married for seven years struggling for survival in the midst of establishing their careers and raising children, and whose marriage is showing cracks yet they are clueless about managing the strained relationship; a middle-aged couple married for decades who try but fail to change each other's ways, and who long to end their marriage to gain freedom but eventually realising that they are inseparable; an old loving couple who bicker to spice up their lives, and having understood the essence of marriage, manage their monotonous married life with wisdom.

Apart from exploring the meaning of marriage, the drama provides tips to preserve a marriage in a light-hearted manner. By educating through entertainment, viewers learn to appreciate that as "Home is not a place to reason, but to love", it is an art to maintain a relationship and that the true meaning of marriage hinges on patience, wisdom and love. How exactly are men different from women? How exactly does being in love differ from being married?

Cast

Cast	Role	Description
Joanne Peh	Zhang Qiuxue	Tingkai's wife Beauty salesgirl Qiuyu's younger sister
Pierre Png	He Tingkai	Qiuxue's husband
Thomas Ong	Zhang Qiuyu	Banker Chuning's husband Qiuxue's brother Xiaoyun's father
Michelle Chia	Liang Chuning	Ex-accountant, now a housewife Qiuyu's wife Xiaoyun's mother
Zhu Houren	Zhang Qian	Ex-actor Qiuyu and Qiuxue's father
Xiang Yun	Mao Yunling	Qiuyu and Qiuxue's mother
Chen Shucheng	He Guangming	Taxi driver Tingkai's father, most likely foster
Hong Huifang	Lu Peifen	Tingkai's mother, most likely foster
Jacelyn Tay	Alice	Lawyer

Trivia

• Mars vs Venus's Chinese name is 幸福双人床 (literally Lucky Double Bed), whereas this drama's is 再见单人床, which translates to "Seeing the Single Bed again". 再见单人床 can also be interpreted as saying goodbye to the single bed, implying one is going to get married.
• This drama marks Jacelyn Tay's return to drama after a 6-year hiatus when she was last seen in Love Conceirge (Dec 2005).
• This drama had planned to broadcast 20 episodes, but however there would be an additional episode due to overruns in filming.

Overseas broadcast

Country of Broadcast	Broadcasting Network	Debut	Finale
Malaysia	Astro Shuang Xing	11 August 2012 at 5.30pm, weekends	15 September 2012

Star Awards 2013 nominations

• Rebecca Leow was nominated for Best Screenplay, but the award went to Lau Ching Poon and Cynthia Chong Mei Ying for Don't Stop Believin'.
• Steve Wong Kwok Chung was nominated for Best Drama Cameraman, but the award went to Toh Meng Teck for Unriddle 2.
• Xu Ying Ying was nominated for Best Costume and Image Design, however she clinched the award for Joys of Life.
• Pierre Png and Thomas Ong were both nominated for Best Actor, but the award went to Christopher Lee for Show Hand.
• Joanne Peh was nominated for Best Actress, but the award went to Rui En for Unriddle 2.
• Zhu Houren was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but the award went to Tay Ping Hui for Unriddle 2.
• Xiang Yun was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, but the award went to Lin Meijiao for Game Plan.
• This drama serial clinched the Best Drama Serial award.

See also

• List of programmes broadcast by MediaCorp Channel 8
• Pillow Talk episodes

References

Joanne Peh is the celeb blogger on the Pillow Talk posts.