Housewives' Holiday is a Singaporean Chinese drama, which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Hong Huifang, Ann Kok, Xiang Yun, Brandon Wong, Yao Wenlong and Rayson Tan as the casts of the series. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.

Cast

One of the three wives in the series, Hong portrayed the wife of Chen Weibin who is a former actor and currently a taxi driver. A thrifty wife who works as a scrap collector and a part time maid. Kok acts as Alice Zeng who is married to Zhang Jiasheng. She is part of the trio of wives and is a modern housewife who likes to look good. She is also materialistic and like to show off. Husband of Chen Simei, Chen was a popular and famous actor and currently works as a taxi driver and loves to gamble. Yao acts as Zhang Jiasheng who is the husband of Zeng. Zhang works as an engineer and is a filial son who would ask his wife, Zeng, to give in to his mother. He had an affair with a Chinese lady.

Reception

The reception for the series was excellent, garnering peak points of 23.4%. This serial is the highest rated drama series for 2009. The three lead actresses of the show - Ann Kok, Hong Huifang and Xiang Yun have gained much audience applause for their wonderful performance. Ann Kok was deemed by the viewing audience as putting up the best performance and having the most breakthrough.

Awards and nominations

Star Awards 2010

Housewives' Holiday garnered 5 nominations in the Star Awards 2010 but only won the Highest Rated Drama Series award. The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Series Reunion Dinner, Daddy at Home, Together and Perfect Cut 2.