Mrs P.I.
Mrs P.I. (Chinese: 查某人) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Michelle Chong , Cynthia Koh , Apple Hong , Zhang Zhenhuan , Zheng Geping , Yao Wenlong & Cavin Soh as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 8 November 2010 and ended on 3 December 2010. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The encore is being made from 2 November 2011 to 29 November 2011 at every weekday at 5:30pm.
| Mrs P.I. 查某人 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Women Investigations Idol drama / Comedy |
| Starring | Michelle Chong Cynthia Koh Apple Hong Zhang Zhenhuan Zheng Geping San Yow Cavin Soh |
| Opening theme | 等 Wait by Liu Hui Qi & Wang Min Hui |
| Ending theme | 后退 Retreat by Liu Hui Qi |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Distributor | MediaCorp TV |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
| Picture format | 16:9 HDTV |
| Original release | 8 November – 3 December 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Score |
| Followed by | Breakout |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The series title (pronounced "zha boh lang") is the Teochew word and Singlish colloquialism for "woman".
Synopsis
At the funeral of a woman who has mysteriously fallen to her death, three housewives become acquainted with each other. Dai Xiumei is an ex-policewoman who has a penchant for serving the neighbourhood, Yun Feixue is just an ordinary "auntie" and Phyllis is part-timing in cosmetics sales. The trio finds the woman's death suspicious and decides to investigate further.
Xiumei then decides to start a private investigative (P.I.) agency and ropes Feixue and Phyllis in to help her. Together, the trio opens for business and began to solve cases of neighbourly issues.
Cast
Main Cast
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Michelle Chong | Dai Xiu Mei |
| Cynthia Koh | Yun Fei Xue |
| Apple Hong | Qiu Shuang Xi (Phyllis) |
| Zheng Geping | Xiu Mei's husband |
| Zhang Zhenhuan | Fly (Gao Xiang) |
| Yao Wenlong | Chen Wei Zhong |
| Cavin Soh | Yong Jun |
Other Cast
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Alan Tern | Zhang Jia Qiang (ep 1-4) |
| May Phua | Tiffany |
| Joey Fung | Narong (You You) |
| Zhang Wei | Chen Cai Fa |
| Kimberly Chia | Jia Xin |
| Zong Zijie | Tian Yang |
Star Awards 2011
| Award | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Most Favourite On-screen couple 最喜爱银幕情侣 | Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆 & Cynthia Koh 许美珍 | Nominated |
Trivia
- Although its daily average viewership is 830,000, this drama was only nominated for one award in the Star Awards 2011.
- This drama's original name was Goddesses of Justice (simplified Chinese: 正义女神).
- Zhang Jiaqiang's lover's name, Pan Lingling, comes from the TV artiste.
- The series is used as television broadcast in other drama series. For instance, in episode 10 of 118, Chen Tianwen commented how the lines were so similar, he can write these lines for other drama series.
See also
- List of programmes broadcast by MediaCorp Channel 8