Age of Glory

Age Of Glory
情牽南苑爱
Genre Period Drama
Directed by James Lee
Starring Debbie Goh
Danielle Dai
Aenie Wong
Opening theme Yuan Que 圆缺 by Cheryl Lee
Ending theme Luo Mu 落幕 oleh Cheryl Lee, Debbie Goh, Danielle Dai and Aenie Wong
Country of origin Malaysia
Original language(s) Chinese
No. of episodes 42
Production
Running time 60 minutes (approx.)
Release
Original network ntv7
Original release 3 April 2008 – 16 June 2008
Chronology
Preceded by Where The Heart Is
Followed by Exclusive
Related shows Age Of Glory 2
External links
Website

Age of Glory (simplified Chinese: 情牵南苑; traditional Chinese: 情牽南苑; pinyin: qíng qiān nán yuàn) is a Chinese drama series which co-produce by Double Vision and ntv7. It was telecast on every Monday to Thursday, at 9.45 pm on Malaysia's ntv7 channel. This period drama was set in the early years of the independence of Malaysia. The cast in this series are renowned artists such as Debbie Goh who was based on TVB in Hong Kong, together with ntv7's reporters, Danielle Dai and Aenie Wong. Also, guest appearance by Janet Khoo. This is the first time director James Lee leads Chinese drama series and a period drama genre. It was the highest rated drama series in 2008.

Synopsis

Age of Glory tells the life and love of three women in the 1960s: a dancer, a singer and a homemaker, based park break BB Park (now Sungei Wang Plaza).

Casts and characters

Main cast

Other casts

CastRoleDescription
Frederick Lee He Fu Gui
(何富贵)
Steve Yap Zhang Guan Sheng
(张冠生)
Leslie Chai He Bao Sheng
(何宝胜)
Melvin Sia Xie Wang Cai
(谢旺才)
Chen Mei's ex-boyfriend

Production

The production of this series cost over RM3 million for the 42 episodes.[1] Much emphasis is given on the aspects of 1960s nostalgia completion, including building a replica of BB Park in Port Dickson in accordance with the original plan, with elements of a unique era in fashion and these include clothes and languages spoken in the community during that period.[2]

Viewership ratings

In the series premiere of Age of Glory, it rated about 800 thousand viewers,[3] hence, creating a new record in Malaysian local Chinese drama series with high ratings.[4] In addition to its high viewership ratings in Malaysia among Chinese viewers, this drama also attracted the attentions of other Chinese broadcasters, including TVB in Hong Kong, which Debbie Goh was based on.

Awards and nominations

Golden Awards

References

  1. "NTV7三百萬打造《情牵南苑》" (in Chinese). Spotlite. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
  2. "New drama harks back to an evocative era". The Star. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
  3. 《情牵南苑》收视创佳绩‧蔡可立爆原班人马拍续集 (in Chinese). ent.sinchew-i.com. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
  4. 《情牽南苑》有望拍續集 (in Chinese). Oriental Daily. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2007.

External links

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